Papers and Panels

Each paper presentation is expected to take 20-25 minutes.

Session I

Monday, October 8, 11 AM to 12:30 PM, Michigan League, 2nd & 3rd Floors

Invited panel: Strategies for funding e-social science [Vandenberg Room]

• Julia Lane, University of Chicago (Moderator)
• Sang Kim, Purdue University
• Frank Kuhn, European Science Foundation
• David Lightfoot, National Science Foundation
• Jeremy Neathey, Economic and Social Research Council
• Diana Rhoten, National Science Foundation

Methods: Simulation and modeling [Hussey Room]

• Integrating Cyberinfrastructure into Existing eSocial Science Research
  
  
  • Svenja Adolphs, Ronald Carter
    Centre for Research in Applied Linguistics, School of English, Nottingham University, UK
  • Bennett Bertenthal
    Department of Psychology, Indiana University, USA
  • Steve Boker
    Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, USA
  • Chris Greenhalgh, Tony Pridmore
    School of Computer Studies and IT, Nottingham University, UK
  • Mark Hereld, Sarah Kenny, Michael E. Papka
    Computation Institute, Argonne National Laboratory and The University of Chicago, USA
  • Mark Hereld, Michael E. Papka
    Mathematics and Computer Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, USA
  • Gina-Anne Levow, Michael E. Papka
    Department of Computer Science, The University of Chicago, USA
   Full Paper
  
  
  
• Discovery Assistance for Evidence Based Model Development
  
  
  • Catriona Kennedy, Georgios Theodoropoulos, Volker Sorge
    School of Computer Science, University of Birmingham, UK
  • Ed Ferrari
    Informatics Collaboratory for the Social Sciences, University of Sheffield, UK
  • Peter Lee
    Centre for Urban and Regional Studies, University of Birmingham, UK
  • Chris Skelcher
    Institute for Local Government Studies, University of Birmingham,UK
   Full Paper
  
  
  
• Fundamentals of Populations of Changing Composition in Agent Based Models
  
  
  • Kampis, George
    
   Abstract
  
  
  

Tools and services: Novel forms of data collection [Michigan Room]

• What’s that hot thing in my pocket? SocioXensor, a smartphone data collector
  
  
  • G.H. (Henri) ter Hofte
    Telematica Instituut, Enschede, the Netherlands
   Full Paper
  
  
  
• From ReplayTool to Digital Replay System
  
  
  • Chris Greenhalgh, Andy French, Paul Tennent, Jan Humble, Andy Crabtree
    School of Computer Science, University of Nottingham, UK
   Full Paper
  
  
  
• Using Motion Tracking Data to Augment Video Recordings in Experimental Social Science Research
  
  
  • Jeremy P. Birnholtz
    Department of Communication, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
  • Abhishek Ranjan, Ravin Balakrishnan
    Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
    
   Full Paper
  
  
  

Collaborative practices: Real-time collaboration [Kalamazoo Room]

• Access Grid Environments as Spaces of Mixed Spatial Interaction
  
  
  • Mary Allan, David Thorns
    School of Sociology and Anthropology University of Canterbury New Zealand
   Full Paper
  
  
  
• Can You See What I See? Developing Coherent Support for Distributed Collaborative Video Analysis with MiMeG
  
  
  • Dylan Tutt, Jon Hindmarsh
    Work, Interaction and Technology research group, Department of Management, King's College London, UK
  • Muneeb Shaukat, Mike Fraser, Michael R. McCarthy
    Public Computing Research Group, Department of Computer Science, University of Bristol, UK
    
   Full Paper
  
  
  

Cyberinfrastructure: Design and development practices [Henderson Room]

• A socio-technical framework for cyberinfrastructure design
  
  
  • Ann Zimmerman
    School of Information, University of Michigan, US
   Full Paper
  
  
  
• Designing software in support of workplace activities -- embedding e-science applications
  
  
  • Grace de la Flor, Sharon Lloyd
    Oxford University Computing Laboratory, UK
  • Marina Jirotka, Andrew Warr
    Oxford e-Research Centre, UK
    
   Full Paper
  
  
  
• Collaborative Construction of Grid: Usability Within Particle Physics
  
  
  • Will Venters, Yingqin Zheng, Tony Cornford
    London School of Economics, London, UK
   Full Paper
  
