Presented my research on audience and streamer participation at scale on twitch at HyperText 2019: The 30th Conference on Hypertext and Social Media. Twitch has created a new platform for people to express themselves while having…
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I officially started my Fellowship with Facebook!
This week I started my two-year Fellowship with Facebook. I attended the Fellowship Summit hosted at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park. I had the opportunity to share my work and connect with Facebook’s…
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I was selected to participate in the Women in Research Lean in Event!
I was selected to participate in the Women in Research Lean in Event! I had the chance to meet Sheryl Sandberg COO of Facebook, and one of the world’s most powerful women. I…
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Meeting with CIFAR and the Mexican Federal Government to develop the AI strategy for the country and empower Latinos
We met with the VP of Canada’s AI Strategy (CIFAR ) Rebecca Finlay & Mexico’s Foreign Affairs Chief of Staff to chat about ways to use artificial intelligence to empower Latinos in…
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I really enjoyed participating in the panel “AI for social good” at #RIIAA
I really enjoyed participating in this amazing panel at the International Meeting on Artificial Intelligence and its Applications (RIIAA) talking about how artificial intelligence has the potential to help tackle some of the…
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I had the privilege to work with OEA/OAS observing presidential elections in LATAM
I’ve been observing presidential elections in Latin America with a disinformation focus. Special thanks to Gerardo de Icaza Director of Electoral Observation at OEA/OAS and Luis Guillermo Solís former President of Costa…
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I presented my research at the Oxford Internet Institute.
I presented my research at the Oxford Internet Institute Summer Doctoral Program. I really enjoyed my #oiisdp experience and hearing about cutting edge research done by the @oiioxford faculty and peers! .
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Invited speaker at CVPR 2019 Computer Vision for Global Challenges Workshop
I was an invited speaker at CVPR 2019 Computer Vision for Global Challenges Workshop sponsored by Facebook. I presented my data-driven research on how computational propaganda is mixed with games in LATAM & how computer…
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I presented my research at the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington, DC.
I was invited to present my research at the Organization of American States (OAS), an international organization promoting democracy & peace in the American continent. I shared my work on how political trolls…
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Our research on political misinformation campaigns is on Buzzfeed!
I teamed up with the Institute for the Future & found data voids in the political discussions targeting Latinos that are then exploited by extremist voices. BuzzFeed covered our research This research…