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Organized Skepticism in the Age of Misinformation: Surviving the Kingdom of Gossip
Is information different from misinformation? What are the criteria by which we perceive them as different or even opposite to each other? If you think that truth or veracity is what separates the two, this book will make you think again. 
publications
Bounds on the error in estimating redundancy in randomly deployed wireless sensor networks
Published in Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Sensor Technologies and Applications (SENSORCOMM 2007) - Authors: Renita Machado, Sirin Tekinay, 2007
This paper provides an information-theoretic framework for estimating the redundancy in a random deployment of nodes without the need of location information of nodes.
Neural network-based approach for adaptive density control and reliability in wireless sensor networks
Published in Proceedings of the IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (Authors: Renita Machado, Sirin Tekinay), 2008
This paper studies a neural-network informed mechanism for WSN design that considers the tradeoff between sensing, coverage, network lifetime, and performance.
A survey of game-theoretic approaches in wireless sensor networks
Published in Computer Networks (Authors: Renita Murimi, Sirin Tekinay), 2008
This paper surveys the use of game-theoretic constructs in the design of wireless sensor networks.
Towards Developing Attentive Wireless Sensor Networks
Published in International Journal of Multimedia and Ubiquitous Engineering (Authors: Renita Machado, Sirin Tekinay), 2009
Wireless sensor networks gather data about the environment. In that sense, they are paying attention to the environment in which they are deployed. This paper develops a foundation for understanding the association between the nature of attention in WSNs and their real-world applications.
Network planning for heterogeneous wireless sensor networks in environmental survivability
Published in Proceedings of the 21st IEEE International Conference on Tools with Artificial Intelligence (ICTAI) - Authors: Renita Machado, Wensheng Zhang, Guiling Wang, 2009
This paper proposes a framework for the design of online social networks based on the principles of social exchange.
Adaptive density control in heterogeneous wireless sensor networks with and without power management
Published in IET Communications (Authors: Renita Machado, Nirwan Ansari, Guiling Wang, Sirin Tekinay), 2010
This paper studies the design of a two-tiered heterogeneous wireless sensor network for optimized network performance (active coverage and network lifetime).
Redundancy Estimation and Adaptive Density Control in Wireless Sensor Networks
Published in Adhoc and Sensor Wireless Networks (Authors: Renita Machado, Haibo He, Guiling Wang, Sirin Tekinay), 2010
In a random deployments of sensor nodes, how can we estimate the redundancy of the network without location information? This paper uses an information-theoretic approach to estimating this redundancy, and also studies the relationship between redundancy and network lifetime in WSNs.
Diffusion-based approach to deploying wireless sensor networks
Published in International Journal of Sensor Networks (Authors: Renita Machado, Sirin Tekinay, Wensheng Zhang, Guiling Wang), 2010
This paper studies a diffusion-based deployment approach for wireless sensor nodes that can satisfy a given level of reliability, where reliability is measured in terms of the amount of data sensed by the WSN.
Coverage Properties of Clustered Wireless Sensor Networks
Published in ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks (Authors: Renita Machado, Wensheng Zhang, Guiling Wang, Sirin Tekinay), 2010
This paper studies how the clustered topologies in wireless sensor networks affect their connectivity and network performance.
Wireless body area networks for healthcare: A survey
Published in International Journal of Ad Hoc, Sensor & Ubiquitous Computing (Authors: Garth V Crosby, Tirthankar Ghosh, Renita Murimi, Craig A Chin), 2012
This paper presents a survey of design challenges in networks of wearable or implantable sensors that can be used in healthcare.
Advances and Challenges of Wireless Body Area Networks for Healthcare Applications
Published in Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications (ICNC) - Authors: Craig A Chin, Garth V Crosby, Tirthankar Ghosh, Renita Murimi, 2012
This paper describes design, implementation, and performance challenges of wireless body area networks for healthcare applications.
Sparking Creativity in Computer Science for Interdisciplinary Students
Published in Proceedings of the IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (Author: Renita Murimi), 2013
This paper discusses the design of a new interdisciplinary course involving robotics for non-majors, and the student learning outcomes of the course.
Wireless body area networks in mhealth
Published in Mobile Health: A Technology Road Map (Publisher: Springer International Publishing) - Authors: Garth V Crosby, Craig A Chin, Tirthankar Ghosh, Renita Murimi, 2015
This chapter provides an overview of design and performance challenges in the use of wireless body area networks for healthcare.
An Analysis of Trimming in Digital Social Networks
Published in Proceedings of the Workshops of the 30th AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence Incentives and Trust in Electronic Communities: Technical Report WS-16-09 (Author: Renita Murimi), 2016
This paper studies how social networks decrease in size, as a function of sharing preferences of the user and their contacts (friends) within the network.
