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Dr Francesco Bailo
Lecturer in Data Analytics in School of Social and Political Sciences
Bachelor of International Studies (Turin), MA (Pavia), MSc (Maastricht), Adv Dip (Data &
Systems Analysis)(Oxford), PhD (Sydney)
Systems Analysis)(Oxford), PhD (Sydney)
Phone
+61 2 8627 6895
Address
A02 - Social Sciences Building
The University of Sydney
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Member of Sydney Southeast Asia Centre
Resume
Dr Francesco Bailo is a Lecturer in the School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Sydney. He is interested in researching forms of political engagement and political talk on social media. He has researched the emergence and dynamics of online communities, the role between news organisations and social media, and the interdependence between social media activists and news organisations. He has engaged and applied quantitative research methods developing expertise in quantitative text analysis (NLP) and network analysis.
Course/subject coordination
Postgraduate courses
| 2023 | GOVT6139 Research Design | Discipline of Government and International Relations, School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Sydney | Outline | |
| 2018 | MECO6913 Public opinion, policy and the public sphere | Department of Media and Communications, the University of Sydney | Outline |
Undegraduate courses
| 2023 | SSPS4102 Data Analytics in the Social Sciences | School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Sydney | Outline | Materials |
| 2022 | 570002 Application Implementation with Microsoft Dynamics | School of Communication, University of Technology Sydney | Outline | |
| 2021 - 2022 | 52685 Working with Data and Code | School of Communication, University of Technology Sydney | Outline | |
| 2019 - 2022 | 52682 Digital Media Metrics | School of Communication, University of Technology Sydney | Outline | |
| 2019 - 2020 | 54005 Digital Media Industries | School of Communication, University of Technology Sydney | Outline |
Workshops
| Jul 2022 | (The art of) text mining and analysis | Winter School Training Session - ANZCA. University of Canberra | Materials | |
| Jul 2021 | How to do social media data analysis using Tableau | School of Communication, University of Technology Sydney | ||
| Dec 2018 | Topic Models in R. | DH Downunder 2018 summer school, Western Sydney University and the University of Sydney | Program | Materials |
| Jun 2018 | Digital methods workshop: Social network analysis, Twitter data collection, text analysis and the R software | Department of Media and Communications, the University of Sydney | Materials | |
| Nov - Dec 2016 | Digital media methods: Applications of R software and RStudio to social research | Department of Media and Communications, the University of Sydney | Materials |
- 2015 Berlin Doctoral Fellowship, The University of Sydney
- 2013 Australian Postgraduate Award, The University of Sydney
- 2013 Top 3% Award, Maastricht University
- 2005 SEN Coimbra Group Grant, University of Pavia
| Project title | Research student |
|---|---|
| Political Astroturfing and Its Effect on Political Preference: A Case Study on Indonesia's Election | Mili LIMILIA |
| China’s Pursuit for Technological Sovereignty: Opportunities and Challenges of a Latecomer | Lufei WU |
Publications
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Books
- Bailo, F. (2020). Online Communities and Crowds in the Rise of the Five Star Movement. London, United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan. [More Information]
Journals
- Johns, A., Bailo, F., Booth, E., Rizoiu, M. (2024). Labelling, shadow bans and community resistance: did meta's strategy to suppress rather than remove COVID misinformation and conspiracy theory on Facebook slow the spread? Media International Australia. [More Information]
- Tronconi, F., Bailo, F. (2024). The other side of platform politics. Law-making and online participatory democracy in the Five Star Movement. Swiss Political Science Review. [More Information]
- Bailo, F., Johns, A., Rizoiu, M. (2023). Riding information crises: The performance of far-right Twitter users in Australia during the 2019-2020 bushfires and the COVID-19 pandemic. Information, Communication and Society, , 1-19. [More Information]
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Conferences
- Bailo, F., Meese, J., Hurcombe, E., Leaver, T., Bruns, A., Angus, D., Barnet, B. (2021). Australia’s Big Gamble: The News Media Bargaining Code and the Responses from Google and Facebook. 22nd Annual Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers AoIR2021, Chicago: Association of Internet Researchers. [More Information]
- Abidin, C., Nagel, E., Johns, A., Bailo, F., Rodriguez, A., Valdovinos-Kaye, B., Wikstrom, P., Gerrard, Y., Leaver, T. (2020). PLEASE READ THE COMMENTS: COMMENTING CULTURES ACROSS PLATFORMS. 21st Annual Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers AoIR2020, Chicago: Association of Internet Researchers.
