About PANDAS Lab

Politics, AI, & Data Science

PANDAS Lab

The Politics, AI, and Data Science Lab (PANDAS) is a research lab that applies machine learning and statistical techniques to the study of politics, especially in areas of conflict, propaganda, misinformation, and cybersecurity. PANDAS is neither sponsored by nor affiliated with a university. We work with students from multiple universities. Learn how to join our team.

Current Research Projects

  • Forecasting political conflict at the micro level
  • Measuring populist rhetoric in text and speech
  • Coding multidimensional concepts with language models
  • Measuring shifts in territorial control during wars
  • Government-sponsored information manipulation
  • Data collection and inference on cyberconflict actors

Our Team


Benjamin J. Radford

Assistant Professor, UNC Charlotte
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Yaoyao Dai

Assistant Professor, UNC Charlotte
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Baha Oskeyeva

Researcher, UNC Charlotte
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Hanif Sajid

Researcher, UNC Charlotte
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Former Members

  • Dr. Jingjing Gao
  • Mya Fernandez

Acknowledgements

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