The UCI Social Network Research Group

Purpose

The objective of the UCI Social Network Research Group is to:

provide an informal setting for discussion of current and ongoing network-related research at UCI (and elsewhere);
facilitate the exchange of information regarding new techniques, tools, data sources, and research findings;
support graduate student training in the network field; and
encourage collaboration among faculty and students on network-related topics.

Meetings

The Network Research Group holds weekly meetings during the academic year, at a time and place which is determined on a quarterly basis (see schedule below). Attendance is open to all interested members of the university community, and "drop-ins" are welcome. Special topics may be designated for certain meetings -- all other meetings are considered to be available for open discussion. In the latter case, participants are encouraged to bring along their intractable problems, difficult questions, and mysterious software bugs, as well as topics for more general discussion or debate. Note that formal presentations of substantially complete research should be directed to the UCI Social Network Brownbag Series; email Katherine Faust for more information.

Spring Quarter Schedule

The Network Research Group meets Thursdays from 2:30-3:30 in Calit2 4355. (For off-campus visitors, a map is available here.) Meetings for which a particular topic has not been indicated are listed as "open discussion." If you would like to reserve a time slot for the discussion of a particular paper or research problem, please email Carter Butts. Reserved discussion topics will be announced via email, in addition to being posted here; open discussion sessions are not announced, but the group still meets each week unless otherwise indicated.

April 3: Open Discussion
April 10: Open Discussion
April 17: Open Discussion
April 24: Open Discussion
May 1: Open Discussion
May 8: Networks and Marketing (TBA) [Samantha Cross]
May 15: Diffusion of Perceptions within Organizations [Cathy McGrath, Jim Blythe, and Barbara Lawrence]
May 22: Joint Models of Selection and Influence [Bob Hanneman and Kim Jae-Woo]
May 29: Mathematical Sociology Conference Practice/Previews [Ryan Acton and Lorien Jasny]
June 5: A First Survey of the Ethological Literature [Katie Faust]
June 10: Open Discussion

Past Agendas

Agendas for previous quarters are archived here, for those who are interested.

Other Events

None currently, but watch this space for further developments!

Carter T. Butts, buttsc@uci.edu