Sun-ha Hong, Simon Fraser University

Research

(1) truth (2) internet (3) big data (4) smart machines (5) fake news (6) disinformation (7) self-tracking (8) quantified self

Latest funding

Personal Truthmaking in the Data-driven Society: Deepfakes, smart machines and political disinformers
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$46,691

All 1 grants and awards

Personal Truthmaking in the Data-driven Society: Deepfakes, smart machines and political disinformers

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Hong, Sun-ha

Keywords: (1) truth; (2) internet; (3) big data; (4) smart machines; (5) fake news; (6) disinformation; (7) self-tracking; (8) quantified self; (9) deepfake; (10) enlightenment

$46,691

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: (1) truth Dear Professor Hong, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on (1) truth connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Personal Truthmaking in the Data-driven Society: Deepfakes, smart machines and political disinformers" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]