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Education

Jana Diesner

Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science, Pittsburgh, PA

  • Ph.D. in Computation, Organizations, Society 2006 - 2010
    Topic: Computational integration of real-world networks and semantic analyses
    Advisor: Prof. Dr. Kathleen M. Carley
  • M.S. (Master of Science) in Computation, Organizations, Society 12/2007
  • Certificate: Expertise in Dynamic and Social Networks 05/2007

  • graduate course work includes:
    • in computer science: machine learning, artificial intelligence, computational modeling and simulations, dynamic networks, computer supported cooperative work
    • in natural language processing/ computational linguistics: human language technologies, information extraction, meaning in language, research design
    • in public policy: econometrics, social network analysis, disaster and crisis management

Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany

  • M.A. (Magister Artium) in Communication Science 03/2003
    Thesis: Automatic Retrieval of Using Patterns applied to Online News
    Advisor: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Donsbach
  • Erasmus Exchange student at Universidad de Granada, Spain 08/1999-03/2000

Carnegie Mellon University, Institute for Complex Engineered Systems

  • Research Scholar in 2000-2002

Employment

  • Software Developer & Research Associate 06/2003-08/2006
    Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science
    • Lead developer for software tool (AutoMap) for natural language processing, relational text analysis, and network analysis
    • Management: Interview, train, and supervise technical staff

very basic updates...

I am co-teaching an interdisciplinary, undergrad course on Social Networks @ CMU in Spring '10, poster

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