  
  

Architectures: Provenance, security, and digital rights management [Koessler Room]

• Tools for Tracing Evidence in Social Science
  
  
  • A. Chorley, P. Edwards, A Preece
    Dept. of Computing Science, University of Aberdeen, UK
  • J. Farrington
    Dept. of Geography & Environment, University of Aberdeen, UK
    
   Full Paper
  
  
  
• A Security Framework for Data Distribution in Qualitative Analysis Tools: Digital Rights Management in MiMeG
  
  
  • Muneeb Shaukat, Mike Fraser
    Public Computing Research Group, Department of Computer Science, University of Bristol, UK
    
   Full Paper
  
  
  
• Towards Shibboleth-based Security in the e-Infrastructure for Social Sciences
  
  
  • Wei Jie, Michael Daw, Rob Procter, Alex Voss
    National Centre for e-Social Science, University of Manchester, UK
    
   Full Paper
  
  
  

Session II

Monday, October 8, 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM, Michigan League, 2nd & 3rd Floors

Invited panel: Flagship projects in e-social science [Vandenberg Room]

• Peter Halfpenny, University of Manchester (Moderator)
• Bennett Bertenthal, Indiana University
• Katy Borner, Indiana University
• Nosh Contractor, Northwestern University
• Michael Macy, Cornell University
• Marc Smith, Microsoft Research

Barriers and facilitators: Uptake and adoption [Hussey Room]

• e-Infrastructure Development and Community Engagement
  
  
  • Alex Voss, Mercedes Argüello Casteleiro, Marzieh Asgari-Targhi, Rob Procter, Peter Halfpenny
    National Centre for e-Social Science, University of Manchester, UK
  • Matthew Mascord, Michael Fraser, Marina Jirotka
    Oxford e-Research Centre, Oxford University, UK
  • David Fergusson, Malcolm Atkinson
    National e-Science Centre, University of Edinburgh, UK
  • Stuart Dunn, Tobias Blanke, Lorna Hughes, Sheila Anderson
    Arts and Humanities e-Science Support Centre, King's College London, UK
    
   Full Paper
  
  
  
• Accelerating Transition to Virtual Research Organization in Social Science (AVROSS): First Results from a Survey of e-Infrastructure Adopters
  
  
  • Franz Barjak, Gordon Wiegand
    University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland
  • Julia Lane, Zack Kertcher
    National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago (NORC), USA
  • Meik Poschen, Rob Procter
    National Centre for e-Social Science (NCeSS), UK
  • Simon Robinson
    empirica Communication and Technology Research, Germany
   Full Paper
  
  
  
• The ESRC National Centre for e-Social Science
  
  
  • Peter Halfpenny, Rob Procter
    National Centre for e-Social Science, UK
   Abstract
  
  
  

Cyberinfrastructure: Data ethics and security [Michigan Room]

• Making it Open and Keeping it Safe: e-Enabled Data Sharing in Sweden and Related Issues
  
  
  • Ann-Sofie Axelsson
    Department of Technology Management and Economics, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
  • Ralph Schroeder
    Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, UK
   Full Paper
  
  
  
• From data archive to ethical labyrinth
  
  
  • Annamaria Carusi
    Oxford Computing Laboratory, Oxford University, UK
  • Marina Jirotka
    Oxford e-Research Centre, Oxford University, UK
   Full Paper
  
  
  
• Organizational Networks and Cyber Infrastructure Protection
  
  
  • Denise Anthony
    Department of Sociology, Dartmouth College, US
   Full Paper
  
  
  

Tools and services: GIS and spatial analysis [Kalamazoo Room]

• Grid Enabling Geographically Weighted Regression
  
  
  • Daniel J Grose
    Centre for e-Science , Lancaster University , UK
  • Richard Harris, Dave Kilham
    School of Geographical Sciences , University of Bristol , UK
  • Chris Brunsdon
    Department of Geography , University of Leicester , UK
   Full Paper
  
  
  
• Public Domain GIS, Mapping & Imaging Using Web-Based Services
  
  
  • Andy Hudson-Smith, Richard Milton, Michael Batty, Maurizio Gibin, Paul Longley, Alex Singleton
    Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, University College London, UK
   Full Paper
  
