Noshir Contractor
@noshir.bsky.social
Noshir Contractor is the Jane S. & William J. White Professor of Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University. He investigates how networks form and perform.
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We’re excited to share a new hashtag#CSCW2025 publication co-authored by SONIC’s Director Noshir Contractor (@noshir.bsky.social), alongside Diego Gomez-Zara, Dr. Liz Gerber, Darren Gergle, Kapil Garg, Ph.D. , and Michael Massimi.
Read Here: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
Read Here: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
What Remotely Matters? Understanding Individual, Team, and Organizational Factors in Remote Work at Scale | Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
Although knowledge workers are increasingly able to adopt remote and hybrid working
arrangements and work productively, many organizations continue to question the effectiveness
of remote work and foc...
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October 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
We’re excited to share a new hashtag#CSCW2025 publication co-authored by SONIC’s Director Noshir Contractor (@noshir.bsky.social), alongside Diego Gomez-Zara, Dr. Liz Gerber, Darren Gergle, Kapil Garg, Ph.D. , and Michael Massimi.
Read Here: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
Read Here: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
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We’re proud to share that Professor Noshir Contractor (@noshir.bsky.social) delivered a keynote at the 2025 ICA Regional Conference on “Generative AI in Research: Challenges, Opportunities, and Innovations”
Thank you to Mengxiao Zhu and the International Communication Association.
Thank you to Mengxiao Zhu and the International Communication Association.
October 21, 2025 at 11:02 PM
We’re proud to share that Professor Noshir Contractor (@noshir.bsky.social) delivered a keynote at the 2025 ICA Regional Conference on “Generative AI in Research: Challenges, Opportunities, and Innovations”
Thank you to Mengxiao Zhu and the International Communication Association.
Thank you to Mengxiao Zhu and the International Communication Association.
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Replay the panel “From social media to AI: Lessons Learned”, hosted by @noshir.bsky.social, with Sunimal Mendis, @maxschrems.bsky.social and @chrisbail.bsky.social.
#DigHum2025 #Recap
#DigHum2025 #Recap
DigHum2025 • From social media to AI: Lessons learned • Panel
Video Recording • Digital Humanism Conference 2025
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October 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Replay the panel “From social media to AI: Lessons Learned”, hosted by @noshir.bsky.social, with Sunimal Mendis, @maxschrems.bsky.social and @chrisbail.bsky.social.
#DigHum2025 #Recap
#DigHum2025 #Recap
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October 16, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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🗓️Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2025
📍Venue: W002 Hall, University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC), 35 Reid Avenue, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka
🔗Register here: braveconversations.org/event/ucscco...
@noshir.bsky.social @oshanis.bsky.social
📍Venue: W002 Hall, University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC), 35 Reid Avenue, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka
🔗Register here: braveconversations.org/event/ucscco...
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Welcome to Brave Conversations
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October 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
🗓️Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2025
📍Venue: W002 Hall, University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC), 35 Reid Avenue, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka
🔗Register here: braveconversations.org/event/ucscco...
@noshir.bsky.social @oshanis.bsky.social
📍Venue: W002 Hall, University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC), 35 Reid Avenue, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka
🔗Register here: braveconversations.org/event/ucscco...
@noshir.bsky.social @oshanis.bsky.social
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SONIC Lab was delighted to welcome back Anup Sawant (2010–2017), a proud SONIC alum and Founder of Pyrack!
We’re grateful to Anup for reconnecting with our community and inspiring the next generation of SONIC researchers!
@noshir.bsky.social
We’re grateful to Anup for reconnecting with our community and inspiring the next generation of SONIC researchers!
@noshir.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
SONIC Lab was delighted to welcome back Anup Sawant (2010–2017), a proud SONIC alum and Founder of Pyrack!
We’re grateful to Anup for reconnecting with our community and inspiring the next generation of SONIC researchers!
@noshir.bsky.social
We’re grateful to Anup for reconnecting with our community and inspiring the next generation of SONIC researchers!
@noshir.bsky.social
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We’re proud to share that Megan Chan received the IEMS Teaching Assistant Award for her outstanding contributions during the 2024–2025 academic year.
Congratulations, Megan, we’re so lucky to have you in SONIC, and we can’t wait to see all that you accomplish this year!
@noshir.bsky.social
Congratulations, Megan, we’re so lucky to have you in SONIC, and we can’t wait to see all that you accomplish this year!
@noshir.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 8:16 PM
We’re proud to share that Megan Chan received the IEMS Teaching Assistant Award for her outstanding contributions during the 2024–2025 academic year.
Congratulations, Megan, we’re so lucky to have you in SONIC, and we can’t wait to see all that you accomplish this year!
@noshir.bsky.social
Congratulations, Megan, we’re so lucky to have you in SONIC, and we can’t wait to see all that you accomplish this year!
@noshir.bsky.social
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Congrats to Dr. Neelam Modi on her Ph.D. from Northwestern! Next up: a postdoc at Columbia Business School in the Management Division & Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change.
📸 Pictured with @noshir.bsky.social at commencement!
📸 Pictured with @noshir.bsky.social at commencement!
June 20, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Congrats to Dr. Neelam Modi on her Ph.D. from Northwestern! Next up: a postdoc at Columbia Business School in the Management Division & Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change.
📸 Pictured with @noshir.bsky.social at commencement!
📸 Pictured with @noshir.bsky.social at commencement!
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Join us in congratulating Professor Noshir Contractor (Northwestern University) on receiving the ICA B. Aubrey Fisher Mentorship Award. This award honors scholars who’ve made a lasting impact in the academic field of communication.
@noshir.bsky.social
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June 18, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Join us in congratulating Professor Noshir Contractor (Northwestern University) on receiving the ICA B. Aubrey Fisher Mentorship Award. This award honors scholars who’ve made a lasting impact in the academic field of communication.
@noshir.bsky.social
@noshir.bsky.social
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Wonderful to see @noshir.bsky.social be awarded the @icahdq.bsky.social’s Mentorship Award 🥇 #ica25 👏🏼
June 14, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Wonderful to see @noshir.bsky.social be awarded the @icahdq.bsky.social’s Mentorship Award 🥇 #ica25 👏🏼
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On June 9, SONIC Lab and @noshir.bsky.social welcomed back Prof. @julianeidhardt.bsky.social (TU Wien) for a talk on “Human-Centered Recommender Systems.” A former visiting scholar at SONIC, she now leads work at the intersection of AI and digital humanism.
June 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM
On June 9, SONIC Lab and @noshir.bsky.social welcomed back Prof. @julianeidhardt.bsky.social (TU Wien) for a talk on “Human-Centered Recommender Systems.” A former visiting scholar at SONIC, she now leads work at the intersection of AI and digital humanism.
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New research by Brian Uzzi, @noshir.bsky.social, Satyam Mukherjee, and Yun Huang shows teams are 1.6x more likely to win when they recruit from rival teams—not just for talent, but for insider knowledge.
Read: The Upside of Recruiting Your Rivals
insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/the-...
Read: The Upside of Recruiting Your Rivals
insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/the-...
June 5, 2025 at 6:14 AM
New research by Brian Uzzi, @noshir.bsky.social, Satyam Mukherjee, and Yun Huang shows teams are 1.6x more likely to win when they recruit from rival teams—not just for talent, but for insider knowledge.
Read: The Upside of Recruiting Your Rivals
insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/the-...
Read: The Upside of Recruiting Your Rivals
insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/the-...
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To understand what happens when players compete with old teams or former teammates, Kellogg's Brian Uzzi, @noshir.bsky.social, and colleagues studied the Indian Premier League’s cricket players, teams, and match outcomes.
