Publications

The Viral Nature of Symbols: Epidemiological Modeling of Visual Elements in Digital Information Campaigns

Published in CySoc 2025 (6th International Workshop on Cyber Social Threats at ICWSM 2025), 2025

Recommended citation: Bhattacharya, S., Agarwal, N., & Poudel, D. (2025). “The Viral Nature of Symbols: Epidemiological Modeling of Visual Elements in Digital Information Campaigns.” In *Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Cyber Social Threats (CySoc)* at the 19th International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media.
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Digital Symbols and Democratic Trust: A Study of Visual Elements in YouTube Content

Published in AMCIS 2025 (Americas Conference on Information Systems), 2025

Recommended citation: Poudel, D., Bhattacharya, S., & Agarwal, N. (2025). “Digital Symbols and Democratic Trust: A Study of Visual Elements in YouTube Content.” *AMCIS 2025 Proceedings.*
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Decoding Digital Dissent Through Focal Network Structures

Published in Complex Network 2024, 2025

Recommended citation: Bhattacharya, S. et al. (2025). “Decoding Digital Dissent Through Focal Network Structures.”
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Examining the Impact of Symbolic Content on YouTube’s Recommendation System

Published in Complex Networks 2024, 2025

Recommended citation: Cakmak, M. C., Agarwal, N., Poudel, D., & Bhattacharya, S. (2025). “Examining the Impact of Symbolic Content on YouTube’s Recommendation System.” In *Complex Networks & Their Applications XIII*, 421‑432.
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The Amplifiers of Dissent: Examining Influence of Key Users and Content Modality on Collective Actions

Published in HICSS‑58 (58th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences), 2025

Recommended citation: Bhattacharya, S., Agarwal, N., & Poudel, D. (2025). “The Amplifiers of Dissent: Examining Influence of Key Users and Content Modality on Collective Actions.” In *Proceedings of HICSS‑58*.
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Analyzing the Impact of Symbols in Taiwan’s Anti-Disinformation Campaign on TikTok during Elections

Published in Social Network Analysis and Mining, 2024

Investigates how social, cultural, and political symbols in TikTok-based anti-disinformation campaigns during Taiwan’s 2024 election affect engagement, emotional response, and trust.

Recommended citation: Bhattacharya, S., Agarwal, N., & Poudel, D. (2024). “Analyzing the Impact of Symbols in Taiwan’s Anti‑Disinformation Campaign on TikTok during Elections.” Social Network Analysis and Mining, 14:227.
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Analyzing Key Network Structures of 2022 Malaysian General Elections from the Lens of Instagram

Published in SOTICS 2024 (The 14th International Conference on Social Media Technologies, Communication, and Informatics), 2024

Recommended citation: Bhattacharya, S., & Agarwal, N. (2024). “Analyzing Key Network Structures of 2022 Malaysian General Elections from the Lens of Instagram.” In *Proceedings of SOTICS 2024*.
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A Computational Approach to Analyze Identity Formation: A Case Study of Brazil Insurrection

Published in AMCIS 2024 (Americas Conference on Information Systems), 2024

Recommended citation: Bhattacharya, S., Spann, B., & Agarwal, N. (2024). “A Computational Approach to Analyze Identity Formation: A Case Study of Brazil Insurrection.” In *AMCIS 2024 Proceedings*.
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Solidarity to Storming: Assessing the Socio‑Technical Factors Behind Modern Social Movements

Published in ECIS 2024 (European Conference on Information Systems), 2024

Recommended citation: Bhattacharya, S., Spann, B., & Agarwal, N. (2024). “Solidarity to Storming: Assessing the Socio‑Technical Factors Behind Modern Social Movements.” In *ECIS 2024 Proceedings*.
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