Brian Goode
Research Scientist
- Discovery Analytics Center
Synopsis:
Dr. Goode is a research scientist at the Discovery Analytics Center at Virginia Tech in Arlington VA. Brian received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering with an Office of Naval Research (ONR) assistantship focusing differential game control theory to form dynamic strategies. His research focuses on developing methods to bring more reproducible and replicable research to the social sciences.
Description:
Dr. Goode’s areas of applied research are social media analysis, modeling cascade behaviors, identifying trends of metaphors in blogs, and modeling population level behaviors using theories in statistical mechanics. In particular, he has experience developing platforms to conduct experiments related to on-line interactions, including social media.