Carley Receives Coleman Distinguished Career Award

Kathleen M. Carley, a professor in Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science, received the James S. Coleman Distinguished Career Award from the American Sociological Association's Section on Mathematical Sociology.

Selected in even-numbered years and presented in the following odd-numbered year, the award honors a lifetime of contributions to the field of mathematical sociology. As part of the award, Carley delivered the lecture titled, "Digital Dreams: From Science Fiction to Computational Sociology," which explored how advances in social network analysis, artificial intelligence and data science — paired with the vast growth of digital data — have moved Isaac Asimov's once-fictional concept of "psychohistory" closer to reality.

The Coleman Award is one of the highest honors in mathematical sociology. The award recognizes enduring, field-shaping research and is named for scholar James S. Coleman, known for his formal models of rational choice and for the landmark "Coleman Report" on school integration.

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