Web Science and Digital Libraries Research Group

Old Dominion University library organized a workshop on Misinformation and Disinformation  (see video and presentation slides added in this blog) on Feb 23, 2023. It was two hours workshop session led by six professors, including Dr. Jian Wu , Dr. Sampath Jayarathna , Dr. Michele Weigle , Dr. Faryaneh Poursardar , Dr. Vikas Ashok , and Dr. Yi He from the department of Computer Science (CS). The workshop had more than 50 participants, including online and in-person. Each professor presented their research on Misinformation and Disinformation during this workshop. This blog will briefly summarize the workshop on various research projects on this topic. Misinformation and Disinformation Workshop (Credit: Himarsha R. Jayanetti ) Our "How are Misinformation & Disinformation related to you?" panel was last Thursday and it was excellent!! Thanks to everyone who attended in person and online. 💙📝 In case you missed it, check it out here: https://t.co/mVHDfhVVxN pic.twitter....

It was a great pleasure that my proposal was selected for CyberExL (CybersecurityGraduate Experiential Learning Program) in 2022. CyberExL, a COVA CCI graduate experiential learning program, is designed to provide graduate students with opportunities to gain vital experience and mentorship in various areas of cybersecurity by working directly with companies, faculty, researchers, and university administrators. In this program, both the placement proposals and student applications are reviewed by a committee of faculties from CCI member institutions. Then an awardee faculty or industry mentor and a selected graduate student work together on an innovative cybersecurity project. The program started on January 10, 2022 and ended on May 6, 2022. I highly encourage students to participate in the program. Keming Wu , who is pursuing a master’s degree in business analytics at William & Mary, worked on “ Crowdsourced Review Manipulation Attacks” to identify the fake reviews on the Am...