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I am a lecturer at the Department of Journalism/University of Prishtina, a Fulbright Scholar, and have been working in the journalism profession since 2009. My research agenda is at the intersection of disinformation, political communication, and media effects.
My Book's
Unmasking deepfake phishing: Protecting yourself from new tactics in the Age of AI
Phishing is not new, has been used to hack or infiltrate for decades. Today, everyone is trying to get in step with the technological evolution. Phishers are not an exclude from that. They are evolving their techniques too. Recently, a new tactic is on the surface, and this one is based on AI-generation. Deepfake phishing…
Guest lecture and visit at the Harvard University, MIT & Brown University
During April, I had the pleasure and privilege to discuss and explore the groundbreaking research of scholars here at Harvard University, MIT and Brown University. I had thought-provoking discussions with bright minds during my hybrid-format lecture and meetings with scholars at the Shorenstein Center, the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, the MIT Sloan…
Research Talk at the University of Houston
Today, I had the pleasure to talk about one of my ongoing research at the University of Houston, Jack J. Valenti School of Communication. The Research Talk was titled: “Facebook Campaigns in the Era of Covid-19: The Mobilizing Power of Visual Populism in the Global East”. This project is a collaboration with Professor Lindita Camaj…
Audio Deepfakes and AI-tricks threatens elections around the World
Nowadays, almost anybody can create audio or video recordings of celebrities or regular people acting and talking in ways they never would have by using simple, widely accessible artificial intelligence software. The rights of the persons whose voices and images are being appropriated will need to be more seriously protected. Big tech-companies have teamed up…
Presenting online at the conference about NATO
A pleasure to present my research on propaganda against NATO and Kosovo at the Conference on the 25th Anniversary of NATO Intervention in Kosovo “Democracy, Human Rights, and PeaceBuilding International Conference” organized by the University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina” and the University of Arkansas. The event was held in Prishtina, Kosovo in a hybrid format,…
- Unmasking deepfake phishing: Protecting yourself from new tactics in the Age of AI
- Guest lecture and visit at the Harvard University, MIT & Brown University
- Research Talk at the University of Houston
- Audio Deepfakes and AI-tricks threatens elections around the World
- Presenting online at the conference about NATO
