On 3 October 2022 (7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. EDT), as part of the ASIS&T2022 Conference, Dominique Kelly and the rest of the LiT.RL teamView More
Category: Blog
This blog is for Dr. Rubin’s LiT.RL Lab updates, FIMS announcements, and Western University campus event alerts. Dr. Rubin relates technology-related news, reflections on language technologies or natural language processing. She sometimes writes about languages and cultures. Her lab students may contribute occasional entries on any of the above, or on broader information organization and LIS issues.
Spring 2022 End-of-Term Digital Wall
Mis- & Disinformation Case Studies: How to Curb the Infodemic? To see our interactive digital wall of infographics, click on the button or screenshot. TheView More
Rubin Gives a Talk to the University of Wisconsin-Madison iSchool Students
Detection, Deterrence, and Prevention of Mis- and Disinformation by Victoria L. Rubin; 15 April 2022Abstract. This talk frames the problem of deceptive, inaccurate, and misleadingView More
Kelly presents “Dark Pattern Typology: How Social Networking Sites Deter Disabling of User Account”
On Friday, December 3, 2021 at 4:30 PM Dominique Kelly will present in the FIMS Mediations Series on “Dark Pattern Typology: How Social Networking SitesView More
Book under Contract with Springer Nature Publisher
During my 2020-21 sabbatical, I have been contracted by Springer Nature to write a book, tentatively titled, “Misinformation and Disinformation: Detecting Fakes with the EyeView More
Dr. Rubin’s Interview with Youth Time International Movement
Youth Time International Movement representative, Olivia Hupp, reached out to me for an interview about the Psychology of Misinformation. I gladly agreed to participate. TheView More
I’m back!
I’m coming back to teaching after a year of sabbatical. My 2021/22 leave was spent writing a book “Misinformation and Disinformation: Detecting Fakes with theView More
Digital Wall of Iconographics on Counter-Misinformation Strategies
Visit our Digital Wall of Iconographics: “Strategies for Prevention, Deterrence, or Detection of Mis-/Disinformation” In Winter 2020 academic term, graduate students in the “Misinformation andView More
Delellis and Rubin Publish a Chapter in a New Book on “Fake News”
A new book on ‘fake news’ is out and we contributed a chapter to it! “Navigating Fake News, Alternative Facts, and Misinformation in a Post-TruthView More
Dr. Rubin Gives Three-Minute R&D Talk
In just a few words, we compute natural language patterns to identify varieties of fakes in online news. Is 3 minutes enough time to talkView More