Tim Weninger
Computer Science and Engineering
Frank M. Friemann Collegiate Associate Professor of Engineering
- Web and Social Media
- Disinformation & fake news
- Data mining
- Machine learning
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Weninger in the News
BBC News
December 13, 2024
"It seems to be an organic movement, people are genuinely frustrated with the health system," social media expert Tim Weninger, a professor at the University of Notre Dame, told BBC News Brasil.
The New York Times
December 10, 2024
“People are legitimately actually pissed off at the health care industry, and there is some kind of support for vigilante justice,” said Tim Weninger, a computer science professor at Notre Dame and expert in social media and artificial intelligence. “It’s organic.”
La Presse
August 28, 2024
“From a technical standpoint, it’s hard to moderate Telegram,” says Tim Weninger, a professor in the department of computer science and engineering at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana and an expert on disinformation, over the phone.
Wired
June 30, 2023
Tim Weninger, a computer scientist at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana who has studied Reddit, knows he will have to make a big decision on July 1.
ABC57
Video Audio
June 10, 2023
ABC57's Brian Conybeare delved into the dark side of AI and spoke to Notre Dame Professor of Global Affairs Lisa Schirch, who says that the development of AI could potentially lead to catastrophic results for mankind. Meanwhile, Notre Dame Computer and Science and Engineering professor Tim Weninger does not believe AI directly threatens human at any point in the near future.
The New York Times
June 05, 2023
“You sow a seed of doubt, and that will grow and fester into a conspiracy theory,” said Tim Weninger, a computer science professor at the University of Notre Dame who studies misinformation on social media.
Yahoo
January 31, 2022
“Is this photo misinformation? It’s in the eye of the beholder,” Tim Weninger, a professor of engineering at the University of Notre Dame who studies social media, told Yahoo News in an email.
WBEZ
Audio
January 06, 2022
A year after the January 6 attack on the U.S. capitol, Reset talks with NPR’s Shannon Bond and University of Notre Dame professor Tim Weninger about the role social media plays when it comes to the spread of misinformation.
WVPE
Audio
June 10, 2021
Tim Weninger, Professor of Computer Science, University of Notre Dame.
The Christian Science Monitor
December 03, 2020
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