This document discusses the use of CINET, a software for cyberinfrastructure, in education and research. It was developed with grants from the National Science Foundation and Defense Threat Reduction Agency. CINET is being used by various universities including the University at Albany, Indiana University, and Virginia Tech in courses and research projects involving social network analysis and online petitions.

1. Use
of
CINET
in
Educa2on
and
Research
NSF
Software
Development
for
CyberInfrastructure
Grant
OCI-­‐1032677
Additional
support
by
grants
from
DTRA
V&V,
DTRA
CNIMS,
NSF
NetSE,
NSF
DIBBS
Team
Virginia
Tech,
Indiana
Uni.,
SUNY
Albany,
Jackson
State,
Argonne
Na>onal
Lab,
U.
Chicago,
NCAT,
U.
Houston
Downtown

2. Ins2tu2ons
Using
CINET
2

3. Course
at
UAlbany
3

4. Text
and
List
of
Topics
4

5. List
of
Topics
(con2nued)
5

6. Evalua2on
6

7. Examples
of
CINET
Assignments
7

8. Possible
Addi2onal
Assignments
8

9. Project
Pe22ons
Research
Group
at
UAlbany
9

10. Project
Pe22ons
...
(con2nued)
10

11. Publica2ons
Acknowledging
CINET
11

12. We
the
People
(WtP)
12

13. We
the
People
(con2nued)
13

14. Event
at
Sandy
Hook
Elementary
School
14

15. Analysis
of
An2
Gun
Control
Law
Pe22ons
15

16. Descrip2on
of
Social
Network
16

17. Sizes
of
the
Social
Networks
17

18. Social
Network
Analysis
using
CINET
18

19. Final
Remarks
19