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

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Social Computing, Behavioral-Cultural Modeling and Prediction, held in College Park, MD, USA, March 29-31, 2011. The 48 papers and 3 keynotes presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 88 submissions. The papers cover a wide range of topics including social network analysis; modeling; machine learning and data mining; social behaviors; public health; cultural aspects; and effects and search. 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 Back Matter....Pages -