The Emergence of Web Science

by Dr Bebo White (STANFORD LINEAR ACCELERATOR CENTER)

Friday 17 Oct 2008, 14:00 → 15:30 Europe/Zurich

IT Auditorium (CERN)

For almost two decades the World Wide Web has been largely described in terms of the technologies, infrastructure, processes, and methods that define it and the applications it supports. In contrast, the emerging discipline of Web Science seeks to understand the phenomenon that is the Web as an independent entity and the ecology in which it exists. In addition, Web Science explores the roles and the impact that the Web has had and will continue to have in the 21st century. As a result, studies in Web Science will help us to understand how the technology might evolve and how we can be prepared for the future Web. Bebo White is a Departmental Associate (Emeritus) at SLAC and remains active in numerous research activities there. In addition he spends considerable time lecturing, teaching, writing, and consulting on Web and other computing topics. Additional information can be found at www.bebowhite.com.

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