Ansök senast: 2024-12-03
PhD Position F/ M Detection of coordinated influence campaigns online
PhD Position F/M Detection of coordinated influence campaigns online
Level of qualifications required:
Graduate degree or equivalentFunction:
PhD PositionAbout the research centre or Inria department
The Inria Saclay-Île-de-France Research Centre was established in 2008. It has developed as part of the Saclay site in partnership with
Paris-Saclay University
and with the
Institut Polytechnique de Paris . The centre has
39 project teams , 27 of which operate jointly with Paris-Saclay University and the Institut Polytechnique de Paris; Its activities occupy over 600 people, scientists and research and innovation support staff, including 44 different nationalities.Context
The thesis is financed by the newly created agency: Agence ministérielle pour l'intelligence artificielle de défense (AMIAD), and it will be in collaboration with Inria and Ecole Polytechnique. The goal of this PhD is to detect online coordinated campaigns aiming to influence citizens by masquerading as news providers.Main activities
Task 1:
Automated detection of self-proclaimed news providers. Fostering a healthy news environment requires constant monitoring and auditing of content shared by both known and less-known self-proclaimed news providers.Task 2:
Clustering of news providers pertaining to the same entity. To detect a coordinated influence campaign, we need to group together all news providers that belong to the same entity.Task 3:
Identify influence campaigns. After linking together news sources that belong to the same entity, the next step is to distinguish between legitimate clusters and coordinated influence campaign clusters.Skills
Technical skills and level required:Benefits package
Partial reimbursement of public transport costsLeave: 7 weeks of annual leave + 10 extra days off due to RTT (statutory reduction in working hours) + possibility of exceptional leave (sick children, moving home, etc.)Possibility of teleworking (after 6 months of employment) and flexible organization of working hoursProfessional equipment available (videoconferencing, loan of computer equipment, etc.)Social, cultural and sports events and activitiesWarning:
You must enter your e-mail address in order to save your application to Inria. Applications must be submitted online on the Inria website. Processing of applications sent from other channels is not guaranteed.Instruction to apply
Defence Security:
This position is likely to be situated in a restricted area (ZRR), as defined in Decree No. 2011-1425 relating to the protection of national scientific and technical potential (PPST). Authorisation to enter an area is granted by the director of the unit, following a favourable Ministerial decision.Recruitment Policy:
As part of its diversity policy, all Inria positions are accessible to people with disabilities.About Inria
Inria is the French national research institute dedicated to digital science and technology. It employs 2,600 people. Its 200 agile project teams, generally run jointly with academic partners, include more than 3,500 scientists and engineers working to meet the challenges of digital technology, often at the interface with other disciplines.
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