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Welcome to my webpage. I am Ashfaq Ali Shafin, an incoming Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Augustana College. I earned my Ph.D. in Computer Science from Florida International University (FIU), where I was advised by Professor Bogdan Carbunar in the CaSPR Lab.
My research broadly lies at the intersection of Cybersecurity, Social Computing, and Online Safety, with a particular focus on understanding coordinated and malicious behavior in online ecosystems. My work investigates influence operations (IOs), coordinated information campaigns, misinformation, toxic and hateful content, and other forms of deceptive behavior on social media platforms. I am particularly interested in developing computational and machine learning methods to detect, characterize, and attribute coordinated campaigns and to better understand how malicious actors exploit online platforms to influence users and public discourse.
My research combines techniques from machine learning, natural language processing, network analysis, and large-scale social media measurement. I have studied state-sponsored influence operations, coordinated content duplication, misinformation campaigns, and the role of influential accounts in amplifying online narratives. My work has been published in venues including USENIX Security, The Web Conference (WWW), ACM Hypertext, ASONAM, ICMLA, and USEC.
My academic background spans both research and teaching. Prior to beginning my doctoral studies, I served as a Lecturer at Stamford University Bangladesh for more than two years. At FIU, I began as a Teaching Assistant in 2021 and subsequently worked as a Research Assistant from 2022 to 2025. I was also awarded the University Graduate School (UGS) Dissertation Fellowship, a competitive fellowship recognizing doctoral research excellence.
My long-term research goal is to contribute to the development of safer and more trustworthy online ecosystems by advancing methods for identifying coordinated manipulation, understanding emerging online threats, and studying the broader societal impact of malicious and deceptive information campaigns.
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