Filippo Menczer | |
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| Born | 16 May 1965 (age 59) Rome, Italy |
| Alma mater | Sapienza University of Rome University of California, San Diego |
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| Fields | Cognitive science Computer science Physics |
| Institutions | Indiana University Bloomington |
| Website | cnets |
Filippo Menczer (born 16 May 1965) is an American and Italian academic. He is a University Distinguished Professor and the Luddy Professor of Informatics and Computer Science at the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, Indiana University. Menczer is the Director of the Observatory on Social Media,[1] a research center where data scientists and journalists study the role of media and technology in society and build tools to analyze and counter disinformation and manipulation on social media. Menczer holds courtesy appointments in Cognitive Science and Physics, is a founding member and advisory council member of the IU Network Science Institute,[2] a former director the Center for Complex Networks and Systems Research,[3] a senior research fellow of the Kinsey Institute, a fellow of the Center for Computer-Mediated Communication,[4] and a former fellow of the Institute for Scientific Interchange in Turin, Italy. In 2020 he was named a Fellow of the ACM.
- ^ "Observatory on Social Media (OSoMe)". Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ "IUNI". Retrieved March 18, 2019.
- ^ "Center for Complex Networks and Systems Research (CNetS)". Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ^ "Center for Computer-Mediated Communication". Retrieved March 18, 2019.