Michael Conover [photo]
Ph.D. Student, Complex Systems Analysis


Indiana University School of Informatics
Center for Complex Networks and Systems Research

Patterns in Nature & Computational Magic Hidden order underlies all of reality, and information is the aperture through which we can examine its structure and function.

Research Interests	Knowledge Extraction & Digital Activism Topic Detection & Tracking Government Transparency Media Accountability Intelligent Recommendation / Personalization Bio-Inspired Computing Stigmergy & Swarming Behavior The Wisdom of Crowds Adaptive Information Processing Memetics
Grants	NSF East Asia & Pacific Summer Institute 2009 Knowledge Extraction from Massively-Collaborative Brainstorming Sessions, IBM Tokyo Research Lab NSF East Asia & Pacific Summer Institute 2008 Improved Techniques for Massively-Collaborative Information Management, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Fascinations	Emergent Phenomena & Synchrony Philosophy of Cosmology Self-Similarity
Curiosities	Young's Double Slit Experiment Resonance Patterns Funky Little Sea Creatures Giant Arcs of Electricity Human Beatbox Patterns in Nature & Math Snow Crystals
Network Neighborhood	Networks & Agents Network Complex Adaptive Systems & Computational Intelligence Apophenia