Luke Thorburn
My name is Paul Bouchaud
I am currently pursuing my doctoral studies at the Center of Analysis and Social Mathematics ( EHESS/CAMS ) , in residency at the Complex Systems Institute of Paris ( CNRS/ISCPIF ). Under the supervision of David Chavalarias , I am conducting research on the influence of large-scale digital infrastructures on social dynamics. I am supported by the Jean-Pierre Aguilar fellowship of the CFM Foundation for Research.
I have launched the Horus project , a crowdsourced audit of Twitter, YouTube, Google & Facebook. In a first study , I have been able to show that Twitter amplifies toxic tweets (insults, threats, etc.) and distorts the perceived political landscape. More recently, by harnessing the interaction data collected from this initiative, I trained engagement predictive models, enabling me to delve into the consequences of algorithms aimed at maximizing user engagement on the information landscape.
Luke Thorburn