Biography

My research explores how interconnectedness and organizations shapes the scientific, artistic and business world around us. I employ a highly multidisciplinary approach—combining tools and techniques from Computational Social Science, Data Science, and Network Science with theory from Sociology. My current focus is in the Science of Science where my group analyzes and models how organizational structure and strategic decisions impact innovation, creativity, and success.

Before arriving at UVA, I received a joint Ph.D. degree in Informatics (focusing on complex networks) and Cognitive Science from Indiana University, Bloomington, an MSc from King’s College London in complex systems modeling and a BA in mathematics from Cornell University.

Projects

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ADVANCE Networks

Quantifying how the NSF ADVANCE program potentially facilitated the exchange of expertise and knowledge about gender equity and organizational transformation.

pySciSci

pySciSci: A python package for the science of science.

Systemic Inequality in Science & Art

Quantifying systemic gender and nationality inequality in science and art.

CluSim

CluSim: a package for calculating clustering similarity.

Clustering Analysis

A deep dive into clustering similarity.

Canalization & Control in Complex Systems

Quantifying canalization & control in complex dynamical systems.

CANA

CANAlization: Control & Redundancy in Boolean Networks.

Autopoiesis

Emergent individuals as organizations.

Code

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ADVANCE Networks

Quantifying how the NSF ADVANCE program potentially facilitated the exchange of expertise and knowledge about gender equity and organizational transformation.

pySciSci

pySciSci: A python package for the science of science.

Systemic Inequality in Science & Art

Quantifying systemic gender and nationality inequality in science and art.

CluSim

CluSim: a package for calculating clustering similarity.

Clustering Analysis

A deep dive into clustering similarity.

Canalization & Control in Complex Systems

Quantifying canalization & control in complex dynamical systems.

CANA

CANAlization: Control & Redundancy in Boolean Networks.

Autopoiesis

Emergent individuals as organizations.

Meet the Team

Principal Investigators

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Alexander J. Gates

Assistant Professor

Visitors

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Charles Levine

Visiting Student

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Yessica Herrera-Guzman

Visiting Student

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