Modeling the Diffusion of Evolving Rumours in Social Networks

本项目旨在模拟社交媒体中不断演变的谣言的复杂演变和扩散过程。该项目希望从运筹学（自适应遗传算法）、数学（网络理论）和机器学习（生成对抗网络）中开发新的理论和相关技术，以应对项目中的挑战。该项目旨在开发(1)谣言演变的新模型，(2)不断演变的谣言传播的新模型，以及(3)检测原始谣言及其突变的传播源的技术。这不仅将构成谣言研究理论和应用的重大进步，而且将引导决策者揭穿谣言。

This project aims to model the complex evolution and diffusion process of evolving rumours in social media. This project expects to develop new theories and associated techniques from operational research (adaptive genetic algorithms), mathematics (network theory), and machine learning (generative adversarial networks) to tackle the challenges in this project. This project aims to develop (1) novel models for the evolution of a rumour, (2) novel models for the diffusion of an evolving rumour, and (3) techniques for detecting the diffusion sources of the original rumour and its mutations. This not only will constitute a major advancement in the theory and application of rumour study but also lead the decision-makers in debunking rumours.