Web Science Trust

Jump to content
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Web Science Trust
Founded2006 (2006)
TypePrivate company limited by guarantee
Location
Key people
JP Rangaswami, chair of the board
Wendy Hall, managing director
Websitewww.webscience.org

The Web Science Trust (WST) is a UK Charitable Trust with the aim of supporting the global development of Web science. It was originally started in 2006 as a joint effort between MIT and University of Southampton to formalise the social and technical aspects of the World Wide Web. The trust coordinates a set of international "WSTNet Laboratories" that include academic research groups in the emerging area of Web science.[1]

It was first announced at MIT on 2 November 2006 as the Web Science Research Initiative (WSRI), changing its name in 2009 to the Web Science Trust.[2] Tim Berners-Lee originally led this program, now run by a Board of Trustees, which aims to attract government and private funds to support their many activities. The Web Science Trust supports curriculum development in universities and research institutions to train future generations of Web Scientists. Given the similarities between Web Science and Information Science, Web Science overlaps with the interests of the ISchool movement,[3] particularly in the United States, but focuses more specifically on the Web itself. The annual Web Science conference brings together participants from many fields including those studying both the social and the computational aspects of the World Wide Web.

Areas of interest include:

Key personnel

[edit]

Directors/trustees

Fellows

Patron

Conferences

[edit]

The first Web Science conference (WebSci09: Society on Line) was sponsored in part by WSRI and was held in Greece in March 2009.[4] The conference had over 300 registrants from a number of fields including computing, social science, law, economics, philosophy, psychology. The conference has since continued as a yearly event. The first fully virtual Web Science conference was held in July 2020 as a result of travel restrictions arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Web Science conferences
ConferenceDatePlaceKeynote speakersregistrants
Web Science 202421-24 May 2024Germany Stuttgart-Vaihingen, GermanyEszter Hargittai, Jie Tang, Dirk Hovy, Hannes Werthner
Web Science 2023April 30-May 1, 2023United States Austin, Texas, USABob Metcalfe, Dhiraj Murthy, David Rand
Web Science 202226-29 June 2022Barcelona, Spain (Hybrid conference)Leila Zia, M.C. Schraefel
Web Science 202121-25 June 2021United Kingdom Southampton, UK (Virtual conference)Deen Freelon, Martha Lane Fox
Web Science 20207-10 July 2020United Kingdom Southampton, UK (Virtual conference)Jim Hendler, Gina Neff
Web Science 2019June 30 - July 3, 2019United States Boston, USAFabien Gandon, Sandra González-Bailón
Web Science 201827-30 May 2018 Netherlands, AmsterdamTim Berners-Lee, John Domingue
Web Science 201726–28 June 2017United States Troy, NY, USASteffen Staab, Jen Golbeck
Web Science 201622–25 May 2016Germany Hannover, GermanyDaniel Miller, Andrew Tomkins, Daniel Olmedilla, Ricardo Baeza-Yates, Jure Leskovec, Helen Margetts
Web Science 201528 June–1 July 2015United Kingdom Oxford, UKMarkus Strohmaier, Mia Consalvo, Rachel Gibson
Web Science 201423–25 June 2014United States Bloomington, Indiana, USAWendy Hall, J.P. Rangaswami, Laura DeNardis, Daniel Tunkelang
Web Science 20132–4 May 2013France Paris, FranceVint Cerf, Cory Doctorow
Web Science 201222–24 June 2012United States Evanston, Illinois, USALuis von Ahn, Sinan Aral, danah boyd, Jon Kleinberg, Sonia Livingstone, Siva Vaidyanathan200
Web Science 201114–17 June 2011Germany Koblenz, GermanyBarry Wellman, Jaime Teevan190
Web Science 201026–27 April 2010United States Raleigh, North Carolina, USASir Tim Berners-Lee, Jennifer Chayes, Melissa R. Gilbert
Web Science 200918–20 March 2009Greece Athens, GreeceNoshir Contractor, Nigel Shadbolt, Jacques Bus, Sir Tim Berners-Lee300+

Impact

[edit]

The Web Science Trust has been influential in advancing interdisciplinary research that connects computing with the social sciences, law, and policy. Through its WSTNet laboratories and annual conferences, the Trust has encouraged studies of online trust, data ethics, and the societal impact of al

See also

[edit]

Bibliography

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "WSTNet Laboratories". 23 March 2012.
  2. ^ "About The Web Science Trust". The Web Science Trust.
  3. ^ "ISchools home page".
  4. ^ "Home". websci09.org.
[edit]


Stub icon

This World Wide Web–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Web_Science_Trust&oldid=1329308023"

    Web Science Trust
    Founded2006 (2006)
    TypePrivate company limited by guarantee
    Location
    Key people
    		JP Rangaswami, chair of the board
    Wendy Hall, managing director
    Websitewww.webscience.org

    The Web Science Trust (WST) is a UK Charitable Trust with the aim of supporting the global development of Web science. It was originally started in 2006 as a joint effort between MIT and University of Southampton to formalise the social and technical aspects of the World Wide Web. The trust coordinates a set of international "WSTNet Laboratories" that include academic research groups in the emerging area of Web science.[1]

    It was first announced at MIT on 2 November 2006 as the Web Science Research Initiative (WSRI), changing its name in 2009 to the Web Science Trust.[2] Tim Berners-Lee originally led this program, now run by a Board of Trustees, which aims to attract government and private funds to support their many activities. The Web Science Trust supports curriculum development in universities and research institutions to train future generations of Web Scientists. Given the similarities between Web Science and Information Science, Web Science overlaps with the interests of the ISchool movement,[3] particularly in the United States, but focuses more specifically on the Web itself. The annual Web Science conference brings together participants from many fields including those studying both the social and the computational aspects of the World Wide Web.

