UGR researchers bring their innovative algorithm to the University of Cambridge to address pressing social challenges.
On Thursday, November 28, Encarnación Hidalgo Tenorio, guarantor of our unit and visiting fellow at the University of Cambridge’s Centre for Digital Humanities (CDH), will present Nutcracker, a semi-supervised algorithm designed to detect extremist profiles and misinformation on social media. The presentation will take place at the Alison Richard Building, as part of an event bringing together experts in technology and social sciences.
Developed through a collaboration between linguists and computer scientists since 2017, Nutcracker stands out for its ability to distinguish extremist from non-extremist profiles, identify potential misinformation spreaders, and analyze linguistic patterns that reveal shared sentiments and attitudes.
This interdisciplinary effort merges advanced linguistic analysis with computational techniques to combat challenges such as radicalization and online hate speech. As misinformation continues to polarize public discourse, Nutcracker provides a valuable tool to better understand and address these dynamics.
This presentation is part of the activities Encarnación is carrying out during her tenure as a visiting at Cambridge. You can check out all the information about the talk in the official here