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Emelia Hughes

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  • University of Notre Dame
  • Tech Ethics Graduate Fellow (2026-2027)

Emelia Hughes is a Ph.D. student working in the area of social computing. Her main research focus is on online communities, social media, and the spread of information online. Specifically, she works on projects related to algorithmically driven and event-based communities on TikTok.

Before starting at Notre Dame, Hughes attended the University of Washington where she earned a bachelor of science in informatics and a bachelor of arts in drawing & painting. She worked with Dr. Amy Zhang at the Social Futures Lab on combating misinformation on video-sharing platforms. Hughes also worked with Dr. Rachel Moran at the Center for an Informed Public on the #SaveTheChildren QAnon movement on Instagram.