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Biography
Valeria Bodishtianu is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Economics at the Business School of the University of Western Australia. She received her PhD in Economics from Cornell University in Ithaca, United States. Prior to that she obtained her Bachelor's degree in Applied Mathematics and Informatics from Higher School of Economics, and MA in Economics from New Economic School in Moscow, Russia. Her primary research areas span information economics, networks, game theory, and artificial intelligence. Her current work focuses on how beliefs and behavior evolve in digital environments, including the role of AI-driven influence, and the impact on broader societal outcomes such as polarization and spread of misinformation on social networks.
Education/Academic qualification
Economics, PhD, Cornell University
2019 → 2025
Economics, MA, New Economic School
2017 → 2019
Applied Mathematics and Informatics, Bachelor, Higher School of Economics
2013 → 2017
Research expertise keywords
- Information Economics
- Game Theory
- Artificial Intelligence
- Networks
- Political Economy
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 4 Quality Education
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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The motivation and consequence of fact-checking behavior: An experimental study
Bodishtianu, V., Gaozhao, D. & Zhang, P., 23 May 2025, In: PLoS One. 20, 5, 20 p., e0323105.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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EAI: Emotional Decision-Making of LLMs in Strategic Games and Ethical Dilemmas
Mozikov, M., Severin, N., Bodishtianu, V., Glushanina, M., Nasonov, I., Orekhov, D., Pekhotin, V., Makovetskiy, I., Baklashkin, M., Lavrentyev, V., Tsvigun, A., Turdakov, D., Shavrina, T., Savchenko, A. & Makarov, I., 2024, Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 37 (NeurIPS 2024). Cocos Islands: Neural Information Processing Systems Foundation, Inc., (Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Conference paper › peer-review
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Adapting First-Person Shooter video game for playing with virtual reality headsets
Makarov, I., Konoplia, O., Polyakov, P., Martynov, M., Zyuzin, P., Gerasimova, O. & Bodishtianu, V., 2017, FLAIRS 2017 - Proceedings of the 30th International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference. AAAI Press, p. 412-415 4 p. (FLAIRS 2017 - Proceedings of the 30th International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Conference paper › peer-review
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Logic of existentialism in fiction
Makarov, I. & Bodishtianu, V., 2017, FLAIRS 2017 - Proceedings of the 30th International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference. AAAI Press, p. 632-637 6 p. (FLAIRS 2017 - Proceedings of the 30th International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Conference paper › peer-review
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