Noshir Contractor on Cooperation in The XX Century and the Science of Networks

A famous American researcher of social networks and Northwestern University Professor Noshir S. Contractor gave a presentation focused on the interaction of people and their association in groups at the HSE (St. Petersburg) on December 9, 2013.

A famous American researcher of social networks and Northwestern University professor, Noshir Contractor gave a presentation focused on the interaction of people and their association in groups at the HSE (St Petersburg) on December 9, 2013.

Modern life is arranged in such a way that almost all of our social interactions and transactions leave digital "footprints". The development of technology allows you to see this data. With its help we can understand what social and technological drives determine the formation of teams, their preservation, decay and procreation.

Professor Contractor showed how the science of networks allows us to understand the principles of effective teams. Discoveries in this field can help create more effective teams, including using a new generation of recommender systems.

Noshir Contractor is also Director of the Science of Networks in Communities Research Group (SONIC).

The Laborary for Internet Studies (LINIS) and the Sociology of Education and Science Laboratory (SLON) also discussed further cooperation and joint projects with Noshir Contractor.