    Areas of interest include:

    Key personnel

    Directors/trustees

    Fellows

    Patron

    Conferences

    The first Web Science conference (WebSci09: Society on Line) was sponsored in part by WSRI and was held in Greece in March 2009.[4] The conference had over 300 registrants from a number of fields including computing, social science, law, economics, philosophy, psychology. The conference has since continued as a yearly event. The first fully virtual Web Science conference was held in July 2020 as a result of travel restrictions arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Web Science conferences
    ConferenceDatePlaceKeynote speakersregistrants
    Web Science 202421-24 May 2024Germany Stuttgart-Vaihingen, GermanyEszter Hargittai, Jie Tang, Dirk Hovy, Hannes Werthner
    Web Science 2023April 30-May 1, 2023United States Austin, Texas, USABob Metcalfe, Dhiraj Murthy, David Rand
    Web Science 202226-29 June 2022Barcelona, Spain (Hybrid conference)Leila Zia, M.C. Schraefel
    Web Science 202121-25 June 2021United Kingdom Southampton, UK (Virtual conference)Deen Freelon, Martha Lane Fox
    Web Science 20207-10 July 2020United Kingdom Southampton, UK (Virtual conference)Jim Hendler, Gina Neff
    Web Science 2019June 30 - July 3, 2019United States Boston, USAFabien Gandon, Sandra González-Bailón
    Web Science 201827-30 May 2018 Netherlands, AmsterdamTim Berners-Lee, John Domingue
    Web Science 201726–28 June 2017United States Troy, NY, USASteffen Staab, Jen Golbeck
    Web Science 201622–25 May 2016Germany Hannover, GermanyDaniel Miller, Andrew Tomkins, Daniel Olmedilla, Ricardo Baeza-Yates, Jure Leskovec, Helen Margetts
    Web Science 201528 June–1 July 2015United Kingdom Oxford, UKMarkus Strohmaier, Mia Consalvo, Rachel Gibson
    Web Science 201423–25 June 2014United States Bloomington, Indiana, USAWendy Hall, J.P. Rangaswami, Laura DeNardis, Daniel Tunkelang
    Web Science 20132–4 May 2013France Paris, FranceVint Cerf, Cory Doctorow
    Web Science 201222–24 June 2012United States Evanston, Illinois, USALuis von Ahn, Sinan Aral, danah boyd, Jon Kleinberg, Sonia Livingstone, Siva Vaidyanathan200
    Web Science 201114–17 June 2011Germany Koblenz, GermanyBarry Wellman, Jaime Teevan190
    Web Science 201026–27 April 2010United States Raleigh, North Carolina, USASir Tim Berners-Lee, Jennifer Chayes, Melissa R. Gilbert
    Web Science 200918–20 March 2009Greece Athens, GreeceNoshir Contractor, Nigel Shadbolt, Jacques Bus, Sir Tim Berners-Lee300+

    Impact

    The Web Science Trust has been influential in advancing interdisciplinary research that connects computing with the social sciences, law, and policy. Through its WSTNet laboratories and annual conferences, the Trust has encouraged studies of online trust, data ethics, and the societal impact of al

    See also

    Bibliography

    • Lohr, Steve (2 November 2006). "Group of University Researchers to Make Web Science a Field of Study". The New York Times.
    • Tim Berners-Lee, Wendy Hall, James Hendler, Nigel Shadbolt, Daniel J. Weitzner (August 2006). "Creating a Science of the Web". Science. 313 (11): 769–71. Bibcode:2006Sci...313..769B. doi:10.1126/science.1126902. PMID 16902115. S2CID 5104030.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
    • Julià Minguillon, Daniel Riera, Kieron O'Hara and Wendy Hall (October 2008). "Web Science (dossier)". UOC Papers (7): 25.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
    • James Hendler, Nigel Shadbolt, Wendy Hall, Tim Berners-Lee, Daniel J. Weitzner (July 2008). "Web science: an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the web". Communications of the ACM. 51 (7): 60–69. doi:10.1145/1364782.1364798.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
    • Web Science: Studying the Internet to Protect Our Future, an article by Tim Berners-Lee.

    References

    1. ^ "WSTNet Laboratories". 23 March 2012.
    2. ^ "About The Web Science Trust". The Web Science Trust.
    3. ^ "ISchools home page".
    4. ^ "Home". websci09.org.
    • Official website
    • Press release
    • Audio: Web Science: A Conversation with the Inventor of the Web


    Stub icon

    This World Wide Web–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Web_Science_Trust&oldid=1329308023"