Proposed Project on Microsoft Academic Search Cyberinfrastructure Workshop October Chicago Geoffrey Fox (Indiana) Russell Funk (Michigan)

Academic Search I Make available data and services on data allowing – Customizable use and integration – Platform for new text analysis e.g. new topic model, nifty new LDA – existing services with customizable input (e.g. key words) Possible uses – Address issues with current rating systems with open rater – Student choosing university – University choosing areas or faculty – Journal or conference editor choosing referees – Testing new algorithms and models – Evaluation of funding success – Research on nature of publication & citations versus time and field 2

Academic Search II Transparent results exposing sources of data and analysis assumptions and biases Byproduct: Set of “researchers” with a model of their employment etc. Future challenge: linking this database with other databases such as patents, employment What can we “look at” legally Research Questions – How to identify transformative research – What type of organizations lead to transformative research – Questions on value of interdisciplinary research – Gender and ethnic questions relating to time to tenure, selection of research area etc. 3