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5 presentations at #SIOP21?!?! What a blast!

16 April 2021

We had a blast presenting at The 36th Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Annual Conference #SIOP21! Congratulations to our grad student Brennan Antone and lab director Noshir Contractor for a successful presentation and panel. We also want to give a HUGE SHOUTOUT to our colleagues Leslie DeChurch, Suzanne Bell, and all our team from ATLAS and Teams Lab — Great posters, presentations, and panel overall!… Read the rest [...]

SONIC Faculty Affiliate will also attend #Networks2021

15 April 2021

Excited to share that our SONIC Faculty Affiliate Moses Boudourides has 4 abstracts accepted at #Networks2021! Congratulations to authors Mark McGown, Maryam Khalili, Yasmin Abdelghaffar, and Moses Boudourides. For more info about Networks 2021, click here. For more info about our abstracts, please see below: Networks of Co-Occurring Proper Nouns in Anne Frank’s Diary Authors: Moses Boudourides and Mark McGown This work aimed to examine Anne Frank’s ‘The Diary of a Young Girl’ (Bantam Books 1994) from the perspective of network science.… Read the rest [...]

Accepted to Networks 2021!!!

12 April 2021

Excited to share that we have 3 abstracts accepted at #Networks2021! Congratulations to authors Kyosuke Tanaka, Xiangheng Chen, Aida Baimenova, Neelam Modi, Alina Lungeanu, Leslie DeChurch, and Noshir Contractor 👏 For more info about Networks 2021, click here. … Read the rest [...]

Contractor’s work on People Analytics featured in Hunt Scanlon Media

12 April 2021

HuntScanlon features Professor Contractor and Leonardi’s research on how data-intensive technologies afford new ways to access, store, and share information. Their work was named as one of the most important breakthrough in workplace analytics. Click here to read the article. … Read the rest [...]

Contractor’s 2021 AAAS Panel featured in El Mercurio

7 April 2021

Link to PDF Version: https://merreader.emol.cl/2021/04/04/content/pages/img/pdf/KQ3UJS83.pdf?gt=125941 Link to Article: https://digital.elmercurio.com/2021/04/04/A/KQ3UJS83 … Read the rest [...]

Optimiser le calcul haute performance, un défi scientifique et écologique

16 April 2021

04/14/2021 - 10:05 Bérenger Bramas, jeune chercheur en informatique d’Inria Nancy – Grand Est, pilote TExas, un programme de recherche novateur, visant à optimiser l’exécution des applications haute performance découpées en tâches. Soutenu par le dispositif "actions exploratoires" d’Inria, dont l’objectif est de stimuler l’émergence de nouvelles thématiques de recherche, TEXas pourrait permettre à terme de révolutionner les coûts d’installation et de consommation des supercalculateurs. [...]

Retour sur la success story de Dilepix

16 April 2021

04/09/2021 - 15:34 Dilepix, startup créée en 2018 par Aurélien Yol, ancien ingénieur de l’équipe-projet Lagadic chez Inria Rennes Bretagne – Atlantique et Alban Pobla, ancien directeur régional du développement économique à la chambre de commerce et d’industrie de Bretagne, est une véritable réussite. Leur projet : prévenir les menaces en agriculture grâce à l'analyse d'images en temps réel. Tour d'horizon de cette performance. [...]

Vers l’émergence d’un Internet de la preuve ?

16 April 2021

04/12/2021 - 09:22 En octobre 2021, Dale Miller, directeur de recherche chez Inria, va se lancer dans une action exploratoire qui peut révolutionner le monde de la preuve formelle. L’objectif : créer un réseau d’échange de ces documents certifiant la validité des programmes informatiques. En s’appuyant sur la cryptographie et l’informatique distribuée, il espère pouvoir garantir la confiance en ces échanges et leur transparence. Un moyen d’apporter sa pierre à la reproductibilité des résultats, notion cruciale dans la construction de la connaissance scientifique. [...]

ZeroKit, la mallette innovante de la startup Malizen qui visualise les intrusions informatiques

15 April 2021

05/28/2020 - 09:40 Startup née dans le sillage de recherches menées à CentraleSupélec et au centre Inria de Rennes, Malizen conçoit une solution de visualisation des intrusions dans les systèmes informatiques. Appelé ZeroKit, cet outil innovant va permettre aux experts en sécurité de travailler de façon plus intuitive et de réagir plus rapidement en cas de cyberattaque. [...]

