Social computing, behavioral modeling, and prediction

Social computing concerns the study of social behavior and context based on computational systems. Behavioral modeling reproduces the social behavior, and allows for experimenting with and deep understanding of behavior, patterns, and potential outcomes. The pervasive use of computer and Internet technologies provides an unprecedented environment where people can share opinions and experiences, offer suggestions and advice, debate, and even conduct experiments. Social computing facilitates behavioral modeling in model building, analysis, pattern mining, anticipation, and prediction. The proceedings from this interdisciplinary workshop provide a platform for researchers, practitioners, and graduate students from sociology, behavioral and computer science, psychology, cultural study, information systems, and operations research to share results and develop new concepts and methodologies aimed at advancing and deepening our understanding of social and behavioral computing to aid critical decision making.

Sun-Ki ChaiAmy Sliva and V.S. Subrahmanian and Vanina Martinez and Gerardo I. SimariMichael HechterRebecca GoolsbyLeeRoy Bronner and Akeila RichardsAaron Mannes and Mary Michael and Amy Pate and Amy Sliva and V.S. Subrahmanian and Jonathan WilkenfeldNorman Geddes and Michele AtkinsonAlexander Levis and Smriti K. Kansal and A. Erkin Olmez and Ashraf M. AbuSharekhShoji Hirano and Shusaku TsumotoNathan Eagle and Alex (Sandy) Pentland and David LazerRonald YagerDavid Robinson and Vincent Berk and George CybenkoRobert Savell and George CybenkoMuhammad Ahmad and Jaideep SrivastavaShuyuan Mary HoXiaohui Cui and Laura Pullum and Jim Treadwell and Robert Patton and Thomas PotokSteven Loscalzo and Lei YuSanti Phithakkitnukoon and Ram Dantu and Husain HusnaKarsten Steinhaeuser and Nitesh ChawlaBeniamino Murgante and Giuseppe Las Casas and Maria DaneseGary Mayer and Hessam SarjoughianGregorio Convertino and Anna Wu and Craig H. Ganoe and Luke (Xiaolong) Zhang and John M. CarrollBrian UlicnyDaniela Stokar von Neuforn and Katrin FrankeAlex Chavez and Jun ZhangAntonio Sanfilippo and Lyndsey Franklin and Stephen Tratz and Gary Danielson and Nicholas Mileson and Roderick Riensche and Liam McGrathLashon Booker and Gary Strong

Preface	p. v
Acknowledgments	p. ix
List of Contributors	p. xv
1 Rational Choice Theory: A Forum for Exchange of Ideas between the Hard and Social Sciences in Predictive Behavioral Modeling	p. 1
2 The SOMA Terror Organization Portal (Stop): social network and analytic tools for the real-time analysis of terror groups	p. 9
3 The Sociology of Alien Rule	p. 19
4 The DoD Encounters the Blogosphere	p. 25
5 Integrating Multi-Agent Technology with Cognitive Modeling to Develop an Insurgency Information Framework (IIF)	p. 26
6 Stochastic Opponent Modeling Agents: A Case Study with Hezbollah	p. 37
7 An approach to modeling group behaviors and beliefs in conflict situations	p. 46
8 Computational Models of Multi-national Organizations	p. 57
9 Clustering of Trajectory Data obtained from Soccer Game Records-A First Step to Behavioral Modeling	p. 69
10 Mobile Phone Data for Inferring Social Network Structure	p. 79
11 Human Behavioral Modeling Using Fuzzy and Dempster-Shafer Theory	p. 89
12 Online Behavioral Analysis and Modeling Methodology (OBAMM)	p. 100
13 Mining for Social Processes in Intelligence Data Streams	p. 110
14 An Ant Colony Optimization Approach to Expert Identification in Social Networks	p. 120
15 Attribution-based Anomaly Detection: Trustworthiness in an Online Community	p. 129
16 Particle Swarm Social Model for Group Social Learning in Adaptive Environment	p. 141
17 Social Network Analysis: Tasks and Tools	p. 151
18 Behavioral Entropy of a Cellular Phone User	p. 160
19 Community Detection in a Large Real-World Social Network	p. 168
20 Where are the slum? New approaches to urban regeneration	p. 176
21 A Composable Discrete-Time Cellular Automaton Formalism	p. 187
22 Designing Group Annotations and Process Visualizations for Role-Based Collaboration	p. 197
23 Modeling Malaysian Public Opinion by Mining the Malaysian Blogosphere	p. 207
24 Reading Between the Lines: Human-centered Classification of Communication Patterns and Intentions	p. 218
25 Metagame Strategies of Nation-States, with Application to Cross-Strait Relations	p. 229
26 Automating Frame Analysis	p. 239
27 Using Topic Analysis to Compute Identity Group Attributes	p. 249
Biographies	p. 259
Author Index	p. 261

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