Emilio Ferrara
USC — Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science (Viterbi) · Professor
Research focus: computational social science · ML · network science · social media / misinformation / LLMs
手动审核申请准备工作：构建基于 computational social science、在线行为、虚假信息、社交网络、LLMs 以及人机 chi 系统的拟合模型；请提及一个近期论文或项目，并说明您可在第一学期启动的一个具体扩展。
Who this advisor fits / 什么情况下适合你
- You care about faculty-track outcomes; public alumni rows include verifiable faculty placements.
- Industry research or startup/translation paths appeal to you (meaningful share in public outcomes).
- Strong fit for students who want computational social science or social AI training with public alumni outcomes in both academia and major industry labs.
- 你在意学术教职/教职轨去向，公开校友里有可核对的教职案例。
- 工业研究或创业/转化路径对你有吸引力（公开去向里占比不低）。
- 适合希望在学术与行业实验室中实现公众校友成果的学生，特别是那些希望获得 computational social science 或社会层面的 AI 转型的学生。
What to watch for / 什么情况下要慎重
- Faculty-only is your sole goal and you want zero industry/translation exposure.
- 你把「教职为唯一目标」且完全不想碰工业/转化网络。
Public evidence as of 2026-06-10
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