Given the interdisciplinary nature of social computing research, we invited guest speakers and participants with varied professional and disciplinary backgrounds to provide a depth of perspective. We invite you to peruse the biographies of our guest speakers, UCSB Social Computing Group, and invited participants.
Guest Speaker Biographies
UCSB Social Computing Group
- Ben Adams (UCSB, Computer Science; Bluesky Group)
- Kevin Almeroth (UCSB, Computer Science; Associate Director, Center for Information Technology & Society)
- Monica Bulger (UCSB, Education; Bluesky Group)
- Pablo Colapinto (UCSB, Media Art & Technology; Bluesky Group)
- Camilla Fiorese (UCSB, Computer Science; Bluesky Group)
- Jennifer Earl (UCSB, Sociology; Director, Center for Information Technology & Society)
- Andrew Flanagin (UCSB, Communication; Credibility & Digital Media @ UCSB Project)
- James Frew (UCSB, Bren School of Environmental Science & Management)
- Darren Hardy (UCSB, Bren School of Environmental Science & Management)
- Daniel Havey (UCSB, Computer Science; Bluesky Group)
- Rama Hoetzlein (UCSB, Media Art & Technology; Bluesky Group)
- Tobias Höllerer (UCSB, Computer Science)
- Katrina Kimport (UCSB, Sociology; Bluesky Group)
- Kim Knight (UCSB, English; Transliteracies Project Coordinator; Transliteracies New Reading Interfaces Group)
- Alan Liu (UCSB, English; Director, Transliteracies Project; Faculty Lead, Bluesky Group)
- Miriam Metzger (UCSB, Communication; Credibility & Digital Media @ UCSB Project)
- John O'Donovan (UCSB, Computer Science; Bluesky Group)
- Ben Zhao (UCSB, Computer Science)
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Workshop Participants
- Bruce Caron (New Media Research Institute)
- Clayton Childress (UCSB, Sociology)
- Bill Doering (UCSB, Education)
- Brad Eden (UCSB, Library)
- Patrick Faverty (UCSB, Education)
- James Ford (UCSB, Education)
- Renee Hudson (UCLA, English; Transliteracies New Reading Interfaces Group)
- Kathy Im (MacArthur Foundation)
- James Kearney (UCSB, English; Transliteracies History of Reading Group)
- Allan Knight (UCSB, Computer Science)
- Leah Lievrouw (UCLA, Information Studies)
- Elizabeth Losh (UCI, Humanities Core)
- Pasternack bio (UCSB, English; Transliteracies History of Reading Group)
- Rob Patton (UCSB, CITS)
- Brian Rajski (UCI, English)
- Tine Sloan (UCSB, Education)
- Gayatri Swamynathan (UCSB, Computer Science)
- Ethan Tussey (UCSB, Film & Media Studies; Transliteracies New Reading Interfaces Group)
- Bill Warner (UCSB, English; Transliteracies History of Reading Group)
- Michael Wartenbe (UCLA, Information Studies)
- Alla Zollers (UCLA, Information Studies)