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Social networks, social software, human collective
intelligence, collaborative learning
and problem solving,
complex systems science, computer-mediated social
systems, evolutionary epistemology.
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA.
Ph.D. in Learning Sciences
& Technology Design. (in progress)
Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, NM.
Complex Systems Summer School 2003.
University of California at Santa Cruz, GPA: 3.8
B.Sc. in Computer Science. August 2002.
Regents Scholar. Valedictorian.
Santa Rosa High School, Santa Rosa, California, GPA: 4.0
Diploma June 1997. President's Scholar.
National Merit Finalist.
I. James and Viola Quillen Graduate
Fellowship, Stanford University School of Education. 2005.
Undergraduate Honors: Highest Honors in
Computer Science,
Highest Scoring Exit Exam,
Benjamin F. Porter College Honors, Valedictory Speaker at
UCSC commencement ceremony.
Dean's Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research,
University of California, Santa Cruz. 2002.
Regents Scholar, University of California full scholarship,
1997-2002.
Complex Systems Summer School, Santa Fe Institute. Summer
2003.
- Co-organized research group on social
network evolution in artificial agent societies.
- Co-designed computer models of adaptive
walks on social network fitness landscapes.
- Explored the philosophy of complex systems
modeling, with emphasis on social simulation.
Research Associate, Baskin School of Engineering, UC Santa
Cruz, 2001 - 2003.
- Co-founded the Collective Intelligence
Research Group. w/ Craig Kaplan, Marko Rodriguez.
- Designed and conducted human laboratory
experiments to study the collective intelligence exhibited
by groups of computer-mediated
problem solvers. w/ Craig Kaplan.
- Searched for simple, optimal heuristics
for solving the 8-puzzle. w/ Robert Levinson.
- Implemented scientific visualizations
of three-dimensional vector fields. w/ Alex Pang, Vivek Verma
- Designed collaborative authoring system
for the creation of standardized tests. w/ Marko Rodriguez
- Designed group decision support system
for software engineering teams. w/ Marko Rodriguez
Independent Research, 2002 - 2005.
- Invented particle-based network analysis algorithms
that perform significantly faster than continuous methods.
- Designed network models
of societal-scale decision making that enable "emergent democracy".
- Created the "idea
economy" framework for knowledge creation in intentional cognitive communities.
Steinbock, D. and M. Rodriguez, 2004. "Societal-Scale
Decision Making Using Social Networks".
North American Association
for Computational Social and Organizational Science Conference 2004.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
USA. (featured in Complexity Digest 2004.51)
Rodriguez, M. and D. Steinbock, 2004. "Group Holographic
Modeling for Societal-Scale Decision".
North American Association
for Computational Social and Organizational Science Conference 2004.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
USA.
Zinchenko, E., D. Steinbock, J. Miller, R. Jack Thomas, 2003.
"When Dissent Is Good: The Interplay
Between Reputation and
Social Networks in an Artificial Society". Student Papers, Santa Fe
Institute Complex Systems
Summer School, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
Steinbock, D., C. Kaplan, M. Rodriguez, J. Diaz, N. Der, 2002.
"Collective Intelligence Quantified for
Computer-Mediated Group
Problem Solving". University of California Research Report
UCSC-CRL-02-28. Santa
Cruz, California, USA. (featured in Complexity Digest 2004.52)
Emergent Democracy in a Network Society.
The problem of direct democracy
and a proposed solution to the issue of representation.
Find Your Path: On Searching Socially Constructed Networks.
Describes a fitness landscape model of
social search behavior.
The Particle Flow Algorithm for Social Network Analysis.
Formal definition of a SN analysis method
modeled after the Brownian motion of gas particles.
Why Do Social Networks Facilitate Collective Intelligence?
Looking at how a social network is both
medium and product of human collective intelligence.
Social Network Publishing: A System for Self-Organized Peer
Review and Recommendation
How to add collaborative filtering to
an online article archive.
Particle-Flow Networks for Individual and
Collective Intelligence Systems.
Center for Evolution,
Complexity, and Cognition, ECCO, Brussels, Belgium. 2005.
Searching Social Network Fitness Landscapes.
5th Annual International Conference on Complex
Systems. 2004.
Using Social Networks for Societal Scale Decision Making.
North American Association for Computational
Social and Organizational Science Conference. 2004.
Gossip, Reputation and the Emergence of Social Networks.
Santa Fe Institute Complex Systems Summer
School. 2003.
Designing Software for Human Collective Intelligence.
UCSC School of Engineering Research Colloquium.
2002.
Regular Expression Pattern Matching for Large-Scale Reformatting
Agilent Technologies SEED Program. 2000.
Lunar Logic, Eugene, OR. 2004 - present
- Software engineer for web-based education
firm.
Confluent Designs, San Francisco Bay Area, CA. 2002 - present
- Social Software consultant to business
and non-profit sectors.
Moment Presents, Santa Cruz, CA. 2003 - 2004
- Producer, audio engineer for music production
company.
IQ Company, Santa Cruz, CA. Summer 2002
- Web technologist for collective intelligence
stock market forecasting.
Agilent Technologies, Santa Rosa, CA. Summer 2000
- Learning products intern. Technical writer
and web developer.
University of California, Santa Cruz, CA. 1998 - 1999
- University computer user support specialist.
Tutor/Grader for Computer Engineering courses.
Nokia Inc., Petaluma, CA. Summers 1998 - 1999
- Web developer. Graphic designer. Information
services technician
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