Nitin Agarwal

We are thrilled to receive a $5 million grant from the @ArmyResearchLab to combat socio-cognitive threats! Such insidious threats attempt to influence beliefs and behaviors and need to be considered modern weapons of cognitive hijacking. cosmos.ualr.edu/dr-nitin-agarw…

Our recent study, published in Springer's SNAM journal, comprehensively compares various state-of-the-art social network analysis tools in terms of efficiency, accuracy, scalability, and usability. Read more at cosmos.ualr.edu/hot-off-the-pr…

COSMOS showcased a new stance-based epidemiological model at BeyondFacts (34th ACM WebConf 2025, Sydney) to map narrative contagion in polarized discourse. Read more: cosmos.ualr.edu/cosmos-present… #COSMOS #BeyondFacts25 #TheWebConf2025 #NarrativeContagion #DigitalDiscourse #AIResearch

@cosmographers are advancing AI and media analysis! Their studies, published at the 58th HICSS 2025, reveal bias in algorithmic recommendations and the role of symbols in information campaigns. Read more: cosmos.ualr.edu/research-spotl…

Grateful to welcome representatives from the office of the U.S. Senator @JohnBoozman to COSMOS! Prof. Nitin Agarwal (@agarwalnitin) led a tour showcasing our work in AI, social computing, and cognitive warfare. Read more at cosmos.ualr.edu/office-of-the-…

Presented our AI research on content traps at eKNOW 2025 in Nice this week and led a planel on "The Challenges of Human Interaction in the Digital Age". Thanks to all our funders!

Jay Silveria, President of @UofA_System & Christina Drale, Chancellor of @UALR toured the COSMOS Research Center. Prof. Nitin Agarwal, Director of COSMOS, showed its' pioneering social computing research. Read more: cosmos.ualr.edu/ua-system-pres…

Call for Papers – DEVIANCE 2025 (co-located with ASONAM 2025). Spotlight Theme: Unmasking Digital Deviance in the Age of AI. Submission Deadline: April 18, 2025 (AoE). For details & submission information, see cosmos.ualr.edu/deviance-2025/

I’m excited to be at #AMCIS2024 this week to present our research from @cosmographers. I’m looking to expand our team with graduate research assistants, postdoctoral fellows, and data engineers. If you’re interested, let’s connect at the conference!

Happy International Women’s Day! COSMOS wants to commemorate this global movement and the resilient spirits and remarkable accomplishments of women across the globe. This year’s theme has been Inspiring Inclusion. Read about our inspiring COSMOS women cosmos.ualr.edu/cosmos-researc…

Thanks @ARAllianceOrg for shedding light on the groundbreaking innovations led by @cosmographers!

Our students come from diverse backgrounds, and Acxiom scholarships help them achieve their dreams, goals, and aspirations! Read more at cosmos.ualr.edu/acxiom-empower…

Grateful for @Acxiom's generous support of diversity efforts in STEM disciplines. These efforts help nurture the next generation of technology leaders. Proud of our @cosmographers for receiving 4 of the 10 prestigious national Acxiom DEI scholarships.

This work has garnered recognition from the @WHO, acknowledging its potential as a critical technological innovation in the fight against health misinformation. Visit arl.devcom.army.mil/wp-content/upl… (pp. 117-118) to read more.

Findings from this collaboration were published in a @NATO Research and Technology Group (RTG HFM-293) supported book entitled “Coronavirus and Disinformation – A Whole of Society Perspective”.

We demonstrate how modern coordinated cognitive threats can be modeled, and their consequences can be mitigated through proactive policy-making supported by research-driven solutions.

Incredibly honored for our research on misinformation to be featured as a success story in @ArmyResearchLab Year in Review Magazine under the Social and Cognitive Networks Program. Extremely grateful to Dr. Edward Palazzolo for supporting our research.

@ARAllianceOrg champions competitive research and innovation in Arkansas state. Congratulations to ARA for making extraordinary economic impacts, and thanks for recognizing @cosmographers' contributions! Full report at aralliance.org/impact-study/

@ARAllianceOrg @UALR Thanks @ARAllianceOrg !

What if you could defeat threats to our communities – before they even became a threat? Research conducted at @UALR by ARA Academy Member Dr. Nitin Agarwal places us ahead of the frontline. linkedin.com/posts/arkansas…

Grateful to @AFResearchLab, @USNavyResearch, @ArmyResearchLab, @NSF, @Entergy, @ARAllianceOrg for supporting the effort.

It was a pleasure to share our research on Developing Socio-computational Approaches to Mitigate Socio-cognitive Security Threats in a Multi-platform Multimedia-rich Information Environment at the 7th NYU's Computational Disinformation Symposium.