Jonathan Bright is a political scientist specialising in computational and ‘big data’ approaches to the social sciences.

Dr Scott A. Hale is a Senior Data Scientist and Turing Fellow developing and applying techniques from computer science to the social sciences. He has particular interests in multilingualism & user experience and mobilization/collective action.

Philip N. Howard is a professor of sociology, information and international affairs. He is the author, most recently, of Pax Technica: How the Internet of Things May Set Us Free or Lock Us Up.

Vyacheslav Polonski is a doctoral student at the OII, specialising in network science and the sociology of the Internet. His research focuses on the structural aspects of collective behaviour in online communities.