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Leveraging Network Science to address Grand Societal Challenges

Noshir Contractor

Noshir Contractor, Northwestern University

Description

Semester:

  • Winter 2016

Speakers:

Noshir Contractor, Northwestern University

Lecture Time:

Fri, January 15, 2016 @ 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm

Lecture Location:

Room R1240, Ross School of Business

Speaker Webpage(s):

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Introduced By:

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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 in the area of networks, Contractor will argue that Network Science serves as the foundation to unleash the intellectual insights locked in big data. More importantly, he will illustrate how these insights offer social scientists in general, and social network scholars in particular, an unprecedented opportunity to engage more actively in monitoring, anticipating and designing interventions to address grand societal challenges.

Recording & Additional Notes

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Introduced by Cassandra Aceves, Management and Organizations