OSoMe
The Observatory on Social Media (OSoMe, pronounced awe•some) is an interdisciplinary research center at Indiana University. OSoMe unites data scientists and journalists in studying the role of media and technology in society, and building tools to analyze and counter disinformation and manipulation on social media.
Blog
Distinguished Ph.D Dissertation Award
Kai-Cheng Yang finished second in the mathematics, physical sciences, and engineering category for the 2024 Indiana University Distinguished Ph.D Dissertation Award. Yang’s dissertation focused on better understanding the behaviors of malicious bots and address their negative social media impact b...
Prosocial Ranking Challenge
Congratulations to OSoMe Ph.D. students, Bao Tran Truong and Ozgur Can Seckin, for being named finalists in the Prosocial Ranking Challenge, hosted by the Center for Human Compatible Artificial Intelligence! This competition aimed to develop new social media ranking algorithms that can mitigate...
Research Scientist Promotion
We are thrilled to announce a significant achievement within our research team at OSoMe: the promotion of Dr. Filipi N. Silva from Assistant Research Scientist to Associate Research Scientist! Prior to joining OSoMe, Dr. Silva served as an Assistant Research Scientist for four years at the IU Net...
