The Web Science initiative at Georgia Tech seeks to understand the impact of the Internet, and help us invent its future. Web technologies are playing an increasingly central role in business, education, entertainment, health, and research. Understanding these phenomena and engineering their future requires a new interdisciplinarity. We aim to strengthen ties among disciplines across campus, explore possible new interdisciplinary educational programs, and build stronger ties between Georgia Tech and the web industry.
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Sayeed Choudhury on "The Data Conservancy: A Web Science View of Data Curation"
Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 9:30am — 11:00am
Please come to a Web Science Lecture by Sayeed Choudhury!
The Data Conservancy: A Web Science View of Data Curation
TSRB Auditorium
Abstract:
Felipe Ortega on "The Private Life of Wikipedia"
Friday, October 23, 2009 - 12:00pm — 1:30pm
Please come to a Web Science Lecture by Felipe Ortega!
The Private Life of Wikipedia
Centergy 335
(75 5th St.)
Abstract:
Despite the growing attention that scientific community has devoted to Wikipedia, available research works rarely focus beyond the English
version. Thus, there was a need for broader studies to understand the dynamics and evolution of the Wikipedia, as a whole. "Wikipedia: A quantitative analysis" is a PhD. dissertation that finally closes this gap. It provides an empirical, side-by-side analysis of the top 10
Web Science Tea with danah boyd
Friday, May 8, 2009 - 1:00pm — 2:00pm
danah will tell us informally about her new work, and we'll have a chance to chat and ask questions. Hope you can join us!
The Web Science Lecture Series is sponsored by a generous gift from 