Visualization Tools for Big Data Analytics in Quantitative Chemical Analysis: A Tutorial in Chemometrics
Published in Handbook of Research on Big Data Storage and Visualization Techniques (Publisher: IGI Global) - Authors: Gerard G Dumancas, Ghalib A Bello, Jeff Hughes, Renita Murimi, Lakshmi Chockalingam Kasi Viswanath, Casey ONeal Orndorff, Glenda Fe Dumancas, Jacy D ODell, 2018
This chapter discusses research and challenges at the intersection of data analytics and analytical chemistry.
Chemometrics: From Data Preprocessing to Fog Computing
Published in International Journal of Fog Computing, 2019
This paper studies challenges at the intersection of analytical chemistry and data analytics (chemometrics).
Use of Botnets for mining cryptocurrencies
Published in Botnets (Publisher: Taylor & Francis CRC Press) - Author: Renita Murimi, 2019
This chapter describes the challenges posed by botnets to the mining of cryptocurrencies and offers a range of countermeasures to mitigate these challenges.
A Blockchain Enhanced Framework for Social Networking
Published in Ledger (An earlier version was presented at the MIT Media Lab: Symposium on Blockchain for Robotic Systems (BROS 2018)) - Author: Renita Murimi, 2019
This paper provides a framework for using blockchain to design secure, trusted social networking platforms.
Disruptive Change in Today’s Innovation: A Case Study Analysis of OptimalPlus
Published in Management and Economics Research Journal, 2019
This paper provides a case study analysis of technology disruption and competitiveness at OptimalPlus, an electronics manufacturing company.
On Elastic Incentives for Blockchain Oracles
Published in Journal of Database Management (Authors: Renita Murimi, Guiling Wang), 2021
Blockchain oracles serve as an intermediary between a trusted blockchain environment and the untrusted external environment. This paper provides a framework for a commoditized trust mechanism that considers the selfishness of the oracle, and the collective trust placed by the blockchain in the oracle.
A Framework for Contractual Graphs
Published in Frontiers in Big Data: Representation Learning for Graph Mining and Generation (Author: Renita Murimi), 2021
A contract between two entities can be conceptualized as the addition of an edge to a graph. This paper studies graphs of smart contracts, and the role of ambiguity in contract parameters as well as timing of contract initiation on the the computational resource allocation specified in the contracts.
A framework for enterprise cybersecurity risk management
Published in Advances in Cybersecurity Nanagement (Publisher: Springer International Publishing) Authors: Samir Jarjoui, Renita Murimi, 2021
This chapter uses a systems theory perspective to propose a framework for enterprise cybersecurity risk management that focuses on business and IT alignment along multiple key dimensions.
On the complexity of assimilation in urban communities
Published in Applied Network Science (Author: Renita Murimi), 2021
Assimilation of communities is a complex phenomenon. In this paper, I study how assimilation of communities in urban environments is influenced by three factors: education, income, and language proficiency.
When Humans Judge Other Humans Using Machines
Published in MIT Computational Law Report (Author: Renita Murimi), 2021
When AI-enabled machines are designed for computational law, how do we ascertain intent in the judicial process?
Online Social Networks for Meaningful Social Reform
Published in Proceedings of the IEEE World Engineering Education Forum (Author: Renita Murimi), 2021
This paper proposes a framework for the design of online social networks based on the principles of social exchange.
The Vagaries of Robotic Trolls
Published in Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Computational Social Science IC2S2 (Authors: Brett Bourbon, Renita Murimi), 2021
This paper studies robotic troll behavior in the 2016 Presidential election in the United States.
Hold My Beer: A Case Study of how Ransomware Affected an Australian Beverage Company
Published in Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Cyber Situational Awareness, Data Analytics and Assessment (CyberSA) - Authors: Samir Jarjoui, Robert Murimi, and Renita Murimi, 2021
This paper examines the impact of ransomware and Covid-19 disrupted the operations of an Australian beverage company.
The Gossip Economy of Online Social Media
Published in Proceedings of the 2021 ACM CHI Misinformation Workshop (Authors: Brett Bourbon and Renita Murimi), 2021
This paper conceptualizes the spread of information as part of an economy of gossip, where social dynamics rather than veracity are key drivers of the spread of information and misinformation.
On the Design of Social Robots Using Sheaf Theory and Smart Contracts
Published in Frontiers in Robotics and AI (An earlier version was presented at the 2019 MIT Media Lab: Symposium on Blockchain, Robotics, and AI systems (BRAIS 2019)) - Author: Renita Murimi, 2021
This paper proposes a framework that uses the blockchain for the storage of robotic interactions, and the use of sheaf theory for analysis of these interactions.
DeFi Primitives Without Parallels: An Overview of AMMs, Consensus Algorithms, and Flash Loans
Published in Proceedings of the 2022 Academy of Finance Conference (Authors: Anthony Hoang, Renita Murimi), 2022
This paper presents an overview of several unique DeFi primitives such as algorithmic exchanges, consensus algorithms and oracles, as well as novel DeFi applications such as flash loans.
