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I am very honored and excited to announce that I passed my Ph.D. defense viva with minor corrections! It definitely was a journey to remember, and I am so privileged for everyone that I met along the way.

Great start to the year with: 1) Antonis Papasavva successfully defending his PhD (with minor corrections) and starting a post-doc in crime science 2) Meenatchi Sundaram Muthu Selva Annamalai getting a paper accepted at Usenix Security Congrats folks! spalab.cs.ucr.edu

Excited to present my research at Cambridge University tomorrow for the Security Research Group. I will be sharing insights from my PhD at UCL on Extremist Narratives and the Role of Alternative Social Networks in Facilitating Radical Discourse: talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/209…

Congrats Alexandros Efstratiou !

So excited that our (with Enrico Mariconti ) paper "Waiting for Q: An Exploration of QAnon Users' Online Migration to Poal in the Wake of Voat's Demise" got accepted to WebSciConf! 🥳 See you all in Germany! The ready version is coming up soon on arXiv.

Perfectly balanced, as all things should be...

You know you are in for a treat when Rayyan freezes while processing the duplicate papers of your Systematic Literature Review... 🫠 #sendhelp

This finding shows strong signals that GPT is used, but not that GPT wrote the review from scratch. Drawing conclusions from these findings and phrasing them right is very delicate. Using GPT to proofread an email or a review is OK, no? Disclaimer: GPT was NOT used for this tweet

Apply to work with the amazing Lorenzo Cavallaro at UCL! Feel free to ping me if you have questions about the application process.

On my way to Stuttgart for #websci24 looking forward to it! The day started with my new name, rather close compared to usual cafes standards! And on Thursday, time for Antonis Papasavva to present our paper, do not miss it!

Looking forward to my talk tomorrow at WebSciConf here in Stuttgart!💬 Our work on "Waiting for Q: An Exploration of QAnon Users’ Online Migration to Poal in the Wake of Voat’s Demise" investigates how users organize online shifts to alternative platforms in times of unrest.

#WebSci24 Antonis Papasavva shows how QAnon Users moved from #reddit to #voat and then to #poal, and discusses the conspiracies that existed there. More details in their paper : doi.org/10.1145/361441…

Time to leave the beautiful Stuttgart and head back to London. Got a chance to explore a little bit and try some local food and beers too!

How amazing Sharad! Looking forward to seeing you there!

So excited to be attending and presenting our (with Nilufer Tuptuk and Enrico Mariconti ) work on Online Fraud detention and analysis and GenAI misuse at the 15th International Crime Science Conference UCL . #ICIS2024

The Crime Science Conference UCL is a wrap. It was a pleasure discussing the latest advancements and limitations of online fraud detection within the UK across academia, law enforcement, and other government entities. Nilufer Tuptuk

...and that's a wrap on the Festival of Engineering! 🌏 From the 15th to 20th July, we saw thousands of attendees across multiple London locations and online for a fantastic week of engagement and impact. Look out for more photos and videos!

Had an amazing time during the UCL Festival of Engineering where we demonstrated and discussed with the public the ongoing research taking place at UCL Crime Science Department!

I feel attacked 🤣