Dear All,

We invite paper submissions to the Workshop on COuntering Disinformation with AI (CODAI), which will take place on 20 October at ECAI 2024.

*Website:* https://codai2024.github.io/

*Important dates* Submission deadline: 24th May 2024 Accept/Reject Communications: 1st July 2024 Camera-ready papers due: 22nd July 2024 Workshop date: 20 October 2024 All deadlines are 11:59 pm UTC-12 (“anywhere on earth”).

*Overview* Social media platforms which have been designed primarily to allow users to create and share content with others, have become integral parts of modern communication, enabling people to connect with each other as well as for broadcasting information to a wider audience. On one side these platforms provide an opportunity to facilitate discussions in an open and free environment. On the flip side, new societal issues have started emerging on these platforms. Among all the issues, the topic of misinformation has been prevalent on these platforms. The term misinformation is an umbrella term which encompasses various entities such as fake news, hoaxes, rumors to name a few. While misinformation refers to non-intentional spread of non-authentic information, the term disinformation points to spreading of a piece of inauthentic information with certain malign intentions.

*Topics* Areas of interest to include, but are not limited to, the following:

- Information diffusion models for understanding and thwarting the spread of low-quality information; - Characterization and detection of coordinated inauthentic behavior; - Novel techniques for detecting malicious accounts (e.g., bots, cyborgs and trolls); - Information diffusion models for understanding and thwarting the spread of low-quality information; - Understanding and detection of disinformation; - Study, inference and detection of narratives in disinformation campaigns; - Impact/Harm of misinformation on society. - Case-studies on the spread and impact of fake news in controversial topics such as politics, health, climate change, economics, migration. - Social and psychological studies, or data analytics related to misinformation spreaders. - Metrics, tools and methods for measuring the impact of fake news and of coordinated inauthentic behaviors; - Datasets for evaluation.

*Submission Link:* https://chairingtool.com/

*Submission Types* *Original submissions:* The submissions will be reviewed through a double-blind process and must remain anonymous. They can be either short papers (2-4 pages) or long papers (6-8 pages), with additional pages allowed for references. . *Non-archival option:* In addition to regular paper submissions, authors have the option of submitting previous research or abstract as non-archival. Accepted submissions will be presented at the workshop as oral presentations.

*Format and styling* Submissions should be formatted according to the ECAI formatting instructions and not exceed 7 pages (plus 1 extra page for references). All submissions should use the ECAI 2024 template and formatting requirements specified by ECAI.

Please send any questions about the workshop to codaihelp@gmail.com

*Organisers*

Rajesh Sharma, University of Tartu, Estonia Anselmo Peñas, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Spain