WTFNS 2018
WTFNS features leading researchers in the field of network science who come from a variety of social science disciplines. The goal of WTFNS is to garner constructive feedback from leading network scientists on work in progress, and to build a professional support network for members of the NYUAD community working in this area.
The preliminary schedule of the event can be found here. See titles and abstracts of the papers given by the keynote speakers by following the links below.
Keynote Speakers
Utrecht University
Sources of segregation in social networks: a novel approach using Facebook
University of Groningen
Participation in local renewable energy initiatives: The role of social networks
Together with Fleur Goedkoop and Andreas Flache
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Rethinking Social Networks in the Age of ‘Big Brother’: Perspectives from Computational Social Science
Presenters
Bad Apples in a Barrel: Field Evidence about Corruption in Organizations
Socio-Semantic Network Evolution: Linking Topic and Stochastic Actor-Oriented Models
Together with Michael Freedman
The Diffusion of Microfinance Revisited: The Role of Modularity and Tie Multiplexity in Diffusion Processes on Networks
Together with Byunkyu Lee
Social Networks and Entrepreneurship - Evidence from a Historical Episode of Industrialization
Integration & Segregation
Together with Sanjeev Goyal, Frederic Moisan, Penelope Hernandez, Angel Sanchez, and Guillem Martinez
Diagnosing Schooling Norms Across Religious Communities in Malawi
Beyond the Water Cooler: How Company Networks Influence Individual Actions and Careers