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Big data and social science

17/05/2013 09:30

The CEM and PPG in Political Science/USP invite to Meeting on 5/17/13, with Prof. Chad Gaffield on big data and social science.

Where: Sala do Conselho de Ciência Política (Cidade Universitária - FFLCH / USP)

When: May 17, 2013 (Friday) at 9:30 am

Professor Chad Gaffield, one of the most important historians of Canada, is president of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). He was also president of the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences. He was also president of the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences. He has received several awards as a teacher, researcher and for his innovative theories and methods related to the use of computers in social research. Best known for his portrayal of the importance of micro-historical transformations - changes in people's daily lives - on major macro-historical transformations in Canada, Professor Chad Gaffield had a very important role in the assembly of the Canadian Century Research Infrastrucuture.

The CCRI is a large multidisciplinary and multi-institutional project to develop a shared dataset on Canadian censuses covering the period 1871-2001. We invite teachers and students to this meeting on the 17th of May, in which Prof. Chad Gaffield will discuss the Canadian experience in the assembly of large shared data bases and their contribution to the humanities.

Open to all interested without prior registration.

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Professor Chad Gaffield, one of the most important historians of Canada, is President of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). He was also President of the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, and the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences. He has received several awards as a teacher and researcher, and for his innovative theories and methods related to the use of computers in social research.

Best known for his portrayal of the importance of micro-historical transformations — changes in people's daily lives — on major macro-historical transformations in Canada, Professor Chad Gaffield had a very important role in the assembly of the Canadian Century Research Infrastructure.

The CCRI is a large multidisciplinary and multi-institutional project to develop a shared dataset on Canadian censuses covering the time period 1871-2001. We invite teachers and students to this meeting on May 17, in which Dr. Chad Gaffield will discuss the Canadian experience in the assembly of large shared data bases and their contribution to the humanities.

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