3 papers
cs.SI2026
Shifting Patterns of Extremist Discourse on Facebook: Analyzing Trends and Developments During the Israel-Hamas Conflict
Rr. Nefriana, Muheng Yan, Ahmad Diab +5
This short paper explores trends in extremist Facebook data from July 2023 to June 2024. We examined engagement, sentiment, and topics within Facebook groups categorized as anti-Is…
cs.SI2025
Leader-driven or Leaderless: How Participation Structure Sustains Engagement and Shapes Narratives in Online Hate Communities
Rr. Nefriana, Muheng Yan, Rebecca Hwa +1
Extremist communities increasingly rely on social media to sustain and amplify divisive discourse. However, the relationship between their internal participation structures, audien…
cs.AI2023
HungerGist: An Interpretable Predictive Model for Food Insecurity
Yongsu Ahn, Muheng Yan, Yu-Ru Lin +1
The escalating food insecurity in Africa, caused by factors such as war, climate change, and poverty, demonstrates the critical need for advanced early warning systems. Traditional…