Dissemination of Rumors and Information Theory

• Grant number: 24/15437-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research
• Start date: September 01, 2025
• End date: May 31, 2026
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Probability and Statistics - Applied Probability and Statistics
• Principal Investigator: Erika Alejandra Rada Mora
• Grantee: Erika Alejandra Rada Mora
• Host Investigator: Yamir Moreno Vega
• Host Institution: Centro de Matemática, Computação e Cognição (CMCC). Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC). Ministério da Educação (Brasil). Santo André , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain

Abstract

In this project, the aim is to apply information theory to examine the characteristics of a rumor propagation model that incorporates message distortion, ideological proximity, and trust in order to determine whether to accept or reject the received information.