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Journal articles
, 2020, 'Analysis and Insights for Myths Circulating on Twitter during the COVID-19 Pandemic', IEEE Open Journal of the Computer Society, 1, pp. 209 - 219, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/OJCS.2020.3028573
, 2019, 'Identifying and monitoring the development trends of emerging technologies using patent analysis and Twitter data mining: The case of perovskite solar cell technology', Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 146, pp. 687 - 705, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2018.06.004
, 2019, 'Sustainability Analysis for Fog Nodes with Renewable Energy Supplies', IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 6, pp. 6725 - 6735, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2019.2910875
, 2019, 'P-Gram: Positional N-Gram for the Clustering of Machine-Generated Messages', IEEE Access, 7, pp. 88504 - 88516, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2924928
, 2018, 'Rumor Source Identification in Social Networks with Time-Varying Topology', IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing, 15, pp. 166 - 179, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TDSC.2016.2522436
, 2017, 'The structure of communities in scale-free networks', Concurrency and Computation Practice and Experience, 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cpe.4040
, 2017, 'Using epidemic betweenness to measure the influence of users in complex networks', Journal of Network and Computer Applications, 78, pp. 288 - 299, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnca.2016.10.018
, 2017, 'Identifying Propagation Sources in Networks: State-of-the-Art and Comparative Studies', IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, 19, pp. 465 - 481, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/COMST.2016.2615098
, 2015, 'K-Center: An Approach on the Multi-Source Identification of Information Diffusion', IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, 10, pp. 2616 - 2626, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TIFS.2015.2469256
, 2015, 'On the proximal Landweber Newton method for a class of nonsmooth convex problems', Computational Optimization and Applications, 61, pp. 79 - 99, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10589-014-9703-7
, 2014, 'To shut them up or to clarify: Restraining the spread of rumors in online social networks', IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, 25, pp. 3306 - 3316, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TPDS.2013.2297115
, 2014, 'Are the popular users always important for information dissemination in online social networks?', IEEE Network, 28, pp. 64 - 67, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MNET.2014.6915441
, 2013, 'On the Linear Convergence of a Proximal Gradient Method for a Class of Nonsmooth Convex Minimization Problems', Journal of the Operations Research Society of China, 1, pp. 163 - 186, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40305-013-0015-x
, 2012, 'An interior point trust region method for nonnegative matrix factorization', Neurocomputing, 97, pp. 309 - 316, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neucom.2012.05.008
Conference Papers
, 2026, 'Breaking Semantic-Aware Watermarks via LLM-Guided Coherence-Preserving Semantic Injection', in Www 2026 Proceedings of the ACM Web Conference 2026, pp. 8569 - 8572, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3774904.3792912
, 2026, 'DagFC: Dependency-Aware Fact-Checking via Claim-Constructed Knowledge Graphs and Large Language Models', in Wsdm 2026 Proceedings of the 19th ACM International Conference on Web Search and Data Mining, pp. 745 - 755, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3773966.3777966
, 2026, 'Unmasking Disinformation: Enhancing Cyber Threat Intelligence through Crowdsourced Analysis and AI-Driven Training', in Proceedings of the 59th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Hawaii, presented at 59th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-59), Hawaii, 06 January 2026 - 09 January 2026, http://dx.doi.org/10.24251/HICSS.2026.743
, 2025, 'VAlign-GLAR: Graph Retrieval-Based Vulnerability Intelligence Alignment via Structured LLM-Guided Inference', in Lamps 2025 Proceedings of the 2nd ACM Workshop on Large AI Systems and Models with Privacy and Security Analysis, pp. 48 - 57, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3733800.3763266
, 2025, 'Vulnerability Aspects Extraction and Discrepancies Detection across Heterogeneous Threat Intelligence', in Lm Shield 2025 Workshop on Privacy in Large Language Models Llm and Natural Language Processing Nlp, pp. 13 - 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3709018.3736330
, 2025, 'Dual-View Evidence Learning and Cross-View Fusion for Enhanced Text-Table Fact Verification', in Conference Proceedings IEEE International Conference on Systems Man and Cybernetics, pp. 3052 - 3058, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/SMC58881.2025.11342923
, 2025, 'Fast Training on Dynamic Heterogeneous Information Network for Fake News Detection', in 2025 IEEE 12th International Conference on Data Science and Advanced Analytics Dsaa 2025, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/DSAA65442.2025.11247982
, 2025, 'Multi-Dimensional Extremist Classification Using Sentiment, Social Topology, and Temporal Data', in Conference Proceedings IEEE International Conference on Systems Man and Cybernetics, pp. 1176 - 1183, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/SMC58881.2025.11342775
, 2025, 'Systematic Approaches to Fact Verification: Evidence Retrieval, Veracity Prediction, and Beyond', in Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pp. 271 - 289, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-8183-9_22
, 2024, 'DiHAN: A Novel Dynamic Hierarchical Graph Attention Network for Fake News Detection', in International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management Proceedings, pp. 197 - 206, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3627673.3679675
, 2024, 'LayerPlexRank: Exploring Node Centrality and Layer Influence through Algebraic Connectivity in Multiplex Networks', Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), pp. 4010 - 4014, presented at Proceedings of the 33rd ACM International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3627673.3679950
, 2024, 'DiHAN: A Novel Dynamic Hierarchical Graph Attention Network for Fake News Detection', in PROCEEDINGS OF THE 33RD ACM INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT, CIKM 2024, ASSOC COMPUTING MACHINERY, ID, Boise, pp. 197 - 206, presented at 33rd ACM International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management (CIKM), ID, Boise, 21 October 2024 - 25 October 2024, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3627673.3679950
