My research topic for my PhD at IIM Calcutta is "Network Dynamics of Knowledge Creation in the Wikisphere".
I often use this blog as a bouncing board for my ideas, or just as a way to keep track of the interesting things I come across.

My areas of interest are Collaborative Knowledge Networks, Human Computer Interaction, User Interfaces and Social Media
My PhD research involves a lot of Network Theory and Agent Based Modeling and Simulation. To me, these approaches are a ray of hope, a chance to make sense of the incredibly rich and complex world around us. They provide us with explanations grounded in the micro-world - the world of individual, local action, a world of small steps and axiomatic logic - for often complex and puzzling phenomenon when viewed at the macro-scale.

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Conference Papers

“The Small-Worlds of Wikipedia: Implications for Quality, Growth and Sustainability of Collaborative Knowledge Networks”, Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), San Francisco, 2009
http://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2009/439/

“The Persistence of Cultural Norms in Online Communities: The Curious Case of WikiLove”, Pacific Asia Conference on Information   Systems (PACIS), Hyderabad, 2009
http://aisel.aisnet.org/pacis2009/108/

“Understanding the Wikipedia Phenomenon: A Case for Agent Based Modeling”, PhD Workshop at CIKM 2008
http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1458550.1458565

“Innovation in Location-based Services: Moving Towards Efficient Markets”, presented at ASIALICS 2008, IIM-Bangalore

“DC++: The Joy of Sharing” –Selected but not presented, IEEE Conference on Digital Ecosystems and Technologies (DEST), 2008

“Decision Theoretic Approach to ICT Planning in the Real Estate Industry”, presented at CISCO Workshop on ICT on Real Estate         Industry, IIM-Ahmedabad, 2007

“A Decision Theoretic Approach to IS Planning in the Construction Industry”, presented at the 24th International Symposium on            Automation & Robotics in Construction (ISARC), 2007

“A Relevance based approach to Web Banner Advertising” – Selected but not presented , 2nd International Conference of Internet and Web Applications and Services ( ICIW ), 2007