[Ly Dinh’s CV] (updated: September 12 2021)
[Ly Dinh’s Google Scholar]
EDUCATION
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Ph.D. in Information Sciences, Fall, 2021 (expected)
-Dissertation title: Advances to network analysis theories and methods: with applications in social, organizational, and crisis settings
-Advisor: Dr. Jana Diesner (School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
-Committee members: Dr. Jana Diesner (iSchool, Chair), Dr. Scott Althaus (Communication & Political Science), Dr. Peter Darch (iSchool), Dr. Leysia Palen (Computer Science, Information Science, University of Colorado Boulder)
M.A in Communication, Spring, 2016
-Emphasis: Organizations, Teams Science and Social Networks
-Advisor: Dr. Marshall Scott Poole (Department of Communication, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
University of Southern California
B.A (Honors) in Communication, Spring, 2014
-Emphasis: Social network analysis & social capital
-Honor’s Thesis Title: What’s Facebook Good For? An Exploratory Study on the Connection between Motives of Social Networking Sites Usage and Generation of Social Capital as moderated by Cultural Differences
-Advisor(s): Stacy L. Smith (Annenberg School for Communication), Margaret McLaughlin (Annenberg School for Communication).
-Minor(s): Cinematic Arts & Entrepreneurship
SKILLS
Computer: Proficient in programming, network analysis, and natural language processing using R (statnet, igraph, tm), Python (scikit-learn, spaCy), Java (Weka).
Languages: English (Fluent), Vietnamese (Native)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign
Instructor of IS527: Network Analysis, Spring 2021
Sole instructor for 15-week course that covers fundamentals of network analysis, from theories, methods, to applications of networks in social, organizational, and crisis management research
Co-Instructor of LIS 559NA: Network Analysis, Spring 2020
Teach sessions on statistical approaches for network analysis, using R (for QAP, ERGM, Multiple Membership models)
Graduate Teaching Assistant in Information Science, 2016-Present
Information Science & Engineering Summer School, Summer 2017
-Grading, create quizzes & R-programming workshop for students
LIS590NA: Network Analysis, Spring 2017
-Grading and assisting students with class materials and assignments
LIS543: Sociotechnical Information Systems, Fall 2017
-Grading and assisting students with class materials and assignments
INFO 202: Social Aspects of Information Technology, Fall 2016
-Led two sections of 20 students each
TUTORIALS
PyNetworkshop: Analyzing the Structure of Networks in Python – The Essentials, Signed Networks, and Network Optimization. Tutorial at WebConference 2021. Ljubljana, Slovenia. Held online. https://publish.illinois.edu/pynetworkshop/.
PyNetworkshop: Analyzing the Structure of Networks in Python – The Essentials, Signed Networks, and Network Optimization. Tutorial at Networks 2021: A Joint Sunbelt & NetSci Conference. Indiana, Bloomington. Held online.
HONORS AND AWARDS
Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC) Student Scholar, May 2020
Graduate Teacher Certificate, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 2020
Winner of Women in Data Science Conference (WiDS) Poster Competition, March 2020
Winner of iSchool Research Showcase Poster Competition, October 2019
Winner of ASIS&T Student Design Competition, November 2018
Research Fellow, Visible Network Labs, Denver, CO, May 2018
Voted best Brief Entertaining Scholarly Talk, Networks panel at ICA, 2017
Voted best Brief Entertaining Scholarly Talk, Networks panel at ICA, 2015
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Elizabeth Winter Young Summer Fellowship, 2014
People’s Choice Award, Image of Research Competition, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, 2014
Marcia Israel Award for Best Feasibility Study, Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneur Studies, University of Southern California, May 18, 2014
Inducted Phi Kappa Phi, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, 2014
Provost’s Undergraduate Research Fellow, University of Southern California, August 2013- May 2014
Inducted Lambda Pi Eta, University of Southern California, 2012
SERVICES
Program Committee Member, Conferences
SocInfo (International Conference on Social Informatics) (2020)
Reviewer, Conferences
WWW (The Web Conference) (2021)
WWW (The Web Conference) (2020)
SocInfo (Social Informatics) (2020)
CSCW (Computer Supported Cooperative Work) (2019)
ASONAM (Advances in Social Network Analysis and Mining) (2018)
IC2S2 (International Conference on Computational Social Science) (2018)
#SMSociety (International Conference on Social Media & Society) (2017)
COINs (Collaborative Innovation Networks Conference) (2017)
SocInfo (International Conference on Social Informatics) (2017)
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
International Social Networks Association (INSNA)
National Communication Association (NCA)
International Communication Association (ICA)
North American Social Network Conference (NASN)
