Shane Halse

Shane Halse is an Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnati in the School of Information Technology, specializing in crisis response and social media technologies for emergency communication.

• PhD in Information Science and Technologies, Pennsylvania State University (2019)
• MSE in Software Engineering, Pennsylvania State University (2014)
• BSP in Psychology and BSEE in Electrical Engineering, University of Central Florida (2008, 2011)

His research focuses on enhancing emergency responders' decision-making through social media data analysis, trust detection, and information filtering during disasters. He has contributed to frameworks for multimedia emergency protocols and hyperlocal data collection.

Recent publications analyze crisis social media dynamics (e.g., retweetability, trust metrics, sensor data integration), reflecting his expertise in sociotechnical systems for disaster management. Grants include collaborations with the National Science Foundation and Texas Tech University on Next-Generation 911 training and technology.

Key contributions appear in journals like Information, Communication & Society and conferences such as ISCRAM and Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences.