Peter Sheridan Dodds

American computer scientist and professor

Peter Sheridan Dodds is an Australian applied Mathematician. He is the director of the Vermont Complex Systems Institute and Professor at the University of Vermont's Department of Mathematics and Statistics.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Peter Sheridan Dodds (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

About

He has collaborated in several researches related to big data problems in areas as language, stories, sociotechnical systems, complex systems, Earth science, biology, and ecology. With Chris Danforth, he co-runs the Computational Story Lab, the MassMutual Center of Excellence in Complex Systems and Data Science, and together, they developed the hedonometer.

Recent research directed by Dodds has been commented on in The New York Times, Smithsonian Magazine, and other media. In October 2020, the Hedonometor tool created by Dodds and his Danforth analyzed the sentiment of people through their tweets to identify May 31 as the saddest day recorded.

In Dodds's early career, from 2002 to 2007, he was a frequent collaborator of Duncan J. Watts.

In 2016, Dodds collaborated with Danforth and Mark Ibrahim on writing about the phenomenon where Wikipedia articles are connected by "Philosophy".

From Wikipedia’s article on Peter Sheridan Dodds, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

University of VermontBoard member Jan 1, 2011 to now¹⁴

Early life and education

Date not recordedMassachusetts Institute of Technology³

Career

Occupation: researcher, mathematician.¹⁰

2013 to 2020Professor, University of Vermont^{4 9}
Since 2011Director, University of Vermont^{4 8}
2010 to 2013Associate professor, University of Vermont^{4 7}
2006 to 2010Assistant professor, University of Vermont^{4 6}
2003 to 2006Research scientist, Columbia University^{4 5}
Date not recordedWorked at University of Vermont⁴

Personal life

BornAustralia¹¹

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WikidataResearch scientist, Columbia University, as reported by ORCID Public Data File 2023
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WikidataAssistant professor, University of Vermont, as reported by ORCID Public Data File 2023
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WikidataDirector, University of Vermont, as reported by ORCID Public Data File 2023
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WikidataProfessor, University of Vermont, as reported by ORCID Public Data File 2023
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WikidataPeter Sheridan Dodds: Official website, on Wikidata
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WikidataUniversity of Vermont, Board member