BEDOOR ALSHEBLI

Computational Social Science

I am  an Assistant Professor of Computational Social Science at New York University Abu Dhabi, UAE. I received my PhD in Interdisciplinary Engineering in 2017 from Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, and my MSc in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. My research focuses on using data science techniques to study social phenomena, with a particular emphasis in the Science of Science. I am  interested in the social and economic benefits of diversity, as well as the dynamics of social interaction and cohesion, and frame social science problems in the contexts of data science, big data, and applied machine learning.

Cumulatively, my work contributes to the fields of computational social science, data science, and machine learning, and has appeared in major academic journals, including Nature Human Behavior, Nature Communications, Science Advances, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. It has also been featured in Nature News, Times Higher Education, Physics World, New Scientist, and many other outlets.

Latest News

New Publication

Check our our latest publication “Characterizing the effect of retractions on publishing careers”. Published in Nature Human Behavior 

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New Policy Brief

Check out our latest policy brief “International science faculty in Saudi Arabia: Research experiences and challenges.” Gulf Labour Markets, Migration, and Population Programme

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New Publication

Check out our latest publication “Postdoc publications and citations link to academic retention and faculty success”. Published in PNAS. 

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New Publication

Check out our latest publication “China and the U.S. produce more impactful AI research when collaborating together”, accepted in Scientific Reports.

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Presentation

Petter Holme presented our latest work “Where postdoctoral journeys lead” in IC2S2 2024.

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Presentation

Michael Liu presented our latest work “Editors handle their collaborators’ submissions despite explicit policies” in ICSSI 2024 and later again in IC2S2 2024.

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Announcement

NYUAD hosted the first Winter Institute of Computational Social Science in Abu Dhabi January 8-19, 2024. 

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New Publication

Our paper “Human intuition as a defense against attribute inference” got accepted in Scientific Reports

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Announcement

Apply to attend the 1st Winter School in Computation Social Science (WICSS) in the Middle East. Deadline is August 31st, and it will be held at NYU Abu Dhabi from January 8 to 19, 2024!!

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Latest Media Coverage

Forbes

Will DOGE Cuts Threaten U.S. Leadership In Innovation

“Will DOGE Cuts Threaten U.S. Leadership In Innovation?”

Featured research

Featured Research: Bedoor AlShebli, Shahan Ali Memon, James Evans, Talal Rahwan: “China and the US produce more impactful AI research when collaborating together.Scientific Reports (2025)

PNAS Commentary

Rethinking postdoc careers through the science of science

“Rethinking postdoc careers through the science of science”

Featured research

Yueran Duan, Shahan Ali Memon, Bedoor AlShebli, Qing Guan, Petter Holme, and Talal Rahwan. “Postdoc publications and citations link to academic retention and faculty success.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025).

APS Physics Magazine

Postdoc Publications Linked to Subsequent Academic Success

“Postdoc Publications Linked to Subsequent Academic Success”

Featured research

Yueran Duan, Shahan Ali Memon, Bedoor AlShebli, Qing Guan, Petter Holme, and Talal Rahwan. “Postdoc publications and citations link to academic retention and faculty success.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025).

Physics World

The secret to academic success? Publish a top paper as a postdoc, study finds

“The secret to academic success? Publish a top paper as a postdoc, study finds”

Featured research

Yueran Duan, Shahan Ali Memon, Bedoor AlShebli, Qing Guan, Petter Holme, and Talal Rahwan. “Postdoc publications and citations link to academic retention and faculty success.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025).

Inside Higher Ed

More Than 40% of Postdocs Don’t Stay in Academia

“More Than 40% of Postdocs Don’t Stay in Academia”

Featured research

Yueran Duan, Shahan Ali Memon, Bedoor AlShebli, Qing Guan, Petter Holme, and Talal Rahwan. “Postdoc publications and citations link to academic retention and faculty success.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025).

PhysOrg

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“Publishing during postdoc years tied to later academic career success”

Featured research

Yueran Duan, Shahan Ali Memon, Bedoor AlShebli, Qing Guan, Petter Holme, and Talal Rahwan. “Postdoc publications and citations link to academic retention and faculty success.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025).

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