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Journals: special issues
2025
Special Issue on Emotion AI and Sentiment Analysis in Social Systems
IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems (TCSS). ISSN: 2329-924X, eISSN: 2329-924X. Guest Editors: Gwanggil Jeon, Incheon National University, Korea; Xiaochun Cheng, Swansea University, UK; Abdellah Chehri, Royal Military College of Canada (RMC), Canada; David Camacho, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain; Feng Xia, RMIT University, Australia; Joel Rodrigues, Federal University of Piauí (UFPI), Brazil. Volume… 2025. JIF = 4.5 (6/32: Comp. Science, Cybernetics; 51/250: Comp. Science, Information Systems) (year 2023) [Q1]
Special Issue on Web Information Systems Engineering 2024
World Wide Web: Internet and Web Information Systems (WWW). ISSN: 1386-145X, eISSN: 1573-1413. Guest Editors: Mahmoud Barhamgi, Qatar University, Qatar; Hua Wang, Victoria University, Australia; David Camacho, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain; Feng Zhang, Renmin University of China, China. Volume (to appear). 2025. JIF = 2.7 (110/250: Comp. Science, Information Systems; 44/132: Comp. Science, Software Engineering;) (year 2023) [Q2]
2024
Special Issue on Infodemics
Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing (AIHC). ISSN: 1868-5137, eISSN: 1868-5145. Guest Editors: Jason J. Jung (Lead Guest Editor), Chung-Ang University, Korea; David Camacho, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain; Juan Gomez-Romero, Universidad de Granada, Spain. (Eds.). Volume 15, pages 1975–1980, (2024). JIF = 3.662 (68/144: Comp. Science & Art. Int.; 73/164: Comp. Science & Information Systems; 38/94 Telecommunications) (year 2021) [Q2]
Multimodal Fusion Technologies to counter Disinformation
Information Fusion. ISSN: 0167-739X, eISSN: 1872-7115. Guest Editors: David Camacho, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain; Paolo Rosso, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain; Yiannis Kompatsiaris, Information Technologies Institute – CERTH, Greece. Volume 103, Issue C. March 2024. JIF = 14.7 (4/197: Comp. Science & Art. Int.; 2/143: Comp. Science, Theory & Methods) (year 2023) [Q1]
2023
Recent trends and advances in machine learning challenges and applications for industry 4.0
Expert Systems. ISSN: 0266-4720, eISSN: 1468-0394. Guest Editors: Víctor Rodríguez Fernández, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. David Camacho, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Eds.). Vol. 41, Issue 2, 9 December 2023. JIF = 3.0 (92/197: Comp. Science & Art. Int.; 41/143: Comp. Science, Theory & Methods) (year 2023) [Q2]
Proceedings editorship
2024
Proceedings of the 2nd IEEE International Conference on Networks, Multimedia and Information Technology (NMITCON – 2024)
Dr. Parameshachari B D, David Camacho, Hamid Reza Karimi, Ramachandra A C (Eds). Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, August 9-10, 2024, IEEE explore.
Proceedings of the 25th International Conference Intelligent Data Engineering and Automated Learning (IDEAL 2024)
Vicente Julian, David Camacho, Hujun Yin, Juan M. Alberola, Vítor Beires Nogueira, Paulo Novais, Antonio Tallón-Ballesteros (Eds). Valencia, Spain, November 22-24, 2024, Lecture Notes in Computer Science book series (LNCS), Volume: To appear, ISBN: 978-3-031-77730-1.
2023
Proceedings of the 24th International Conference Intelligent Data Engineering and Automated Learning (IDEAL 2023)
Paulo Quaresma, David Camacho, Hujun Yin, Teresa Gonçalves, Vicente Julian, Antonio Tallón-Ballesteros (Eds). Évora, Portugal, November 22-24, 2023, Lecture Notes in Computer Science book series (LNCS), Volume 14404, ISBN: 978-3-031-48231-1.
Algorithms Against the Flames: The Potential of AI in Wildfire Management
In this article we mainly talk about forest fires and a possible Deep Learning enabled approach to firefighting, unfeasible without a sophisticated AI system. Let’s take a brief look at the most important points of how to solve this problem by using modern Deep Learning techniques.
Events (conferences, special sessions, tracks)
2025
Turkiye Migration Conference
The Principal Investigator, Prof. Dr. Gökay ÖZERİM, will attend Turkiye Migration Conference in Istanbul; Beykent University (İstanbul – 17-20 February 2025); presented paper entitled “Anti-Immigrant Sentiments in Online Networks: Fear, Anger, and Beyond”
Organizing Committee: Technical Activities Liaison/Strategy Chair: “IEEE Symposium for Multidisciplinary Computational Intelligence Incubators (IEEE MCII)”
IEEE Symposium for Multidisciplinary Computational Intelligence Incubators (IEEE MCII). David Camacho, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain. In 2025 IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence, IEEE SSCI2025, Trondheim, Norway, March 17th-20th March, 2025.
Publicity Chair: IEEE ICDM 2025: «25th IEEE International Conference on Data Mining«
25th IEEE International Conference on Data Mining. Ping Wang, Stevens Institute of Technology, USA; Mengke Li, Guangdong Lab of AI and Digital Economy, China; David Camacho, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain. November 12-15, 2025, Washington DC, USA.
2024
Session organizer: “2nd Edition of Artificial Intelligence for Countering Disinformation and Information Warfare Special Session”
2nd Edition of Artificial Intelligence for Countering Disinformation and Information Warfare Special Session” (IJCNN S5_18). Special Session at the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN) 2024. In conjunction with IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence (WCCI) 2024. July, Yokohama, Japan.
Presentation of “Profiling Malicious Actors in Social Networks using AI
January 11, 2024 (Palermo, Italy). The presentation “Profiling Malicious Actors in Social Networks using AI” was delivered at the 8th Business Systems Laboratory International Symposium conference.
Presentation of «Psychological factors of belief in conspiracy theories and trust in science
February 1, 2024 (Vilnius, Lithuania). The presentation «Psychological factors of belief in conspiracy theories and trust in science» was given at the scientific conference organized by the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, VILNIUS TECH, and the Lithuanian Social Sciences Institute, titled «Conspiracy Theories: Philosophical, Sociological, and Communicative Perspectives».
Hate Speech Detection using BERT
The Yaşar University project team participated in the online event titled Hate Speech Detection using BERT organized by Koç University on March 5, 2024.
Presentation of «Malicious actors profiling and detection in Online Social Networks through Artificial Intelligence
March 13-15, 2024 (Warsaw, Poland). The presentation “Characterization and profiling of malicious actors in the anti-vax movement” was delivered at the ICA Regional Conference: Human-Tech Transition.
Critical Thinking in the Digital Age and Disinformation
YU Team member Zeynep Elif Turgut joined in EU-Türkiye Youth Forum: Critical Thinking in the Digital Age and Disinformation (Antalya, Türkiye – 24-26 March 2024).
General Chair: “2nd IEEE International Conference on Networks, Multimedia and Information Technology (NMITCON – 2024)”
2nd IEEE International Conference on Networks, Multimedia and Information Technology (NMITCON – 2024). Dr. Parameshachari B D, NMIT, Bengaluru; Dr. David Camacho, Technical University of Madrid, Spain; Dr. Hamid Reza Karimi, Politecnico di Milano,Italy..
Organization of the national scientific seminar “Public Trust in Science and the Significance of Science Communication in the Digital Age” during the SOCIN`24 conference
June 25-27, 2024 (Vilnius, Lithuania). Organization of the national scientific seminar “Public Trust in Science and the Significance of Science Communication in the Digital Age” during the SOCIN`24 conference. During the scientific discussions, a presentation entitled “Navigating the Anti-Vax Narrative: Understanding Actors, Behaviors, and Content in Online Social Networks” was delivered.
