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Networking is central to the growth and visibility of software engineering research and researchers. However, opportunities and capacities to build such networks are not easily identified and often are unevenly distributed. While networking…

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Purpose: Data discovery practices currently tend to be studied from the perspective of researchers or the perspective of support specialists. This separation is problematic, as it becomes easy for support specialists to build…

Digital Libraries · Computer Science 2023-02-10 Guangyuan Sun , Tanja Friedrich , Kathleen Gregory , Brigitte Mathiak

Moving to a new culture and adapting to a new life, as an international student, can be a stressful experience. In the US, international students face unique overlapping challenges, yet the current support ecosystem, including university…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-05-15 Laleh Nourian , Anisa Callis , Stephanie Patterson , Jadeline Miao , Jamison Heard , Garreth W. Tigwell

This study examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on information-seeking behaviors among international students, with a focus on the r/f1visa subreddit. Our study indicates a considerable rise in the number of users posting more than…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2024-12-10 Chaeeun Han , Sangpil Youm , Hojeong Yoo , Sou Hyun Jang

Quality humanitarian information is essential for efficient, effective and coordinated humanitarian responses. During crises, however, humanitarian responders rarely have access to quality information in order to provide the much-needed…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2020-08-13 Yilin Huang , Christophe Billen

Today, many users are actively using Twitter to express their opinions and to share information. Thanks to the availability of the data, researchers have studied behaviours and social networks of these users. International migration studies…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2021-03-08 Jisu Kim , Alina Sîrbu , Fosca Giannotti , Giulio Rossetti

Unlike the traditional model of information pull, matchmaking is base on a cooperative partnership between information providers and consumers, assisted by an intelligent facilitator (the matchmaker). Refer to some experiments, the…

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Migrants' assimilation is a major challenge for European societies, in part because of the sudden surge of refugees in recent years and in part because of long-term demographic trends. In this paper, we use Facebook's data for advertisers…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2018-09-03 Antoine Dubois , Emilio Zagheni , Kiran Garimella , Ingmar Weber

Recently, there have been considerable efforts to use online data to investigate international migration. These efforts show that Web data are valuable for estimating migration rates and are relatively easy to obtain. However, existing…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2016-07-05 Johnnatan Messias , Fabricio Benevenuto , Ingmar Weber , Emilio Zagheni

Knowledge workers, such as scientists, journalists, or consultants, adaptively seek, gather, and consume information. These processes are often inefficient as existing user interfaces provide limited possibilities to combine information…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2019-09-04 Sebastian Sippl , Michael Sedlmair , Manuela Waldner

Coworking is characterized by different people sharing a workspace to benefit from the inspiring working atmosphere. Even before Covid-19, many positive effects and dynamics were not fully exploited by their users. One reason is a lack of…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2020-12-18 Lennart Hofeditz , Milad Mirbabaie , Stefan Stieglitz

This research adds to the expanding field of data-driven analysis, scientific modeling, and forecasting on the impact of having access to the Internet and IoT on the general US population regarding immigrants and immigration policies. More…

General Economics · Economics 2021-10-15 Muhammad Hassan Bin Afzal

International students face struggles when adapting to the host country. They are more susceptible to mental health problems than domestic students. While Conversational User Interfaces (CUIs) are increasingly researched and implemented,…

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The universe of potentially interesting, searchable literature is expanding continuously. Besides the normal expansion, there is an additional influx of literature because of interdisciplinary boundaries becoming more and more diffuse.…

Cybercrime investigators face numerous challenges when policing online crimes. Firstly, the methods and processes they use when dealing with traditional crimes do not necessarily apply in the cyber-world. Additionally, cyber criminals are…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2019-02-20 Mariam Nouh , Jason R. C. Nurse , Helena Webb , Michael Goldsmith

News reading helps individuals stay informed about events and developments in society. Local residents and new immigrants often approach the same news differently, prompting the question of how technology, such as LLM-powered chatbots, can…

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Grandparent-grandchild bonds are crucial for both parties. Many immigrant families are geographically dispersed, and the grandparents and grandchildren need to rely on remote communication to maintain their relationships. In addition to…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-06-03 Jiawen Stefanie Zhu , Jian Zhao

The role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in relation to issues of forced migration has come to the attention of the Information Systems (IS) literature. In this paper we review the interdisciplinary research on the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-03-22 Silvia Masiero , Mette von Deden

Access to content and services online is increasingly important for everyone, including people with disabilities. National commitments, including the Americans with Disabilities Act, and international resolutions, including the United…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2020-07-08 Shaun Kane , Richard Ladner , Clayton Lewis

Immigration and aging have always been significant topics of discussion in society, concerning the stability and future development of a country and its people. Research in the field of HCI on immigration and aging has primarily focused on…

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