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Location:
Room 109
Annenberg School for Communication
University of Pennsylvania
3620 Walnut St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Contact info: angela.won@asc.upenn.edu
Overview
We welcome you to join us for this ASA pre-conference focusing on a new aspect of sociological research, “Computational Sociology.” This conference will feature experts from around the country who specialize in this new type of research, which utilizes complex computer simulations, social network analysis, big data explorations, Internet experiments, artificial intelligence, and exciting new approaches to ethnographic field work.
Schedule of Events
8:30 am – Open Breakfast Spread
9:00 am – Introduction by Damon Centola
9:30 am Session I
25 minutes each speaker (15 min. talk, 10 min. Q+A)
- 9:30 – 9:55 Michael Macy
- 9:55 – 10:20 Peter Bearman
- 10:20 – 10:45 Emily Erikson
- 10:45 – 11:10 Jessa Lingel
11:10 – 11:30 (20 min. snack break)
11:30 am Session II
25 minutes each speaker (15 min. talk, 10 min. Q+A)
- 11:30 – 11:55 Joscha Legewie
- 11:55 – 12:20 Matthew Salganik
- 12:20 – 12:45 Andrew Papachristos
- 12:45 – 1:10 Quincy Stewart
1:10 – 2:00 (50 min. lunch break)
2:00 pm Session III
25 minutes each speaker (15 min. talk, 10 min. Q+A)
- 2:00 – 2:25 Arnout van de Rijt
- 2:50 – 3:15 Ray Reagans
- 3:15 – 3:40 Michael Kearns
- 3:40 – 4:05 Duncan Watts
4:05 – 4:20 (15 min. snack break)
4:20 – 4:30 Meagan Levinson, Senior Editor for Sociology, Princeton University Press
4:30 pm Session IV
25 minutes each speaker (15 min. talk, 10 min. Q+A)
- 4:30 – 4:55 Christopher Bail
- 4:55 – 5:20 Brian Uzzi
- 5:20 – 5:45 David Lazer
5:45 – Closing Remarks
5:50 – Cocktails