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Siwei Lyu

PhD

Siwei Lyu.

Siwei Lyu

PhD

Siwei Lyu

PhD

SUNY Distinguished Professor
SUNY Empire Innovation Professor

Research Topics

digital media forensics; computer vision; machine learning

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  • Lead Stories referenced the DeepFake-o-Meter to determine that California Governor Gavin Newsom did not post fake photos of National Guard troops sleeping on a hard floor during their deployment to Los Angeles.

  • Lead Stories utilized the DeepFake-o-Meter, developed by Siwei Lyu and his team in the Media Forensic Lab, to determine that a viral image showing three Russian TU-95 bombers and a fourth plane damaged in a Ukrainian drone strike is AI-generated. 

  • Reuters reported that fact checkers working for Indian media outlets utilized UB’s DeepFake-o-Meter, developed by Siwei Lyu and his lab, to debunk misinformation during the current India-Pakistan crisis. 

  • Agence France-Presse quoted Siwei Lyu in an article about an AI-generated video showing Pope Leo XIV chastising U.S. Vice President JD Vance for his response to former President Joe Biden’s prostate cancer diagnosis. 

  • SUNY Distinguished Professor is the highest faculty rank in the SUNY system.

  • Politifact quoted Siwei Lyu in an article fact-checking a video of a Qatar emir saying that he regrets inviting Trump to the Middle East as doctored.

  • Lead Stories utilized the DeepFake-o-Meter, developed by Siwei Lyu and his team in the Media Forensic Lab, to prove that a video showing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifying before Congress regarding China and vaping chemicals is AI-generated. 

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Siwei Lyu.
Siwei Lyu, PhD
PhD, Dartmouth College

313 Davis Hall

Phone: (716) 645-1587

siweilyu@buffalo.edu

SUNY Distinguished Professor
SUNY Empire Innovation Professor
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Co-Director
Center for Information Integrity

Research Topics: digital media forensics; computer vision; machine learning