Social Computing, Behavioral-Cultural Modeling and Prediction: 4th International Conference, SBP 2011, College Park, MD, USA, March 29-31, 2011. Proceedings

Front Matter....Pages -
Using Models to Inform Policy: Insights from Modeling the Complexities of Global Polio Eradication....Pages 1-1
Toward Culturally Informed Option Awareness for Influence Operations with S-CAT....Pages 2-9
Optimization-Based Influencing of Village Social Networks in a Counterinsurgency....Pages 10-17
Identifying Health-Related Topics on Twitter....Pages 18-25
Application of a Profile Similarity Methodology for Identifying Terrorist Groups That Use or Pursue CBRN Weapons....Pages 26-33
Cognitive Aspects of Power in a Two-Level Game....Pages 34-41
Predicting Demonstrations’ Violence Level Using Qualitative Reasoning....Pages 42-50
Abstraction of an Affective-Cognitive Decision Making Model Based on Simulated Behaviour and Perception Chains....Pages 51-59
Medicare Auctions: A Case Study of Market Design in Washington, DC....Pages 60-60
A Longitudinal View of the Relationship Between Social Marginalization and Obesity....Pages 61-68
Open Source Software Development: Communities’ Impact on Public Good....Pages 69-77
Location Privacy Protection on Social Networks....Pages 78-85
Agent-Based Models of Complex Dynamical Systems of Market Exchange....Pages 86-86
Computational and Statistical Models: A Comparison for Policy Modeling of Childhood Obesity....Pages 87-88
Detecting Changes in Opinion Value Distribution for Voter Model....Pages 89-96
Dynamic Simulation of Community Crime and Crime-Reporting Behavior....Pages 97-104
Model Docking Using Knowledge-Level Analysis....Pages 105-112
Using Web-Based Knowledge Extraction Techniques to Support Cultural Modeling....Pages 113-120
How Corruption Blunts Counternarcotic Policies in Afghanistan: A Multiagent Investigation....Pages 121-128
Discovering Collaborative Cyber Attack Patterns Using Social Network Analysis....Pages 129-136
Agents That Negotiate Proficiently with People....Pages 137-137
Cognitive Modeling for Agent-Based Simulation of Child Maltreatment....Pages 138-146
Crowdsourcing Quality Control of Online Information: A Quality-Based Cascade Model....Pages 147-154
Consumer Search, Rationing Rules, and the Consequence for Competition....Pages 155-162
Pattern Analysis in Social Networks with Dynamic Connections....Pages 163-171
Formation of Common Investment Networks by Project Establishment between Agents....Pages 172-179
Constructing Social Networks from Unstructured Group Dialog in Virtual Worlds....Pages 180-187
Effects of Opposition on the Diffusion of Complex Contagions in Social Networks: An Empirical Study....Pages 188-196
Promoting Coordination for Disaster Relief – From Crowdsourcing to Coordination....Pages 197-204
Trust Maximization in Social Networks....Pages 205-211
Towards a Computational Analysis of Status and Leadership Styles on FDA Panels....Pages 212-218
Tracking Communities in Dynamic Social Networks....Pages 219-226
Bayesian Networks for Social Modeling....Pages 227-235
A Psychological Model for Aggregating Judgments of Magnitude....Pages 236-243
Speeding Up Network Layout and Centrality Measures for Social Computing Goals....Pages 244-251
An Agent-Based Simulation for Investigating the Impact of Stereotypes on Task-Oriented Group Formation....Pages 252-259
An Approach for Dynamic Optimization of Prevention Program Implementation in Stochastic Environments....Pages 260-267
Ranking Information in Networks....Pages 268-275
Information Provenance in Social Media....Pages 276-283
A Cultural Belief Network Simulator....Pages 284-291
Following the Social Media: Aspect Evolution of Online Discussion....Pages 292-300
Representing Trust in Cognitive Social Simulations....Pages 301-308
Temporal Visualization of Social Network Dynamics: Prototypes for Nation of Neighbors....Pages 309-316
Toward Predicting Popularity of Social Marketing Messages....Pages 317-324
Simulating the Effect of Peacekeeping Operations 2010–2035....Pages 325-332
Rebellion on Sugarscape: Case Studies for Greed and Grievance Theory of Civil Conflicts Using Agent-Based Models....Pages 333-340
A Culture-Sensitive Agent in Kirman’s Ant Model....Pages 341-348
Modeling Link Formation Behaviors in Dynamic Social Networks....Pages 349-357
Naming on a Directed Graph....Pages 358-365
Synthesis and Refinement of Detailed Subnetworks in a Social Contact Network for Epidemic Simulations....Pages 366-373
Technosocial Predictive Analytics for Illicit Nuclear Trafficking....Pages 374-381
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