Forming Community

Forming community, encompassing both online and offline contexts, is a multifaceted research area focusing on understanding the dynamics, structures, and impacts of community formation. Current research investigates diverse aspects, from analyzing the overlapping nature of urban communities using graph-based deep learning to predicting the success of online collaborative campaigns through hybrid models and exploring the unintended consequences of community banning on online platforms. These studies highlight the importance of understanding community dynamics for diverse applications, ranging from improving data science education and developing more inclusive algorithms to mitigating the spread of antisocial behavior and supporting endangered languages.