Social Computing, Behavioral Modeling, and Prediction 2008 edition

Marc Notes: Based on publisher-provided data.; Conference proceedings. Jacket Description/Back: Social computing concerns the study of social behavior and context based on computational systems. Behavioral modeling reproduces the social behavior, and allows for experimenting, scenario planning, and deep understanding of behavior, patterns, and potential outcomes. The pervasive use of computer and Internet technologies creates an unprecedented environment where people can share opinions and experiences, exchange ideas, offer suggestions and advice, debate and even conduct experiments. Social computing facilitates behavioral modeling in model building, analysis, pattern mining, anticipation, and prediction. This unique volume presents material from the first interdisciplinary workshop focused on employing social computing for behavioral modeling and prediction. The book provides a platform for disseminating results and developing new concepts and methodologies aimed at advancing and deepening our understanding of social and behavioral computing to aid critical decision making. The contributions incorporate views from government, industry and academia and they address research problems arising from pressing demands in the real world. Researchers, practitioners and graduate students from sociology, behavioral and computer science, psychology, cultural study, information systems, and operations research are certain to find this a fascinating and essential resource. Table of Contents: Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of Contributors -- 1. Rational Choice Theory: A Forum for Exchange of Ideas between the Hard and Social Sciences in Predictive Behavioral Modeling / Sun-Ki Chai -- 2. The SOMA Terror Organization Portal (Stop): social network and analytic tools for the real-time analysis of terror groups / Amy Sliva, V. S. Subrahmanian, Vanina Martinez, Gerardo I. Simari -- 3. The Sociology of Alien Rule / Michael Hechter -- 4. The DoD Encounters the Blogosphere / Rebecca Goolsby -- 5. Integrating Multi-Agent Technology with Cognitive Modeling to Develop an Insurgency Information Framework (IIF) / LeeRoy Bronner, Akeila Richards -- 6. Stochastic Opponent Modeling Agents: A Case Study with Hezbollah / Aaron Mannes, Mary Michael, Amy Pate, Amy Sliva, V. S. Subrahmanian, Jonathan Wilkenfeld -- 7. An approach to modeling group behaviors and beliefs in conflict situations / Norman Geddes, Michele Atkinson -- 8. Computational Models of Multi-national Organizations / Alexander Levis, Smriti K. Kansal, A. Erkin Olmez, Ashraf M. AbuSharekh -- 9. Clustering of Trajectory Data obtained from Soccer Game Records-A First Step to Behavioral Modeling / Shoji Hirano, Shusaku Tsumoto -- 10. Mobile Phone Data for Inferring Social Network Structure / Nathan Eagle, Alex (Sandy) Pentland, David Lazer -- 11. Human Behavioral Modeling Using Fuzzy and Dempster-Shafer Theory / Ronald Yager -- 12. Online Behavioral Analysis and Modeling Methodology (OBAMM) / David Robinson, Vincent Berk, George Cybenko -- 13. Mining for Social Processes in Intelligence Data Streams / Robert Savell, George Cybenko -- 14. An Ant Colony Optimization Approach to Expert Identification in Social Networks / Muhammad Ahmad, Jaideep Srivastava -- 15. Attribution-based Anomaly Detection: Trustworthiness in an Online Community / Shuyuan Mary Ho -- 16. Particle Swarm Social Model for Group Social Learning in Adaptive Environment / Xiaohui Cui, Laura Pullum, Jim Treadwell, Robert Patton, Thomas Potok -- 17. Social Network Analysis: Tasks and Tools / Steven Loscalzo, Lei Yu -- 18. Behavioral Entropy of a Cellular Phone User / Santi Phithakkitnukoon, Ram Dantu, Husain Husna -- 19. Community Detection in a Large Real-World Social Network / Karsten Steinhaeuser, Nitesh Chawla -- 20. Where are the slum? New approaches to urban regeneration / Beniamino Murgante, Giuseppe Las Casas, Maria Danese -- 21. A Composable Discrete-Time Cellular Automaton Formalism / Gary Mayer, Hessam Sarjoughian -- 22. Designing Group Annotations and Process Visualizations for Role-Based Collaboration / Gregorio Convertino, Anna Wu, Craig H. Ganoe, Luke (Xiaolong) Zhang, John M. Carroll -- 23. Modeling Malaysian Public Opinion by Mining the Malaysian Blogosphere / Brian Ulicny -- 24. Reading Between the Lines: Human-centered Classification of Communication Patterns and Intentions / Daniela Stokar von Neuforn, Katrin Franke -- 25. Metagame Strategies of Nation-States, with Application to Cross-Strait Relations / Alex Chavez, Jun Zhang -- 26. Automating Frame Analysis / Antonio Sanfilippo, Lyndsey Franklin, Stephen Tratz, Gary Danielson, Nicholas Mileson, Roderick Riensche, Liam McGrath -- 27. Using Topic Analysis to Compute Identity Group Attributes / Lashon Booker, Gary Strong -- Biographies -- Author Index. Publisher Marketing: These proceedings provide a platform for graduate students, researchers and practitioners from sociology, behavioral and computer science and psychology, amongst other fields, to share results and develop new concepts and methodologies aimed at advancing our understanding of social and behavioral computing to aid critical decision making. Contributor Bio:  Liu, Huan Huan Liu is a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Arizona State University where he has been recognized for excellence in teaching and research. His research interests include real-world, data intensive applications with high-dimensional data of disparate forms, such as social media. Contributor Bio:  Young, Michael J Michael Young is an author of books on using and programming computers (including several editions of Running Microsoft Office) a contributor to several computer magazines, and a freelance programmer. He has written 15 computer books, including AFC Developers Workshop for Microsoft Press, and he has used and written about Microsoft Office applications for almost a decade.