Dr. Farzan is a researcher in the field of social computing. She is interested in studying online communities, how they perform and how they can be designed and maintained more effectively. In Dr. Farzan's research, she seeks to understand, design, and implement socio-technical systems that empower individuals and groups to contribute to knowledge production and community building.
Research Interests
Socialization of Newcomers; Participation and Commitment in Online Communities; Social Navigation and Social Information Filtering; Social Web Technologies; Personalized Information Access; and Community-Based User Modeling