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WED@NICO SEMINAR: Hamed Alhoori, Northern Illinois University "Development of Models to Predict the Broader Impact of Research"
Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO)
12:00 PM
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Lower Level, Chambers Hall
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Speaker:
Hamed Alhoori, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, Northern Illinois University
Title:
Development of Models to Predict the Broader Impact of Research
Abstract:
Investment in research is critical for protecting and advancing societal well-being. Annually, more than two trillion U.S. dollars are spent worldwide on research and development. However, the increased demand for public resources has made providing evidence that research is having a positive impact on society a matter of great importance. Advances in science are often preceded by advancements in measurement. On this basis, in this talk, I will address some approaches to measure the impact of research beyond the scholarly community and traditional indicators of scholarly citations. I will present some of the newly developed metrics and machine learning models to understand and predict the broader impact of research using datasets such as online mentions, policy documents, patents, news, and emotional responses to scientific findings. The talk will also explore some of our current projects such as predicting scholarly impact at an early stage, discovering reproducible research, and measuring public understanding of science.
Speaker Bio:
Hamed Alhoori is an assistant professor in the Computer Science Department at Northern Illinois University where he directs the DATA Lab and was a visiting scientist at Argonne National Laboratory. His broad research interests are in the areas of science of science, data science, and computational social science. He earned his PhD and MS in Computer Science at Texas A&M University and his BSc in Computer Science at the University of Bahrain. He has worked on nationally and internationally funded multidisciplinary projects. His work has appeared in the ACM/IEEE JCDL, IJDL, JOI, TPDL, ASIST and other scholarly venues.
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Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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Lower Level, Chambers Hall Map
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Fall 2026 Classes Begin
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Fall 2026 Classes Begin
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Wednesday, September 23, 2026
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NICO Reading Group - Fall 2026 First Meeting
Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO)
6:00 PM
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Chambers Hall
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The NICO Reading Group meets for the first this fall on Wednesday, September 23, 2026. Please contact Jaeseon Ha if you are interested in joining our group.
About:
The NICO Reading Group brings together people across disciplines to read and discuss important ideas in modern AI. We focus on topics such as AI agents, tuning, harnesses, evaluation, AI for scientific discovery, and applications of AI across different fields. The goal is to understand important ideas in AI more deeply by learning and thinking across disciplines.
Leadership:
Jaeseon Ha, a Kellogg MBA + AI student, will lead the reading group during the Fall 2026 term. Please contact Jaeseon with any questions or reach out to us at nico@northwestern.edu.
Meeting Times:
Date: Biweekly on Wednesday evening, starting on September 23, 2026
Time: 6-7pm
Location: NICO main office, Chambers Hall,
600 Foster St, Evanston, IL 60208
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Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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WED@NICO Seminar Series returns on September 30, 2026
Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO)
12:00 PM
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Lower Level, Chambers Hall
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The Wednesdays@NICO seminar series returns September 30, 2026, running through November 11, 2026, with the following speakers.
9/30/2026 - Luis Amaral, Northwestern University
10/7/2026 - Kristina Lerman, Indiana University
10/14/2026 - Tim Tangherlini, University of California, Berkeley
10/21/2026 - Andreia Sofia Teixeira, Northeastern University London
10/28/2026 - Rafael Prieto-Curiel, Complexity Science Hub, Vienna
11/4/2026 - Hamsa Bastani, University of Pennsylvania
11/11/2026 - Mayank Agrawal, Proof of Human
We will share detailed speaker information, talk titles and abstracts, in the coming weeks.
Location:
In person: Chambers Hall, 600 Foster Street, Lower Level
Remote option TBA
About the Speaker Series:
Wednesdays@NICO is a vibrant weekly seminar series focusing broadly on the topics of complex systems, networks, and artificial intelligence. It brings together attendees ranging from graduate students to senior faculty who span all of the schools across Northwestern, from applied math to sociology to biology and every discipline in-between. Please visit: https://bit.ly/WedatNICO for information on future speakers.
Time
Wednesday, September 30, 2026 at 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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Lower Level, Chambers Hall Map
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