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| birth_place = [[Virginia, Minnesota]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/halfak/status/826529576906059780 |title=Twitter status |last=Halfaker |first=Aaron |website=Twitter |date=31 January 2017}}</ref> |
| birth_place = [[Virginia, Minnesota]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/halfak/status/826529576906059780 |title=Twitter status |last=Halfaker |first=Aaron |website=Twitter |date=31 January 2017}}</ref> |
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| thesis_title = Maintaining the efficiency of open production systems at scale: A case study of wikipedia |
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| thesis_year = 2013 |
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| fields = [[Human-Computer Interaction]] <br/> [[computer-supported cooperative work]] |
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⚫ | | workplaces = [[Microsoft Research]]<br>[[Wikimedia Foundation]] |
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| alma_mater = [[The College of St. Scholastica]] ( |
| alma_mater = [[The College of St. Scholastica]] (BS)<br/> [[University of Minnesota]] (PhD)<ref name="tmn">{{cite web|url=http://tech.mn/news/2013/12/11/aaron-halfaker-wikimedia-foundation/|title=Wicked Smart: 5 questions with U of M PhD and Wikipedian Aaron Halfaker|date=11 December 2013|publisher=TechMN|access-date=5 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www-users.cs.umn.edu/~halfak/docs/curriculum_vitae |title=Aaron Halfaker Curriculum Vitae}}</ref> |
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| doctoral_advisor = [[John T. Riedl]] |
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| module = <center>{{Listen| embed=yes |filename = Aaron Halfaker.voice recording.oga |title = Halfaker's voice |type = speech |description = recorded January 2017}}</center> |
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'''Aaron Halfaker''' ({{IPAc-en|'|h|æ|f|eɪ|k|ər}}; born December 27, 1983) is |
'''Aaron Halfaker''' ({{IPAc-en|'|h|æ|f|eɪ|k|ər}}; born December 27, 1983) is principal applied scientist at [[Microsoft Research]].<ref name=gs>{{Google scholar id}}</ref><ref>https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/people/ahalfaker/</ref> He previously served as a [[research scientist]] at the [[Wikimedia Foundation]] until 2020.<ref name=verge>{{cite web | url=https://www.theverge.com/2014/2/18/5412636/this-machine-kills-trolls-how-wikipedia-robots-snuff-out-vandalism | title=This machine kills trolls | work=The Verge | date=18 February 2014 | access-date=11 December 2014 | author=Hicks, Jesse}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |url=https://www.wired.com/2017/03/internet-bots-fight-theyre-human/ |title=Internet Bots Fight Each Other Because They're All Too Human |last=Simon |first=Matt |journal=Wired |date=1 March 2017 |access-date=22 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Staff_and_contractors | title = Staff and Contractors | website = [[Wikimedia Foundation]] | access-date = June 4, 2017 | date = 12 November 2015 }}</ref> |
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==Education |
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Halfaker earned a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in [[computer science]] from the [[College of St. Scholastica]] in 2006, where he started off as a [[physical therapy]] major but switched to computer science after taking a programming class with Diana Johnson.<ref>{{cite web |title=Computer science alum making headlines through work at Wikipedia |author-first=Valerie |author-last=Clark |url=https://www.css.edu/undergraduate/outcomes/alumni-success-stories/new-frontiers.html |access-date=2017-01-31}}</ref> He subsequently earned a [[PhD]] in computer science from the [[GroupLens]] research lab at the [[University of Minnesota]] in 2013. |
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⚫ | Halfaker is known for his research on [[Wikipedia]] and the decrease in the number of active editors of the site.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2013-01/wikipedia-getting-worse-it-gets-better|title=Wikipedia is getting Worse as it gets Better|last=Nosowitz|first=Dan|date=January 28, 2013|publisher=[[Popular Science]]|access-date=5 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Halfaker|first1=A.|last2=Geiger|first2=R. S.|last3=Morgan|first3=J. T.|last4=Riedl|first4=J.|title=The Rise and Decline of an Open Collaboration System: How Wikipedia's Reaction to Popularity Is Causing Its Decline|journal=American Behavioral Scientist|date=28 December 2012|volume=57|issue=5|pages=664–688|doi=10.1177/0002764212469365|s2cid=144208941}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ibtimes.com/wikipedia-reaches-3-billion-monthly-mobile-views-amid-concerns-about-contributor-content-1057556 | title=Wikipedia Reaches 3 Billion Monthly Mobile Views Amid Concerns About Contributor Content | work=International Business Times | date=2 February 2013 | access-date=11 December 2014 | author=LeJacq, Yannick}}</ref> He has said that Wikipedia began a "decline phase" around 2007 and has continued to decline since then.