Bao Truong
@baottruong.bsky.social
Informatics Ph.D candidate at Indiana University Bloomington
https://btrantruong.github.io/
https://btrantruong.github.io/
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Please repost to get the word out! @nkgarg.bsky.social and I are excited to present a personalized feed for academics! It shows posts about papers from accounts you’re following bsky.app/profile/pape...
March 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Please repost to get the word out! @nkgarg.bsky.social and I are excited to present a personalized feed for academics! It shows posts about papers from accounts you’re following bsky.app/profile/pape...
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Ready for #ICWSM2026 in LA next May? 🌴
📅 Deadlines:
• Jan 15, 2026 – Full papers, posters, demos, datasets, tutorials (note: posters/demos/datasets submitted in Sep 2025 are reviewed only after this deadline)
• Jan 30, 2026 – Workshop proposals
🔗 Details: www.icwsm.org/2026/submit....
📅 Deadlines:
• Jan 15, 2026 – Full papers, posters, demos, datasets, tutorials (note: posters/demos/datasets submitted in Sep 2025 are reviewed only after this deadline)
• Jan 30, 2026 – Workshop proposals
🔗 Details: www.icwsm.org/2026/submit....
October 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Ready for #ICWSM2026 in LA next May? 🌴
📅 Deadlines:
• Jan 15, 2026 – Full papers, posters, demos, datasets, tutorials (note: posters/demos/datasets submitted in Sep 2025 are reviewed only after this deadline)
• Jan 30, 2026 – Workshop proposals
🔗 Details: www.icwsm.org/2026/submit....
📅 Deadlines:
• Jan 15, 2026 – Full papers, posters, demos, datasets, tutorials (note: posters/demos/datasets submitted in Sep 2025 are reviewed only after this deadline)
• Jan 30, 2026 – Workshop proposals
🔗 Details: www.icwsm.org/2026/submit....
Find out how we spot constructive conflicts and uncover their language patterns, along with other key insights here 👇
In our research, we argue that the key lies in identifying constructive conflict — controversial posts that are toxicity resilient. We define a "toxicity resilient" post as one that is less likely to attract toxic responses from other users. See our #ICWSM2026 paper here arxiv.org/abs/2509.18303 📖
Identifying Constructive Conflict in Online Discussions through Controversial yet Toxicity Resilient Posts
Bridging content that brings together individuals with opposing viewpoints on social media remains elusive, overshadowed by echo chambers and toxic exchanges. We propose that algorithmic curation coul...
arxiv.org
October 6, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Find out how we spot constructive conflicts and uncover their language patterns, along with other key insights here 👇
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We find that a post doesn't need to be toxic to attract toxic comments ☢️ Our Reddit data shows that 47% of non-toxic submissions still attract at least one toxic reply, while only 6% of toxic submissions do. The initial post's content, therefore, is a poor predictor of a comment section's health.
October 2, 2025 at 3:49 PM
We find that a post doesn't need to be toxic to attract toxic comments ☢️ Our Reddit data shows that 47% of non-toxic submissions still attract at least one toxic reply, while only 6% of toxic submissions do. The initial post's content, therefore, is a poor predictor of a comment section's health.
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A simple solution, prioritizing only “the feel-good" content, is flawed, as it avoids important societal topics that are inherently negative and can devolve into toxic debates. After all, how often does thinking about wars, viruses, or economic policy put a smile on your face?
October 2, 2025 at 3:49 PM
A simple solution, prioritizing only “the feel-good" content, is flawed, as it avoids important societal topics that are inherently negative and can devolve into toxic debates. After all, how often does thinking about wars, viruses, or economic policy put a smile on your face?
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Modern social media is divisive, partly due to recommender algorithms that promote emotionally charged, negative content at the expense of thoughtful discourse. Researchers are exploring prosocial recommenders that foster positive outcomes, aiming for users to feel connected rather than angry 💡
October 2, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Modern social media is divisive, partly due to recommender algorithms that promote emotionally charged, negative content at the expense of thoughtful discourse. Researchers are exploring prosocial recommenders that foster positive outcomes, aiming for users to feel connected rather than angry 💡
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📣 Yale workshop, Oct 16-17! 📣 How could/should content ranking work? What's new in content moderation? How can platforms promote civility? Hosted by Yale's Institute for Foundations of Data Science (FDS). Great speakers! Submit posters by 9/22! Spread the word! yalefds.swoogo.com/socialalgori...
New Directions in Social Algorithms Research on October 16-17, 2025 at Yale University
As social media algorithms increasingly mediate social experiences, there has been a rapid increase in research on the effects of how these algorithms are configured, alternatives to engagement-centri...
yalefds.swoogo.com
September 12, 2025 at 12:28 PM
📣 Yale workshop, Oct 16-17! 📣 How could/should content ranking work? What's new in content moderation? How can platforms promote civility? Hosted by Yale's Institute for Foundations of Data Science (FDS). Great speakers! Submit posters by 9/22! Spread the word! yalefds.swoogo.com/socialalgori...
