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    • Tag: Big Data

    • Algorithmic bias within online behavioural advertising means public could be missing out, says Associate Professor Sandra Wachter

      26 November 2019

      Authors: Sara Spinks

      Behavioural advertising describes the placement of particular adverts in the places we visit online, based on assumptions of what we want to see. In her article, “Affinity Profiling and ...
      Read More Algorithmic bias within online behavioural advertising means public could be missing out, says Associate Professor Sandra Wachter

    • Digital technology has the power to transform health care, but is only part of the solution

      11 July 2019

      Authors: Luciano Floridi

      As the NHS embraces the use of digital technology, AI expert Professor Luciano Floridi, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, warns of the inherent risks in relying solely on ...
      Read More Digital technology has the power to transform health care, but is only part of the solution

    • Connected Life 2019: Data and Disorder

      20 June 2019

      Authors: Sara Spinks

      The Oxford Internet Institute is delighted to be supporting Connected Life 2019 in conjunction with the London School of Economics (LSE), and the Alan Turing Institute (The Turing). This ...
      Read More Connected Life 2019: Data and Disorder

    • Computational Propaganda and Political Big Data: Moving Toward a More Critical Research Agenda

      14 December 2017

      Authors: Gillian Bolsover

      Computational propaganda has recently exploded into public consciousness. The U.S. presidential campaign of 2016 was marred by evidence, which continues to emerge, of targeted political propaganda and the use ...
      Read More Computational Propaganda and Political Big Data: Moving Toward a More Critical Research Agenda

    • Perspective: Should We Regulate Digital Platforms?

      14 December 2017

      Authors: Gillian Bolsover

      I invited Phil Howard and Gillian Bolsover in November of 2016 to guest edit this special issue of Big Data on ‘‘Computational Propaganda.’’ I am delighted at the collection ...
      Read More Perspective: Should We Regulate Digital Platforms?

    • Social Bots: Human-Like by Means of Human Control?

      14 December 2017

      Authors: Gillian Bolsover

      Abstract: Social bots are currently regarded an influential but also somewhat mysterious factor in public discourse and opinion making. They are considered to be capable of massively distributing propaganda in ...
      Read More Social Bots: Human-Like by Means of Human Control?

    • Japan’s 2014 General Election: Political Bots, Right-Wing Internet Activism, and Prime Minister Shinzō Abe’s Hidden Nationalist Agenda

      14 December 2017

      Authors: Gillian Bolsover

      Abstract: In this article, we present results on the identification and behavioral analysis of social bots in a sample of 542,584 Tweets, collected before and after Japan’s 2014 general election. ...
      Read More Japan’s 2014 General Election: Political Bots, Right-Wing Internet Activism, and Prime Minister Shinzō Abe’s Hidden Nationalist Agenda

    • Detecting Bots on Russian Political Twitter

      14 December 2017

      Authors: Gillian Bolsover

      Abstract: Automated and semiautomated Twitter accounts, bots, have recently gained significant public attention due to their potential interference in the political realm. In this study, we develop a methodology for ...
      Read More Detecting Bots on Russian Political Twitter

    • Improving Predictive Accuracy in Elections

      14 December 2017

      Authors: Gillian Bolsover

      Abstract: The problem of accurately predicting vote counts in elections is considered in this article. Typically, small-sample polls are used to estimate or predict election outcomes. In this study, a ...
      Read More Improving Predictive Accuracy in Elections

    • Harvesting Social Signals to Inform Peace Processes Implementation and Monitoring

      14 December 2017

      Authors: Gillian Bolsover

      Abstract: Peace processes are complex, protracted, and contentious involving significant bargaining and compromising among various societal and political stakeholders. In civil war terminations, it is pertinent to measure the pulse ...
      Read More Harvesting Social Signals to Inform Peace Processes Implementation and Monitoring

    • Fake News: A Technological Approach to Proving the Origins of Content, Using Blockchains

      14 December 2017

      Authors: Gillian Bolsover

      Abstract: In this article, we introduce a prototype of an innovative technology for proving the origins of captured digital media. In an era of fake news, when someone shows ...
      Read More Fake News: A Technological Approach to Proving the Origins of Content, Using Blockchains

    • Survey: State of the Art of Data Science in Local Government

      30 October 2017

      Authors: Jonathan Bright

      The Data Science for Local Government project seeks to map and understand the use of both novel data analysis techniques and novel data sources in local governments across Europe. ...
      Read More Survey: State of the Art of Data Science in Local Government

    • Estimating local commuting patterns from geolocated Twitter data

      25 October 2017

      Authors: Jonathan Bright

      Over the last decade or so there has been an explosion of research interest in the area of measuring (and forecasting) of traffic and commuting patterns. Part of this ...
      Read More Estimating local commuting patterns from geolocated Twitter data

    • Critical Perspectives on the Role of Mathematics in Data-Science

      5 July 2017

      Authors: Patrick Allo

      Critical evaluations of data science often combine ethical and epistemological criteria to explain how the practice of data science can fail to deliver on its promises to create better ...
      Read More Critical Perspectives on the Role of Mathematics in Data-Science

    • #MacronLeaks changed political campaigning. Why Macron succeeded where Clinton failed

      19 May 2017

      Authors: Vyacheslav Polonski

      Using AI to counteract computational propaganda may be our only hope to preserve democracy as we know it Last week’s massive hack of the Macron campaign and the sharing of ...
      Read More #MacronLeaks changed political campaigning. Why Macron succeeded where Clinton failed

    • New Publication: Engagement in the Knowledge Economy: Regional Patterns of Content Creation with a Focus on Sub-Saharan Africa

      15 March 2017

      Authors: Sanna Ojanpera

      We have a new publication out: Ojanperä, S., Graham, M., Straumann, R. K., De Sabbata, S., & Zook, M. (2017). Engagement in the knowledge economy: Regional patterns of content ...
      Read More New Publication: Engagement in the Knowledge Economy: Regional Patterns of Content Creation with a Focus on Sub-Saharan Africa

    • Join our team: we’re hiring a Data Scientist / Data Hacker

      10 November 2016

      Authors: Mark Graham

      Data Scientist/Data Hacker Oxford Internet Institute, 1 St Giles, Oxford Grade 7: £31,076 – £38,183 p.a. The Oxford Internet Institute is a leading centre for research into individual, collective ...
      Read More Join our team: we’re hiring a Data Scientist / Data Hacker

    • Webcasts for the Symposium on Big Data and Development

      28 October 2016

      Authors: Mark Graham

      The Symposium on Big Data and Development that we hosted in Oxford  last month was a great success. There were some excellent papers there, and there are now range of ...
      Read More Webcasts for the Symposium on Big Data and Development

    • Philip Leverhulme Award: Internet Geographies

      25 October 2016

      Authors: Mark Graham

      I am extremely happy to report the news that I have been awarded one of the 2016 Philip Leverhulme prizes! I hope to use the resources offered by the ...
      Read More Philip Leverhulme Award: Internet Geographies

    • Mapping the Availability of Online Labour

      20 October 2016

      Authors: Sanna Ojanpera

      Digitalization and the increasing connectivity across the globe have capacitated the emergence of an online labour market. A number of platforms now facilitate transactions between employers and employees, often based in ...
      Read More Mapping the Availability of Online Labour

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