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Agnes Horvat is an Associate Professor of Communication (with a courtesy appointment in Computer Science) at Northwestern University. She directs the Technology and Social Behavior (TSB) joint doctoral program between the McCormick School of Engineering and the School of Communication, and leads the Lab on Innovation, Networks, and Knowledge (LINK). Her research focuses on human-centered computing, network science, and AI's impact on information production/sharing in digital platforms. She has received NSF CAREER, CRII, and collaborative awards as PI.
Her work examines algorithmic bias in online spaces, AI-assisted creativity (e.g., LLMs in biomedical writing and music), and collective intelligence dynamics. Media coverage includes Nature, Washington Post, and Le Monde. Her advisees have won prestigious fellowships like the Northwestern Presidential Fellowship and best paper awards at top conferences.
Research interests include: (1) algorithmic bias in social media and crowdfunding, (2) AI-driven creativity expansion, (3) network structures of scientific attention, and (4) opinion dynamics in online discussions. Current projects explore LLMs' role in scientific writing and music composition, while past work analyzed gender disparities in scholarly self-promotion and retraction paper attention patterns.
- Grants: NSF CAREER Award (202?), NSF CRII (202?), Collaborative Grant (202?)
- Labs/Teams: LINK Lab (focusing on innovation networks), TSB Program (interdisciplinary engineering/communication PhD)
