2024 AOM PDW:
Computational Theory Construction
Towards a Community of Computational Theory Construction Scholars
Application Deadline: July 21, 2024
location and time: Saturday, Aug 10, 2024, 8:00-10:30am, Sheraton (Chicago Ballroom IX)
Call for Attendees
Computational theory construction (CTC) is a genre of theory development research in which researchers leverage computational tools to identify patterns within social systems and to theorize these patterns. As this research genre evolves, the community of scholars engaging in CTC is growing. The purpose of the PDW is to (a) unify the community of CTC scholars around a core set of CTC practices, (b) connect computational and qualitative researchers, (c) share review process insights from published CTC papers, and (d) mentor junior scholars pursuing CTC projects.
Speakers and Mentors:
Amir Goldberg, Stanford
Aron Lindberg, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ning Nan, U of British Columbia
Stefan Seidel, U of Cologne
Ahmed Abbasi, U of Notre Dame
Emmanuelle Vaast, McGill University
Nick Berente, U of Notre Dame
Brian Pentland, Michigan State University
Hani Safadi, U of Georgia
Shaila Miranda, U of Arkansas
Malmi Amadoru, U of Sydney
Semi Min, U of Minnesota
Thomas Grisold, U of St. Gallen
The PDW consists of two parts. Part I – keynotes and panel discussions are open to all AOM registrants.
Part II – roundtable discussions are only for participants who would like to receive feedback on their ongoing or planned projects and have been accepted to attend the roundtables.
Submission Guidelines
For those who are interested in participating in roundtables, please submit a short vignette before July 21 (max 2 pages in PDF format to ctcpdw21@gmail.com). The organizers will send out the notification of acceptance at the end of July.
Please cover the following aspects in your vignette:
· Brief introduction of the research project
· How have you combined computational and manual analysis techniques in your research?
· What struggles you have faced in understanding, using, or considering using computational methods in your theory development work?
Those who have not conducted any such research, but are planning to do so, can submit short descriptions of your intended work, also focusing on your planned combination of manual and computational techniques or related questions.
We look forward to seeing you and engaging in fruitful discussions at the PDW!
Best Wishes,
Sophie Zhai
Malmi Amadoru
Aron Lindberg
Shaila Miranda
Workshop Organizers
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Sophie Zhai
University of Oklahoma
Norman OK
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