The Upside of Recruiting Your Rivals
Teams that acquire players from their competitors gain an advantage that goes beyond pure skill.
insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu
June 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
To understand what happens when players compete with old teams or former teammates, Kellogg's Brian Uzzi, @noshir.bsky.social, and colleagues studied the Indian Premier League’s cricket players, teams, and match outcomes.
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🎉 Big congrats to SONIC undergrad Faith Do for winning 2nd place in Social & Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern’s Research Expo!
Her project “A Network Analysis of AI Intervention in Human Teams,” guided by PhD student Simon Liu, impressed judges with its clarity and impact.
@noshir.bsky.social
Her project “A Network Analysis of AI Intervention in Human Teams,” guided by PhD student Simon Liu, impressed judges with its clarity and impact.
@noshir.bsky.social
May 30, 2025 at 1:58 AM
🎉 Big congrats to SONIC undergrad Faith Do for winning 2nd place in Social & Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern’s Research Expo!
Her project “A Network Analysis of AI Intervention in Human Teams,” guided by PhD student Simon Liu, impressed judges with its clarity and impact.
@noshir.bsky.social
Her project “A Network Analysis of AI Intervention in Human Teams,” guided by PhD student Simon Liu, impressed judges with its clarity and impact.
@noshir.bsky.social
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Congrats to Dr. Neelam Modi on defending her dissertation, “Essays on Network Approaches to Understanding Social Influence”!
Committee: Noshir Contractor (chair), Dashun Wang, Leslie DeChurch (Northwestern), Johan Koskinen (Stockholm Univ.), Alina Lungeanu (Northeastern Univ.)
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Committee: Noshir Contractor (chair), Dashun Wang, Leslie DeChurch (Northwestern), Johan Koskinen (Stockholm Univ.), Alina Lungeanu (Northeastern Univ.)
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May 22, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Congrats to Dr. Neelam Modi on defending her dissertation, “Essays on Network Approaches to Understanding Social Influence”!
Committee: Noshir Contractor (chair), Dashun Wang, Leslie DeChurch (Northwestern), Johan Koskinen (Stockholm Univ.), Alina Lungeanu (Northeastern Univ.)
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Committee: Noshir Contractor (chair), Dashun Wang, Leslie DeChurch (Northwestern), Johan Koskinen (Stockholm Univ.), Alina Lungeanu (Northeastern Univ.)
@noshir.bsky.social
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Northwestern’s MS in Communication presents the Renaissance Leadership Retreat/ Certificate, a immersive experience in the heart of Tuscany. Designed to inspire, this retreat honors 4 decades of advancing communication leadership worldwide.
🗓️ April 27 – May 2
📍 Florence, Italy
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🗓️ April 27 – May 2
📍 Florence, Italy
@noshir.bsky.social
May 1, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Northwestern’s MS in Communication presents the Renaissance Leadership Retreat/ Certificate, a immersive experience in the heart of Tuscany. Designed to inspire, this retreat honors 4 decades of advancing communication leadership worldwide.
🗓️ April 27 – May 2
📍 Florence, Italy
@noshir.bsky.social
🗓️ April 27 – May 2
📍 Florence, Italy
@noshir.bsky.social
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LAST CHANCE for early registration to #WebSci25! Early reg closes TODAY, April 21!
We hope you'll join us at #Rutgers this May for this interdisciplinary conference!
Register at: www.websci25.org
cc:
@websciencetrust.bsky.social, @noshir.bsky.social
We hope you'll join us at #Rutgers this May for this interdisciplinary conference!
Register at: www.websci25.org
cc:
@websciencetrust.bsky.social, @noshir.bsky.social
April 21, 2025 at 11:47 AM
LAST CHANCE for early registration to #WebSci25! Early reg closes TODAY, April 21!
We hope you'll join us at #Rutgers this May for this interdisciplinary conference!
