News | Drexel CCI

- Dragons on Fire: Kudos for Student Achievements
  
  June 13, 2023
  
  Here's a snapshot of awards, scholarships, publications and fellowships Drexel University students have earned in the past term.
- Scott Haag PhD ’19 Joins Drexel College of Computing & Informatics Faculty
  
  June 05, 2023
  
  Haag joins CCI as research assistant professor as part of the College’s new partnership with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).
- Drexel CCI PhD in Information Science Alumni Win NSF CAREER Awards
  
  May 15, 2023
  
  Nazanin Andalibi, PhD information science ’18 and Zhan Zhang, PhD information science ’16 are recipients of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Early Career Development (CAREER) award — the organization’s most prestigious award in support of early-career faculty.
- Kelsey Chong BS ’25 Receives Drexel Undergraduate Research Mini-Grant to Uncover Social Media Bias
  
  May 02, 2023
  
  The mini-grant supports Chong, a BS in economics and data science student, in researching social media bias over the course of the spring 2023 term.
- Drexel CCI Student Stefan Wagner Awarded 2023 Barry Goldwater Scholarship
  
  April 27, 2023
  
  The Goldwater recognizes excellence among undergraduate sophomores and juniors planning to pursue research careers in STEM.
- What Happens When Teens Privately Ask for Help on Instagram?
  
  April 26, 2023
  
  Researchers at Drexel University and Vanderbilt University are trying to figure out exactly what young users are experiencing on Instagram, in hopes of curtailing the negative trend and getting them the support they need.
- Sliding Out of My DMs: Young Social Media Users Help Train Machine Learning Program to Flag Unsafe Sexual Conversations on Instagram
  
  April 24, 2023
  
  In a first-of-its-kind effort, social media researchers from Drexel University, Vanderbilt University, Georgia Institute of Technology and Boston University are turning to young social media users to help build a machine learning program that can spot unwanted sexual advances on Instagram.
- Drexel CCI Faculty, Students and Alumni Participate in ACM CHI 2023 International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  
  April 21, 2023
  
  Next week, several CCI faculty members, students and alumni will present at the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2023) at the Congress Center Hamburg (CCH) in Hamburg, Germany (April 23 to 28).
- Machine Learning Can Help to Flag Risky Messages on Instagram While Preserving Users’ Privacy
  
  April 17, 2023
  
  A team of researchers from four leading universities, including Drexel University, has proposed a way to use machine learning technology to flag risky conversations on Instagram without having to eavesdrop on them. The discovery could open opportunities for platforms and parents to protect vulnerable, younger users, while preserving their privacy.
- Drexel CCI Faculty & Students Present at iConference 2023
  
  March 31, 2023
  
  Associate Professor Alexander H. Poole, PhD was nominated for the iConference’s Lee Dirks Award for Best Paper.