Mayor Inna Gurung Data-verified

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Graduate Research Assistant

Last publication 2026 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

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4 h-index 12 pubs 44 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Mayor Inna Gurung, a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, investigates the diffusion of information and narratives across social media platforms. Her research applies epidemiological models to understand how information spreads, particularly in polarized environments. Gurung's work examines the role of semiotics, including visual media and symbolic signals, in shaping user engagement, emotion, and trust within information campaigns. She has also explored the application of natural language processing techniques, such as GPT-4, in analyzing and understanding online content. Her publications include studies on YouTube's recommendation systems and the contagious nature of narratives. Gurung collaborates with researchers including Nitin Agarwal, Ahmed Al‐Taweel, Md. Monoarul Islam Bhuiyan, and Emmanuel Addai, with whom she shares multiple publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 4
  • Publications: 12
  • Citations: 44

Selected Publications

  • Narrative Diffusion in Social Topologies: A Comparative Study of LLM-Driven Dynamics (2026)
  • Competing Narratives on TikTok: Modeling Taiwan’s 2024 Election Dynamics (2026)
  • How Do Competing Narratives Spread? A Stance-Based Epidemiological Approach (2026)
  • Narrative diffusion in social networks: a survey (2025)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Examining the role of semiotics in social media-driven information campaigns (2025)
  • Modeling polarized information diffusion with SEI(A)I(D)Z: a stance-based epidemiological approach (2025)
    5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Symbolic signals on Instagram: how visual media shapes engagement, emotion, trust, and diffusion (2025)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Developing a Stance-induced Epidemiological Model to Examine Polarized Information Contagion (2025)
  • Are Narratives Contagious? Modeling Narrative Diffusion Using Epidemiological Theories (2025)
    9 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Exploring Online Video Narratives and Networks Using VTracker (2023)

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