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Computational Social Science is the interdisciplinary science of complex social systems and their investigation through computational modeling and related techniques.
The aim of the Department of Computational Social Science is to provide our students with the relevant tools and skill set to investigate this new and exciting field through our unique degree programs.
Instructional Faculty Position
The George Mason University, Krasnow Institute, Department of Computational Social Science (Fairfax, Va., USA) has a nine-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor opening at the junior level for a person working in one or more of the following fields: computational sociology, computational economics, computational politics or computational geography. Click here to read more Applications now closed.
Masters Program
Apply now for a Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies MAIS with a concentration in Computational Social Science starting in the Fall of 2012. Click here to read more
Model Gallery
Exploring Conflict in East Africa An image of herders in a 150km by 150km area of East Africa grouping by clan around watering holes after 100 years of simulation time. Click here to read more |
Meet a Student
Aaron Frank is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Computational Social Science. My interests are in the relationships between research methods, computational models, and social theory—particularly with respect to intelligence analysis, international relations, and national security.Click here to read more |