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This paper argues, first, that a major problem in the planning of large infrastructure projects is the high level of misinformation about costs and benefits that decision makers face in deciding whether to build, and the high risks such…

General Finance · Quantitative Finance 2013-04-01 Bent Flyvbjerg

Information transmitted across modern communication platforms is degraded not only by intentional manipulation (disinformation) but also by intrinsic cognitive decay and topology-dependent social averaging (misinformation). We develop a…

Physics and Society · Physics 2025-11-25 Jeff Murugan

There has been a growing interest within CSCW community in understanding the characteristics of misinformation propagated through computational media, and the devising techniques to address the associated challenges. However, most work in…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2020-08-28 Md Mahfuzul Haque , Mohammad Yousuf , Ahmed Shatil Alam , Pratyasha Saha , Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed , Naeemul Hassan

Drones, also known as unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), have revolutionised various industries, from farming to national security. (Wexler., Lesley. 2016) However, their broad use has revealed a severe weakness in cybersecurity. (Jean-Paul…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-04-29 Charles Abdulrazak

Misinformation spread through social media has become a fundamental challenge in modern society. Recent studies have evaluated various strategies for addressing this problem, such as by modifying social media platforms or educating people…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2022-05-03 Jacqueline Urakami , Yeongdae Kim , Hiroki Oura , Katie Seaborn

The rise of ``cyber slavery," a technologically facilitated variant of forced criminality, signifies a concerning convergence of human trafficking and digital exploitation. In Southeast Asia, trafficked individuals are increasingly coerced…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-10-16 Gargi Sarkar , Sandeep Kumar Shukla

Massive amounts of fake news and conspiratorial content have spread over social media before and after the 2016 US Presidential Elections despite intense fact-checking efforts. How do the spread of misinformation and fact-checking compete?…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2020-11-30 Chengcheng Shao , Pik-Mai Hui , Lei Wang , Xinwen Jiang , Alessandro Flammini , Filippo Menczer , Giovanni Luca Ciampaglia

Recent trends in targeted cyber-attacks has increased the interest of research in the field of cyber security. Such attacks have massive disruptive effects on rganizations, enterprises and governments. Cyber kill chain is a model to…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2016-06-13 Tarun Yadav , Rao Arvind Mallari

Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) are critical infrastructure that are not immune to both physical and cyber threats. Vehicles are cyber/physical systems which are a core component of ITS, can be either a target or a launching point…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2018-08-09 Kaveh Bakhsh Kelarestaghi , Mahsa Foruhandeh , Kevin Heaslip , Ryan Gerdes

WhatsApp is, as of 2018, a significant component of the global information and communication infrastructure, especially in developing countries. However, probably due to its strong end-to-end encryption, WhatsApp became an attractive place…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2018-08-20 Josemar Alves Caetano , Gabriel Magno , Evandro Cunha , Wagner Meira , Humberto T. Marques-Neto , Virgilio Almeida

A recent article in $\textit{Science}$ by Guess et al. estimated the effect of Facebook's news feed algorithm on exposure to misinformation and political information among Facebook users. However, its reporting and conclusions did not…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2024-11-20 Chhandak Bagchi , Filippo Menczer , Jennifer Lundquist , Monideepa Tarafdar , Anthony Paik , Przemyslaw A. Grabowicz

Social media users drive the spread of misinformation online by sharing posts that include erroneous information or commenting on controversial topics with unsubstantiated arguments often in earnest. Work on echo chambers has suggested that…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2024-04-25 Xinyu Wang , Jiayi Li , Sarah Rajtmajer

This discussion paper demonstrates how longitudinal sentiment analyses can depict intertemporal dynamics on social media platforms, what challenges are inherent and how further research could benefit from a longitudinal perspective.…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2022-10-04 Dennis Klinkhammer

As the complexities of Dynamic Data Driven Applications Systems increase, preserving their resilience becomes more challenging. For instance, maintaining power grid resilience is becoming increasingly complicated due to the growing number…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-07-23 Nora Agah , Javad Mohammadi , Alex Aved , David Ferris , Erika Ardiles Cruz , Philip Morrone

In today's digital era, the Internet, especially social media platforms, plays a significant role in shaping public opinions, attitudes, and beliefs. Unfortunately, the credibility of scientific information sources is often undermined by…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-04-08 Aos Mulahuwaish , Basheer Qolomany , Kevin Gyorick , Jacques Bou Abdo , Mohammed Aledhari , Junaid Qadir , Kathleen Carley , Ala Al-Fuqaha

Over the past decade, the media landscape has seen a radical shift. As more of the public stay informed of current events via online sources, competition has grown as outlets vie for attention. This competition has prompted some online…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-01-10 Marc Kydd , Lynsay A. Shepherd

The COVID-19 pandemic has been the subject of a vast amount of misinformation, particularly in digital information environments, and major social media platforms recently publicized some of the countermeasures they are adopting. This…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2020-08-04 Andrew Buzzell

Internet of Things (IoT) systems are recently being employed in various types of critical infrastructure, including integrated rescue systems, healthcare, defence, energy and other fields. Recently, the security and safety of IoT systems,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-05-30 Miroslav Bures , Pavel Blazek , Jiri Nema , Hynek Schvach

One of the most pressing challenges in the digital media landscape is understanding the impact of biases on the news sources that people rely on for information. Biased news can have significant and far-reaching consequences, influencing…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2023-01-18 Alessandro Galeazzi , Antonio Peruzzi , Emanuele Brugnoli , Marco Delmastro , Fabiana Zollo

Terrorism has become one of the most tedious problems to deal with and a prominent threat to mankind. To enhance counter-terrorism, several research works are developing efficient and precise systems, data mining is not an exception.…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-02-22 Vivek Kumar , Manuel Mazzara , Maj. Gen. , Angelo Messina , JooYoung Lee