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The Untapped Potential of Social Networks | Ian McCulloh | TEDxJHU

Ian McCulloh, PhD, is fascinated by human behavior and how our interactions with those around us can shape our decisions. He uses graph theory to build social networks that map patterns of public health issues within various sub-communities of people. Dr. McCulloh is the chief data scientist for Accenture Federal Services. His current work focuses on the application of artificial intelligence to improve democracy and government services. He also maintains adjunct faculty appointments at Johns Hopkins University in the Whiting School of Engineering and the Bloomberg School of Public Health. What do Facebook, the military, online dating, and strep throat have in common? Social networks. Dr. Ian McCulloh’s research in graph theory shows us just how versatile social network analysis can be as he applies it to healthcare, engineering health support forums, tracing sexual partners, and operating healthcare organizations. He is currently the chief data scientist for Accenture Federal Services and his current work focuses on the application of artificial intelligence to improve democracy and government services. He also maintains adjunct faculty appointments at Johns Hopkins University in the Bloomberg School of Public health and the Whiting School of Engineering. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx