Hi everyone! I am Ly Dinh. I am a PhD candidate at the School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. I am from Hanoi, Vietnam.
My current academic interest is on computational social science, specifically on how digital research methods such as network analysis and social simulation models can be used to advance our understanding of various social and organizational systems. I am very fortunate to have Professor Jana Diesner as my advisor and mentor. I am also thankful for my M.A advisor, Professor Marshall Scott Poole, for his help and support through my academic life.
My current research captures the formation and evolution of network structures in various social systems including friendship networks, multi-teams systems, research organizations, and large-scale emergency response operations. I also develop and test new measures to capture the complexities of social interactions that can be observed at multiple levels of analysis. My work provides 1) empirical evidence in support (and sometimes, in opposition) of network theories in various social and organizational contexts, and 2) refined methods to measure network dynamics that were previously difficult to capture (e.g. interdisciplinary ties, balance for signed and directed connections). My research has appeared in Communication Research, Scientific Reports, Communication Studies, and peer-reviewed outlets in computational social science. I am fortunate to be a 2020 Grace Hopper Scholar for Women in Computing, and a 2018 Network Science Fellow at the Visible Networks Labs.
