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sonicnu SONIC Research Group @sonicnu ·
7 Jul

SONIC was proud to present at #Sunbelt2026! 🎉

Congrats to alumni Alina Lungeanu, Jasmine W., and Lindsay Young, graduate student Gabriel Garlough-Shah, and Jeffrey Johnson, whose paper was coauthored with Leslie DeChurch and Noshir Contractor.

https://www.insna.org/events/sunbelt-2026---daytona-beach

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sonicnu SONIC Research Group @sonicnu ·
1 Jul

Sharing that SONIC member Liangdongsheng (Simon) Lyu will be interning as a PhD Data Scientist this summer at Roblox! He will apply data science and empirical analysis to large platform questions tied to user experience, system performance, and product infrastructure.
@noshir

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sonicnu SONIC Research Group @sonicnu ·
30 Jun

The 2026 Lambert ANN SONIC NICO Workshop wrapped last month. 3 days. ~40 researchers. One big question: how do we reimagine human-centered computing research in the age of AI?

The answer: not by doing the same research faster. By reconceiving the entire enterprise.

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sonicnu SONIC Research Group @sonicnu ·
4 Mar

This Friday, March 6, join Creative Agency in the Age of AI at Northwestern from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. for a day of panels and conversation on human-AI collaboration. Organized by Duri Long, Noshir Contractor (@noshir), and Karan Ahuja.

More info: https://www.hci.northwestern.edu/news-events/colloquia-special-events/hci-d-ai-symposia-2026/creative-agency-in-the-age-of-ai.html

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sonicnu SONIC Research Group @sonicnu ·
17 Feb

Congrats to NU undergrads Shraeya Iyer, Jeffrey Tu, & Isabel Su—presenting at NetSciX (Feb 17–20) in New Zealand, supported by @BuffettInst scholarship!

Talk: A Multiplex Lens on Influencer Performance, Group Synergy, and Network Centralization
Co-Authors: Megan Chan & @noshir

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