4 papers
Traffic networks are vulnerable to disinformation attacks
Marcin Waniek, Gururaghav Raman, Bedoor AlShebli +2
Disinformation continues to attract attention due to its increasing threat to society. Nevertheless, a disinformation-based attack on critical infrastructure has never been studied…
The Impact of Informal Mentorship in Academic Collaborations
Bedoor AlShebli, Kinga Makovi, Talal Rahwan
Inspired by the numerous benefits of mentorship in academia, we study "informal mentorship" in scientific collaborations, whereby a junior scientist is supported by multiple senior…
How weaponizing disinformation can bring down a city's power grid
Gururaghav Raman, Bedoor AlShebli, Marcin Waniek +2
Social technologies have made it possible to propagate disinformation and manipulate the masses at an unprecedented scale. This is particularly alarming from a security perspective…
The Preeminence of Ethnic Diversity in Scientific Collaboration
Bedoor K AlShebli, Talal Rahwan, Wei Lee Woon
Inspired by the social and economic benefits of diversity, we analyze over 9 million papers and 6 million scientists to study the relationship between research impact and five clas…