# Network Contagion Research Institute **Entity class:** Research institute **Aliases:** NCRI **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition The **Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI)** studies how hostile narratives, coded language, and coordinated online behavior move across platforms and connect with real-world risk. Its work combines social science, network analysis, and machine learning. ## Relationships - **directed by:** [[wiki/Joel Finkelstein|Joel Finkelstein]] in the source dossier. - **studies:** [[wiki/Cyber Swarm|Cyber Swarm]], [[wiki/Memetic Contagion and Violent Extremism|Memetic Contagion]], and [[wiki/SOCMINT|SOCMINT]]. - **method:** [[wiki/Graph Analytics|Graph Analytics]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [NCRI — About](https://networkcontagion.us/about/) - [[research/A Network-Epidemiological Analysis of Radicalization and Real-Time Counterterrorism Observability|Network-Epidemiological Analysis]]