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University of Maryland Computer Science Class (CMSC734) Student Projects Put NodeXL to Work: Finding Insights in Diverse Networks

Graduate students in Computer Science at the University of Maryland in a class on information visualization produced a striking variety of NodeXL network analysis visualizations for their recent homework projects. The class, taught by Prof. Ben Shneiderman (www.cs.umd.edu/~ben), covers commercial tools, such as Spotfire and Tableau, and research software, giving students a chance to learn a range of […]

Think link: network patterns in social media

Network analysis is a way of looking at the world that focuses on the shape and structure of collections of relationships. In a network perspective the world is not primarily composed of individuals (“nodes”, “vertices”, “entities”). Instead, a network approach focuses on relationships between individuals (“edges”, “ties”, “connections”, “links”). When collections of connections are analyzed, […]

December 12-14, 2013 – DISC2013 International Conference on Social Network Analysis in Daegu, South Korea

I will speak this December 12-14 , 2013 at the DISC2013 International Conference on Social Network Analsysis at Yeungnam University in Daegu, South Korea - http://bit.ly/17LtWlo My host is conference organizer Dr. Han Woo Park, director or the Webometrics Lab at Yeungnam University After the conference I will travel to visit with other research groups in Korea focused on the study […]

DC on Nov 13 at 8:30AM: IREX Social Network Analysis: Influence and Impact Beyond Likes and Retweets

I will participate in a workshop at IREX in Washington D.C. on November 13, 2013. The workshop is titled Social Network Analysis: Influence and Impact Beyond Likes and Retweets. We will focus on the applications of social network analysis for development efforts, exploring how SNA can: Create viral and influential advocacy and political campaigns Find business […]

November 13 at 6pm: Data Community DC Workshop on Analyzing Social Media Networks using NodeXL

I am excited to have the opportunity to present a NodeXL workshop at the DC Data Community on November 13th at 6pm in Washington, D.C. In this session I will describe the ways NodeXL can simplify the process of collecting, storing, analyzing, visualizing and publishing reports about connected structures. For example, this is a map of […]

SLIDES: Boston DataSwap 2013 – Network Visualization in NodeXL by @codydunne

NodeXL team member Dr. Cody Dunne recenjtly presented these slides at the 2013 Boston DataSwap on Network Visualization in NodeXL http://slidesha.re/1a5tbCY Boston DataSwap 2013 — Network Visualization in NodeXL from codydunne