Cody Buntain
Assistant Professor, Data Science
Computational Linguistics and Information Processing LabHuman Computer Interaction LabInstitute for Trustworthy AI in Law & Society
Cody Buntain is an assistant professor in the College of Information with an affiliate appointment in the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies.
He studies social media and how people engage online, especially during disasters and times of unrest. Buntain’s work focuses on three areas: crisis informatics, online political engagement, and information quality. These areas include disinformation, health misinformation, and online manipulation.