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  approximately_how_many_hours_a_week_would_the_research_assistant: '10 hours/week'
  are_you_currently_looking_for_students_: 'Yes'
  confirmation_1: '1'
  contact_email_fsu_email: ''
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  contact_email_fsu_email_if_affiliated_: m.vasconcelos@fsu.edu
  fsu_college: 'FAMU-FSU College of Engineering'
  fsu_department_if_applicable_: 'Electrical and Computer Engineering'
  headshot_optional_: '27331'
  if_the_project_location_is_off_campus_does_the_student_need_to_p: 'No'
  mentoring_philosophy: 'My mentoring philosophy is based on helping students gain confidence in their ideas and developing their creativity. I strongly believe that there is no limit to what the human mind can accomplish, and that the world of ideas has an infinite number of ''low hanging fruits''; we just need to learn how to look at problems from different angles. I am committed to sharing my experience and providing a safe and nurturing environment for students who have a genuine interest in science and a passion for developing new ideas.'
  mentor_handbook_and_faqs: '1'
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  number_of_assistants_needed_faculty_postdoc_max_6_graduate_stude: '2'
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  overall_research_project_description: 'Information dissemination is primarily controlled through platforms across their social media network structure. At the heart of this system is the platform itself, which has access to a vast array of heterogeneous content. On the periphery, individual users act as information consumers. It has become widely recognized that these platforms utilize a mechanism popularly known as "The Algorithm". The "Algorithm" selects the type of information to present to users, relying on a Model or an estimation of content preferences specific to each consumer. The user''s objective is straightforward – to maximize utility – while the platform''s aim is to enhance consumer engagement. The misalignment between the user''s and platform''s objectives results in intriguing behaviors that can be observed empirically. In this project the students will investigate how content distribution platform works, what engagement maximization means, and how the misalignment with the user''s objective due to inaccurate private preferences estimates might lead to polarization and segregation in social networks.'
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  please_select_the_choice_that_most_accurately_describes_your_exp: 'Partially Remote'
  please_select_the_location_of_your_project_: 'FAMU-FSU College of Engineering'
  position_availability_for_student_research: 'Flexible schedule'
  position_title: Faculty
  primary_research_mentor_name: 'Marcos M. Vasconcelos'
  project_keywords: 'Social networks, content distribution, signaling games, micro economics, misinformation'
  relevant_student_major_s_: |-
    Economics
    Electrical Engineering
    Marketing
    Business
    Industrial Engineering
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  research_tasks_for_student_research_assistant_s_: |-
    Literature review
    Mathematical modeling
    Study social networks and how "The Algorithm" works
  roundtable_times_and_zoom_links: ''
  skills_that_research_assistants_may_need_: |
    Interest in mathematical modeling of social networks (strongly recommended)
    Interest in Economics and Marketing (recommended)
  title_of_the_project: 'The effect of private preferences on content distribution platforms'
  update_url: 'https://cre.fsu.edu/urop-research-mentor-project-submission-portal?token=dNkRdEAAgP5Hncg05XPoWnVnXoPU4lVsrk-rxStUb4o'
  urop_performance_evaluation: '1'
  urop_poster_presentation: '1'
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  would_you_like_to_participate_in_the_urop_research_mentor_roundt: ''
  year: '2023'