Haewoon Kwak

Dr. Haewoon Kwak is an Associate Professor at the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering at Indiana University Bloomington. He co-directs the Soda Lab research group with Prof. An, focusing on investigating social phenomena through large-scale data and computational tools to address significant societal challenges.

His research spans multiple interdisciplinary fields including network science, machine learning, and computational social science. His work examines online social networks, social media dynamics, game analytics, computational journalism, and human-computer interaction. His research has been widely recognized, most notably for the highly cited paper 'What is Twitter, a social network or news media?' (WWW 2010) which has received over 9,500 citations.

Dr. Kwak's research portfolio demonstrates consistent innovation across multiple domains. His recent publications show a strong focus on computational journalism, deep learning applications for media analysis, and understanding toxic behavior in online spaces. His work often bridges theoretical insights with practical applications for understanding information flow and social dynamics in digital environments.

• Outstanding PhD thesis award in Computer Science Department, KAIST
• Best paper award at IMC '07 for 'I Tube, You Tube, Everybody Tubes'
• Best paper award at SocInfo 2019 for 'Gender and Racial Diversity in Commercial Brands' Advertising Images on Social Media'
• Highly cited paper 'What is Twitter, a social network or news media?' (WWW 2010) with over 9,500 citations

Dr. Kwak has served on program committees for major computer science and computational social science conferences. His work has been featured in prominent media outlets including Nature News, ACM Tech News, BBC, The Times, The Economist, Slate, and Scientific American. His Soda Lab at Indiana University continues to produce influential research at the intersection of computing and social science.