Kyumin Lee| Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Kyumin

Lee

Computer Science

Associate Professor

Affiliated Department or Office

Data Science

Education

BS Kyonggi University 2005

MS Sungkyunkwan University 2007

PhD Texas A&M University 2013

Expert Bio

Professor Lee’s research interests are in social computing, information retrieval, data science, and cybersecurity over large-scale networked information systems like the Web, social media, crowdfunding, and crowd-based systems.

Research areas/Expertise

cyber security

Social and Crowdsourcing Systems

Media Coverage

WPI researcher targets fake news with $516K federal grant

Worcester Business Journal

WPI researcher targets fake news with $516K federal grant

Assistant professor of computer science Kyumin Lee, assistant professor of computer science has developed algorithms that have proven highly accurate in detecting fake “likes” and followers across various platforms like Amazon, Facebook, and Twitter. His work is funded by a National Science Foundation CAREER Award.

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