Duncan J. Watts
| Duncan J. Watts | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1971 Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Fields | Physics Sociology Complex systems |
| Institutions | Columbia University Microsoft Research Santa Fe Institute |
| Alma mater | University of New South Wales Cornell University |
Duncan J. Watts (born 1971) is an Australian-born researcher working at Microsoft Research in the United States. He received a B.Sc. in physics from the University of New South Wales and a Ph.D. in theoretical and applied mechanics from Cornell University. He is also a past external faculty member of the Santa Fe Institute and a former professor of sociology at Columbia University, where he headed the Collective Dynamics Group.[1] He is author of the book Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age[2] and Everything is Obvious * Once You Know the Answer: How Common Sense Fails Us (ISBN 978-0385531689).[3] The six degrees research is based on his 1998 paper with Steven Strogatz in which the two presented a mathematical theory of the small world phenomenon.[4]
Until April 2012, he was a principal research scientist at Yahoo! Research, where he directed the Human Social Dynamics group.[5] Watts joined Microsoft Research in New York City by its opening on May 3, 2012.[6][7]
Watts describes his research as exploring the "role that network structure plays in determining or constraining system behavior, focusing on a few broad problem areas in social science such as information contagion, financial risk management, and organizational design."[8] More recently he has attracted attention for his modern-day replication of Stanley Milgram's small world experiment using email messages and for his studies of popularity and fads in on-line and other communities.
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See also [edit]
- Complex network
- Social network
- Small-world network
- Small world experiment
- Clustering coefficient
- Steven Strogatz
- Watts and Strogatz model
Bibliography [edit]
Selected works:
- Watts, D.J.; Strogatz, S.H. (1998). "Collective dynamics of 'small-world' networks". Nature 393 (6684): 440–442. Bibcode:1998Natur.393..440W. doi:10.1038/30918. PMID 9623998.
- Watts, D.J. (1999). "Networks, Dynamics, and the Small-World Phenomenon". AJS 105 (2): 493–527. doi:10.1086/210318.
- Watts, Duncan; Dodds, Peter; Newman, M. E. .J. (2002). "Identity and Search in Social Networks". Science 296 (5571): 1302–1305. arXiv:cond-mat/0205383. Bibcode:2002Sci...296.1302W. doi:10.1126/science.1070120. PMID 12016312.
- Watts, Duncan (2002). "A simple model of global cascades on random networks". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 99 (9): 5766–5771. Bibcode:2002PNAS...99.5766W. doi:10.1073/pnas.082090499. PMC 122850. PMID 16578874.
- Dodds, Peter; Muhamad, Roby; Watts, Duncan (2003). "An Experimental Study of Search in Global Social Networks". Science 301 (5634): 827–829. Bibcode:2003Sci...301..827D. doi:10.1126/science.1081058. PMID 12907800.
- Watts, Duncan (2003). Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 0-393-04142-5.
- Watts, D.J. (21 April 2004). "The New science of networks". Annual review of sociology 30: 243–270.
- Dodds, P.S.; Watts, D.J. (2004). "Universal Behavior in a Generalized Model of Contagion". Physical Review Letters 92 (21): 218701. arXiv:cond-mat/0403699. Bibcode:2004PhRvL..92u8701D. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.218701. PMID 15245323.
- Watts, D.J.; Muhamad, R.; Medina, D.C.; Dodds, P.S. (2005). "Multiscale, resurgent epidemics in a hierarchical metapopulation model". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 102 (32): 11157–11162. Bibcode:2005PNAS..10211157W. doi:10.1073/pnas.0501226102. PMC 1183543. PMID 16055564.
References [edit]
- ^ CDG Collective Dynamics Group
- ^ Watts, Duncan (2003). Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 0-393-04142-5.
- ^ Christakis, Nicholas (24 June 2011). "The Trouble With Common Sense". The New York Times.
- ^ Watts, D.J.; Strogatz, S.H. (1998). "Collective dynamics of 'small-world' networks". Nature 393 (6684): 440–442. Bibcode:1998Natur.393..440W. doi:10.1038/30918. PMID 9623998.
- ^ Herald Sun. Australian social-network researcher Duncan Watts leaves Yahoo. [1]
- ^ Floridia, Richard. "Why Microsoft Chose New York City", The Atlantic: Cities, 2 May 2012. Retrieved on 8 May 2012.
- ^ Knies, Rob. "Microsoft Research Microsoft Research Debuts N.Y.C. Lab", Microsoft Research, 7 May 2012. Retrieved on 8 May 2012.
- ^ Home page of Duncan Watts at Yahoo Research
External links [edit]
- [2] Home page of Duncan Watts at Yahoo Research
- Clive Thompson (2008-02). "Is the Tipping Point Toast?". Fast Company. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
- Duncan Watts (2003-02). Six Degrees: The Science of the Connected Age. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
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