Nitin Agarwal

Artificial intelligence research from Dr. Nitin Agarwal at the University of Arkansas at LittleRock has earned international recognition after a collaborative paper was published at the 39th Annual Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS). The conference is widely considered the world’s premier gathering for artificial intelligence and machine learning research. The achievement places UA … UA Little Rock Professor Nitin Agarwal’s AI Research Published at World’s Top Artificial Intelligence Conference

Dr. Nitin Agarwal, Maulden-Entergy Chair and Donaghey Distinguished Professor of Information Science at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has received a $5 million research award from the U.S. Department of War to advance innovative approaches for protecting communities from online influence campaigns and other emerging cognitive threats. The project focuses on developing socio-computational … UA Little Rock Receives $5 Million Award to Advance Cognitive Security Research

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock, a Carnegie classified high research activity (R2) institution, announced it  has secured $12.75 million in federal funding to support veterans services, cutting-edge nanotechnology research, cybersecurity innovation, and advanced social network analysis during a press conference on Thursday.  “UA Little Rock is home to a diverse student body and … UA Little Rock Secures $12.75 Million in Federal Funding to Advance Veterans Services, Nanotechnology, Cybersecurity, and National Defense Research

UA Little Rock has announced the recipients of its 2026 Faculty Excellence Awards, recognizing outstanding faculty members for their contributions in teaching, research and creative works, public service, social justice, and rising faculty achievement. Selected from college-level honorees, this year’s winners represent the highest level of achievement across the university. Winners are recognized for excellence … UA Little Rock Announces 2026 Faculty Excellence Award Winners

Dr. Nitin Agarwal, the Maulden-Entergy Chair and Donaghey Distinguished Professor of Information Science at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has received the Best Paper Award at the 2025 International Conference on AI-Based Media Innovation (AIMEDIA 2025) in Venice, Italy, for groundbreaking research that uses artificial intelligence to uncover bias embedded in YouTube content. … UA Little Rock Professor Earns Best Paper Award for AI Research

Dr. Nitin Agarwal, Maulden-Entergy Chair and Donaghey Distinguished Professor of Information Science at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has received a $5 million award to research and develop strategies to evaluate and defend against coordinated cognitive threats. A coordinated cognitive threat is an effort to influence what people think, believe or feel by … UA Little Rock Professor Receives $5 Million to Counter AI-Amplified Information Warfare

Dr. Nitin Agarwal, Maulden-Entergy Chair and Donaghey Distinguished Professor of Information Science at UA Little Rock and founding director of the Collaboratorium for Social Media and Online Behavioral Studies (COSMOS) at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has received the Best Paper Award at the 2025 International Conference on AI-Based Media Innovation (AIMEDIA 2025) … UA Little Rock Researcher Wins Best Paper Award for Groundbreaking AI Study on YouTube Bias

A study from the Collaboratorium or Social Media and Online Behavioral Studies (COSMOS) Research Center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock reveals that the use of symbols in Instagram posts significantly boost engagement and help information spread more quickly across social media platforms. The research was led by Dr. Nitin Agarwal, founding director … UA Little Rock COSMOS Study Shows How Symbols Drive Social Media Engagement

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock and the Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) are proud to announce that Dr. Nitin Agarwal, the Maulden-Entergy Chair and Donaghey Distinguished Professor of Information Science at UA Little Rock and an ARA Fellow, has been named to a pivotal working group launched by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders tasked with … Nitin Agarwal Joins Statewide Initiative on Safe AI Implementation in Arkansas State Government

Dr. Nitin Agarwal, the Maulden-Entergy Chair and Donaghey Distinguished Professor of Information Science at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, will be featured in an Oct. 2 discussion of misinformation, disinformation, and AI with the Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA).