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What We Know And Wrongly Assume About How And Why People Form Research Collaborations

Event Type: Seminar/Symposium
Sponsor: Prof. Jana Diesner
Location: NCSA 1040
Virtual
Date: Mar 31, 2023 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Speaker: Prof. Jana Diesner
Contact: Srinivasan Raghunathan
E-Mail: srinirag@illinois.edu
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Originating Calendar: Center for AstroPhysical Surveys; Using computational methods to study social structure and behavior at scale requires researchers to make a plethora of decisions, including how to sample and preprocess data, implement algorithms, and validate results. I present findings and lessons learned from my group’s work on assessing the impact of some of these choices, especially related to data provenance and selecting variables and metrics, on understanding research collaborations and validating social science theories in contemporary settings. I highlight sources of biases and strategies for mitigating biased insights.