The Security Implications of Online Intergroup Contact

这个项目将使用一系列成熟的心理学分析技术与新颖的分析方法相结合（机器学习、网络分析、文本分析等）来调查自然环境中在线群体间接触的影响，发现积极结果的必要条件，并测试有可能成为地球仪社会安全威胁的群体是否符合这些条件。我的第一个目标是调查对立的政治团体之间的互动在线的效果，以及如何影响身体暴力的程度时，这些团体在真实的世界中的互动。在此之后，我将研究互联网应用程序提供的匿名性如何影响群体动态，包括群体内部和群体之间，然后再研究更广泛的互联网回声系统中回声室的影响以及如何操纵。最后，我提出了一个实验研究的影响，暴露于数字信息和宣传的内隐群体associations在一系列individuals.The既定的心理学方法来解决这些新兴的网络问题的应用是非常新颖的，并有真实的潜力，阐明了一系列目前知之甚少的现象。该项目属于EPSRC网络安全研究主题和医学科学

This project will use a range of well-established psychology analysis techniques combined with novel analytical methods (machine learning, network analysis, text analysis, and others) to investigate the effects of online intergroup contact in natural settings, discover what conditions are necessary for positive outcomes, and test whether these conditions are being met by groups that have the potential to become security threats to society across the globe. I first aim to investigate the effect of intergroup interaction online between opposing political groups, and how this effects the extent of physical violence when these groups interact in the real world. Following this, I will investigate how the anonymity provided by internet applications affects groups dynamics, both within and between groups, before moving to investigate the effects of echo-chambering within the broader internet echo system and how this can be manipulated. Finally, I propose an experimental study of the effects of exposure to digital information and propaganda on implicit group associations in a range of individuals.The application of established psychological methods to address these emerging online questions is highly novel and has real potential to shed light on a range of currently poorly understood phenomena. This project comes under the EPSRC Cyber Security research theme and medical sciences