Easy guides to collect and analyse data with VOSONDash
VOSONDash enables online data collection, and network and text analysis (including visualisation) within the same environment. These posts from the VOSON lab Code Blog compile VOSONDash
A selection of methodological guides using vosonSML and other open-source tools
The following guides include methodological steps, examples and code, that the VOSON Lab has developed in the context of research. The focus of these guides is on complementing vosonSML functionalities and exploring methods for data collection and analysis, using other open-source R packages and software. All these guide
Voson.tcn: a tool for collecting Twitter conversation networks via Twitter API v2.0
The VOSON Lab has developed a new open-source package: voson.tcn, an R tool to collect tweets belonging to specified threaded conversations via Early-Access Twitter API v2 and to generate networks for analysis. The Twitter API v2 pr
Bots Building Bridges (3B) research project granted 4-year funding
The project "Bots Building Bridges (3B): Theoretical, Empirical, and Technological Foundations for Systems that Monitor and Support Political Deliberation Online" -- a significant research collaboration between the ANU (VOSON Lab), the University of Bielefeld and the University College Dublin- has been granted 4-year funding by
New publication: Important relationships in a multilevel world
The article "Important relationships in a multilevel world: The role of network structure in explaining closeness of relationships and access to resources in later life" authored by Dr Mahin Raissi and Rob Ackland, has been recently published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.
Former VOSON Lab student and team member graduates from Northwestern
Former VOSON Lab student and team member Kyosuke Tanaka, has recently graduated with a Ph.D. from the Media, Technolgy, and Society program at Northwestern University.
Opening keynote: Deliberation and Influence on Social Media
Rob Ackland presented the opening keynote "Deliberation and Influence on Social Media: Insights from Network Analysis" on the online workshop "Practical Applications of Network Science 2021", organised by RMIT, and held on Feb. 22-23, 2021.
New Publication: Truth and the dynamics of news diffusion on Twitter
The chapter: 'Truth and the dynamics of news diffusion on Twitter', co-authored by Rob Ackland and Karl Wynn, investigates two important aspects of misinformation: the truthfulness of the piece of information, and whether the truthfulness of the piece has an effect on its diffusion, in the context of online social networks.
VOSON Lab participates in #ASNAC2020
The VOSON Lab participated in various events during the 5th Australian Social Network Analysis Conference [ASNAC 2020], held on November 25th-27th Perth, Western Australia.
Adapting research methods in COVID-19 era
In response to the challenging times, researchers from the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences have organised a space to offer forums for discussion, ideas for redirecting research or modifying methodologies, and opportunities for networking.