David Lazer

American professor of political science and computer science
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David Lazer is a computer scientist, researcher, and political scientist who earned his education at the University of Michigan and Wesleyan University [1][2]. He has been employed at Northeastern University since 2009 [1]. His research spans political communication, computational social science, network science, and organizational behavior studies [3]. He has received the Heinz I. Eulau Award [4].

David Lazer

Summary

David Lazer is a human[1]. He worked as a computer scientist[2], researcher[3], and political scientist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • David Lazer held citizenship in United States[6].
  • David Lazer worked as a computer scientist[2].
  • David Lazer's professions included researcher[3].
  • David Lazer's professions included political scientist[4].
  • David Lazer's field of work was political communication[7].
  • David Lazer's field of work was computational social science[8].
  • David Lazer's field of work was network science[9].
  • David Lazer's field of work was organizational behavior studies[10].
  • Among David Lazer's employers was Northeastern University[11].
  • David Lazer received the Heinz I. Eulau Award[12].
  • David Lazer is recorded as male[13].
  • David Lazer's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • David Lazer supervised Ata Uslu as a doctoral student[15].
  • David Lazer's family name is recorded as Lazer[16].
  • David Lazer's given name is recorded as David[17].
  • David Lazer's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+11411'}[18].
  • David Lazer's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+12403'}[19].
  • David Lazer's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+12699'}[20].

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Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[2], researcher[3], and political scientist[4]. Fields of work include political communication[7], an academic discipline[21]; computational social science[8]; network science[9], an academic discipline[22]; and organizational behavior studies[10], a field of study[23]. Among David Lazer's employers was Northeastern University[11]. He supervised Ata Uslu as a doctoral student[15].

Recognition

David Lazer received the Heinz I. Eulau Award[12].

Why It Matters

David Lazer ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

His notable doctoral advisees include Ata Uslu[24], a computer scientist[25], of Turkey[26].

FAQs

What did David Lazer do for work?

David Lazer worked as computer scientist[2], researcher[3], and political scientist[4].

What awards did David Lazer receive?

Honors received include Heinz I. Eulau Award[12].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . scholar.google.com. scholar.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [2] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . cssh.northeastern.edu. cssh.northeastern.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . cssh.northeastern.edu. cssh.northeastern.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . apsanet.org. apsanet.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . lazerlab.net. lazerlab.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [24] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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