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  • Head shot of Mark Bartholomew.
    12/7/23

    Mark Bartholomew

    Professor of Law

    Expertise: intellectual property, copyright, trademarks, cyber law, artificial intelligence and copyright law, cybersecurity bills, net neutrality, advertising law

    Phone: 716-645-5959

    Email: bartholo@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of David Doermann, University at Buffalo faculty expert on artificial intelligence.
    10/15/24

    David Doermann

    SUNY Empire Innovation Professor of Computer Science and Engineering

    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

  • Portrait of Kenneth Joseph, University at Buffalo computing for social good expert.
    3/29/24

    Kenneth Joseph

    Associate 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; artificial intelligence

    Phone: 716-645-0682

    Email: kjoseph@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Heidi Julien.
    12/7/23

    Heidi Julien

    Professor of Information Science

    Expertise: digital literacy, information literacy, information behavior, information practice

    Phone: 716-645-1474

    Email: heidijul@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of Wreetabrata (Wreeto) Kar.
    1/8/26

    Wreetabrata "Wreeto" Kar

    Assistant Professor of Marketing

    Expertise: digital marketing and artificial intelligence; social media and online platforms; gig economy and labor trends; health care policy; consumer behavior

    Phone: 716-645-8654

    Email: wreetabr@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of Siwei Lyu, University at Buffalo deepfakes, digital media forensics and computer vision expert.
    6/17/25

    Siwei Lyu

    SUNY Distinguished 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

  • Head shot of Yotam Ophir, University at Buffalo media effects and health, science and political communication expert.
    7/1/25

    Yotam Ophir

    Associate 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

  • Portrait of Cynthia Tysick.
    11/3/25

    Cynthia Tysick

    Innovative Pedagogy and Creative Spaces Librarian

    Expertise: digital identity, digital media literacy

    Phone: 716-645-8629

    Email: cat2@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Janet Yang, University at Buffalo health, science, environmental and risk communication expert.
    9/7/21

    Janet Yang

    Professor of Communication

    Expertise: science, health, environmental and risk communication

    Phone: 716-645-1169

    Email: zyang5@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of Yini Zhang, University at Buffalo political communication and social media expert.
    12/31/24

    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