The Migration Conference
The project coordinator, Prof. Dr. Gökay ÖZERİM, attended (online) The Migration Conference held in Mexico on July 9, 2024, via online means and delivered a presentation titled Online Anti-immigration: Telegram Groups and Malicious Actors. During this presentation, he shared the initial results of the project and provided general information about the project.
How conspiracy theories spread in ‘Telegram’ channels: Lithuanian researchers seek answers
A popular science article «How conspiracy theories spread in ‘Telegram’ channels: Lithuanian researchers seek answers» was prepared and distributed on the university website and in the national media. Other links: 15min.lt, infolex.lt .
Methodological Challenges: Searching for Viral Content on the Social Network ‘Telegram’
September 10, 2024, a seminar on the enhancement of research competencies was organized titled «Methodological Challenges: Searching for Viral Content on the Social Network ‘Telegram’» Based on Structural Feature Analysis» at the VILNIUS TECH Faculty of Creative Industries. During the seminar, data analysis conducted during the MARTINI project was presented, based on the manuscript «Telegram Conspiracies Through Links: Ukraine Biolabs, Turbo Cancer, and Anti-Vaccination ‘Heroes’ on Lithuanian and Spanish Channels».
Organizing Committee: General Chair: “25th International Conference on Intelligent Data Engineering and Automated Learning (IDEAL2024)”
25th International Conference on Intelligent Data Engineering and Automated Learning (IDEAL2024). 22-24 November 2024, Valencia, Spain. General Chairs: Paulo Quaresma, University of Évora, Portugal; David Camacho, Technical University of Madrid, Spain; Hujun Yin, The University of Manchester, UK.
Elections in the Context of Information Disorders and Social Media
The Yaşar University project team participated in the online event titled Elections in the Context of Information Disorders and Social Media organized by Bilgi University on December 6, 2024.
General Chair: “The 16th International Conference on Computer Science and its Applications (CSA 2024)”
The 16th International Conference on Computer Science and its Applications (CSA 2024). Dec 18-20, 2024, Pattaya, Thailand. General Chairs: Jungho Kang, Baewha Woman University, Korea; Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo, The University of Texas at San Antonio, USA; Changhao Piao, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China; David Camacho, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Madrid, Spain.
General Chair (President): “XV Spanish Congress on Metaheuristics, Evolutionary and Bioinspired Algorithms (MAEB 2024)”
XV Congreso Español de Metaheurísticas, Algoritmos Evolutivos y Bioinspirados (MAEB 2024). David Camacho, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; Juan Ramón Rabuñal Dopico, Universidade da Coruña. A Coruña, Spain 19-21 de June, 2024.
2023
Presentation of «Malicious actors profiling and detection in Online Social Networks through Artificial Intelligence
September 30, 2023 (Dubrovnik, Croatia). The presentation «Malicious actors profiling and detection in Online Social Networks through Artificial Intelligence» was delivered at the 16th International Scientific Conference «Disinformation Research: Current Trends and Perspectives«.
Session organizer: «Special session: Uncovering and Preventing Malicious Activities in Social Networks using Data Science and Machine Learning«
Special session: Uncovering and Preventing Malicious Activities in Social Networks using Data Science and Machine Learning, at: 10th IEEE International Conference on Data Science and Advance Analytics (DSAA 2023), David Camacho, Ioannis (Yiannis) Kompatsiaris, Alejandro Martín, Budi Arief, Javier Huertas-Tato, Arkaitz Zubiaga. Thessaloniki, Greece, 9-10 October 2023.
Session organizer: “Special Session: AI and Data Science for Cybersecurity»
Special Session: AI and Data Science for Cybersecurity, at: 10th IEEE International Conference on Data Science and Advance Analytics (DSAA 2023), Dr. Noora Fetais, (Qatar University), Dr. David Camacho, (Technical University University of Madrid), Dr. Mahmoud Barhamgi, (Qatar University), Dr. Karim Benouaret (Lyon University). Thessaloniki, Greece, 9-10 October 2023.