Cactus : prédiction du statut de conservation des espèces

15 April 2021

11/03/2020 - 16:29 L'évaluation de l'état de conservation et du risque d'extinction des espèces est un défi majeur pour la gestion de la biodiversité. Actuellement, cette évaluation se fait espèce par espèce, un processus qui nécessite une expertise approfondie et prend beaucoup de temps. Le but ultime de l’action exploratoire Cactus, portée par Alexis Joly, est de pouvoir prédire automatiquement le statut de conservation des espèces en combinant l'apprentissage statistique, l'intelligence artificielle et les approches de modélisation écologique. Cependant, des problèmes difficiles se posent, en particulier le manque de données d’absence, les biais d'observation et le très fort déséquilibre de… [...]

Tomorrow’s Leviathan – Machine Learning in a Political World

14 October 2019

By Ellena Parsons Today’s WSI Distinguished Lecture was delivered by Professor Phil Howard of the Oxford Internet Institute, based at the University of Oxford. The overarching theme of Prof. Howards lecture was the notion of Artificial Intelligence having an influence – whether positive or negative – on politics, and the wider implications of AI influencing public opinion via social media. … The post Tomorrow’s Leviathan – Machine Learning in a Political World appeared first on WSI. [...]

WSTNet Web Science Summer School – by Ryan Javanshir

4 October 2019

Group Project On the first day of the summer school, attendees were split into groups and each given a problem to solve during the down-time. Each problem involved the consideration of the issues we had learned during the week, whilst using Open Street Map data and machine learning techniques to solve our specific problem. These problems and the issues they … The post WSTNet Web Science Summer School – by Ryan Javanshir appeared first on WSI. [...]

WSTNet Web Science Summer School – by Maria Priestley

4 October 2019

This year’s Web Science Summer School provided a great opportunity to learn about the theme of Artificial Intelligence (AI) from a diverse range of perspectives. In the usual spirit of Web Science, we were presented with a well-rounded selection of talks and workshops covering the social, technical and ethical issues surrounding AI technology. It was fantastic that these sessions came … The post WSTNet Web Science Summer School – by Maria Priestley appeared first on WSI. [...]

One book to rule the world … Web Science Summer School 2019

20 September 2019

In the social sciences, I use statistical techniques to uncover data trails of human behaviour. I look for some really hidden behaviours – ones that no-one is going to admit to in a survey, like ‘Did you cheat or guess the answers in your exam?’ We use probability based measures and look at error terms to make our judgments. It … The post One book to rule the world … Web Science Summer School 2019 appeared first on WSI. [...]

Technical Challenges in delivering a Digital Built Britain | Dr Matthew West

19 September 2019

Dr Matthew West has spent the majority of his working life at the petrochemical giant Royal Dutch Shell. From the early 1990s onwards he was involved in developing company standards and guidelines to support the integration of systems and processes to facilitate different parts of the multinational working efficiently and effectively together. Essentially this work involved the development of company-wide … The post Technical Challenges in delivering a Digital Built Britain | Dr Matthew West appeared first on WSI. [...]

13th ACM Web Science Conference 2021 hosted by the University of Southampton - delivered online

29 March 2021

Join world leaders in Web Science research, technology, industry and policy-making at this global, interdisciplinary event to explore how Web Science can help us address the challenges and opportunities we face from the effects of the pandemic and other global threats. [...]

WSI announce new Director

8 March 2021

The Web Science Institute is delighted to announce that Anneke Lucassen will be joining our team as WSI Director. [...]

Z21 project uses artificial intelligence to protect online customers

15 January 2021

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Dr Matthew Ryan named as new Policy Director

15 January 2021

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WSI hosts Distinguished Lecture with Red Dot Founder & CEO, ElsaMarie D'Silva

19 November 2020

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Postdoctoral position available in CNetS!

10 March 2021

A postdoctoral position in the lab of Professor Santo Fortunato is available, starting this summer. Candidates interested in working on the science of science are strongly encouraged to apply. Topics include citation and collaboration dynamics, science evolution, interdisciplinarity, novelty, among others. The ad of the position is here [...]

Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award

1 November 2020

CNetS alumnus Mihai Avram is the recipient of the 2020 Indiana University Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award for his work on Hoaxy and Fakey: Tools to Analyze and Mitigate the Spread of Misinformation in Social Media. This award recognizes a “truly outstanding” Master’s thesis based on criteria such as originality, documentation, significance, accuracy, organization, and style. … Continue reading Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award → [...]

Evidence of a coordinated network amplifying inauthentic narratives in the 2020 US election

25 September 2020

On 15 September 2020, The Washington Post published an article by Isaac Stanley-Becker titled “Pro-Trump youth group enlists teens in secretive campaign likened to a ‘troll farm,’ prompting rebuke by Facebook and Twitter.” The article reported on a network of accounts run by teenagers in Phoenix, who were coordinated and paid by an affiliate of … Continue reading Evidence of a coordinated network amplifying inauthentic narratives in the 2020 US election → [...]

