Institute for Digital Innovation

Real or Fake? Why AI Needs a Human Touch to Spot Deepfakes 

Deepfakes have evolved from a niche internet novelty into a pervasive threat to global cybersecurity. Because these synthetic media files can so convincingly mimic real […]

Research With Impact: Jana Kosecka, Bo Han, Songqing Chen, Evgenios Kornaropoulos, Brittany Johnson, and Antonios Anastasopoulos

In this IDIA edition of faculty spotlights, we bring to you an amazing group of Mason faculty engaged in research with impact. Jana Kosecka, Bo […]

Research Spotlight: James Casey

James Casey is the interim director of the Virginia Serious Game Institute (VSGI) at the Computer Game Design program at George Mason University. As interim […]

Research Spotlight: Akila-Ka Ma’at

Dr. Akila-Ka Ma’at (publishing as Jennifer R. Warren) holds joint positions in the Department of Communication, Women and Gender Studies, and the African and African […]

Research Spotlight on Myeong Lee

IDIA Research Spotlight: Myeong Lee Myeong Lee is an Assistant Professor of Information Science and the Director of the Community Informatics Lab (CIL) in the […]

Research Spotlight on Vivian Genaro Motti

Vivian Genaro Motti is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Sciences and Technology at the School of Computing. She has led the Human-Centric […]

Research Spotlight on Jiayang Sun

Jiayang Sun, Ph.D. is a Bernard Dunn Eminent Scholar, Professor of Statistics and the Chair of the Department of Statistics at George Mason University. The Institute for Digital InnovAtion talked with […]

IDIA Grant Spotlight on Koizumi, Chen, and El-Amine about Kidney Transplant

The IDIA congratulates Naoru Koizumi, Chun-Hung Chen, and Hadi El-Amine for receiving a grant from the National Science Foundation to research Optimal Desensitization Protocol in […]

Research Spotlight on Abhishek Ray

Abhishek Ray, PhD. is an Assistant Professor in the Information Systems & Operations Management Department (ISOM) at George Mason University. He is also an Affiliate […]

Research Spotlight on Viviana Maggioni

Viviana Maggioni, PhD. is an Associate Professor of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering at George Mason University. Dr. Maggioni received her B.S. and M.S. degrees […]