Researcher Spotlight: James Houghton

Researcher Spotlight: James Houghton

As a key figure in the CSSLab’s work on high-throughput virtual lab experiments, post-doctoral researcher James Houghton aims to refocus social science around large-scale, data-driven insights. In this researcher spotlight, he shares about his path to computational...
End-of-Year Check-In: Celebrating the CSSLab’s Students

End-of-Year Check-In: Celebrating the CSSLab’s Students

The CSSLab’s research assistants and Ph.D. students play a vital role in advancing the Lab’s diverse research projects. As the Spring 2022 semester comes to a close, we would like to highlight and celebrate some of our students’ recent accomplishments, various...
Navigating the challenges of data-driven research

Navigating the challenges of data-driven research

The CSSLab’s Research Data Engineer, Yingquan Li, offers his perspective on data-driven social science and the challenges facing the new field of CSS. ABOVE: Yingquan Li (third from right), the CSSLab’s Research Data Engineer, at an AWS-sponsored event. In its...