, 2024, 'MFVIEW: Multi-modal Fake News Detection with View-Specific Information Extraction', in Lecture Notes in Computer Science Including Subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics, pp. 345 - 353, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-56063-7_26
, 2022, 'The Effect of Source Location on the Effectiveness of Source Detection in Finite Networks', in IEEE International Conference on Communications, pp. 4104 - 4113, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICC45855.2022.9838272
, 2018, 'SmartVM: A multi-layer microservice-based platform for deploying SaaS', in Proceedings 15th IEEE International Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing with Applications and 16th IEEE International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing and Communications Ispa Iucc 2017, pp. 470 - 474, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISPA/IUCC.2017.00077
, 2018, 'Mining accurate message formats for service APIs', in 25th IEEE International Conference on Software Analysis Evolution and Reengineering Saner 2018 Proceedings, pp. 266 - 276, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/SANER.2018.8330215
, 2018, 'Towards an Analysis of Traffic Shaping and Poliing in Fog Networks Using Stochastic Fluid Models', Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), presented at Proceedings of the 14th EAI International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Computing, Networking and Services, http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/eai.7-11-2017.2273907
, 2017, 'Towards an analysis of traffic shaping and policing in fog networks using stochastic fluid models', in ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, pp. 196 - 204, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3144457.3144496
, 2017, 'Preferential attachment and the spreading influence of users in online social networks', in 2017 IEEE/CIC INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATIONS IN CHINA (ICCC), IEEE, PEOPLES R CHINA, Qingdao, pp. 690 - 695, presented at IEEE/CIC International Conference on Communications in China (ICCC), PEOPLES R CHINA, Qingdao, 22 October 2017 - 24 October 2017
, 2017, 'Preferential attachment and the spreading influence of users in online social networks', in 2017 IEEE Cic International Conference on Communications in China Iccc 2017, pp. 1 - 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICCChina.2017.8330470
, 2017, 'Studying the global spreading influence and local connections of users in online social networks', in Proceedings 2016 16th IEEE International Conference on Computer and Information Technology CIT 2016 2016 6th International Symposium on Cloud and Service Computing IEEE Sc2 2016 and 2016 International Symposium on Security and Privacy in Social Networks and Big Data Socialsec 2016, pp. 431 - 435, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/CIT.2016.15
, 2016, 'K-Source: Multiple source selection for traffic offloading in mobile social networks', in 2016 8th International Conference on Wireless Communications and Signal Processing Wcsp 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/WCSP.2016.7752474
, 2016, 'The relation between local and global influence of individuals in scale-free networks', in Proceedings 2015 International Symposium on Security and Privacy in Social Networks and Big Data Socialsec 2015, pp. 80 - 84, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/SocialSec2015.20
, 2016, 'A popularity-based cache consistency mechanism for information-centric networking', in Proceedings IEEE Global Communications Conference Globecom, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/GLOCOM.2016.7841535
, 2016, 'Analysis of the spreading influence variations for online social users under attacks', in Proceedings IEEE Global Communications Conference Globecom, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/GLOCOM.2016.7841605
, 2015, 'Identifying diffusion sources in large networks: A community structure based approach', in Proceedings 14th IEEE International Conference on Trust Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications Trustcom 2015, pp. 302 - 309, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/Trustcom.2015.388
, 2015, 'Identifying Diffusion Sources in Large Networks: A Community Structure Based Approach', in 2015 IEEE TRUSTCOM/BIGDATASE/ISPA, VOL 1, IEEE, FINLAND, Aalto Univ, Helsinki, pp. 302 - 309, presented at Joint 14th IEEE Int Conf on Trust, Secur and Privacy in Comp and Commun / 13th IEEE Int Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Proc with Applications / 9th IEEE Int Conf on Big Data Science and Engineering (IEEE TrustCom-ISPA-BigDataSE), FINLAND, Aalto Univ, Helsinki, 20 August 2015 - 22 August 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/Trustcom-2015.388
, 2012, 'Fast local learning regularized nonnegative matrix factorization', in Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing, pp. 67 - 75, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27957-7_9
, 2011, 'A novel monotonic fixed-point algorithm for l1-regularized least square vector and matrix problem', in Communications in Computer and Information Science, pp. 476 - 483, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25002-6_67
, 2010, 'Multiplicative update for projective nonnegative matrix factorization with Bregman divergence', in Proceedings 3rd International Symposium on Information Processing Isip 2010, pp. 233 - 237, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISIP.2010.73
, 2010, 'The inexact Newton method with semi automatic differentiation', in Proceedings 3rd International Symposium on Information Processing Isip 2010, pp. 286 - 290, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISIP.2010.71
Preprints
, 2026, GSCNet: A Transformer-Based Granular Style Control Network for Artifact-Free Image Style Transfer, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.6675835
, 2025, Mining Service Behavior for Stateful Service Emulation, http://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2510.18519
, 2025, HackWorld: Evaluating Computer-Use Agents on Exploiting Web Application Vulnerabilities, http://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2510.12200
, 2022, Fake News Quick Detection on Dynamic Heterogeneous Information Networks, http://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2205.07039
, 2021, Variational Co-embedding Learning for Attributed Network Clustering, http://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2104.07295