Keynote Speech for the 2019 Workshop on ''Fake News and Information Warfare''

運算宣傳：2019「假訊息防制工作坊」工作坊主題演講

My dear colleagues and friends, it is my honor to introduce Professor Phillip Howard. My first impression of Philip came from my colleagues who were responsible for contacting and inviting Philip. At that time I thought that Phillip was a very serious and busy man. It is very diffi'cult for him to find time to accept an invitation. However, after we got in contact, my impression of him was dramatically changed. He is an energetic sunny man. The first question he asked was ''Where can you get stinky tofu? I want to try it.'' Thus, from this common example in our everyday life, you can see how communication using computer media could easily deliver misinformation and even unintentionally create a misunderstanding| that is the topic of Professor Howard's research. He is currently the director of the Oxford Internet Institute. This is one of the most prestigious institutions and a pioneer in internet communication technology research. I think his level of academic success is also excellent. He already published 9 books and more than 140 articles. However, I think there are three reasons that make him stand out from other scholars.