  
  
• A Lightweight Visualization Tool for Microdata Based e Research
  
  
  • Anja Le Blanc, Martin Turner
    Manchester Computing, University of Manchester, UK
  • Simon Peters
    School of Social Sciences (Economics), University of Manchester, UK
   Full Paper
  
  
  

Methods: Social network analysis [Henderson Room]

• Who works with whom? Collaborative tie strength in distributed interdisciplinary projects
  
  
  • Jonathon N. Cummings
    Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, US
  • Sara Kiesler
    Human-Computer Interaction Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, US
   Full Paper
  
  
  
• Network Formation in the Political Blogosphere: An Application of Agent Based Simulation and e-Research Tools
  
  
  • Robert Ackland
    Australian Demographic and Social Research Institute, The Australian National University, Australia
  • Jamsheed Shorish
    Department of Economics, Institute for Advanced Studies, Austria and Department of Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, US
   Full Paper
  
  
  
• Scoping the Online Visibility of e-Research by Means of e-Research Tools
  
  
  • Robert Ackland
    Australian National University, Australia and Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, UK
  • Jenny Fry
    Department of Information Science, Loughborough University, UK
  • Ralph Schroeder
    Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, UK
   Full Paper
  
  
  
• The Scientist: Secretive, Selfish, or Reticent? A Social Network Analysis
  
  
  • Richard Giordano
    Department of Management, School of Management and Organizational Psychology, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK
   Full Paper
  
  
  

Collaborative practices: How to work together [Koessler Room]

• Activity awareness in collaboratories
  
  
  • Umer Farooq, Craig H. Ganoe, John M. Carroll, C. Lee Giles
    College of Information Sciences and Technology, The Pennsylvania State University, US
   Full Paper
  
  
  
• An action-oriented ethnography of interdisciplinary social scientific work
  
  
  • YuWei Lin, Rob Procter, Peter Halfpenny, Alex Voss, Kenny Baird
    ESRC National Centre for e-Social Science (NCeSS), University of Manchester, UK
   Full Paper
  
  
  
• How to Work Together? Interdisciplinary Collaboration in e-Social Science
  
  
  • Jonathan J. H. Zhu
    Centre for Communication Research, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
  • Xiaoming Li
    Computer Networks and Distributed Systems Lab, Peking University, China
   Full Paper
  
  
  

Session III

Monday, October 8, 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM, Michigan League, 2nd & 3rd Floors

Invited panel: Science and technology studies views of e-social science [Vandenberg Room]

• Andrea Scharnhorst, Virtual Knowledge Studio (Moderator)
• Jenny Fry, Loughborough University
• Steve Jackson, University of Michigan
• Ralph Schroeder, Oxford University
• Ernst Thoutenhoofd, Virtual Knowledge Studio
• Paul Wouters, Virtual Knowledge Studio

Architectures: Data collection, integration, and simulation [Hussey Room]

• An Architecture for Social Simulation Models to Support Spatial Planning
  
  
  • Mark Birkin, Andy Turner, Belinda Wu
    School of Geography, University of Leeds, UK
  • Paul Townend, Jie Xu
    School of Computing, University of Leeds, UK
   Full Paper
  
  
  
• Social Informatics Data Grid
  
  
  • Bennett Bertenthal, Sarah Kenny, Mark Hereld, Michael E. Papka, Kavithaa Rajavenkateshwaran, Rick Stevens, Thomas D. Uram, Wenjun Wu
    Computation Institute, Argonne National Laboratory and The University of Chicago, US
  • Rick Stevens, Gina-Anne Levow
    Department of Computer Science, The University of Chicago, US
  • Robert Grossman, David Hanley
    Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Illinois at Chicago, US
  • Stephen W. Porges
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, US
  • Bennett Bertenthal
    Department of Psychology, Indiana University, US
  • Mark Hereld, Michael E. Papka, Rick Stevens, Thomas D. Uram
    Mathematics and Computer Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, US
   Full Paper
  
  
  
• Enabling Quantitative Data Analysis on Cyberinfrastructures and Grids
  
  
  • Koon Leai Larry Tan, Ken Turner
    University of Stirling, Department of Computing Science and Mathematics, UK
  • Paul Lambert, Vernon Gayle University of Stirling, Department of Applied Social Science, UK
   Full Paper
  