UPDATE: BotSlayer tool to expose disinformation networks

18 September 2020

We are excited to announce the new v.1.3 of BotSlayer, our OSoMe cloud tool that lets journalists, researchers, citizens, & civil society organizations track narratives and detect potentially coordinated inauthentic information networks on Twitter in real-time. Improvements and new features include better stability, a new alert system, a Mac installer, and many additions to the … Continue reading UPDATE: BotSlayer tool to expose disinformation networks → [...]

Botometer V4

2 September 2020

In September 2020, we are introducing a major upgrade for Botometer. This post explains the changes and motivations behind them. Introducing Botometer V4 We are replacing the Botometer V3 model that has been running for the past two years with a new V4 model, hoping to provide more accurate and transparent results for our users. … Continue reading Botometer V4 → [...]

5 presentations at #SIOP21?!?! What a blast!

16 April 2021

SONIC Faculty Affiliate will also attend #Networks2021

15 April 2021

Accepted to Networks 2021!!!

12 April 2021

Contractor’s work on People Analytics featured in Hunt Scanlon Media

12 April 2021

Contractor’s 2021 AAAS Panel featured in El Mercurio

7 April 2021

Link to PDF Version: https://merreader.emol.cl/2021/04/04/content/pages/img/pdf/KQ3UJS83.pdf?gt=125941 Link to Article: https://digital.elmercurio.com/2021/04/04/A/KQ3UJS83 … Read the rest [...]

Workshop on Web Science for Digital Capabilities (WSDC 2021)

22 March 2021

Co-located with the 13th ACM Web Science Conference June 21, 2021, Online workshop Empowerment of individuals and communities is a critical factor for achieving several of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) formulated by the UN. World over, development economics has come to define empowerment as the ability of individuals and societies to protect and enhance […] [...]

Media Mentions

20 February 2021

2021 Prof. Sowmya Narayanan Sadagopan, Director, IIIT Bangalore and Prof. Srinath Srinivasa, Dean (R&D), IIIT Bangalore will be participating in a unique webinar “Future of IT Education” on Mar 03rd 2021 at 4.30 pm, where they will be interviewed by Annurag Batra, Chairman & Editor-in-Chief of BW Business world media group. Live interaction can be […] [...]

Workshop on Web Science for Development (WS4D2021)

20 January 2021

Theme: Web Science for the new normal IIIT-Bangalore, 19-20 Feb 2021 Workshop Chairs: Bidisha Chaudhuri (IIITB), Jai Ganesh (Mphasis), Srinath Srinivasa (IIITB) Venue: Online WS4D 2021 Registration: Click Here (Note: Registration for Brave Conversations is valid for WS4D 2021 attendance as well) The Web Science for Development (WS4D 2021) workshop is part of the web […] [...]

Activity Log 2021

13 January 2021

15 Apr 2021. Raksha P S successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled “A Computational Model for Online Social Discourse”. This is the 7th PhD scholar to graduate from WSL. 25 Mar 2021. Srinath Srinivasa, participated as an external committee member of the Faculty Selection Committee meeting of the LN Mittal Institute of Information Technology (LNMIT), […] [...]

WSL Research Workshop December 2020

14 December 2020

The Web Science Lab at IIIT-B conducts biannual research workshop that aids research scholars to share and present the latest development in their field of work. These interactive brainstorming sessions encourage everyone to new ways of thinking and lays out a fresh perspective on ongoing research problems. Due to the present COVID-19 situation, the workshop […] [...]

Latest News from the Oxford Internet Institute

11 December 2020

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Latest News from the Oxford Internet Institute

17 July 2020

Latest News from the Oxford Internet Institute

19 December 2019

Summer 2019 Newsletter

7 August 2019

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OII Newsletter: Latest research, Summer Doctoral Programme and more

12 February 2019

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Mr.Shayantan Banerjee, MS scholar form RBCDSAI Secured the first rank in the HSBC AI challenge at...

3 December 2019

The mission of Shaastra AI Challenge is to create solutions and initiatives in AI, that will contribute to the social good and address the needs and challenges faced by humanity. The Robert Bosch Center for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, IIT Madras, organized the ‘Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Conclave’ focused on understand cutting-edge technology and innovation in the field with participation from top technology firms and think-tanks including Google, Amazon, Foxconn and TVS group among others. Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding with the Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency here, to enhance data driven governence… [...]