The Web Science Research Week at the University of Southampton is seeking proposals for research challenges that teams can address during the week-long event in February 2014. The goals of the event are to generate new insights into issues related to the web, internet, and digital economy; build relationships between academic and industry partners; and expose students to influential figures. Example challenges mentioned include the internet availability of recreational drugs, extending economic models to account for social and cultural value on the web, and analyzing flows of cultural artifacts on eBay. Participants are invited to submit proposals or register by emailing wsi@soton.ac.uk.

1. WEB SCIENCE
Institute
Research Week 2014
Call for Participation
UNIVERSITY OF
Southampton
The
Web
Science
Research
Week
will
launch
a
series
of
research
challenges
with
par)cipa)on
from
postgraduate
students,
researchers
and
academics
from
across
the
University.
The
aims
are
• to
generate
insight
on
issues
relevant
to
the
Web,
Internet
and
Digital
Economy
• to
build
rela)onships
between
Web
Science
partners
from
industry
and
academia
• to
expose
students
to
influen)al
figures
from
government,
industry
&
commerce.
We
are
seeking
proposals
of
research
challenges
for
teams
to
address
over
the
week
e.g.
Internet
availability
of
recrea)onal
drugs;
extending
economic
models
to
handle
social
and
cultural
value
of
web
pages;
the
flow
of
cultural
artefacts
observed
in
sales
on
eBay;
new
business
models
based
on
personal
data;
na)onal
&
personal
cybersecurity.
To
submit
a
proposal
or
to
register
your
par)cipa)on
in
the
Research
Week,
please
email
wsi@soton.ac.uk
Opening Session
University of Southampton
11am, Monday 24th February
followed by group collaborations and a
programme of guest seminars
Monday 24th – Thursday 27th February
Final Presentations
11am, Friday 28th February
Royal Society, London
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