Security-related Threat: Migration of Ideas (Part 2)
In the previous article, we described our approach to the concept of the migration of ideas; that different ideas which spread through various types of media may manifest themselves in…
CRiTERIA Newsletter #3 is out!
The third issue of the CRiTERIA newsletter is now available for download!We are pleased to share with you some of the project highlights from this year. It’s been an intense…
Watch the Video Teaser for the “Bridging Qualitative Silos” Paper
The paper "Bridging Qualitative Data Silos: The Potential of Reusing Codings Through Machine Learning Based Cross-Study Code Linking" authored by Sergej Wildemann, Claudia Niederée, and Erick Elejalde from L3S Research…
The Role of Information Analysis Within Law Enforcement Environment
Information analysis is posing a real challenge in the era we live, which is characterized by an abundance of information generated by the unprecedented development of social networks and the…
When and Where Did This Image Come Out?
With the popularity of information sharing services from Twitter (X), Facebook, Instagram, among others, the use of visual media is becoming a pervasive communication channel that allows expression and active…
The Ongoing Migration Crisis in Europe
Spain Authorities in Spain claim that more than 32,000 irregular migrants have reached the Canary Islands this year so far, exceeding the number of arrivals during the 2006 migration crisis.…
Armed Smugglers or “Border-Hunters”: The Lesser of Two Evils
A recent report published by the United Nations Refugee Agency stated that over 2,500 irregular migrants had lost their life or gone missing in the Mediterranean Sea during the first…
The Basics of OSINT
What is OSINT? The European Union defines open-source intelligence (OSINT) as “the practice of collecting and analysing information gathered from open sources to produce actionable intelligence” [1]. This definition is…
Migration, AI Technologies and Societal Acceptance: A Multi-faceted Issue
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies are increasingly present in every area of human life. It is not surprising, therefore, that their diffusion, as this is the case for every potentially disruptive…
Weaponizing Migration: The Case of Tunisia
Prompted by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s visit to Lampedusa, in view of the emerging migrant crisis, the Tunisian government responded by…