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Helper bots in online communities diminish human interactionAnalytics Professor John Lalor shared findings from his study with The Conversation which shows bots can be helpful in online communities, but can also come between people.
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Penn-Harris-Madison schools combat ransomware attack, systems shut down as precautionProfessor Mike Chapple spoke with WSBT about the security breach, saying, "Whenever malware infects a system, you have to assume that malware had full control of the system, meaning it has been fully compromised."
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Penn-Harris-Madison says school week will go on as scheduledProfessor Mike Chapple, tech security expert, spoke with ABC57 News about the recent school system data breach.
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Apple drops encryption feature for UK users after government reportedly demanded backdoor accessThe episode illustrates “one of the fundamental flaws in government efforts to undermine encryption," said professor Mike Chapple, in an interview with ABC News.
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Bots increase online user engagement but stifle meaningful discussion, study showsLalor and his team analyzed a collection of Reddit communities (subreddits) that experienced increased bot activity between 2005 and 2019.
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When better communications saves livesResearch by Alfonso Pedraza-Martinez shows that simple changes to social media messaging can persuade people to heed wildfire evacuation orders.
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NSF grant will help address AI’s diversity problemNotre Dame analytics professor John Lalor and a multi-university research team received $1.2M from NSF to improve large language models for all demographics.
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Disaster communications can be more effective when using different messaging strategies
The Conversation covered research by IT, Analytics, and Operations Professor Alfonso Pedraza-Martinez which focused on information management during and after disasters.
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New study offers improved strategy for social media communications during wildfiresResearch from the University of Notre Dame contradicts existing crisis communication theory that recommends DROs speak with one voice during the entirety of wildfire response operations.
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When commitment to failing projects is perfectly rationalCharging ahead with a plan despite negative feedback has been at fault for failing projects around the world. Nicholas Berente, professor of IT, Analytics, and Operations, along with his co-researchers, studied the reasoning behind project escalation and why failing projects are not abandoned.
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