A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor has received $230,000 to help defend the United States against the use of social bots. Continue reading “Agarwal receives $230,000 to assist U.S. Department of Defense in social bot detection”
A University of Arkansas at Little Rock student has presented his research on how social cyber forensics can be used to track how online deviant groups use social media to spread propaganda and misinformation at several major international conferences this summer. Continue reading “UA Little Rock doctoral student presents research on social cyber forensics”
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has been named a priority partner in a new Department of Homeland Security-funded national consortium. Continue reading “UA Little Rock joins new Department of Homeland Security-funded consortium”
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will welcome students, faculty, and staff for the start of a new academic year Tuesday, Aug. 15. Continue reading “UA Little Rock to host convocations to welcome freshman, faculty, and staff”
A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor has received more than $1.5 million to research ways to aid U.S. military forces in the fight against cyber propaganda campaigns. Continue reading “Naval Research office awards Nitin Agarwal $1.5 million grant”
A University of Arkansas at Little Rock student won $1,000 in the “Make Your Mark” scholarship competition. Continue reading “Obadimu wins $1,000 scholarship in “Make Your Mark” contest”
A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor advised members of NATO about the danger of false information distributed online through botnets, a network of computer programs that act autonomously on social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook. Continue reading “Agarwal addresses NATO meeting on dangers of information disseminated by botnets”
Dr. Nitin Agarwal, Jerry L. Maulden-Entergy chair and professor of information science at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has co-edited a book on social media mining and social network analysis.
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Dr. Nitin Agarwal, Jerry L. Maulden-Entergy chair and professor of Information Science, and Dr. Eric Wiebelhaus-Brahm, assistant professor of political science, will discuss the joys, challenges, and opportunities for interdisciplinary research during a March 30 colloquium at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
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A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor who has made a name for himself tracking the spread of terrorist organization messages through social media will soon teach those skills at a NATO training course in Latvia. Continue reading “UA Little Rock professor and student to lead NATO training course on social media analysis”