A new paper titled "SMART 2.0: Social Media Analytics and Reporting Tool Applied to Misinformation Tracking" has been published in the open-access journal Media and Communication. The article highlights the work of Mahmoud Mousa Hamad, a software developer at the Data Institute for Societal Challenges (DISC) at the University of Oklahoma, along with co-authors Drs. Gopichandh Danala, Wolfgang Jentner, and David Ebert.
The paper introduces SMART (Social Media Analytics and Reporting Tool), a research and real-time surveillance platform developed at DISC. Originally designed to support government and international agencies in monitoring and analyzing the spread of misinformation, SMART has become an essential tool in addressing today’s information challenges.
About the Lead Author:
Mahmoud Mousa Hamad is a software developer at the Data Institute for Societal Challenges at the University of Oklahoma. Originally from Palestine, Mousa Hamad earned his BS and MS in computer science from the University of Oklahoma. His expertise spans full‐stack web applications development, database management, mobile applications development, and machine learning model creation. For the past three years, he has served as the lead engineer on the Social Media Analytics and Reporting Tool (SMART), and he is currently focused on developing a new version that will make the tool more modern.
The full paper is available for free download here:
https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/9543/4300