  
  

Barriers and facilitators: Sustainability [Michigan Room]

• Planning infrastructure for the long-term: Learning from cases in the natural sciences
  
  
  • David Ribes, Thomas A. Finholt
    School of Information, University of Michigan, US
   Full Paper
  
  
  
• Sustainability of e-Infrastructures (for the Social Sciences)
  
  
  • Alex Voss, Rob Procter, Terry Hewitt, Marzieh Asgari-Targhi, Michael Daw
    National Centre for e-Social Science, University of Manchester, UK
  • Christian Baun
    Institute for Scientific Computing, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Germany
  • Wolfgang Gentzsch
    D-Grid, Germany and RENCI Renaissance Computing Institute, US
   Full Paper
  
  
  
• Developing an e-Infrastructure for Social Science
  
  
  • Michael Daw, Rob Procter, Yuwei Lin, Terry Hewitt, Wei Jie, Alex Voss, Kenny Baird,
    University of Manchester, UK
  • Andy Turner, Mark Birkin
    University of Leeds, UK
  • Ken Miller
    University of Essex, UK
  • William Dutton, Marina Jirotka, Ralph Schroeder, Grace de la Flor
    University of Oxford, UK
  • Pete Edwards
    University of Aberdeen, UK
  • Rob Allan, Xiaobo Yang
    Science and Technology Facilities Council, UK
  • Rob Crouchley
    Lancaster University, UK
   Full Paper
  
  
  

Tools and services: Workflow and machine learning [Henderson Room]

• Accelerated solution of a moral hazard problem with Swift
  
  
  • Tiberiu Stef-Praun, Ian Foster
    Computation Institute, University of Chicago, US
  • Gabriel A. Madeira, Robert Townsend
    Economics Department, University of Chicago, US
   Full Paper
  
  
  
• Semantic Workflow Management for E-Social Science
  
  
  • E. Pignotti, P. Edwards, A. Preece
    Dept. of Computing Science, University of Aberdeen, UK
  • G. Polhill, N. Gotts
    The Macaulay Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen, UK
   Full Paper
  
  
  
• A Research Infrastructure for Machine Learning in Social Networks1
  
  
  • Matthew Francisco
    Department of Science and Technology Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Hung-Ching Chen, Mark Goldberg, Malik Magdon-Ismail
    Department of Computer Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • William Wallace
    Department of Decision Support and Engineering Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
   Abstract
  
  
  

Cyberinfrastucture: Social and organizational issues [Koessler Room]

• Developing Partnerships in the Social Sciences: Data Archives and Private Research Organizations
  
  
  • Jonathan Crabtree
    Odum Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, US
  • Marc Maynard, Lois Timms-Ferrara
    The Roper Center, University of Connecticut, US
   Full Paper
  
  
  
• Moving from small science to big science: Social and organizational impediments to large scale data sharing
  
  
  • Eric T. Meyer
    Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, UK
   Full Paper
  
  
  
• Aligning Technical and Human Infrastructures in the Semantic Web: a socio-technical perspective
  
  
  • Jenny Ure, Mark Hartswood, Kate Ho
    School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, UK
  • Rob Procter, Yu-wei Lin
    National Centre for e-Social Science, University of Manchester, UK
   Full Paper
  
  
  

Methods: Data and text mining [Kalamazoo Room]

• NCeSS Project: Data Mining for Social Scientists
  
  
  • Jon Gibson
    Research Computing Services, University of Manchester, UK
  • Firat Tekiner
    National Centre for Text Mining, University of Manchester, UK
  • Peter Halfpenny, Rob Procter, Yuwei Lin
    National Centre for e-Social Science, University of Manchester, UK
  • James Nazroo, Colette Fagan
    School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester, UK
   Full Paper
  
  
  
• Toward a Collaborative Model for Social Science Cyberinfrastructure Development: Lessons from the Digital Docket Project
  
  
  • Wayne V. McIntosh, Michael C. Evans
    Department of Government and Politics, University of Maryland, US
   Full Paper
  
  
  
