Social Simulation (SocialSim)
Abstract
The Social Simulation (SocialSim) program developed computational models to simulate the future spread and evolution of information in the online environment including multiple global and regional social media platforms. The global information environment is radically changing how and at what rate information spreads and evolves. Both nation-state and sub-state actors are incorporating messaging into their operations to great advantage. Existing approaches to modeling online information spread have been narrow in scope and focused on keywords or social networks. SocialSim combined models of holistic platform activity with models of anonymized users and networks to capture social media engagement and spread for better simulation and understanding of how information spreads through various platforms and is impacted by events in the real world. This capability will support assessment and prediction of adversary or U.S. information campaign spread and development of realistic, synthetic social media for training and other purposes.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2023
- Source ID
- 00b4e646651c80942ce661651ca2f3b8