Technology-Mediated Social Participation:
An Interdisciplinary Lecture Series
http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/tmsp
Jointly sponsored by
Dept of Computer Science (Larry Davis, Chair)
Dept of Sociology (Reeve Vanneman, Chair)
UM Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (Amitabh Varshney, Director)
College of Information Studies, Maryland’s iSchool (Jennifer Preece, Dean)
Human-Computer Interaction Lab (Allison Druin, Director, Jen Golbeck, Co-Director)
Organized by
Ben Shneiderman, Dept of Computer Science, UMIACS & HCIL (ben@cs.umd.edu)
Goal: Transform society with social media
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Healthcare
Disaster response
Energy
Education
Culture & diversity
Political participation
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Environment & climate
Citizen science
Economic health
Public safety
Globalization & development
Local civic involvement
Challenges & Dangers
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Malicious attacks
Privacy violations
Lack of trust
Failure to be universal
Unreliable when needed
Misuse by
• Terrorists & criminals
• Promoters of racial hatred
• Political oppressors
Early Steps
Informal Gathering
College Park, MD, April 2009
Article: Science March 2009
BEN SHNEIDERMAN
http://iparticipate.wikispaces.com
Workshops: Dec 2009 & April 2010
www.tmsp.umd.edu
IEEE Computer Special Issue:
Technology Mediated Social Participation
NSF Sponsored
Workshops
• Palo Alto, CA
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December 2009
Washington, DC
April 2010
Cyberinfrastructure for Social Action on National Priorities
- Scientific Foundations
- Advancing Design of Social Participation Systems
- Visions of What is Possible With Sharable
Socio-technical Infrastructure
- Social Participation in Health 2.0
- Educational Priorities for
Technology Mediated Social Participation
- Engaging the Public in Open Government:
Social Media Technology and
Policy for Government Transparency
Vision: Social Participation
1) Focus on National Priorities & Impact
• Healthcare, disaster response, energy
• Education, culture & diversity…
2) Develop Theories of Social Participation
• How do social media networks evolve?
• How can participation be increased?
3) Provide Technology Infrastructure
• Scalable, reliable, universal, manageable
• Protect privacy, stop attacks, resolve conflicts
Vision: Social Participation
1) Focus on National Priorities & Impact
• Healthcare, disaster response, energy
• Education, culture & diversity…
2) Develop Theories of Social Participation
• How do social media networks evolve?
• How can participation be increased?
3) Provide Technology Infrastructure
• Scalable, reliable, universal, manageable
• Protect privacy, stop attacks, resolve conflicts
Vision: Social Participation
1) Focus on National Priorities & Impact
• Healthcare, disaster response, energy
• Education, culture & diversity…
2) Develop Theories of Social Participation
• How do social media networks evolve?
• How can participation be increased?
3) Provide Technology Infrastructure
• Scalable, reliable, universal, manageable
• Protect privacy, stop attacks, resolve conflicts
Strategy: Take Personal Initiatives
Do great research!  Inspirational
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Universities
• Add courses & degree programs
• Run workshops for funding agencies
• Help Federal & Local governments
Industry
• Offer researchers access to data
• Develop infrastructure and analysis tools
Government
• National Initiative for Social Participation
• Develop Federal & Local applications
Technology-Mediated Social Participation:
An Interdisciplinary Lecture Series
February 14, 2011, 4pm, AVW 2460
Nation of Neighbors: Design and Network Evolution for Internet
Community Safety Systems
February 21, 2011, 4pm, Art/Sociology 1101
Theorizing Web 2.0: The Role of Prosumers
March 7, 2011, 4pm, Hornbake 2119
Encyclopedia of Life: Motivating Public Enthusiasts and Expert Scientists to
Document the World’s Species
March 14, 2011, 4pm, AVW 2460
1) Probabilistic Soft Logic: A Data-driven Toolkit for Analyzing, Utilizing &
Decision Making using Social Information
2) Social Network Optimization Problems,
3) Building the B(r)and: The Use of Social Media to Monitor and Manage Conversations
http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/tmsp