Thanks to the generous funds provided by NSF’s Collaborative Research: Social Dynamics of Knowledge Transfer Through Scientific Mentorship and Publication grant, professors Daniel Acuna (iSchool, Syracuse University) and Stephen V. David (Oregon Health & Science University) are proud to host a Summer School on the Science of Science, or “S4”.
This event will bring together PhD students, junior scholars, faculty, and experts in order to gain hands-on experience with vital Science of Science topics. We saw a need for this event when examining other summer schools and workshops – existing events do not focus entirely on the study of SciSci and take more a methods-based approach rather than question-based. We hope to fill this gap in the Science of Science community.
S4 will be held August 3-7, 2020, at Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies. We expect to have 30-40 participants for this inaugural event.
These are a sample of the topics to be covered at S4:
- Computational discovery of new knowledge
- Predictability and analysis of success
- Problems and opportunities in scientific peer review
- Issues in replication and reproducibility
- Economics of science and science policy
- Analysis of open access scientific literature and other scientific artifacts
- Evolution of scientific ideas
- Age, gender, and mentorship effects in science
- Scientific misconduct and computational research integrity
- Bring your own topic to the school if we have missed something!
These are some of the techniques you will learn about:
- Machine Learning / Artificial Intelligence
- Network Science / Complex systems
- Informetrics / Scientometrics / Bibliometrics
- Visualization
- Econometrics / Causal inference
- Library Science
Confirmed speakers/mentors (in alphabetical order)
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Tim Errington, Director of Research, Center for Open Science |
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James A. Evans, Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Chicago |
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Vincent Larivière, Full Professor, Canada Research Chair on the Transformations of Scholarly Communication, l’Université de Montréal |
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Staša Milojević, Associate Professor, Department of Informatics, Indiana University, Bloomington |
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Dashun Wang, Associate Professor, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University |
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Bruce Weinberg, Professor, Department of Economics, The Ohio State University |
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Jevin West, Associate Professor, Information School, University of Washington |
Organizers
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Daniel Acuna, Assistant Professor, School of Information Studies, Syracuse University |
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Stephen V. David, Assistant Professor, Oregon Health & Science University |
Agenda (Preliminary)
| Sunday, August 2 | |
09:00 AM - 06:00 PM |
Attendees arrive at SU |
06:00 PM - 09:00 PM |
Welcoming reception. Location: TBA |
| Monday - Thursday, August 3 - 6 | |
08:00 AM - 09:00 AM |
Breakfast |
09:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
Speakers presentations |
12:30 PM - 01:30 PM |
Lunch - at iSchool |
01:30 PM - 05:00 PM |
Hands-experience & Hackathons, iSchool Labs |
05:00 PM - 07:30 PM |
Dinner - Dorm |
07:30 PM - 09:00 PM |
Continue projects (on your own) |
| Friday, August 7 | |
08:00 AM - 09:00 AM |
Breakfast |
09:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
Speakers presentations |
12:30 PM - 01:30 PM |
Lunch - Dorm (Hotel for speakers) |
01:30 PM - 06:00 PM |
Project presentations |
06:00 PM - 09:00 PM |
Attendees Depart SU |
Application & Registration
The summer school is free.
Due to anticipated interest in S4, there will be an application process that will favor accepting a cohort of Ph.D. students, postdocs, and junior faculty that balances affinity and diversity.
There are 5 fellowships of $ 1,000 each to attend the summer school. You will be asked about this option during the application process.
By attending, you will have
- Access to all sessions and materials
- Reception on the first day of the school
- Lunch every day, coffee breaks and snacks
- Access to a lab computer if personal laptop not available
Important dates
- Application deadline (including recommendation letter): April 6, 2020
- Notifications by the end of April
Dorms lodging (optional)
There is an affordable $400 lodging option (look at fellowship above for financial support)
- 5-night stay at the Syracuse University’s dorm system (Sunday night through Thursday night)
- Breakfast and dinner included
Sponsors
This event has been partially funded by the following:
