South Hub Security, Networks, and Social Computing Working Group
Thursday, August 2 | 11:00 a.m. - Noon ET | Virtual | RENCI, Chapel Hill

Presenter:
Kenny Joseph, University at Buffalo | Do real people see fake news on Twitter?

Abstract:
Joseph will discuss results from a paper in which his team examined exposure and sharing patterns of fake news on Twitter by accounts matched to U.S. voter registration records. Their analysis was carried out over a panel of 16,442 voter registration-linked Twitter accounts and over 648M of their potential exposures to political news URLs. Joseph will discuss results regarding the prevalence and concentration of fake news, as well as the structure of the fake news media ecosystem, and touch on difficulties associated with the accurate definition and measurement of fake news in social media. The talk will conclude with some open methodological issues in the broader study of online misinformation. This is joint work with Nir Grinberg, Briony Swire-Thompson, Lisa Friedland and David Lazer.

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DataUp Workshop | August 17-18 | University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
DataUp is a program to increase the capacity for data science education at primarily-teaching, minority-serving, and –led institutions and community colleges. In conjunction with Data and Software Carpentries, the University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras will host an engaging two-day campus workshop focusing on genomics for faculty, permanent staff, and researchers. For more information regarding the DataUp program and participating institutions, or to register for the UPRP workshop, please visit the DataUp webpage or contact Kendra Strickland at klewis-strickland@gatech.edu. 

Southern Data Science Conference | Oct. 17-18 | Orlando, FL 
Speakers from IBM Watson, LinkedIn, Allen Institute of AI, City of Orlando, and more will speak about their recent innovations and views on the future of technology at the SDSC in Orlando this October. Presentations include AI, Blockchain, Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Sustainability, Analytics, and How To Drive A Car With Machine Learning, among others. Workshops are available in Deep Learning, Tableau, and Apache Spark on October 17. Executives are invited to a CxO round table on October 18. If you are an executive, please email khalifeh@southerndatascience.com to get your free pass. Visit their website to register.

South Hub Data Science Summit | Oct. 19 | Orlando, FL
The University of Central Florida, in collaboration with the South Big Data Innovation Hub and Southern Data Science Conference, are hosting a Big Data Smart City Symposium on October 19th from 8:30 am to 3:00pm at the UCF Fairwinds Alumni Center. Panels will focus on Smart Cities, Transportation, Fintech, recruiting data scientists and more. Stay tuned for details!

The South Hub Security, Network Analysis and Social Media working group
co-chairs invite you to submit a paper for consideration for a special issue of Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory on social cybersecurity. A letter of intent should be sent to Dr. Kathleen Carley at kathleen.carley@cs.cmu.edu by COB today, August 1, 2018. Read the full Call for Papers.

Modeling Persuasion & Group Behavior in Big Data | August 1 | Virtual
The National Consortium for Data Science will host the next webinar in their DataBytes series from Noon - 1:00 p.m. ET today. Join Dr. Samira Shaikh, computer science assistant professor at UNC-Charlotte, as she shares her research investigating the propagation of ideas in online social media platforms and their effectiveness in persuading groups of individuals to take action in the "real" world. Register here. 

NC Drone Summit & Flight Expo | Aug. 5-7 | Greensboro, NC
This event will feature speakers, exhibitors, and flight demonstrators from around the world that showcase the present and future of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS, or drone) industry. More than 350 people are expected to attend, including personnel from industry, regulatory agencies, and public safety drone users. Visit their website for more information. 

Data Matters Short Course Series | Aug. 13-17 | NC State University
Data Matters gives students, faculty, and business professionals the chance to learn from expert instructors about a range of topics in data science, analytics, visualization, machine learning, and more. Registration is now open. Visit their website for more information. 

StatFest 2018 | Sept. 22 | Amherst College
StatFest 2018 is a one-day conference aimed at encouraging undergraduate students from historically underrepresented groups (African American, Hispanic, Native American) to consider careers and graduate studies in the statistical and data sciences. Visit their website for more information. 

South Hub members receive 25% off discount for Crowdsourcing Week
CSW Global Conference 2018 will bring together over 75 of the world's leading initiators and innovators as speakers on how crowdsourcing is decentralizing innovation, business, individuals, and governments. Join the conversation in Washington, D.C. October 24-28, 2018. South Hub members should use code SBDHubCSW2018 to save on their registration. Visit their website for more information. 

Data science jobs available at Devoted Health
Devoted Health is a new health care company looking to improve the lives of seniors by helping them navigate the health care system, by utilizing world-class technology and data to enable a simplified experience, and by partnering with top providers for better health outcomes. Devoted is looking for stellar data scientists and engineers: (1) Data Scientists - used to working with very messy data, lots of ETL, and sql/python; ad (2) Engineers - go shop, lots of wiring and building tech systems from scratch. Visit their website for more information. Visit their website for more information.