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Multi‐dimensional Trajectory Analysis For Career HistoriesSharara, Hossam; Halgin, Daniel; Getoor, Lise; Borgatti, SteveAnalyzing Network DataNetwork Dynamics, Multilevel Networks, Careers, Teams, Trajectories, Computational MethodsFRI.PM1In this work, we conceptualize career histories as traversals through a temporal multi‐modal network describing individuals' different positions at variousorganizations across time. We describe methods for clustering and visualizing career histories using a multi‐relational, multi‐dimensional approach. We showhow we can discover patterns in career trajectories, using a variety of structural similarity measures and identify common motifs and detect anomalies. Weshow results on a dataset describing the recent career histories of US NCAA basketball coaches.Multilevel Governance In Metropolitan Emergency Management NetworksGarayev, Vener; Kapucu, NaimCollaboration, coordination and cooperationemergency management, functionally collaborative networks, network sustainabilityFRI.PM2Emergency management is basically about solving a single problem through inter‐organizational networks. Such a structure is a result of the need forcollaboration in terms of capital, resources, and expertise. Function‐based emergency management networks are one way to deal with disasters requiringseparate attention for each area of the disaster scene. Focusing on the four metropolitan county emergency operation centers (EOC) in the State of Florida,this paper analyzes the functionally collaborative networks in terms of their design/plan and actual networks. Drawing on the date from the 2004 hurricaneseason in Florida with, the study focuses on the emergency support functions (ESF) vs. agency matrices to understand the nature of the anticipated and actualnetworks within each county during the consecutive four hurricanes of the season. The findings suggest a gap between the both in the case of two counties.Recommendations are made in terms of the anticipated plan structure as well as required efforts to increase the sustainability of emergency managementnetworks for more effective results.