Lady and the Tramp Nextdoor: Online Manifestations of Real-World Inequalities in the Nextdoor Social Network

Jun 2, 2023·
Dr. Waleed Iqbal
Dr. Waleed Iqbal
,
Vahid Ghafouri
,
Gareth Tyson
,
Guillermo Suarez-Tangil
,
Ignacio Castro
· 0 min read
Abstract
Using data from the Nextdoor neighbourhood social network, we show how offline socio-economic inequalities surface in online local discussion: in topic choice, reporting intensity, and which neighbours get heard.
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Publication
Proceedings of the International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM), 17, 399-410
publications
Computational Social Science
Dr. Waleed Iqbal
Authors
Dr. Waleed Iqbal

I am Waleed Iqbal, an Assistant Professor in Data Science at Northeastern University, based at their London Campus.

I also hold position of Teaching Fellow in Computer Science at the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, Queen Mary University of London.

I received my PhD in Computer Science under the supervision of Dr. Ignacio Castro and Prof. Gareth Tyson in the Social Data Science (SDS) Lab, Networks Research Group at Queen Mary University of London.

My research interests are broadly in manifestation of socio-economic inequality in online user activity.

Previously, I worked at IHSAN Lab in Information Technology University Lahore, Pakistan, supervised by Prof. Junaid Qadir as a postgraduate thesis student, affiliated researcher, and teaching assistant.

Since September 2023, I am endorsed and recognised as UK Global Talent (Exceptional Promise) in the Research and Academic Category by the Royal Academy of Engineering UK and granted Global Talent Visa by the Government of the United Kingdom.