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Topic: Polarization and Hate Speech Detection in Social Media (Virtual Event) When: Tuesday, 23 November 2020, 7PM-8.30PM Qatar Time (GMT+3) Registration Please use the link below to register and receive the Webex link. https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/academic-events/detection-social-media Summary In the digital world, social media platforms can be used to measure society's pulse. The vast and unfiltered feed of messages shared on social media is a phenomenon that now raises serious concerns, especially when these messages include racist and hate speech targeting individuals or a community. In this Webinar, speakers will discuss their methods to address the issue of polarization and hate speech detection in Social Media using Natural Language Processing. Panel Moderator Dr. Wajdi Zaghouani Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Qatar Speakers Dr. Marcos Zampieri Rochester Institute of Technology, US Title: An NLP Perspective on Offensive Content in Social Media Dr. Mucahid Kutlu TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Turkey Title: Qualitative Analysis of Polarization in Turkey via Social Media Dr. Khaled Elghamry Ain Shams University, Egypt Title: Lexicon-Based Detection and Measuring of Hate Speech in the Arabic Twittersphere Dr. Hala Mulki Middle Eastern Studies Center (ORSAM), Ankara, Turkey Title: Let-Mi: A Levantine Twitter Dataset for Misogynistic Language Questions? You may send an email to: wzaghou...@hbku.edu.qa ---- *Wajdi Zaghouani, Ph.D.* *Assistant Professor* College of Humanities and Social Sciences P.O. Box 34110 | Education City | Doha, Qatar tel: +974 4454 5601 | mob: +974 33454992 wzaghou...@hbku.edu.qa| Office A141, LAS Building
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