Social Computing (SOCCOMP)

A Computational Approach to Analyze Identity Formation: A case study of Brazil Insurrection

Sayantan Bhattacharya, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Billy Spann, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Nitin Agarwal, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Affordances of Social Media Firms and the Dark Side: The Lawmakers’ Perspective

Sunil Reddy Kunduru, Indian Institute of Management Amritsar
Rajendra K. Bandi, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

AI Vs Human: Evaluating AI's Proficiency in Detecting and Responding to Informational and Emotional Health Queries

Sarbottam Bhagat, University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire
Mohsen Jozani, Augusta University
Jason A. Williams, Augusta University
Ahmed Aleroud, Augusta University

Analyzing Anomalous Engagement and Commenter Behavior on YouTube

Shadi Shajari, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Ridwan Amure, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Nitin Agarwal, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Are We Correcting Fake News Effectively? The Role of Information Asymmetry in Reducing the Propagation of False Posts

Kelvin K. King, Syracuse University

Assessing Video Influencer Popularity in an Emerging Platform using Simulation

Yuanze Sun, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Derek Nazareth, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

Examining the Long-Term Effects of Sharenting on Children and Adolescents through Facebook Utilizing Communication Privacy Management Theory

Kyle Bittle, Minot State University

Exploring the Synergy of Image and Text for Firm-Generated Content in Food Brands’ Social Media

Suthasinee Tilokruangchai, University of Massachusetts Boston
Peng Xu, University of Massachusetts Boston

Games-as-a-Service Lifecycle: Leveraging Customer Reviews through the Work Systems Framework Perspective

Bartlomiej Hanus, University of South Dakota
Benjamin George, University of Toledo

Leveraging Art 2.0: User-Generated Art to Increase Community Connectedness

Nathan Twyman, Brigham Young University
Joseph D. Steed, Indiana University
James Gaskin, BYU
Andrew R. Malone, Brigham Young University
Tanner Atkin, Brigham Young University
Joseph Xiong, Brigham Young University

Misinformation Correction Conversations: The Experiences of Those Who Care Enough to Say Something

Zain Halloush, Augusta University
Zainab Al-lataifeh, Augusta University
Jason A. Williams, Augusta University

Real-Time Fake News Detection on the X (Twitter): An Online Machine Learning Approach

Piyush Vyas, Texas A&M University-Central Texas
Jun Liu, Dakota State University
Shengjie Xu, University of Arizona

Role of Co-occurring Words on Mobilization in Brazilian Social Movements

Mainuddin Shaik, UALR
Niloofar Yousefi, UALR
Nitin Agarwal, UALR

Social media communication by emergency management authorities during a major Winter Storm

Pranali Mandaokar, University of Texas at San Antonio
Rohit Valecha, University of Texas at San Antonio
Rui Chen, Iowa State University
H Raghav Rao, University of Texas at San Antonio

Specialization or Diversification? User-Generated Content (UGC) Creators' Strategies and the Antecedents

Ziwei Ye, Old Dominion University
Kedong Chen, Old Dominion University
Lan Cao, Old Dominion University

Study the Influence of Toxicity Intensity on Its Propagation Using Epidemiological Models

Niloofar Yousefi, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Nitin Agarwal, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

The Other Side of Live Streaming: Purchasing Relationships over Content

Ye Han, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

The Power of LLMs in Media Bias Mitigation

Neel Iyer, West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South
Deepa Kajal Ray, HSBC

Towards a Taxonomy to Understand Social Media Addictions of Adolescents

JOSEPH SANTHOSH, Claremont Graduate University

Toxicity Prediction in Reddit

Tope Christopher Christopher Falade, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Niloofar Yousefi, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Nitin Agarwal, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Unlocking the Power of Social Capital: Advanced Strategies for Enhanced Personalized Recommendations in Online Social Networks

Paulo Roberto de Souza, Federal University of Bahia
Frederico Araujo Durao, Federal University of Bahia