Computational Social Science

Abstract: [ENG] The unprecedented growth in social media use and large-scale information collection pose new threats, but also offer new opportunities. Modeling and managing complex interactive systems requires the analysis of social and technological signals to gain new insights into human society and individual behavior.

Abstract: [ENG] We discuss two projects that quantify the consequences of our network location for our access to resources and rewards in science. First, we investigate the dynamics of international science through the lens of national citation preferences, introducing a novel measure to characterize these processes and enabling a network analysis of global knowledge production.

La Convergencia de las Ciencias Físicas y Sociales: Una Entrevista con el Dr. Cristian Candia En una entrevista reciente, Carla Hermann, Ph.D., la anfitriona del programa Let’s Get Physical, se sentó con el Dr.

Abstract: [ENG] This study seeks to understand how recommender systems can help individuals assemble functionally diverse teams. We run a 2x2 between-subject laboratory experiment with 384 participants to test the effect of a recommender system's algorithms on individuals' teaming experience, team processes, and team performance.

Abstract: [ENG] It is well known that social networks fundamentally impact the dynamic processes of the populations they support. Examples include epidemic outbreaks, the diffusion of innovations, opinion formation, and behavioral evolution.

Abstract: [ENG] Algorithmic matching is a pervasive mechanism in our social and economic lives, used for example in algorithmic job search engines, kidney transplant allocation algorithms, medical residency program allocation, and search engines for finding romantic partners and potential spouses.