This project seeks to compare the reactions of the Kremlin and the Lukashenka regime to Biden’s announcement, and decode the tactics and operations of their respective communications strategies.
Online Gaming Platforms: New Marketplaces for Drugs and Avenues of Recruitment
Examined how organized crime groups and cartels are exploiting online gaming and virtual reality (OGVR) platforms to engage in illicit drug transactions and recruit youth. Constructed a novel database tracking OGVR trafficking and recruitment incidents.
Antisemitic Hate Groups: Associated Narratives, Entities, Sentiments, and Emotions
Analyzed the rise of antisemitism through the lens of hate speech on social media. Deployed a novel combination of advanced sentiment and emotion models on Twitter data to identify user emotional signature patterns consistent with prior extremist actors.
