research

List of published and ongoing studies (* indicates equal contributions)

I'm currently interested in mitigating online harms (such as misinformation, polarisation) by carefully leveraging state-of-the-art language models (LLMs). In parallel, I'm also keen to understand the broader impact of LLMs on online spaces - and what we can do towards bulding a better future.

Much of my past research deals with strategic information operations and political influencing in the Global South. This includes studies on rumours, conspiracies and other forms of online influencing, primarily on X (formerly, Twitter).

ongoing

  1. Improving online factchecking using LLM-driven consensus
    Soham DeMichiel Bakker, and Martin Saveski

published

  1. Networks and Influencers in Online Propaganda Events: A Comparative Study of Three Cases in India
    Anirban SenSoham De, and Joyojeet Pal
    In The 27th ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing 2024
  2. Influence and Political Leaning of Overlap between Propaganda Communities
    Anirban Sen, Somyasis Gun, Soham De, and 1 more author
    In ACM Journal on Computing and Sustainable Societies (JCSS) 2024
  3. Social Media and Society in India
    Soham DeArshia AryaDivya Ramesh, and 2 more authors
    In Proceedings of SMSI 2023, University of Michigan 2023
  4. Sustaining Discourse in a Rumour Network on Twitter
    Soham DeAnirban Sen, and Joyojeet Pal
    2023
  5. Poster: Experiences of Journalists on Twitter in India
    Soham De*Sukhnidh Kaur*, and Joyojeet Pal
    🏆 Best Poster Award
    In ACM SIGCHI Symposum for HCI and Friends 2022
  6. Closed Ranks: The Discursive Value of Military Support for Indian Politicians
    Agrima Seth*, Soham De*Arshia Arya, and 3 more authors
    In Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Information & Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD) 2022
  7. Note: Picking Sides: The influencer-driven #HijabBan discourse on Twitter
    Soham De, Anmol Panda, and Joyojeet Pal
    In Proceedings of the 5th ACM SIGCAS/SIGCHI Conference on Computing and Sustainable Societies (COMPASS) 2022
  8. DISMISS: Database of Indian Social Media Influencers on Twitter
    Arshia Arya*Soham De*, Dibyendu Mishra*, and 12 more authors
    In Proceedings of the 16th International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM) 2022

media

  1. Who are BJP’s favourite journalists? What about Congress and AAP? A Michigan study reveals
    Soham De, and Joyojeet Pal
    Newslaundry 2022
  2. Coordinated campaign? India #1 source for pro-Russia tweets amid Ukraine war, says Ashoka study
    Regina Mihindukulasuriya, and Soham De
    The Print 2022
  3. Exploring the Intersection between Computer Science and Social Development
    Yukti Arora
    Ashoka University 2023