Will your computer science degree be replaced by a Web sciences one? It might as academics are increasingly dabbling with the study of the Web, but first a workable definition is needed. In a treatise ...

The study of web science is being promoted by a group of top academics to lay the foundations for the future development of the world wide web. The Web Science Research Initiative (WSRI) is being led ...

Studying the Web will reveal better ways to exploit information, prevent identity theft, revolutionize industry, and manage our ever-growing online lives Since the World Wide Web blossomed in the ...

Northwestern Engineering’s Noshir Contractor has been named executive director of the Web Science Trust (WST), effective May 1, 2024. Contractor has served for the past 13 years as a director and ...

Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee had the sci-fi inspired name in mind, according to fellow innovator Wendy Hall, who spoke to CNET about the evolution of the World Wide Web. Aloysius Low is a Senior ...

The social interactions that glue the World Wide Web together are now so complex it has outgrown the relatively narrow field of computer science, say pioneering internet researchers. “You can’t tell ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...