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17 March 2011: New research on social network structures
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A new research project led by Sociology's Dr Ben Anderson in collaboration with Dr David Hunter (Department of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering) and Dr Alexei Vernitiski (Mathematical Sciences) is planning to use extensive call records datasets to explore the value of novel mathematical network analysis methods in deriving emergent clusters of 'social similarity'.
The project will use data from the BT Home OnLine study (1997- 2000) which comprises longitudinal household survey data and a record of each of the c 1.7million calls made by the 400 surveyed households over three years.
Dr Anderson said: ”This is a great opportunity to really explore a unique dataset using concepts and analytic tools from a range of disciplines. We hope that this will lead to new insights and open up new avenues for innovative research projects for us and our postgraduate students.”
The idea of this feasibility study grew out of one of the University’s Global Challenges projects to look at re-designing the internet, bringing together key researchers with computer science and electronic engineering expertise and internationally-renowned experts from sociology, law and other disciplines.
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