Dr Paris has translated deep knowledge in computer science to solving real-life problems in the social sciences. She has developed an understanding of how people communicate, how they interact within information environments and make sense of big data. This has major impacts in social science and the digital economy. One application developed by Dr Paris is helping emergency services to use social media messages to identify unexpected events and unfolding disasters. Another is enabling government departments to monitor views of the services provided. Her work has been applied in many domains including mental health and customer-relationships.