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Vladimir Barash, PhD

Chief Scientist

Vladimir Barash, PhD is Chief Scientist at Graphika. They received their PhD from Cornell University, where Vlad studied Information Science and wrote their thesis on the flow of rumors and virally marketed products through social networks. At Graphika, Vladimir oversees research into social network analysis and large-scale social phenomena, which powers Graphika's cutting-edge analytic engine. Under Vladimir’s leadership, Graphika’s research wing has successfully completed numerous multi-year grants to study viral phenomena in social media, disinformation and AI-generated content, as well as causal mechanisms of online behavior. In 2019, Vladimir testified before the U.S. House of Representatives about influence campaigns targeting US Veterans and military service members.