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. This Unique Volume Presents Material From The First Interdisciplinary Workshop Focused On Employing Social Computing For Behavioral Modeling And Prediction. The Book Provides A Platform For Disseminating Results And Developing New Concepts And Methodologies Aimed At Advancing And Deepening Our Understanding Of Social And Behavioral Computing To Aid Critical Decision Making. The Contributions Incorporate Views From Government, Industry And Academia And They Address Research Problems Arising From Pressing Demands In The Real World.--book Jacket. Rational Choice Theory: A Forum For Exchange Of Ideas Between The Hard And Social Sciences In Predictive Behavioral Modeling / Sun-ki Chai -- The Soma Terror Organization Portal (stop): Social Network And Analytic Tools For The Real-time Analysis Of Terror Groups / Amy Sliva [and Others] -- The Sociology Of Alien Rule / Michael Hechter -- The Dod Encounters The Blogosphere / Rebecca Goolsby -- Integrating Multi-agent Technology With Cognitive Modeling To Develop An Insurgency Information Framework (iif) / Leeroy Bronner And Akeila Richards -- Stochastic Opponent Modeling Agents: A Case Study With Hezbollah / Aaron Mannes [and Others] -- An Approach To Modeling Group Behaviors And Beliefs In Conflict Situations / Norman Geddes And Michele Atkinson -- Computational Models Of Multi-national Organizations / Alexander Levis [and Others] -- Clustering Of Trajectory Data Obtained From Soccer Game Records -a First Step To Behavioral Modeling / Shojo Hirano And Shusaku Tsumoto --^ Mobile Phone Data For Inferring Social Network Structure / Natan Eagle, Alex (sandy) Pentland And David Lazer -- Human Behavioral Modeling Using Fuzzy And Dempster-shafer Theory / Ronald Yager -- Online Behavioral Analysis And Modeling Methodology (obamm) / David Robinson, Vincent Berk And George Cybenko -- Mining For Social Processes In Intelligence Data Streams / Robert Savell And George Cybenko -- An Ant Colony Optimization Approach To Expert Identification In Social Networks / Muhammad Ahmad And Jaideep Srivastava -- Attribution-based Anomaly Detection: Trustworthiness In An Online Community / Shuyuan Mary Ho -- Particle Swarm Social Model For Group Social Learning In Adaptive Environment / Ziaohui Cui [and Others] -- Social Network Analysis: Tasks And Tools / Steven Loscalzo And Lei Yu -- Behavioral Entropy Of A Cellular Phone User / Santi Phithakkinukoon, Ram Dantu And Husain Husna --^ Community Detection In A Large Real-world Social Network / Karsten Steinhaeuser And Nitesh Chawla -- Where Are The Slum? New Approaches To Urban Regeneration / Beniamino Murgante, Giuseppe Las Casas And Maria Danese -- A Composable Discrete-time Cellular Automaton Formalism / Gary Mayer And Hessam Sarjoughian -- Designing Group Annotations And Process Visualizations For Role-based Collaboration / Gregorio Convertino [and Others] -- Modeling Malaysian Public Opinion By Mining The Malaysian Blogosphere / Brian Ulicny -- Reading Between The Lines: Human-centered Classification Of Communication Patterns And Intentions / Daniela Stokar Von Neuforn And Katrin Franke -- Metagame Strategies Of Nation-states, With Application To Cross-strait Relations / Alex Chavez And Jun Zhang -- Automating Frame Analysis / Antonio Sanfilippo [and Others] -- Using Topic Analysis To Compute Identity Group Attributes / Lashon Booker And Gary Strong. Edited By Huan Liu, John J. Salerno, Michael J. Young. Conference Proceedings. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Rational choice theory: a forum for exchange of ideas between the hard and social sciences in predictive behavioral modeling / Sun-Ki Chai The SOMA terror organization portal (STOP): social network and analytic tools for the real-time analysis of terror groups / Amy Sliva ... [et al.] The sociology of alien rule / Michael Hechter The DoD encounters the blogosphere / Rebecca Goolsby Integrating multi-agent technology with cognitive modeling to develop an insurgency information framework (IIF) / LeeRoy Bronner and Akeila Richards Stochastic opponent modeling agents: a case study with Hezbollah / Aaron Mannes ... [et al.] An approach to modeling group behaviors and beliefs in conflict situations / Norman Geddes and Michele Atkinson Computational models of multi-national organizations / Alexander Levis ... [et al.] Clustering of trajectory data obtained from soccer game records -A first step to behavioral modeling / Shojo Hirano and Shusaku Tsumoto Mobile phone data for inferring social network structure / Natan Eagle, Alex (Sandy) Pentland and David Lazer Human behavioral modeling using fuzzy and dempster-shafer theory / Ronald Yager Online behavioral analysis and modeling methodology (OBAMM) / David Robinson, Vincent Berk and George Cybenko Mining for social processes in intelligence data streams / Robert Savell and George Cybenko An ant colony optimization approach to expert identification in social networks / Muhammad Ahmad and Jaideep Srivastava Attribution-based anomaly detection: trustworthiness in an online community / Shuyuan Mary Ho Particle swarm social model for group social learning in adaptive environment / Ziaohui Cui ... [et al.] Social network analysis: tasks and tools / Steven Loscalzo and Lei Yu Behavioral entropy of a cellular phone user / Santi Phithakkinukoon, Ram Dantu and Husain Husna Community detection in a large real-world social network / Karsten Steinhaeuser and Nitesh Chawla Where are the slum? New approaches to urban regeneration / Beniamino Murgante, Giuseppe Las Casas and Maria Danese A composable discrete-time cellular automaton formalism / Gary Mayer and Hessam Sarjoughian Designing group annotations and process visualizations for role-based collaboration / Gregorio Convertino ... [et al.] Modeling Malaysian public opinion by mining the Malaysian blogosphere / Brian Ulicny Reading between the lines: human-centered classification of communication patterns and intentions / Daniela Stokar von Neuforn and Katrin Franke Metagame strategies of nation-states, with application to cross-strait relations / Alex Chavez and Jun Zhang Automating frame analysis / Antonio Sanfilippo ... [et al.] Using topic analysis to compute identity group attributes / Lashon Booker and Gary Strong.