On a Territorial Notion of a Smart Home
Published in Proceedings of the 1st ACM Workshop on Cybersecurity and Social Sciences (CySSS) - Authors: Shreenidhi Ayinala and Renita Murimi, 2022
A home is a personal territory. Yet smart homes are vulnerable to violations of this notion of territorial integrity due to cyberattacks. This paper uses a territorial notion of a smart home to analyze how cyberattacks on smart devices can disrupt our experience of a home.
A Decade of Development of Mental Models in Cybersecurity and Lessons for the Future
Published in Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Cybersecurity, Situational Awareness and Social Media, and part of the book series: Springer Proceedings in Complexity (SPCOM) (Authors: Robert Murimi, Sandra Blanke, and Renita Murimi), 2022
Mental models help us learn and adapt to new and complex environments. This paper presents an overview of research over the past decade in the area of mental models in cybersecurity.
Governance in DAOs: Lessons in Composability from Primate Societies and Modular Software
Published in MIT Computational Law Report (Author: Renita Murimi), 2022
This paper presents a framework for composable governance in decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) drawing upon insights from two distinct sources that exhibit decentralized governance: primate societies and object-oriented software.
What Makes AI Addictive? The Role of Discounting, Risk Aversion and Self-regulation
Published in Proceedings of the International Conference on Big Data Intelligence and Computing (DataCom), and part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science ((LNCS,volume 13864)) - Author: Renita Murimi, 2022
We have limited attention spans, and children, more so. This paper uses game-theoretic models to investigate the impact of short-term and long-term discounting tendencies, as well as the degree of risk-aversion in influencing the ability of children to get hooked to addictive AI-enabled technologies.
Equifinality in Cybersecurity Research: Opportunities and Future Research
Published in Effective Cybersecurity Operations for Enterprise-Wide Systems. (Publisher: IGI Global) - Authors: Brett Landry, Renita Murimi, Greg Bell, 2023
There are many paths to achieving cybersecurity resilience. Equifinality denotes this notion of multiple paths leading to a final outcome. This chapter explores how equifinality in cybersecurity resilience can be achieved through efforts at individual, firm, and community levels.
Equifinality in Blockchain Resilience: The Role of Organizational, Environmental, and Cybersecurity Factors
Published in Proceedings of the 2023 European DSI Conference, 2023
Blockchains are not inherently resilient. This paper takes a look at organizational, enviromental, and cybersecurity factors that influence the level of resilience in blockchain, and advocates for the adoption of equifinality, or multiple paths, to resilience.
Blockchains: A review and research agenda for international business
Published in Research in International Business and Finance (Authors: Renita Murimi, Greg Bell, Abdul A Rasheed, Sri Beldona), 2023
Trust is a prerequisite for business transactions.This paper makes the case that the emerging applications of blockchain technology help to mitigate the issues surrounding trust in international business transactions, thus facilitating transactions by minimizing transaction costs, reducing uncertainty, and improving speed.
A Framework for Building Cognitive Knowledge Management Systems
Published in Proceedings of the International Information Management Association (IIMA) Annual Conference (Authors: Samir Jarjoui and Renita Murimi), 2023
This paper provides a framework for the development of cognitive knowledge management systems that are focused on strategy, people, processes, learning, and technology for improving knowledge management and organizational memory.
Decentralization, Blockchains, and the Development of Smart Communities in Economically Challenging Environments
Published in Ledger (Authors: Brett Bourbon and Renita Murimi), 2024
This paper examines how blockchain can be used in decentralized, resource-constrained environments to create smart communities. Four case studies are presented.
An Exploration of Factors Influencing Work from Home During Covid-19
Published in Information Systems Management (Authors: Sue Conger, Renita Murimi, Sandra Blanke), 2024
This paper presents a new model for technology resources and employee satisfaction with these resources in work-from-home environments created in the wake of Covid-19.
SoK: A Taxonomy for Critical Analysis of Consensus Mechanisms in Consortium Blockchain
Published in IEEE Access (Authors: Wei Yao, Fadi P Deek, Renita Murimi, Guiling Wang), 2024
This paper presents a state-of-knowledge (SoK) of consensus mechanisms in consortium blockchains and offers a taxonomy of these algorithms based upon three criteria: reliability, performance, and security.
Communities, Agency, and Resilience: A Perspective Addressing Tragedy of the Cyber Commons
Published in Cyber Defense Review (Authors: Samir Jarjoui, Robert Murimi, Renita Murimi), 2024
This paper studies cybersecurity challenges from the context of the tragedy of the commons. Who is responsible for cybersecurity?
Medical Advisories as Deterrents in Healthcare Cybercrime
Published in Proceedings of the IEEE Cyber Awareness and Research Symposium (CARS) - Authors: Nastaran Hadipour, Renita Murimi, 2024
This paper provides an overview of medical advisories published by the CISA as part of their Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories intitiative, and highlights the cybersecurity-related complexity in the networked environments within which healthcare operates.
talks
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teaching
Teaching experience 1
Undergraduate course, University 1, Department, 2014
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Workshop, University 1, Department, 2015
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