avnerkantor's profile picture. PhD student at the Internet Research Lab, University of Haifa | Statistician at Israel Central Bureau of Statistics | Exploring data and its use

Avner Kantor

@avnerkantor

PhD student at the Internet Research Lab, University of Haifa | Statistician at Israel Central Bureau of Statistics | Exploring data and its use

The #IEEEVIS Industry Meetup on “How to make money with visualization” offered valuable insights—mainly that making money from visualization is harder than visualizing it.


I’m happy to participate at #IEEEVIS and meet an incredible community that I truly want to be part of! Great conversations and so much inspiration. My poster explores how generative AI can drive engagement with data visualizations. Here’s me with it 👇

avnerkantor's tweet image. I’m happy to participate at #IEEEVIS and meet an incredible community that I truly want to be part of! Great conversations and so much inspiration. My poster explores how generative AI can drive engagement with data visualizations. Here’s me with it 👇

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When we came to see our destroyed labs hit by an Iranian missile, we found that a piano had survived @WeizmannScience



Presented my research on discussion networks in data journalism today at the Israel Statistics and Data Science Association Conference.

avnerkantor's tweet image. Presented my research on discussion networks in data journalism today at the Israel Statistics and Data Science Association Conference.

Excited to share that my paper "Data, Sense, and Sensibility: How Data Journalism Style Shapes Interactivity" has been accepted to #AoIR2025 in Brazil! #ddj


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We are recruiting two postdoctoral scholars for a research project in human collective intelligence and creativity at UC Davis and Cornell. Joint project with @enfascination,@norijacoby,@daltonconley, & Ofer Tchernichovski. Please forward this thread to relevant people. 1/n

norijacoby's tweet image. We are recruiting two postdoctoral scholars for a research project in human collective intelligence and creativity at UC Davis and Cornell. Joint project with @enfascination,@norijacoby,@daltonconley, & Ofer Tchernichovski.  Please forward this thread to relevant people. 1/n

Thrilled to present my first PhD article at #HICSS2025 last week! 🌟 I explored how access to data via @UpshotNYT fosters meaningful conversations. It’s the largest study to date on data journalism and its audience. Read more: [scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/server/api/cor…] #DataJournalism


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We are recruiting two postdocs for an interdisciplinary NSF-funded project in collective behavior. Joint project with @enfascination(@ucdavis), @daltonconley (@Princeton), Ofer Tchernichovski(@CUNY) and @norijacoby (@Cornell). Please forward this thread to relevant people! 1/n

norijacoby's tweet image. We are recruiting two postdocs for an interdisciplinary NSF-funded project in collective behavior. Joint project with @enfascination(@ucdavis), @daltonconley (@Princeton), Ofer Tchernichovski(@CUNY) and @norijacoby (@Cornell).  Please forward this thread to relevant people! 1/n

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Why do we get certain diseases whereas others do not exist? This new book builds a foundation for systems medicine. Starting from basic laws, it derives why hormone, immune and aging circuits are built the way the are, culminating in a periodic table of diseases.

UriAlonWeizmann's tweet image. Why do we get certain diseases whereas others do not exist? 
This new book builds a foundation for systems medicine. Starting from basic laws, it derives why hormone, immune and aging circuits are built the way the are, culminating in a periodic table of diseases.

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🎺🎺🎺 Inaugural Meeting on Network Dynamics & Networks of Networks Jan. 29 - Feb. 1, 2024 Jerusalem, Israel Mark your calendars and follow for updates. This will be theee meeting of 2024. kl-marketing.wixsite.com/network-dynami… More info to come soon. But meanwhile check out our website 👆

baruchbarzel's tweet image. 🎺🎺🎺
Inaugural Meeting on Network Dynamics & 
Networks of Networks

Jan. 29 - Feb. 1, 2024 Jerusalem, Israel

Mark your calendars and follow for updates. This will be theee meeting of 2024. 

kl-marketing.wixsite.com/network-dynami…
More info to come soon. But meanwhile check out our website 👆
baruchbarzel's tweet image. 🎺🎺🎺
Inaugural Meeting on Network Dynamics & 
Networks of Networks

Jan. 29 - Feb. 1, 2024 Jerusalem, Israel

Mark your calendars and follow for updates. This will be theee meeting of 2024. 

kl-marketing.wixsite.com/network-dynami…
More info to come soon. But meanwhile check out our website 👆

My research on engagement with visualisation will be presented at the Israeli Visualisation Conference. It will follow @amandacox keynote lecture. isvis.org


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Submissions are open for the 2022 Computation+Journalism Conference until May 9th. The conference will be held in person at Columbia this year and online. More info: brown.columbia.edu/cj2022/


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1/3 Check out the cover of @nature's current issue: it's devoted to computational social science and our special issue nature.com/nature/volumes…

meharpist's tweet image. 1/3 Check out the cover of @nature's current issue: it's devoted to computational social science and our special issue nature.com/nature/volumes…

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Our new study is out! @SethCLewis, @journoscholar & I look at where journalists' image of their audience comes from, & how that image is shaped in turn. What affects whether journos see audiences as rational, or like themselves? Free access at this link: tandfonline.com/eprint/GBPMZ5U…


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A new journal dedicated to quantitative description focused on digital media topic statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2021/04/27/a-n…


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How come today Wikipedia is "last best place on the Internet" & Social Media are to blame for polarization, misinformation & hate speech; both designed on same promise? What can we learn from former to fix latter? Comment by Fil Menczer of @OSoMe_IU & I arxiv.org/pdf/2104.13754…

TahaYasseri's tweet image. How come today Wikipedia is "last best place on the Internet" & Social Media are to blame for polarization, misinformation & hate speech; both designed on same promise?
What can we learn from former to fix latter?
Comment by Fil Menczer of @OSoMe_IU & I arxiv.org/pdf/2104.13754…

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Announcing our latest #SpecialIssue #CallforPapers! This issue, guest edited by @TanjaAita, @eborgesrey, and @ndiakopoulos, calls for research on how #design is shaping #journalism and relationships in the journalistic field. Submit your abstract by 15 Jan!bit.ly/32deLX9


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A week ago, Facebook sent me a C&D asking us to take down AdObserver and delete our data. The public has a right to know how political ads are targeted, so we will not be complying with this request. Please consider installing AdObserver.org


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