Daniel Romero
Associate Professor of Information, School of Information, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering and Associate Professor of Complex Systems, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
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Email: [email protected]
Phone:
734/764-4096
Office:
School of Information/5150 Leinweber Comp Sci & Info Bd
Faculty Role:
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Potential PhD Faculty Advisor: Yes
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Biography
Dr. Romero's interests are in computational social science, network science, and the science of science. He studies how network structure, identity, and relational context impact the production and dissemination of information, knowledge, culture, and behavior in online, scientific, and organizational settings.
Areas of interest
My main research interest is the empirical and theoretical analysis of Social and Information Networks. I am particularly interested in understanding the mechanisms involved in network evolution, information diffusion, and user interactions on the Web.
Honors & Awards
- Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Distinguished Member, 2025.
- Test of Time Award, European Conference on Machine Learning and Principles and Practice of Knowledge Discovery in Databases (ECML PKDD). Paper: Influence and Passivity in Social Media, 2021
- Coursera Outstanding Educator Award for Innovation, with Chris Brooks, Kevyn Collins-Thompson, and Vinod Vydiswaran, 2018.
- Best Paper Award, International World Wide Web Conference (WWW). Paper: Social Networks Under Stress, 2016.
Education
Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics, Cornell University
B.S in Mathematics, Arizona State University
