MI Colloquium presents Misinformation on Encrypted Social Networks - Innovations in Data Collection, and Solutions

Did you know?  WhatsApp, despite its widespread use, remains largely unexplored due to its encrypted nature?   

SC&I Assistant Professor Kiran Garimella takes the MI Colloquium stage to present his pioneering and innovative approaches to using large-scale data analysis for social good - such as the important work of understanding the spread of misinformation on encrypted social networks like WhatsApp.  Kiran will:  

• Discuss the prevalence of and solutions for combating misinformation
• Reveal computational social science research methods to collect Whatsapp data.
• Share significant research discoveries. 
• Explore the ethical considerations and guidelines for utilizing big /digital data 
• Reinforce the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration in research. 
• Talk about future tools and directions in computational social science.

Register to receive the Zoom Link  https://bit.ly/Misinformation-Research_KiranGarimella

Video of this presentation will be available on the MI Colloquia Playlist on the RU CommInfo YouTube Channel

Questions? Contact connie.pascal@rutgers.edu