Organizing Committee: General Chair: “24th International Conference on Intelligent Data Engineering and Automated Learning (IDEAL2023)”
24th International Conference on Intelligent Data Engineering and Automated Learning (IDEAL2023). 22-24 November 2023, Évora, Portugal. General Chairs: Paulo Quaresma, University of Évora, Portugal; David Camacho, Technical University of Madrid, Spain; Hujun Yin, The University of Manchester, UK.
Keynotes Lectures and Invited Seminars
2024
Invited Keynote: David Camacho (UPM). Unmasking the Shadows: A Dive into Cutting-Edge Strategies against Disinformation in Online Social Networks
Unmasking the Shadows: A Dive into Cutting-Edge Strategies against Disinformation in Online Social Networks” at The 2024 World Congress on Information Technology Applications and Services (World IT Congress 2024) February 14-16, 2024, Jeju, Korea.
Invited Keynote: David Camacho (UPM). Utilizing Machine Learning and Social Network Analysis to Counter Disinformation on Online Social Networks
Utilizing Machine Learning and Social Network Analysis to Counter Disinformation on Online Social Networks” at 16th Asian Conference on Intelligent Information and Database Systems (ACIIDS 2024). 15-18 April 2024, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE.
Invited Keynote: David Camacho (UPM). Leveraging Machine Learning and Social Network Analysis to Combat Online Disinformation
Leveraging Machine Learning and Social Network Analysis to Combat Online Disinformation”, research seminar at Vietnam National University of Engineering and Technology, 17th July 2024, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Invited Keynote: David Camacho (UPM). Malicious actors profiling and detection in Online Social Networks through Artificial Intelligence
Malicious actors profiling and detection in Online Social Networks through Artificial Intelligence at Disinformation Research: Current Trends and Perspectives, Invited Speech (Panel). Aelita Skarzauskiene, Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius, Lithuania; Monika Mačiulienė, Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius, Lithuania; Gintarė Gulevičiūtė, Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius, Lithuania; David Camacho, Technical University of Madrid, Spain October 9-12, September 29 – 30, 2023 Dubrovnik, Croatia.
Invited Keynote: David Camacho (UPM). Rethinking the problem of disinformation and Artificial Intelligence: boundaries, threats, and trends
Rethinking the problem of disinformation and Artificial Intelligence: boundaries, threats, and trends, Workshop on COuntering Disinformation with AI (CODAI), co-located with ECAI 2024, 19-24 October 2024 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Invited Keynote: David Camacho (UPM). El proceso de verificación automática de información: Automated Fact-checking
El proceso de verificación automática de información: Automated Fact-checking”. Curso de Verano «ALFABETIZACIÓN MEDIÁTICA: REDES SOCIALES, DISEÑO E INTELIGENCIA ARTIFICIAL CONTRA LA DESINFORMACIÓN». XXV Edición Cursos de Verano, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28 de June de 2024.
Invited Keynote: David Camacho (UPM). MaInformation & Artificial Intelligence
MaInformation & Artificial Intelligence». Workshop on Social Impact of AI. Proyecto: IA Fiable, retos técnicos, éticos, legales culturales y socio-económicos. May 30th 2024, Fundación Ramón Areces, Madrid.
2023
Invited Keynote: Alejandro Martín (UPM). Detecting and Disrupting Disinformation: Social Network Analysis and Natural Language Processing
Detecting and Disrupting Disinformation: Social Network Analysis and Natural Language Processing, at the PAN conference 2023, during CLEF 2023 (Conference and Labs of the Evaluation Forum), 18-21 september 2023, Thessaloniki – Greece
Invited Keynote: David Camacho (UPM). Working on new AI methods to countering disinformation
Working on new AI methods to countering disinformation” at The International Conference on Innovative Computing and Communications (ICICC 2023), February 17-18, 2023, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.
Invited Keynote: David Camacho (UPM). Disinformation: Unveiling the Threat and AI Countermeasures
“Disinformation: Unveiling the Threat and AI Countermeasures” at the 2023 IEEE International Conference on Network, Multimedia and Information Technology (IEEE NMITCON-2023), 1-2 September, 2023, Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, India.
Invited Keynote: David Camacho (UPM). Social Media and Misinformation
Social Media and Misinformation at The 10th IEEE International Conference on Data Science & Advanced Analytics (DSAA 2023), Invited Speech (Panel). October 9-12, 2023. Thessaloniki, Greece.
Invited Keynote: David Camacho (UPM). Tackling Disinformation and Fake News with AI Technology: Strategies for Combating Information Disorders
Tackling Disinformation and Fake News with AI Technology: Strategies for Combatting Information Disorders at The 12th International Conference on Smart Media and Applications (SMA 2023), December 11-16, 2023, Taichung City, Taiwan R.O.C.
Invited Keynote: David Camacho (UPM). Unmasking Deception: Harnessing AI and Machine Learning in the Battle Against Disinformation
Unmasking Deception: Harnessing AI and Machine Learning in the Battle Against Disinformation, at Huawei Future Device Technology Summit 2023, October 9-11, 2023, Helsinki, Finland.
Invited Keynote: David Camacho (UPM). Ponencia 3. El poder y los límites de la tecnología
Ponencia 3. El poder y los límites de la tecnología. I Jornada contra la Desinformación. Organizan: Club Abierto de Editores (CLABE), Google. Casa de América. Madrid, 17 de October de 2023
Invited Keynote: David Camacho (UPM). Lucha contra los trastornos de la información en las redes sociales online
Lucha contra los trastornos de la información en las redes sociales online. Participación en el evento «Ciencia e innovación ante la desinformación». 8 de November de 2023, Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI), Madrid.
Invited Keynote: David Camacho (UPM). «Seminario Periodismo contra la desinformación: herramientas para detectar y verificar bulos»
Seminario Periodismo contra la desinformación: herramientas para detectar y verificar bulos». Mesa redonda Inteligencia artificial y desinformación Ponentes: David Camacho, Raúl Magallón, Sergio Hernández. 4 y 5 de October de 2023, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (Campus de Fuenlabrada), Fuenlabrada.
Resources
Presentation of Works 2023 – Forum Against Disinformation Campaigns in the Field of National Security
This initiative is part of the European Union’s strategy to tackle disinformation campaigns, which is set out in both the Action Plan against disinformation of December 2018 and the Action Plan for European Democracy of December 2020; highlighting both documents that, the new risk scenario facing Europe and the Western world in general, calls for an even closer cooperation between the Public Administration and relevant actors from civil society, academia and the private sector, as the only way to get the full picture of the threat landscape and effectively tackle disinformation campaigns.
Interviews
Tool to fight fires: David Camacho, Javier Huertas-Tato & Helena Liz-López
This interview primarily focuses on forest fires and the potential application of Deep Learning in firefighting, which would not be feasible without advanced AI systems. We will briefly explore the key aspects of addressing this issue through Deep Learning methods.
Tool to fight fires: David Camacho
In this Interview we mainly talk about forest fires and a possible Deep Learning enabled approach to firefighting, unfeasible without a sophisticated AI system. Let’s take a brief look at the most important points of how to solve this problem by using modern Deep Learning techniques.
The nobel prize in physics 2024 and AI advancements: David Camacho
This interview is about the pioneers of AI development, J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton. It explores how their innovations have shaped modern artificial intelligence, revolutionizing areas such as deep learning, neural networks, and machine perception. Through their visionary work, AI has evolved from a theoretical concept to a powerful tool transforming industries, from healthcare to autonomous systems.