[LOGOS] LOGOS website & event

[Emiliano De Cristofaro]

Hi Alejandra,

I made some edits based on Jana's and others' suggestions. Thanks again.

There is no official connection between LOGOS and RAISE. I suppose we
simply share some overlap in research interests among people and topics.
I'm not aware of any other initiative at UCR that might be related. FWIW,
it is not an institute or any officially recognized entity by any means(*).

So far, LOGOS has just been an informal initiative to connect individuals
who are or might be interested in modeling and improving online discourse
-- whatever that means :) In practice, it's been a kind of reading
group/seminar series.

Now this is also my chance to call for others to propose different/new
directions, as I believe the seminar series has run its course. I'd be even
more eager to have someone else take on coordinating activities -- I'm not
by any means in charge/directing anything, I've just tried to keep it from
dying as I care too much :)

Cheers,
Emiliano

(*)The only thing we sought (and received) from UCR was some small funding
through a CoR grant (~$3,000), which helped us purchase equipment for
hybrid meetings and support the organization of an event.


On Fri, Nov 14, 2025 at 8:01 AM Alejandra Dubcovsky <
alejandra.dubcovsky at ucr.edu> wrote:

> I love Jana's suggestions. I would second them. Also, I would like to
> know what is the connection between LOGOS and Raise or other campus
> wide initiatives.... especially to include in the site.
>
> Thank you for this work!
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM Jana Grittersova via LOGOS
> <logos at lists.ucr.edu> wrote:
> >
> >   Dear Emiliano,
> >
> > Thank you very much for all your efforts in developing this webpage. I
> have a small suggestion: if the goal is to attract new participants or
> increase visibility, it may be helpful to include a brief closing line such
> as:
> > • “Faculty and students interested in participating are welcome to
> contact us at [email].”
> > • “Follow our upcoming events here.”
> >
> > Additionally, do we want to clarify that information itself is not
> inherently harmful? Information can empower societal actors, strengthen
> democratic engagement, and support better policymaking. It becomes
> “weaponized” only within some environments or when used intentionally by
> malicious actors.
> >
> > As for a potential keynote speaker, I would suggest Matthew Gentzkow
> (Stanford, Economics): media, political polarization, and the economics of
> information.
> >
> > All the best,
> > Jana
> >
> >
> >
> > Jana Grittersova
> >
> > Associate Professor, Department of Political Science
> >
> > Cooperating Faculty, Department of Economics
> >
> > University of California-Riverside
> >
> > E-mail: jana.grittersova at ucr.edu
> >
> > http://janagritters.com/
> >
> > Author https://www.press.umich.edu/9469106/borrowing_credibility
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Nov 13, 2025 at 10:38 AM Emiliano De Cristofaro via LOGOS <
> logos at lists.ucr.edu> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi Everyone,
> >>
> >> With the help of ChatGPT :), I've drafted a website for the LOGOS
> initiative. It's staged at https://spalab.cs.ucr.edu/logos/ (I will
> eventually migrate it away from my lab website and have it indexed).
> >>
> >> Please let me know:
> >> 1) If you have any feedback/proposed edits (Please note that the
> founding manifesto part is just a placeholder for now)
> >> 2) If you would NOT like to have your name listed on the website.
> >>
> >> Also, we are planning to have an open day event sometime in early
> Spring. I will follow up in due course -- meanwhile, please let me know if
> you have any recommendations for a high-profile person we could invite for
> a keynote for the event.
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >>
> >> --
> >> Prof. Emiliano De Cristofaro
> >> Computer Science and Engineering
> >> University of California, Riverside
> >> https://emilianodc.com
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> >
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