User classification in online communities
Joseph A. Konstan, John Riedl, Aditya Pal · 2012
I take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude toward my advisor Joseph Konstan for his invaluable guidance, and support. This thesis was made possible due to his constant encouragement and belief in me. I am extremely thankful to Scott Counts for being a very valuable mentor. These two mentors (Joe and Scott) have kindled in me the passion to write high impact research papers and made possible my academic progress. My thanks are also due to my collaborators Robert Kraut, Philip Bohannon, Nilesh Dalvi, Ashwin Machanavajjhala, Max Harper, Vibhor Rastogi, Rosta Farzan, and Shuo Chang with whom I enjoyed intellectually stimulating discussions. All of these people have broadened my perspective on research. Special thanks to Joe Konstan and John Logie for their meticulous feedback on this thesis. I also wish to thank my family- especially my wife Jaya Kawale- for her invaluable support, both emotional as well as intellectual. She is the main motivation for me to do this PhD. I am also thankful to my parents for believing in me and supporting me through this process.