Experts by Expertise: Misinformation

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8/16/21
Mark Bartholomew
Professor of Law
Expertise: intellectual property, copyright, trademarks, cyber law, cybersecurity bills (such as SOPA and CISPA), net neutrality, advertising law
Phone: 716-645-5959
Email: bartholo@buffalo.edu
5/1/23
David Doermann
Director of the University at Buffalo Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
Expertise: artificial intelligence, pattern recognition, machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, image analysis and recognition, document analysis, media forensics
Phone: 716-645-1557
Email: doermann@buffalo.edu
12/6/21
Kenneth Joseph

Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering

Expertise: computing for social good; societal impacts of social media and online platforms (including in news and politics); inequality and societal divides
Phone: 716-645-0682
Email: kjoseph@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Heidi Julien
Professor of Information Science
Expertise: digital literacy, information literacy, information behavior, information practice
Phone: 716-645-1474
Email: heidijul@buffalo.edu
4/11/23
Siwei Lyu

Empire Innovation Professor of Computer Science and Engineering

Expertise: digital media forensics, deepfakes, computer vision, machine learning, art authentication
Phone: 716-645-1587
Email: siweilyu@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Yotam Ophir

Assistant Professor of Communication

Expertise: misinformation; persuasion; effect of media content on audiences, including in health, science, politics and terrorism

Phone: 716-645-1158
Email: yotamoph@buffalo.edu
4/12/23
Maria Y. Rodriguez

Assistant Professor of Social Work

Expertise: Computational methods in social work and social policy; social movements on social media; disinformation targeting Black and brown communities online
Phone: 716-645-2986
Email: myr2@buffalo.edu
9/7/21
Janet Yang

Professor of Communication

Expertise: science, health, environmental and risk communication

Phone: 716-645-1169
Email: zyang5@buffalo.edu
6/22/22
Yini Zhang

Assistant Professor of Communication

Expertise: social media, political communication, misinformation, online activism, impact of social media on journalism and democracy
Phone: 716-645-0954
Email: yzhang20@buffalo.edu