3 papers
cs.SI2024
Applying the Ego Network Model to Cross-Target Stance Detection
Jack Tacchi, Parisa Jamadi Khiabani, Arkaitz Zubiaga +2
Understanding human interactions and social structures is an incredibly important task, especially in such an interconnected world. One task that facilitates this is Stance Detecti…
cs.SI2024
On the Joint Effect of Culture and Discussion Topics on X (Twitter) Signed Ego Networks
Jack Tacchi, Chiara Boldrini, Andrea Passarella +1
Humans are known to structure social relationships according to certain patterns, such as the Ego Network Model (ENM). These patterns result from our innate cognitive limits and ca…
cs.SI2024
Keep Your Friends Close, and Your Enemies Closer: Structural Properties of Negative Relationships on Twitter
Jack Tacchi, Chiara Boldrini, Andrea Passarella +1
The Ego Network Model (ENM) is a model for the structural organisation of relationships, rooted in evolutionary anthropology, that is found ubiquitously in social contexts. It take…