Increasing the Benefits of Formal Interactions at Scientific Conferences.

Feb 17, 2024·
Sodiq Mojeed
Sodiq Mojeed
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Feb 17, 2024 12:00 AM
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450 Jadwin Hall, PCTS, Princeton,

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I attended the Critical Transitions in Socio-ecological Systems Workshop at Princeton University in February 2025, where I gave a flash talk titled “Increasing the Benefits of Formal Interactions at Scientific Conferences”.

Abstract: This research aims to optimize group assignments to increase the benefits of formal interaction at scientific conferences and encourage diverse, interdisciplinary team formation. We developed a genetic algorithm that assigns participants to multiple discussion groups while maximizing each group’s diversity. Our results indicate that the algorithm outperformed random assignments in creating diverse groups and minimizing repeated meetings among pairs.

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Sodiq Mojeed
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Sodiq Mojeed (he/him)
Applied Mathematician
I am an applied mathematician with three years of experience studying network science, graph theory, and data science. My interests cut across various networked systems, including social, transportation, collaboration, multilayer, and higher-order networks. I also develop algorithms that optimize structured interactions at conferences and build interactive dashboards to gain actionable insights from complex datasets.
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