Register at: www.websci25.org
cc:
@websciencetrust.bsky.social, @noshir.bsky.social
We hope you'll join us at #Rutgers this May for this interdisciplinary conference!
Register at: www.websci25.org
cc:
@websciencetrust.bsky.social, @noshir.bsky.social
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🚨 New in Social Networks: “Modeling the ‘who’ & ‘how’ of social influence in health practice adoption” Using data from Kenya, we find that persuasive conversations among close ties, not just exposure, drive behavior change.
By Neelam Modi, Johan Koskinen, Leslie DeChurch & @noshir.bsky.social
By Neelam Modi, Johan Koskinen, Leslie DeChurch & @noshir.bsky.social
April 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
🚨 New in Social Networks: “Modeling the ‘who’ & ‘how’ of social influence in health practice adoption” Using data from Kenya, we find that persuasive conversations among close ties, not just exposure, drive behavior change.
By Neelam Modi, Johan Koskinen, Leslie DeChurch & @noshir.bsky.social
By Neelam Modi, Johan Koskinen, Leslie DeChurch & @noshir.bsky.social
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We’re thrilled to share that SONIC Lab’s director, Professor Noshir Contractor, has been named a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. Congratulations, @noshir.bsky.social
Explore the full list here: bit.ly/4lmkiS2
@casbsstanford.bsky.social
Explore the full list here: bit.ly/4lmkiS2
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April 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
We’re thrilled to share that SONIC Lab’s director, Professor Noshir Contractor, has been named a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. Congratulations, @noshir.bsky.social
Explore the full list here: bit.ly/4lmkiS2
@casbsstanford.bsky.social
Explore the full list here: bit.ly/4lmkiS2
@casbsstanford.bsky.social
Excited to be part of the 2025-26 CASBS Fellows class
📣 Announcing the 2025-26 CASBS fellows class
The class is comprised of 33 scholars and practitioners representing 18 U.S. institutions and 12 international institutions and programs.
Meet the 2025-26 fellows: bit.ly/4lmkiS2
The class is comprised of 33 scholars and practitioners representing 18 U.S. institutions and 12 international institutions and programs.
Meet the 2025-26 fellows: bit.ly/4lmkiS2
April 7, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Excited to be part of the 2025-26 CASBS Fellows class
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Noshir Contractor @noshir.bsky.social, Professor at Northwestern University and Director of the SONIC Research Group, investigates how social networks shape innovation across fields like business, healthcare and space travel.
https://dighum.wien/speaker/noshir-contractor
#DigHum2025 #Northwestern
https://dighum.wien/speaker/noshir-contractor
#DigHum2025 #Northwestern
April 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Noshir Contractor @noshir.bsky.social, Professor at Northwestern University and Director of the SONIC Research Group, investigates how social networks shape innovation across fields like business, healthcare and space travel.
https://dighum.wien/speaker/noshir-contractor
#DigHum2025 #Northwestern
https://dighum.wien/speaker/noshir-contractor
#DigHum2025 #Northwestern
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A Paradigm Shift in Computer Science?
informatics.tuwien.ac.at/stories/2745...
Join the discussion at the Digital Humanism AI Workshop
📅 November 28–29, 2024 (Thursday to Friday) ⏰ 09:00–17:30 CET
🔗 Watch on YouTube:
Day 1: youtu.be/eNE1Gptq30o
Day 2: youtu.be/_kSYJ8fD9es
informatics.tuwien.ac.at/stories/2745...
Join the discussion at the Digital Humanism AI Workshop
📅 November 28–29, 2024 (Thursday to Friday) ⏰ 09:00–17:30 CET
🔗 Watch on YouTube:
Day 1: youtu.be/eNE1Gptq30o
Day 2: youtu.be/_kSYJ8fD9es
A Paradigm Shift in Computer Science?
