Seminar Series

Online Safety Thematic Seminar Series aim to bring together researchers to learn from each other’s findings and progress. The Seminar is open to all research institutions and Online Trust and Safety (OTS) community via a mailing list.

Information Manipulation by Social Media Bots through a Network Analysis View

Lynnette Hui Xian Ng

PhD Candidate

School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University

Spreading Influence in Online Social Networks: A Network Science Approach

Dr Feng Ling

Principal Scientist, Systems Science Department

Institute of High Performance Computing, A*STAR

Network Analysis for Online Trust and Safety: the Bots, the Human, and the Nexus of Influence

15 July 2024 | 2 PM – 4:30 PM

Infuse Theatre, Level 14, Connexis South Tower, 1 Fusionpolis Way

14 May 2024 | 10 AM - 12 PM

Level 15 Seminar Room, Connexis North Tower, 1 Fusionopolis Way

Challenging Disinformation and Misinformation

The State of Disinformation Research

Professor Nathaniel Persily

James B. McClatchy Professor of Law
Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
Co-Director, Stanford Cyber Policy Center

Stanford Law School, Stanford University

Studies on Evaluating, Detecting and Challenging Misinformation in Social Media

Professor Preslav Nakov

Department Chair of Natural Language Processing
Professor of Natural Language Processing

Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI)

24 Jan 2024 | 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM

MPH2, 2 Fusionopolis Way

Jointly organised with A*STAR Epidemic Preparedness HTCO

Fighting Misinformation in Public Health Emergencies

Public Health and Social Media: Multimodal Vaccine Misinformation Detection

Dr Usman Naseem

Lecturer

College of the School of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Australia

Digital Technology and Global Health Revisited in the Post-Pandemic Landscape

Professor May O. Lwin

CATOS Adjunct Senior Principal Scientist
Chair, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
President's Chair in Communication Studies
Professor, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information

Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University

5 Dec 2023 | 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM

MPH1, 2 Fusionopolis Way

Detecting and Addressing Multimodal Harms Online

Multimodal Manipulated Media: Definitions, Categories and Interventions

Professor Cuihua (Cindy) Shen

Professor of Communication

University of California, Davis

Guardian of the Digital Space: AI's Role in Combatting Online Hate

Assistant Professor Roy Lee

CATOS Adjunct Senior Scientist
Assistant Professor, Information Systems Technology and Design Pillar (ISTD)

Information Systems Technology and Design, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)

Seminar Series

Lynnette Hui Xian Ng PhD Candidate School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University

Dr Feng Ling Principal Scientist, Systems Science Department Institute of High Performance Computing, A*STAR

Network Analysis for Online Trust and Safety: the Bots, the Human, and the Nexus of Influence

Challenging Disinformation and Misinformation

Professor Nathaniel Persily James B. McClatchy Professor of Law Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Co-Director, Stanford Cyber Policy Center Stanford Law School, Stanford University

Professor Preslav Nakov Department Chair of Natural Language Processing Professor of Natural Language Processing Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI)

Fighting Misinformation in Public Health Emergencies

Dr Usman Naseem Lecturer College of the School of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Australia