2016 International Conference on Social Computing, Behavioral-Cultural Modeling & Prediction and Behavior Representation in Modeling and Simulation
June 28 - July 1, 2016, UCDC Center, Washington DC, USA

Tutorial Schedule
June 28, 2016

There will be nine three-hour tutorials.

Cost of tutorials:

  • With Conference Registration
    • $15 each or $20 for 2 or $25 for 3
  • Without Conference Registration
    • $50 each or $70 for 2 or $75 for 3
  1. Deep Learning Applied
    Alexander G. Ororbia II, Pennsylvania State University
  2. An Introduction to Computational Urban Science
    Konstantinos Pelechrinis, University of Pittsburgh & Daniele Quercia, Bell Labs
  3. Misinformation in Social Media: Diffusion, Detection and Intervention
    Liang Wu, Fred Morstatter, and Huan Liu, Arizona State University
  4. Dynamic & Geo-Spatial Network Visualization and Analysis
    L. Richard Carley, Carnegie Mellon University & Netanomics
  5. Network Analytics in ORA
    Geoffrey Morgan & Kathleen M. Carley, Carnegie Mellon University
  6. Identifying Covert or Hidden Groups in Twitter
    Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Benigni & Kathleen M. Carley, Carnegie Mellon University
  7. Generative models for social network data
    Kevin S. Xu, University of Toledo & James R. Foulds, University of California, San Diego
  8. Challenges in Detecting Events with Social Media Data: Collecting, Modeling, and Exploring
    Fred Morstatter, Arizona State University and Kenneth Joseph, Carnegie Mellon University and Sumeet Kumar, Carnegie Mellon University
  9. Analyzing User behaviors via Data Visualization Techniques
    Nan Cao, NYU ShangHai / NYU Tandon School of Engineering & Yu-Ru Lin, University of Pittsburgh
Tutorial in 2015

Tuesday, June 28

Time Tutorial Sessions
Registration begins at 8am
Morning Tutorials
8:30am - 11:30am

Deep Learning Applied
Alexander G. Ororbia II, Pennsylvania State University

Dynamic & Geo-Spatial Network Visualization and Analysis
L. Richard Carley, Carnegie Mellon University & Netanomics

Generative models for social network data
Kevin S. Xu, University of Toledo & James R. Foulds, University of California, San Diego

Afternoon Tutorials
12:00pm - 3:00pm

An Introduction to Computational Urban Science
Konstantinos Pelechrinis, University of Pittsburgh & Daniele Quercia, Bell Labs CANCELLED

Identifying Covert or Hidden Groups in Twitter
Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Benigni & Kathleen M. Carley, Carnegie Mellon University

Exploring Public Events Using Social Media Data: Challenges in Extraction, Modeling and Analyzing
Yuheng Hu, University of Illinois at Chicago CANCELLED

Challenges in Detecting Events with Social Media Data: Collecting, Modeling, and Exploring
Fred Morstatter, Arizona State University, Kenneth Joseph & Sumeet Kumar, Carnegie Mellon University

Late Afternoon Tutorials
3:30pm - 6:30pm

Misinformation in Social Media: Diffusion, Detection and Intervention
Liang Wu, Fred Morstatter, and Huan Liu, Arizona State University

Network Analytics in ORA
Geoffrey Morgan & Kathleen M. Carley, Carnegie Mellon University

Analyzing User behaviors via Data Visualization Techniques
Nan Cao, NYU ShangHai / NYU Tandon School of Engineering & Yu-Ru Lin, University of Pittsburgh