Speakers

Dr. Agnes Horvat is an Associate Professor of Communication and Computer Science (by courtesy) at Northwestern University, where she directs the Lab on Innovation, Networks, and Knowledge (LINK). Dr. Horvath’s research lies in human-centered computing and network science and investigates how online spaces operate and disseminate information. She and her team’s recent projects investigated the use of LLMs in scientific writing and music creation and study biases in online attention to science.

Dr. Rodrigo Dorantes-Gilardi is a Associate Research Scientist and part-time Lecturer at Northeastern University. His research at NetSI centers on Network Science with applications in biology and the science of science. He currently work in the team of Albert-László Barabási, where they study the impact of biotechnology in science and innovation. Using computational methods, his work involves studying the factors that influence impact & recognition in creative fields.

Dakota Murray is an assistant professor in the department of Information Science and Technology at the University at Albany. He earned a doctorate in Informatics from Indiana University – Bloomington. Since then, he has worked as a professional data scientist at Digital Science where he provided bibliometric consultation for national funding agencies, and then later as a research faculty at the Network Science Institute at Northeastern University. Dr. Murray’s research aims to understand the social forces and networks of communication underpinning knowledge production. His work blends data-driven and computational approach with theory from sociology, philosophy and science and technology studies. Specific projects have examined disagreement in science, scientists’ mobility, interdisciplinary collaboration and open source software ecosystems.