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Today (w/ @ox.ac.uk @stanford @MIT @LSE) we’re sharing the results of the largest AI persuasion experiments to date: 76k participants, 19 LLMs, 707 political issues.
We examine “levers” of AI persuasion: model scale, post-training, prompting, personalization, & more!
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We examine “levers” of AI persuasion: model scale, post-training, prompting, personalization, & more!
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July 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Today (w/ @ox.ac.uk @stanford @MIT @LSE) we’re sharing the results of the largest AI persuasion experiments to date: 76k participants, 19 LLMs, 707 political issues.
We examine “levers” of AI persuasion: model scale, post-training, prompting, personalization, & more!
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We examine “levers” of AI persuasion: model scale, post-training, prompting, personalization, & more!
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If you're @ic2s2.bsky.social #IC2S2 and are looking for a faculty position, get in touch. @uni-saarland.de is hiring.
Right now, there's an open call in Computer Science @saarland-informatics-campus.de: www.uni-saarland.de/fileadmin/up...
Soon, there'll be open calls in the Social Sciences.
Right now, there's an open call in Computer Science @saarland-informatics-campus.de: www.uni-saarland.de/fileadmin/up...
Soon, there'll be open calls in the Social Sciences.
www.uni-saarland.de
July 22, 2025 at 6:02 AM
If you're @ic2s2.bsky.social #IC2S2 and are looking for a faculty position, get in touch. @uni-saarland.de is hiring.
Right now, there's an open call in Computer Science @saarland-informatics-campus.de: www.uni-saarland.de/fileadmin/up...
Soon, there'll be open calls in the Social Sciences.
Right now, there's an open call in Computer Science @saarland-informatics-campus.de: www.uni-saarland.de/fileadmin/up...
Soon, there'll be open calls in the Social Sciences.
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Our team "Computational Social Science" at SynoSys is growing! Welcome @baottruong.bsky.social and Ezequiel Lopez-Lopez!
At the moment, they are all @ic2s2.bsky.social, say hi get to know their research.
And check out our website: css-synosys.github.io
At the moment, they are all @ic2s2.bsky.social, say hi get to know their research.
And check out our website: css-synosys.github.io
July 22, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Our team "Computational Social Science" at SynoSys is growing! Welcome @baottruong.bsky.social and Ezequiel Lopez-Lopez!
At the moment, they are all @ic2s2.bsky.social, say hi get to know their research.
And check out our website: css-synosys.github.io
At the moment, they are all @ic2s2.bsky.social, say hi get to know their research.
And check out our website: css-synosys.github.io
In Norrköping for #IC2S2!
Excited to share three work with my amazing collaborators @dowonkim.bsky.social , @ozgurcanseckin.bsky.social, and @rasikamurali.bsky.social — come say hi!
🧵 Where to find us:
Predicting Constructive Conflict in Online Discussions
📍 Poster | Jul 23, 1:30 PM | Atrium
Excited to share three work with my amazing collaborators @dowonkim.bsky.social , @ozgurcanseckin.bsky.social, and @rasikamurali.bsky.social — come say hi!
🧵 Where to find us:
Predicting Constructive Conflict in Online Discussions
📍 Poster | Jul 23, 1:30 PM | Atrium
July 21, 2025 at 10:14 AM
In Norrköping for #IC2S2!
Excited to share three work with my amazing collaborators @dowonkim.bsky.social , @ozgurcanseckin.bsky.social, and @rasikamurali.bsky.social — come say hi!
🧵 Where to find us:
Predicting Constructive Conflict in Online Discussions
📍 Poster | Jul 23, 1:30 PM | Atrium
Excited to share three work with my amazing collaborators @dowonkim.bsky.social , @ozgurcanseckin.bsky.social, and @rasikamurali.bsky.social — come say hi!
🧵 Where to find us:
Predicting Constructive Conflict in Online Discussions
📍 Poster | Jul 23, 1:30 PM | Atrium
New preprint! 🚀 We looked into the rise of Bluesky and found that this platform is definitely sticking around 🚀
Huge kudos to my amazing co-authors for digging through nearly two years of all Bluesky data!
Huge kudos to my amazing co-authors for digging through nearly two years of all Bluesky data!
Paper alert! 🚨 We investigate Bluesky’s journey from an invitation only platform with a few thousands of users to reaching 30 million users in terms of user activity and network growth.
📄 Full paper: arxiv.org/abs/2504.12902
💻 Codes: github.com/osome-iu/ris...
💾 Dataset: zenodo.org/records/1506...
📄 Full paper: arxiv.org/abs/2504.12902
💻 Codes: github.com/osome-iu/ris...
💾 Dataset: zenodo.org/records/1506...
April 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
New preprint! 🚀 We looked into the rise of Bluesky and found that this platform is definitely sticking around 🚀
Huge kudos to my amazing co-authors for digging through nearly two years of all Bluesky data!
Huge kudos to my amazing co-authors for digging through nearly two years of all Bluesky data!