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-shows-wikipedias-huge-participation-problem-2013-11 | title=Wikipedia Could Degenerate If It Can't Fix One Big Problem | work=Business Insider | date=22 November 2013 | access-date=11 December 2014 | author=Jacobs, Harrison}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.technologyreview.com/featuredstory/520446/the-decline-of-wikipedia/ | title=The Decline of Wikipedia | work=MIT Technology Review | date=22 October 2013 | access-date=13 March 2015 | author=Simonite, Tom}}</ref> Halfaker has also studied [[software agents]] (bots) on Wikipedia,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.newsweek.com/wikipedia-edited-bots-thats-good-thing-230234 | title=Wikipedia Is Edited by Bots. That's a Good Thing. | work=Newsweek | date=25 February 2014 | access-date=11 December 2014 | author=Kloc, Joe}}</ref> and the way they affect new contributors to the site.<ref name=verge/> While a graduate student he developed a tool for Wikipedia editing called [[Wikipedia:Snuggle|Snuggle]] with Stuart Geiger. Snuggle tackles [[vandalism on Wikipedia]] and highlights constructive contributions by new editors.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.newsweek.com/2013/11/01/wikipedias-wobbling-citation-needed-243876.html | title=Wikipedia's Wobbling (Citation Needed) | work=Newsweek | date=31 October 2013 | access-date=26 December 2014 | author=Baker, Katie}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/06/the-tragedy-of-the-digital-commons/395129/ | title=The Tragedy of the Digital Commons | work=The Atlantic | date=8 June 2015 | access-date=22 February 2016 | author=Matias, J. Natian}}</ref> He has also built an [[artificial intelligence]] (AI) service called Objective Revision Evaluation Service (ORES), used to identify vandalism on Wikipedia and distinguish it from [[good faith]] edits.<ref>{{cite journal | url=https://www.wired.com/2015/12/wikipedia-is-using-ai-to-expand-the-ranks-of-human-editors/ | title=Wikipedia Deploys AI to Expand Its Ranks of Human Editors | journal=Wired | date=1 December 2015 | access-date=12 January 2016 | author=Metz, Cade}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.technologyreview.com/s/544036/artificial-intelligence-aims-to-make-wikipedia-friendlier-and-better/ | title=Artificial Intelligence Aims to Make Wikipedia Friendlier and Better | work=MIT Technology Review | date=1 December 2015 | access-date=22 February 2016 | author=Simonite, Tom}}</ref> |
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==External links== |
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Born | (1983-12-27) December 27, 1983 (age 40) |
Alma mater | The College of St. Scholastica (BS) University of Minnesota (PhD)[3][4] |
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Institutions | Microsoft Research Wikimedia Foundation |
Thesis | Maintaining the efficiency of open production systems at scale: A case study of wikipedia (2013) |
Doctoral advisor | John T. Riedl |
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Website | halfaker |
Aaron Halfaker (/ˈhæfeɪkər/; born December 27, 1983) is principal applied scientist at Microsoft Research.[1][5] He previously served as a research scientist at the Wikimedia Foundation until 2020.[6][7][8]
Halfaker earned a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from the College of St. Scholastica in 2006, where he started off as a physical therapy major but switched to computer science after taking a programming class with Diana Johnson.[9] He subsequently earned a PhD in computer science from the GroupLens research lab at the University of Minnesota in 2013.
Halfaker is known for his research on Wikipedia and the decrease in the number of active editors of the site.[10][11][12] He has said that Wikipedia began a "decline phase" around 2007 and has continued to decline since then.[13][14] Halfaker has also studied software agents (bots) on Wikipedia,[15] and the way they affect new contributors to the site.[6] While a graduate student he developed a tool for Wikipedia editing called Snuggle with Stuart Geiger. Snuggle tackles vandalism on Wikipedia and highlights constructive contributions by new editors.[16][17] He has also built an artificial intelligence (AI) service called Objective Revision Evaluation Service (ORES), used to identify vandalism on Wikipedia and distinguish it from good faith edits.[18][19]
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