Tj Elmas
Lecturer in Computational Social Science
Develops computational methods to detect and counter social media manipulation, coordinated inauthentic behaviour and AI-generated media.
Tj Elmas's lab at Edinburgh works on computational social science, language & society and manipulation & robot learning. 18 papers since 2023, 1 at top venues, mostly EMNLP. 3 PhD students. 6 alumni, most often to IBM.
At a glance
- papers, 2023–2026
- 5/ year
- at T1 venues
- 6%
- PhD students
- 3
- MS students
- 0
- alumni listed
- 6
Papers by yearfrom the lab homepage, 2023–2026
- 6 papers2026 · T1 1 · collecting
- 5 papers2025 · T1 0
- 3 papers2024 · T1 0
- 4 papers2023 · T1 0
T1 venuesOtherVenues: EMNLP
Research focuspaper titles that use each topic's words
- Computational social science5 papers
- media3 papers
- Manipulation & robot learning1 paper
- Language & society0 papers
- detect0 papers
Paper list
From the lab homepage.
20266 papers
- In Teaching Programming Across DisciplinesAn Optimistic Outlook on Teaching, Learning and Assessment for Coding With the Emergence of Generative AI
- IEEE Internet ComputingEvaluating Image Forgery Detection and Propaganda in Manipulated Images of the Russian Trolls Campaign
- ACM Web Science Conference WebSciGendered Communication Patterns of Political Elites on Truth Social
- International Conference On Web And Social Media ICWSMGrievance Politics vs. Policy Debates: A Cross-Platform Analysis of Conservative Discourse on Truth Social and Reddit
- EMNLP (T1)How AI Models Manage Epistemic Authority: A Taxonomy and Comparative Analysis of Responses to User Disagreement
- PoPETsOnline Safety Regulation Increases Attention to VPNs: Privacy Implications of the UK Online Safety Act
20255 papers
- International Conference On Web And Social Media ICWSMCoordinated Reply Attacks in Influence Operations: Characterization and Detection
- International Conference On Web And Social Media ICWSMCross-Partisan Interactions on Social Media
- European Conference on Machine Learning and Principles and Practice of Knowledge Discovery in Databases ECML PKDDDensity-aware Walks for Coordinated Campaign Detection
- International Conference On Web And Social Media ICWSMLarge Engagement Networks for Classifying Coordinated Campaigns and Organic Twitter Trends
- The Conference on Information and Knowledge Management CIKMState & Geopolitical Censorship on Twitter (X): Detection & Impact Analysis of Withheld Content
20243 papers
- International Conference On Web And Social Media ICWSM#TeamFollowBack - Detection and Analysis of Follow Back Accounts
- ACM Web Science Conference WebSciShorts vs. Regular Videos on YouTube: A Comparative Analysis of User Engagement and Content Creation Trends
- International Workshop on Cyber Social Threats CySocToxic Synergy Between Hate Speech and Fake News Exposure
20234 papers
- International Workshop on Cyber Social Threats CySocAnalyzing Activity and Suspension Patterns of Twitter Bots Attacking Turkish Twitter Trends by a Longitudinal Dataset
- ACM Web Conference WebConfMeasuring and Detecting Virality on Social Media: The Case of Twitter's Viral Tweets Topic
- International Conference On Web And Social Media ICWSMMisleading Repurposing on Twitter
- ACM Web Science Conference WebSciThe Impact of Data Persistence Bias on Social Media Studies
Where alumni went6 listed, 33% to industry
Industry 1Academia 2
Most often to
- IBM
Also to
- Indiana University Bloomington
- UIUC
Apply to EdinburghFall 2027
Not announced yet
Informatics PhD
- Round
- Rolling (funding consideration)
- Opens
- —
- GRE
- See program page
- English
- See program page
- Fee
- none
Not yet confirmed for this intake.
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