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research interests include the social dynamics of collaboration, open
movements, virtual teams, and self-organizing systems.
My research
interests, projects,
and papers demonstrate my
approaches to this broad area of inquiry. I have an Erdös
number of 6.*
My primary research interest currently
lies in understanding the processes involved in open knowledge generation.
Open knowledge refers to data, content, and information that is free
for unrestricted use, reuse, and distribution. I am interested in developing
a better understanding of the coordination mechanisms that enable open
knowledge creation, and the characteristics of open knowledge environments
that support participation.
In general, I enjoy applying computational and quantitative
analysis methods to large data sets, such as archives of secondary
data. To investigate larger trends in sociotechnical systems, I apply
social network analysis and data visualization methods, using tools
like Taverna
Workbench to create self-documenting, replicable analysis
workflows that I can share with other researchers.
My research projects include studies on free/libre open source software
development and social
networks.
Free/libre open source software development is
the phenomenon studied by
the FLOSS research
group at the iSchool at Syracuse University. Among our many recent
efforts, I am investigating the social
dynamics of self-organizing FLOSS development teams.
I'm also working on replicating some prior FLOSS studies using analysis
workflows to demonstrate the value of eResearch approaches to
social science research in this area.
Social
networks are an increasingly popular
topic of study. My interests in network science lie in dynamic network
analysis and complex adaptive systems; I've been fascinated by graphing
relationships ever since taking graph theory as a math undergrad.
The
full i-School network comprises 152 nodes and 429 edges,
summarizing the 674 PhD degrees held by full-time faculty members
of the 19 members of the iSchool Caucus as of January 2007. |
 This
network visualization is a comparison
data set of the faculty of 29 top computer science departments in
North America. With
123 nodes, the set has 572 edges and summarizes 1121 PhDs in computer
science. |
Papers and Presentations
- Wiggins, A. (2009). Interdisciplinary
Diversity in the iSchool Community [
0.1 MB PDF abstract and 1
MB PDF poster].
Poster presented in the Doctoral Colloquium at iConference
2009, iSociety: Research, Education and Engagement, February 9 -
11, 2008, Chapel Hill, NC.
- Li, Q., Heckman, R., Allen, E., Crowston, K., Eseryel, U., Howison,
J., & Wiggins, A. (2008). Asynchronous Decision-Making
in Distributed Teams.
[0.1 MB PDF abstract] Poster presented at
Computer Supported Cooperative Work 2008, November 8– 12 , 2008,
San Diego, CA.
- Wiggins, A., Howison, J., & Crowston, K. (2008). Replication
of FLOSS Research as eResearch [0.1
MB PDF abstract]. Paper
presented at Oxford e-Research Conference 2008. Oxford, UK, 11-13
September, 2008.
- Wiggins, A., Howison, J. & Crowston, K. (2008). Social
dynamics of FLOSS team communication across channels.
In Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Open Source
Software (IFIP 2.13). Milan, Italy, 7-10 September, 2008.
- Howison, J., Wiggins, A. & Crowston, K. (2008). eResearch
workflows for studying free and open source software development.
In Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Open Source
Software (IFIP 2.13). Milan, Italy, 7-10 September, 2008.
- Crowston, K., Howison, J. & Wiggins, A. (2008). eSocial Science
for Free/Libre Open Source Software Researchers [0.2 MB PDF].
Paper presented at 4th International Conference on eSocial Science.
Manchester, UK, 18-20 June, 2008.
- Wiggins, A., McQuaid, M., & Adamic, L. (2008). Community
Identity: Peer Prestige and Academic Hiring in the iSchools [0.3
MB PDF]. Paper
presented at iConference 2008: iFutures: Systems, Selves, Society. Los
Angeles, California, 28 February - 1 March, 2008.*
- Wiggins, A. (2007). Data Driven Design: Using Web Analytics to
Improve Information Architectures [0.3
MB PDF]. Paper presented
in the research track at ASIST Information Architecture Summit
2007. Las
Vegas, Nevada, 22-26 March, 2007.
- Wiggins, A., Adamic, L., & McQuaid, M. (2006). The
Small Worlds of Academic Hiring Networks [1.2 MB PDF]. Paper
presented at Applications of Social Network Analysis 2006. Zürich,
Switzerland, 5-6 October, 2006.
*Paul Erdös -> Michael S. O. Molloy -> Cristopher
Moore -> James P. Crutchfield -> Bernardo A. Huberman -> Lada A. Adamic
-> me |