Jeremy Blackburn

Jeremy Blackburn is an Associate Professor at Binghamton University's School of Computing, where he joined in fall 2019. His research focuses on data science, large-scale measurements, and modeling of toxic online behavior, hate speech, and extremist web communities, with significant media coverage from The Washington Post, New York Times, and BBC.

Education:

• PhD, University of South Florida
• MSc, University of South Florida
• BSc, University of South Florida

Dr. Blackburn's work centers on computational analysis of social dynamics, specializing in fringe online communities and cyber social threats. His methodology combines large-scale data collection with advanced modeling to dissect hate speech evolution, platform migration effects, and disinformation campaigns. Key contributions include developing detection frameworks for coordinated aggression and analyzing ideological spaces across platforms like Reddit, Telegram, and Rumble.

Recent publications (2023-2025) reveal expanding research into adaptive hate speech detection systems, LLM capabilities for counterfactual reasoning, and cross-platform extremism analysis. His work increasingly integrates vision-language models while maintaining focus on real-world applications for content moderation, with growing attention to emerging platforms like Lemmy and Rumble's podcast ecosystem.

Scientific Awards:

• No major scientific awards were explicitly documented in source materials

Dr. Blackburn secured two significant NSF SaTC grants: (1) a 2023 Medium grant for iDRAMA.cloud (measuring information manipulation), and (2) a 2021 Small grant for detecting influence campaign accounts. While specific advisees aren't listed, his active research profile suggests graduate student mentorship in data science and cybersecurity projects.

His research infrastructure includes the Social Media Analysis Toolkit (SMAT) and datasets like pushshift reddit/telegram collections, supporting collaborative work on cyber social threats through his lab environment focused on computational social science and security.