Dr Mehwish Nasim

Academic Status

College of Science and Engineering

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GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, South Australia

I am a Lecturer in Computing and Mathematical Sciences at the College of Science and Engineering at Flinders University.

I did my PhD in computer science from University of Konstanz, Germany. I am passionate about applying computer science methods in the broad domain of information warfare. I am particularly interested in 'social cybersecurity' that uses computational social science techniques to identify, counter, and assess the impact of communication objectives. I build methods using approaches from network analysis, data science, machine learning, natural language processing and agent-based simulation while drawing inspiration from social sciences and psychology. My work focusses on providing evidence about who is manipulating communication channels including social media (e.g., spreading misinformation),what methods they are using and how such manipulation can be countered.

My other research interests include, decision making in the context of cyber security, health analytics, and designing technology for emergent user markets.

Qualifications
  • PhD in Computer Science from University of Konstanz, Germany
  • Master of Science in Software Engineering from College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (NUST)
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Computer Science from National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences
Topic coordinator
COMP2031 Data Engineering
COMP8031 Data Engineering GE
COMP1711 Database Modelling and Knowledge Engineering
COMP8711 Database Modelling and Knowledge Engineering
Supervisory interests
Artificial intelligence
Cybersecurity
Data science
Social network analysis
Expert for media contact
Data mining
Information technology
Media
combating misinformation
information warfare
social cyber security
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Researcher
Media expert
Media expertise
  • Data mining
  • Information technology
  • Media
Interests
  • combating misinformation
  • information warfare
  • social cyber security