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Kathleen M. Carley is a professor in the Software Societal Systems Department at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science, where she also holds directorships at the Center for Informed Democracy and Social-cybersecurity (IDeaS) and the Center for Computational Analysis of Social and Organizational Systems (CASOS). Her research intersects cognitive science, sociology, organization science, and computer science to address complex social organizational issues. She has made significant contributions in Dynamic Network Analysis (DNA) and Social-Cybersecurity (SC), developing methodologies for analyzing large, dynamic networks and identifying online threats. Her work has led to the creation of tools for sentiment analysis, bot detection, and scenario simulations, which are utilized globally in various applications including counter-terrorism and public health analytics. Carley is also known for her educational contributions, teaching courses on dynamic social network analysis and simulation methodologies at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. She possesses an extensive publication record, reflecting her influence in the fields of network science and computational social science.
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