November 16, 2018; Tim Weninger, assistant professor of computer science and engineering speaks during the Academic Event, “Fact, Fiction and the Newsfeed,” an expert panel discussion at the Sheraton New York Times Square, New York West Ballroom. Co-presented by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, experts explain how social media services put together individuals’ newsfeeds, how news ranking systems can be...
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November 16, 2018; Tim Weninger, assistant professor of computer science and engineering speaks during the Academic Event, “Fact, Fiction and the Newsfeed,” an expert panel discussion at the Sheraton New York Times Square, New York West Ballroom. Co-presented by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, experts explain how social media services put together individuals’ newsfeeds, how news ranking systems can be manipulated and other topics related to the crowd-sourced curation of news. Speakers include Patrick Flynn, department chair; Tim Weninger, assistant professor of computer science and engineering; Katherine Corcoran, Hewlett Fellow at the Kellogg Institute and Notre Dame associate director of international media relations; Anne Thompson from NBC Universal; and Cong Yu from Google Research. (Photo by Barbara Johnston/University of Notre Dame)
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