Report
- Flew, T., Chesher, C., Hutchinson, J., Stilinovic, M., Bailo, F., Gray, J., Lumby, C., Stepnik, A., Goggin, G., Humphry, J. (2023). Safe and Responsible AI in Australia: Submission Paper: University of Sydney. [More Information]
- Goggin, G., Vromen, A., Weatherall, K., Martin, F., Webb, A., Sunman, L., Bailo, F. (2017). Digital Rights in Australia. [More Information]
Other
- Bailo, F. (2016), Explicit Semantic Analysis with R. [More Information]
Research Reports
- Jilani, A., Pearce, D., Bailo, F. (2013). ACIAR Wheat and Maize Projects in Afghanistan, 85, Canberra, Australia: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR). [More Information]
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2024
- Johns, A., Bailo, F., Booth, E., Rizoiu, M. (2024). Labelling, shadow bans and community resistance: did meta's strategy to suppress rather than remove COVID misinformation and conspiracy theory on Facebook slow the spread? Media International Australia. [More Information]
- Tronconi, F., Bailo, F. (2024). The other side of platform politics. Law-making and online participatory democracy in the Five Star Movement. Swiss Political Science Review. [More Information]
2023
- Bailo, F., Johns, A., Rizoiu, M. (2023). Riding information crises: The performance of far-right Twitter users in Australia during the 2019-2020 bushfires and the COVID-19 pandemic. Information, Communication and Society, , 1-19. [More Information]
- Flew, T., Chesher, C., Hutchinson, J., Stilinovic, M., Bailo, F., Gray, J., Lumby, C., Stepnik, A., Goggin, G., Humphry, J. (2023). Safe and Responsible AI in Australia: Submission Paper: University of Sydney. [More Information]
2021
- Bailo, F., Meese, J., Hurcombe, E., Leaver, T., Bruns, A., Angus, D., Barnet, B. (2021). Australia’s Big Gamble: The News Media Bargaining Code and the Responses from Google and Facebook. 22nd Annual Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers AoIR2021, Chicago: Association of Internet Researchers. [More Information]
- Bailo, F., Goldsmith, B. (2021). No paradox here? Improving theory and testing of the nuclear stability–instability paradox with synthetic counterfactuals. Journal of Peace Research, 58.0 (6), 1178-1193. [More Information]
- Kong, Q., Booth, E., Bailo, F., Johns, A., Marian-Andrei, R. (2021). Slipping to the Extreme: A Mixed Method to Explain How Extreme Opinions Infiltrate Online Discussions. arXiv preprint.
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2020
- Bailo, F. (2020). Online Communities and Crowds in the Rise of the Five Star Movement. London, United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan. [More Information]
- Abidin, C., Nagel, E., Johns, A., Bailo, F., Rodriguez, A., Valdovinos-Kaye, B., Wikstrom, P., Gerrard, Y., Leaver, T. (2020). PLEASE READ THE COMMENTS: COMMENTING CULTURES ACROSS PLATFORMS. 21st Annual Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers AoIR2020, Chicago: Association of Internet Researchers.
2018
- Abbondanza, G., Bailo, F. (2018). The Electoral Payoff of Immigration Flows for Anti-immigration Parties: The Case of Italy's Lega Nord. European Political Science, 17(3), 378-403. [More Information]
2017
- Goggin, G., Vromen, A., Weatherall, K., Martin, F., Webb, A., Sunman, L., Bailo, F. (2017). Digital Rights in Australia. [More Information]
- Bailo, F., Vromen, A. (2017). Hybrid social and news media protest events: from #MarchinMarch to #BusttheBudget in Australia. Information, Communication and Society, 20(11), 1660-1679. [More Information]
2016
- Vromen, A., Loader, B., Xenos, M., Bailo, F. (2016). Everyday Making through Facebook Engagement: Young Citizens' Political Interactions in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. Political Studies, 64(3), 513-533. [More Information]
- Bailo, F. (2016), Explicit Semantic Analysis with R. [More Information]
2015
- Bailo, F. (2015). Mapping online political talks through network analysis: a case study of the website of Italy's Five Star Movement. Policy Studies, 36(6), 550-572. [More Information]
2013
- Jilani, A., Pearce, D., Bailo, F. (2013). ACIAR Wheat and Maize Projects in Afghanistan, 85, Canberra, Australia: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR). [More Information]
Selected Grants
2022
- PREDICTING THE EFFECTIVENESS OFSTATE-SPONSORED INFLUENCEOPERATIONS: A CASE STUDY OF THESOLOMON ISLANDS AND MELANESIA, Bailo F, Department of Defence (Federal)/Collaborative Project Agreement