More aboutness:
I am a Scientist at the University of Vermont (UVM). Together with Chris Danforth, I co-run the Computational Story Lab.
This basically sums up my grad school experience with @peterdodds and @ChrisDanforth pic.twitter.com/ZeYUkHYSfI
— Ryan Gallagher (@ryanjgallag) December 11, 2016
I am the Director of the Vermont Complex Systems Center at UVM (VCSC). I'm a Full Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics which is part of the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences at UVM. I'm also a visiting faculty fellow at the Vermont Advanced Computing Core (VACC).
In my research and teaching, I focus on system-level, big data problems of all kinds, often networked, sociotechnical ones. I have general interests in stories/narratives, complexification, contagion, and robustness, and a long term goal to understand a Theory of Anything.
I have a hybrid educational and training background of theoretical physics, mathematics, electrical engineering, and the social sciences.
My major initial funding was an NSF CAREER award to study sociotechnical phenomena (2009–2015). My work has also been supported by the McDonnell Foundation, the Office of Naval Research, NASA, the MITRE Corporation, Computer Associates, and Mass Mutual.
My publications have appeared in many realms including sociology, psychology, language, biology, ecology, and Earth systems, and my work has received global press coverage.