This workshop focuses on the challenges for computer science and the sciences in general, the move from logic and algorithmic certainty to probability and LLMs.
informatics.tuwien.ac.at
November 28, 2024 at 8:11 PM
A Paradigm Shift in Computer Science?
informatics.tuwien.ac.at/stories/2745...
Join the discussion at the Digital Humanism AI Workshop
📅 November 28–29, 2024 (Thursday to Friday) ⏰ 09:00–17:30 CET
🔗 Watch on YouTube:
Day 1: youtu.be/eNE1Gptq30o
Day 2: youtu.be/_kSYJ8fD9es
informatics.tuwien.ac.at/stories/2745...
Join the discussion at the Digital Humanism AI Workshop
📅 November 28–29, 2024 (Thursday to Friday) ⏰ 09:00–17:30 CET
🔗 Watch on YouTube:
Day 1: youtu.be/eNE1Gptq30o
Day 2: youtu.be/_kSYJ8fD9es
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Join Us for the 2024 Strategic Management Forum Conference at IIM Mumbai!
The conference features expert sessions, including one by Professor Noshir Contractor on Social Network Analysis.
Dates: December 5-7, 2024
Location: IIM Mumbai
Link: lnkd.in/drQ4GYsS
The conference features expert sessions, including one by Professor Noshir Contractor on Social Network Analysis.
Dates: December 5-7, 2024
Location: IIM Mumbai
Link: lnkd.in/drQ4GYsS
December 4, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Join Us for the 2024 Strategic Management Forum Conference at IIM Mumbai!
The conference features expert sessions, including one by Professor Noshir Contractor on Social Network Analysis.
Dates: December 5-7, 2024
Location: IIM Mumbai
Link: lnkd.in/drQ4GYsS
The conference features expert sessions, including one by Professor Noshir Contractor on Social Network Analysis.
Dates: December 5-7, 2024
Location: IIM Mumbai
Link: lnkd.in/drQ4GYsS
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Professor Noshir Contractor will be delivering a keynote address at the ICA Regional Conference 2024 in Lahore, Pakistan.
🗓️ Dates: 5-6 December 2024
📍 Venue: Jim Tebbe Campus Center, Lahore
For more details about the event, visit: lnkd.in/drQ4GYsS 🌟
🗓️ Dates: 5-6 December 2024
📍 Venue: Jim Tebbe Campus Center, Lahore
For more details about the event, visit: lnkd.in/drQ4GYsS 🌟
December 5, 2024 at 4:44 PM
Professor Noshir Contractor will be delivering a keynote address at the ICA Regional Conference 2024 in Lahore, Pakistan.
🗓️ Dates: 5-6 December 2024
📍 Venue: Jim Tebbe Campus Center, Lahore
For more details about the event, visit: lnkd.in/drQ4GYsS 🌟
🗓️ Dates: 5-6 December 2024
📍 Venue: Jim Tebbe Campus Center, Lahore
For more details about the event, visit: lnkd.in/drQ4GYsS 🌟
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Join us as we celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the Department of Journalism and Communication at Berhampur University!
Hear from Noshir Contractor and Sundeep Muppidi as they offer both regional perspectives in South Asia and a viewpoint through ICA.
⏰ 9:00 AM IST - meet.google.com/bdv-kqqe-dqj
Hear from Noshir Contractor and Sundeep Muppidi as they offer both regional perspectives in South Asia and a viewpoint through ICA.
⏰ 9:00 AM IST - meet.google.com/bdv-kqqe-dqj
December 14, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Join us as we celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the Department of Journalism and Communication at Berhampur University!
Hear from Noshir Contractor and Sundeep Muppidi as they offer both regional perspectives in South Asia and a viewpoint through ICA.
⏰ 9:00 AM IST - meet.google.com/bdv-kqqe-dqj
Hear from Noshir Contractor and Sundeep Muppidi as they offer both regional perspectives in South Asia and a viewpoint through ICA.
⏰ 9:00 AM IST - meet.google.com/bdv-kqqe-dqj