Refreshments are available starting at 10:30 a.m. The seminar will begin at 10:45 a.m.
Abstract
Online extremism has been a growing concern over the last two decades and an active area of cross-disciplinary research. In this talk, Jennifer Golbeck will present her ongoing work studying online radicalization through research on “incels,” an online misogynistic extremist group associated with mass violence events. This research includes qualitative and quantitative analysis of behavior in incel forums, text analysis for understanding forum-specific cryptolects, and modeling of radicalization on the individual level. We will look at the implications this work carries for understanding radicalization in other spaces, online malicious behavior, and societal-level implications of AI.
Speaker Biography
Jennifer Golbeck is a professor in the College of Information at the University of Maryland. Her research focuses on artificial intelligence, social media, psychology, and privacy. Her recent work focuses on radicalization, extremism, and the social impacts of AI. She earned a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Maryland, along with bachelor’s degrees from the University of Chicago and master’s degrees from Harvard University and the University of Chicago.