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James Howison studies open collaboration, particularly software development and open source software development. His work has supported grants from the National Science Foundation, and he was awarded the NSF CAREER Award in 2015 and the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers in 2019. He has published in notable fields such as Information Systems, Computer-Supported Cooperative Work, and Information Sciences, contributing to journals like MIS Quarterly, ACM CSCW Conference, and JASIST. Howison has also delivered keynotes at industry and funding agency advisory events. His research includes developing systems to improve incentives for high-quality software work in science, including the development of a gold standard dataset of software mentions in publications. He joined the University of Texas at Austin's School of Information in 2011 and has been involved in various projects aimed at enhancing the collaboration between technology and human work.
University of Texas at Austin • Austin, TX
Oversees academic affairs and contributes to strategic initiatives.
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