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Robert Ackland works at the intersection of empirical social science and computer science, developing innovative approaches that involve information retrieval, data visualization, and social network analysis to study networks on the World Wide Web. He is a chief investigator on five Australian Research Council grants, including the establishment of the Virtual Observatory Study of Online Networks project in 2005. A co-organizer of symposia focused on e-Social Science and the social impact of nanotechnology in 2006, Robert also spent six months at the Oxford Internet Institute on a Visiting Fellowship. He holds a PhD in Economics from the Australian National University and degrees from Yale University and the University of Melbourne. In addition to his research, he teaches courses in social science and online research methods. His publication, "Web Social Science: Concepts, Data, and Tools for Social Scientists in the Digital Age," was published by SAGE in 2013. Robert's research interests include Network Science, Web Science, Social Network Analysis, and Index Number Theory. He has supervised numerous research students, actively contributing to the academic community.
Bureau of Immigration Research • Canberra, Australia
Conducted extensive research on immigration policy and statistics.
World Bank • Washington, DC
Worked on poverty analysis and contributed to projects in collaboration with AusAID and the Asian Development Bank.
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