International Workshop on
Artificial Intelligence for a Secure Society (AISS)
in conjuction with
The 16th International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining - ASONAM - 2024
University of Calabria, Rende (CS), Calabria, Italy, September 02-05, 2024
About the workshop
The pervasive influence of social media platforms has undeniably transformed the landscape of contemporary discourse. While these platforms facilitate open discussions on diverse topics, they simultaneously present significant challenges associated with misinformation and the manipulation of public opinion. With the advent of advanced AI and LLMs, the dissemination of misinformation has become increasingly sophisticated, threatening the integrity of online discourse and eroding trust in institutions and among communities. It is crucial for policymakers, academics, and industry leaders to collectively address these issues. The "Artificial Intelligence for a Secure Society" workshop aims to bring together experts from various domains and to address these challenges by exploring the role of AI in identifying, characterizing, mitigating, and combating a wide range of issues related to information disorder, misinformation, disinformation, fake news, coordinated online behavior, and information operations.
Topics of interest
Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
Detection and analysis of coordinated online behaviors, fake news, conspiracy
Information diffusion models for understanding and thwarting the spread of low-quality information
Automatic techniques for the detection of propaganda, fake news, hoaxes, and rumors
Understanding and detection of information operations
Novel techniques for detecting malicious accounts (e.g., bots and trolls)
Graph mining and network analysis approaches for studying polarized communities and for reducing polarization
Metrics and methods for measuring the impact of information disorder
Detection of deepfake text, image, and video manipulation
Case-studies and Real-World Applications on misinformation spread and impact in controversial topics (e.g., politics, health, climate change, economics, migration)
Objective
The objectives of the "Artificial Intelligence for a Secure Society" workshop are twofold:
The workshop aims to facilitate an interdisciplinary exchange of ideas and insights among experts and researchers to better understand the challenges posed by online information disorders.
The workshop seeks to explore innovative methodologies and strategies for modeling and characterizing these issues effectively.
Important Dates
Paper submission: June 15, 2024 11:59 PM AoE
Author notification: July 15, 2024 11:59PM AoE
Camera-Ready: July 30, 2024 11:59 PM AoE
Registration:
Conference dates: September 02-05, 2024. The workshop will be a half-day workshop.
All times are at 11:59PM AoE
Workshop Organizers/Chairs
Serena Tardelli
CNR-IIT, Pisa, Italy
Anastasia Giachanou
Utrecht University, Netherlands
Carmela Comito
CNR-ICAR, Rende, Italy
Maurizio Tesconi
CNR-IIT, Pisa, Italy
Supporting Research Projects
The workshop on "Artificial Intelligence for a Secure Society" was organised as part of the SoBigData.it project (Prot. IR0000013 – Call n. 3264 of 12/28/2021) initiatives aimed at training new users and communities in the usage of the research infrastructure (SoBigData.eu). SoBigData.it receives funding from European Union – NextGenerationEU – National Recovery and Resilience Plan (Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza, PNRR) – Project: “SoBigData.it – Strengthening the Italian RI for Social Mining and Big Data Analytics” – Prot. IR0000013 – Avviso n. 3264 del 28/12/2021.” The event is also supported by the project SERICS (PE00000014) under the NRRP MUR program funded by the EU - NGEU.