Member
Harith Alani
KMi Director
+44 (0)1908 659399
I hold the position of Director at the Knowledge Media Institute, where I have founded and currently lead the interdisciplinary Social Data Science group. Our cutting-edge research is dedicated to the field of computational social science, utilising advanced methodologies to create models, gain insights, and track various social phenomena in the digital landscape. This research draws upon the collective expertise in Artificial Intelligence, Semantic Web Technologies, and Social Computing, synergising their capabilities for impactful socio-technical outcomes.
Keys: social data science, social media analysis, computational social science, online behaviour analysis, social informatics
News
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Publications
Alani, H. and Burel, G. (2025) New Frontiers in Fighting Misinformation, arXiv, arXiv
Burel, G., Mensio, M., Peskine, Y., Troncy, R., Papotti, P. and Alani, H. (2024) CimpleKG: A Continuously Updated Knowledge Graph on Misinformation, Factors and Fact-Checks, ISWC 2024, 23rd International Semantic Web Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Reyero Lobo, P., Daga, E., Alani, H. and Fernandez, M. (2024) Enhancing Hate Speech Annotations with Background Semantics, 27th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ECAI 2024) – Including 13th Conference on Prestigious Applications of Intelligent Systems (PAIS 2024), Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Burel, G., Tavakoli, M. and Alani, H. (2024) Exploring the impact of automated correction of misinformation in social media, AI Magazine, pp. (early access)
Altoe, F., Burel, G., Pinto, S., Alani, H. and Pinto, H. (2024) Towards AI-mediated Meme Generation for Misinformation Correction Explanation, 1st Multimodal, Affective and Interactive eXplainable AI Workshop, MAI-XAI24 2024, Santiago de Compostela
