Report summary

George Mason University Department of Computer Science in 2024-2026 reads as a 11-PI network with 2 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Computer Science as the leading field (36% of slots across 8 PIs; 8 labels), Information Systems as the leading subfield (10% of slots across 3 PIs; 3 labels), and Ethics and Social Impacts of AI as the leading topic (6% of slots across 2 PIs; 2 labels). That is of concern for a 11-PI roster; the strongest pairings may be carrying much of the visible collaboration. The most prominent PIs by weighted works are Fairuz Nawer Meem (7.1 weighted works; Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education, Business Process Modeling and Analysis). The strongest pairings are Fairuz Nawer Meem and Sadia Afrin Mim (1 shared works, weight 0.6). The strongest breakdown groups are group 1 with 3 PIs, 2 internal connections, weight 1.1, around Software, Health Informatics, Safety Research, led by Fairuz Nawer Meem, Sadia Afrin Mim, Fatema Tuz Zohra.