Proceedings of the 2018 Conference of the Computational Social Science Society of the Americas

This book contains a selection of the latest research in the field of Computational Social Science (CSS) methods, uses, and results, as presented at the 2018 annual conference of the CSSSA. This conference was held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, October 25 – 28, 2018, at the Drury Plaza Hotel.

CSS investigates social and behavioral dynamics in both nature and society, through computer simulation, network analysis, and the science of complex systems. The Computational Social Science Society of the Americas (CSSSA) is a professional society that aims to advance the field of CSS in all its areas, from fundamental principles to real-world applications, by holding conferences and workshops, promoting standards of scientific excellence in research and teaching, and publishing novel research findings. 

Dr. Ted Carmichael is the Senior Research Scientist for TutorGen, a Carnegie Mellon start-up in the Education Technology space; and an Affiliated Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Software and Information Systems at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte (UNC Charlotte). Dr. Carmichael is currently serving as Vice President of the Computational Social Science Society of the Americas (CSSSA). He received his PhD in Computer Science,along with a certificate in Cognitive Science, in 2010 from UNC Charlotte. His primary research interests include modeling and simulation of complex systems, Educational Data Mining, and Intelligent Tutoring Systems; and he has published in a wide variety of fields, such as Computer Science, Economics, Biology, Sociology, Ecology, and Political Science. Dr. Carmichael has successfully served as PI or Co-PI on multiple grants, including for the National Science Foundation, the US Department of Education, and theKentucky Science and Engineering Foundation. His dissertation won the Distinguished Dissertation Award for 2010 at UNC Charlotte.