HCC: Workshop: Articulating the Computing Research Agenda in Social Computing Research

这笔资金将用于一个为期两天的研讨会，名为“阐明社会计算研究中的计算研究议程”，该研讨会将于2012年秋季举行。社会计算是一个重要的新研究领域，已经产生了许多新的期刊、会议和资助机会。各种各样的主题和学科方法被归类在“社会计算”的标签下，其中一些具有很强的计算机和信息科学成分，但另一些对其他学术学科有贡献。本次研讨会的目标是将社会计算领域的专家聚集在一起，开发一个框架，将社会计算概念化为计算机和信息科学的一个领域。具体来说，研讨会将(a)考虑什么构成了信息和计算科学中的社会计算贡献；(b)考虑社会计算贡献类型之间的智力关系；(c)确定推进社会计算研究所需的标准；(d)确定有助于发展和支持作为计算学科一部分的社会计算研究的基础设施。结果将包括发表社会计算研究现状的概述，为发展社会计算学者的未来社区制定一套教育目标，确定可以刺激社会计算研究人员之间思想交流的出版和其他场所，以及确定基础设施需求。研讨会将围绕计算机和信息科学中社会计算研究的六个主题进行一系列讨论：(a)人工智能、机器学习和数据挖掘；(b)社会网络与网络科学；(c)定量方法；(d)定性方法；(e)制度和实验；(f)设计和更广泛的影响。一位或多位专家将领导每个专题讨论，在此期间，研讨会与会者将考虑诸如该专题领域的社会计算成功、关键研究问题和基础设施需求等问题。讲习班的参加者将包括专题领域的特邀专家和根据响应参加邀请而提交的立场文件选出的研究人员。此外，还将为高级研究生保留一些名额。智力价值：研讨会将通过提供一个框架来理解当前的社会计算研究和确定未来的关键研究问题，从而推进计算机科学和工程。它还将通过确定社区建设和研究成果交流的方法来推进社会计算研究。更广泛的影响：社会计算是许多对社会至关重要的领域的核心，包括应急响应、集体行动、众包、可持续性和健康应用。本次研讨会的成果将帮助研究人员确定计算机和信息科学的贡献，这些贡献将推动这些和公众关注的相关领域。研讨会还将包括外展工作，以吸引STEM研究中代表性不足的群体。

This is funding for a two-day workshop entitled "Articulating the Computing Research Agenda in Social Computing Research" that will be held in the fall of 2012. Social Computing is an important new area of research that has given rise to a number of new journals, conferences and funding opportunities. A wide variety of topics and disciplinary approaches have been grouped under the label of "social computing," some of which have strong computer and information science components but others of which contribute to other academic disciplines. The goal of this workshop is to bring together experts in social computing to develop a framework for conceptualizing social computing as an area of computer and information sciences. Specifically, the workshop will (a) consider what constitutes a social computing contribution in the information and computational sciences; (b) consider intellectual relationships between types of social computing contributions; (c) identify standards necessary for advancing social computing research; and (d) identify infrastructures that would help develop and support social computing research as part of a computing disciplines. Outcomes will include a published overview of the current state of social computing research, a set of educational goals for developing a future community of social computing scholars, the identification of publishing and other venues that can stimulate the exchange of ideas among the social computing researchers, and the identification of infrastructure needs.The workshop will be organized as a series of discussions around six themes in social computing research within the computer and information sciences: (a) AI, machine learning and data mining; (b) social networking and network science; (c) quantitative methods; (d) qualitative methods; (e) systems and experimentation; and (f) design and broader impacts. One or more experts will lead each thematic discussion, during which the workshop attendees will consider issues such as social computing successes in that thematic area, critical research questions, and infrastructural needs.Participants in the workshop will include invited experts in the thematic topic areas and researchers selected on the basis of position papers submitted in response to the call for participation. In addition, a number of slots will be reserved for advanced graduate students. Intellectual Merit: The workshop will advance computer science and engineering by providing a framework for understanding current social computing research and for identifying future key research questions. It will also advance social computing research by identifying methods for community building and exchange of research findings.Broader Impacts: Social computing is central to many areas critical to society, including emergency response, collective action, crowd-sourcing, sustainability, and health applications. The outputs of this workshop will help researchers identify computer and information science contributions that will advance these and related areas of public concern. The workshop will also include outreach efforts to engage underrepresented groups in STEM research.