SICSS@Hong Kong

June 14 to June 25, 2021 | Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Virtual event

Schedule & Materials

All times are in Hong Kong Time; *Schedule is Tentative*
Monday June 14, 2021 - Introduction and Ethics

  • 9:00 - 9:45 Meet-and-greet

  • 10:00 - 11:45 Small group exercise on ethics case study

  • 19:30 - 20:30 Participant flash talks (3 slots)

Tuesday June 15, 2021 - Collecting Digital Trace Data
Wednesday June 16, 2021 - Automated Text Analysis

  • 9:00 - 11:30 Group activity

  • 19:30 - 20:50 Participant flash talks (4 slots)

Thursday June 17, 2021 - Site-specific topics--automated image analysis

  • 9:00 - 10:00 Talk by Yongren Shi

  • 10:15 - 11:00 Talk by instructor (Han Zhang)

  • 11:15 - 11:45 Short exercise (potential)

  • 19:30 - 20:50 Participant flash talks (4 slots)

Friday June 18, 2021 - Site-specific topics--experiments

  • 9:30 - 10:30 Talk by instructor (Jaemin Lee)

  • 10:45 - 11:45 Participant flash talks (3 slots)

Saturday June 19, 2021 - Day off
Sunday June 20, 2021 - Day off
Monday June 21, 2021 - Site-specific topics--polarization; survey and big data

  • 09:00 - 10:00 Talk by instructor (Haohan Chen)

  • 10:15 - 11:15 Talk by Liang Hai

  • 1:30 - 17:30 Research Speed Dating (optional; on slack)

  • 19:30 - 20:30 Group Debrief (join research teams)

Tuesday June 22, 2021 - Work on group projects (optional) and/or participate in SICSS Festival
Wednesday June 23, 2021 - Work on group projects (optional) and/or participate in SICSS Festival

  • 9:00 - 10:00 Talk by Yuan Yuan (live)

Thursday June 24, 2021 - Work on group projects (optional) and/or participate in SICSS Festival
Friday June 25, 2021 - Present group projects and/or participate in SICSS Festival

  • 9:00 - 12:00 Present group project proposal

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