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Dynamic Social Network Modeling and Analysis
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In the summer of 2002, the Office of Naval Research asked the Committee on Human Factors to hold a workshop on dynamic social network modeling and analysis. The primary purpose of the workshop was to bring together scientists who represent a diversity of views and approaches to share their insights, commentary, and critiques on the developing body of social network analysis research and application. The secondary purpose of the workshop was to assist government and private-sector agencies in assessing the capabilities of social network analysis to provide sound models and applications for current problems of national importance, with a particular focus on national security. Some of the presenters focused on social network theory and method, others attempted to relate their research or expertise to applied issues of interest to various government agencies. This workshop is one of several activities undertaken by the National Research Council that bears on the contributions of various scientific disciplines to understanding and defending against terrorism—a topic raised by Bruce M. Alberts, president of the National Academy of Sciences, in his annual address to the membership in April 2002. The workshop was held in Washington, D.C., on November 7-9, 2002. Twenty-two researchers were asked to prepare papers and give presentations. The presentations were grouped into four sessions, each of which concluded with a discussant-led roundtable discussion among presenters and workshop attendees on the themes and issues raised in the session. The sessions were: (1) Social Network Theory Perspectives, (2) Dynamic Social Networks, (3) Metrics and Models, and (4) Networked Worlds. The opening address was presented by workshop chair Ronald Breiger, of the University of Arizona; Kathleen Carley, of Carnegie Mellon University, offered closing remarks summarizing the sessions and linking the work to applications in national security. Part II of this report contains the opening address, the closing remarks, and the papers as provided by the authors. The agenda and biographical sketches of the presenters are found in the appendixes.
Ronald Breiger, Kathleen Carley, and Philippa Pattison - Personal Name
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English
2003
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