Modelling Individual Mobility Behaviour

Abstract: From choosing a restaurant for dinner to deciding how to get there, spatial decisions are ubiquitous in human day-to-day lives. Taken together, these choices underlie critical societal phenomena, including the spread of epidemics, the emergence of traffic congestion, and urban segregation. In this talk, Dr. Alessandretti will present recent research that leverages high-resolution large-scale… Continue reading Modelling Individual Mobility Behaviour

The Structures and Consequences of Online Political Discussion: Computational Studies Using Social Media Data

Abstract: (Normative) theorists have argued that conversation is the soul of democracy. However, political discussions might not be as ideal as the theorists envisioned. This talk summarizes a series of computational studies using large-scale social media data to examine the structures and consequences of political discussions online. Specifically, this talk discusses both the positive and… Continue reading The Structures and Consequences of Online Political Discussion: Computational Studies Using Social Media Data