• Supporting Systematic Reviews using Text Mining
  
  
  • Sophia Ananiadou, Brian Rea, Yutaka Sasaki
    National Centre for Text Mining, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, UK
  • Rob Procter
    National Centre for e-Social Science, School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester, UK
  • James Thomas
    Social Science Research Unit, Institute of Education, University of London, UK
   Full Paper
  
  
  

Plenary Panel

Tuesday, October 9, 9 AM to 10:30 PM, Rackham Fourth Floor

Plenary Panel: Relationship between traditional and e-social science [Rackham Amphitheatre]

• John King, University of Michigan (moderator)
  
• Craig Calhoun, New York University
• Myron Gutmann, University of Michigan
• Tony Hey, Microsoft
• Roy Radner, New York University

Session IV

Tuesday, October 9, 11 AM to 12:30 PM, Rackham Fourth Floor

Methods: Lessons from the field [Assembly Hall]

• Crisis Informatics: Studying Crisis in a Networked World
  
  
  • Leysia Palen, Sarah Vieweg, Jeannette Sutton, Sophia B. Liu, Amanda Hughes
    connectivIT Lab & the Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado-Boulder, US
   Full Paper
  
  
  
• Online Field Experiments: Lessons from CommunityLab
  
  
  • Joseph A. Konstan
    CommunityLab, Dept. of Computer Science and Eng., University of Minnesota, US
  • Yan Chen
    CommunityLab, School of Information, University of Michigan, US
   Full Paper
  
  
  
• Sharing Social Accounting Metadata - Lessons from Netscan
  
  
  • Marc A. Smith, Tammara Turner
    Microsoft Research, Washington, US
  • Eric Gleave
    University of Washington, US
   Full Paper
  
  
  

Cyberinfrastructure: Data preservation, provenance, and ontology development [East Room]

• How Safe is Safe Enough when we Preserve Social Science Data
  
  
  • Myron P. Gutmann, Nancy Y. McGovern, Bryan Beecher
    Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, US
  • T.E. Raghunathan
    Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan and Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, US
   Full Paper
  
  
  
• Ontology Building as Practical Work: Lessons from CSCW
  
  
  • Dave Randall
    Department of Sociology, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
  • Wes Sharrock
    School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester, UK
  • Yuwei Lin, Rob Procter
    National Centre for e-Social Science, University of Manchester, UK
  • John Rooksby
    Department of Computing, Lancaster University, UK
   Full Paper
  
  
  
• Data Provenance, Evidence-Based Policy Assessment, and e-Social Science
  
  
  • Lorna Philip, John Farrington
    Geography and Environment, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
  • Alison Chorley, Pete Edwards
    Computing Science, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
   Full Paper
  
  
  

Digital scholarship: Electronic publishing and attitudes toward innovation [Rackham Amphitheater]

• Conservative culture or diverging identities? - studying resistance to technology in academia
  
  
  • Paul Wouters
    Virtual Knowledge Studio for the Humanities and Social Sciences, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Netherlands
   Full Paper
  
  
  
• Next Steps in the Information Infrastructure in Economics
  
  
  • William L. Goffe
    Department of Economics, SUNY Oswego, US
   Full Paper
  
  
  
• Reconfiguring Access to Information and Expertise in the Social Sciences: The Social Shaping and Implications of Cyberinfrastructure
  
  
  • William H. Dutton
    Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, UK
   Full Paper
  
  
  

Tools and services: Metadata and large-scale data collection [West Room]

• A Flexible Interface to Community-Driven Metadata
  
  
  • F. Hielkema, P. Edwards, C. Mellish
    Computing Science, University of Aberdeen, UK
  • J. Farrington
    Geography and Environment, University of Aberdeen, UK
   Full Paper
  
  
  
• Modeling Social Movement Theory for the Intelligence Community: A Case Study
  
  
  • Line Pouchard
    Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US
  • Patrick Paulson, Ryan Hohimer
    Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, US
   Full Paper
  
  
  
• Developing e-Research Tools for the Analysis of Large-Scale Web Crawl Data
  
  
  • Robert Ackland
    Australian Demographic and Social Research Institute, The Australian National University, Australia
  • Joseph Antony
    The Australian National University Supercomputer Facility, Australia
   Full Paper
  
  
  

If you have questions specifically about e-Social Science 2007 papers, you can contact the program committee co-chairs at ess2007program -at- umich -dot- edu .