Eric Forbush – Noshir Contractor https://nosh.northwestern.edu Advancing the Science of Networks in Communities Wed, 13 Jul 2016 18:25:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Noshir Contractor Gives Keynote Address at 2016 Web Science Summer School in Koblenz, Germany https://nosh.northwestern.edu/noshir-contractor-gives-keynote-address-at-2016-web-science-summer-school-in-koblenz-germany/ Wed, 13 Jul 2016 18:25:27 +0000 http://sonic.northwestern.edu/?p=13141 Noshir Contractor gave a keynote address at the 2016 annual Web Science Summer School held in Koblenz, Germany. Click here for the event page and click here to download slides from the presentation.

Abstract:

The increased access to big data about social phenomena in general, and network data in particular, has been a windfall for social scientists.… Read the rest

]]> Noshir Contractor gave a keynote address at the 2016 annual Web Science Summer School held in Koblenz, Germany. Click here for the event page and click here to download slides from the presentation.

Abstract:

The increased access to big data about social phenomena in general, and network data in particular, has been a windfall for social scientists. But these exciting opportunities must be accompanied with careful reflection on how big data can motivate new theories and methods. Using examples of his research, Contractor will argue that Web/Internet/Network Sciences (WINS) serve as the foundation to unleash the intellectual insights locked in big data. More importantly, he will illustrate how these insights offer social scientists an unprecedented opportunity to engage more actively in monitoring, anticipating and designing interventions to address grand societal challenges.koblenz

]]> Noshir Contactor Meets with Fellow Web Science Trust Lab Directors in Germany https://nosh.northwestern.edu/noshir-contactor-meets-with-fellow-web-science-trust-lab-directors-in-germany/ Wed, 25 May 2016 18:28:02 +0000 http://sonic.northwestern.edu/?p=13099

WSTNet Lab Directors got together at the start of the Web Science Conference this week in Hannover, Germany. Highlights of the meeting include the election of Steffen Staab as Chair and Pete Burnap as Vice-Chair, planning for this years’ Web Science Summer School at University of Koblenz (30 June to 6 July – ), and firming up of arrangements for World Wide Web Week – a global event celebrating 10 years of Web Science to be held later this year.

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WSTNet Lab Directors got together at the start of the Web Science Conference this week in Hannover, Germany. Highlights of the meeting include the election of Steffen Staab as Chair and Pete Burnap as Vice-Chair, planning for this years’ Web Science Summer School at University of Koblenz (30 June to 6 July – ), and firming up of arrangements for World Wide Web Week – a global event celebrating 10 years of Web Science to be held later this year.

Read the full article here.

Lab Director, Noshir Contractor, is a founding member of the Web Science Trust initiative.

WST Lab Directors

 

 

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