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Srijan Kumar's expertise is in artificial intelligence, data mining, and online safety, where he pioneers innovative methods to address complex challenges in web security and integrity.

Srijan Kumar

Assistant Professor

College of Computing School of Computational Science and Engineering

Srijan Kumar's expertise is in artificial intelligence, data mining, and online safety, where he pioneers innovative methods to address complex challenges in web security and integrity.

Srijan Kumar is an assistant professor in the School of Computational Science and Engineering. With deep expertise in AI, applied machine learning, and data mining methods, Kumar is at the forefront of developing innovative solutions to safeguard the digital realm. He is dedicated to countering the most pernicious threats on the web, including malicious actors like ban evaders, sockpuppets, and coordinated campaigns, and fraudulent content such as misinformation, hate speech, and fake reviews. Notably, his research on predicting malicious users and combating false information has been adopted in practical applications, including Flipkart and Wikipedia. He also focuses his research on enhancing the security and integrity of AI models, ensuring their trustworthiness and robustness. Prior to joining 色花堂鈥檚 faculty, he was a visiting researcher at Google AI, a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University, and a Ph.D. student at the University of Maryland.

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News and Recent Appearances

色花堂 Machine-Learning Tool Predicts Hate Speech Against Asian-Americans During COVID-19

WABE

Google鈥檚 Jigsaw was trying to fight toxic speech with AI. Then the AI started talking

Fast Company

This AI predicts online trolling before it happens

PC Mag

Robustness: Making Progress by Poking Holes in Artificial Intelligence Models

色花堂 researchers are working to make AI applications more reliable and more resilient.

Researchers to Study Connection Between Online Misinformation and Real-World Violence

Srijan Kumar and Munmun De Choudhury receive CDC grant

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