Next @anetilab.bsky.social seminar will feature Sune Lehmann, Professor of Networks & Complexity Science at DTU Compute (Technical University of Denmark) & Professor of Social Data Science @cphsodas.bsky.social (University of Copenhagen)
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Nov 6, 15h CET | ๐anetilab.org/seminars
@anetilab.bsky.social seminar series is back with an exciting talk by Christoph Stadtfeld, Associate Professor of Social Networks at @ethz.ch, and co-director of the ETH Social Networks Lab
๐๏ธDate: Oct 16 (Thursday), 14 CEST
๐Details and subscription: anetilab.org/seminars
New paper by A. Varga + coauthors @skojaku.bsky.social & @filipisilva.bsky.social introduces a family of paper & author similarity measures based on the idea that papers are more similar if they're more likely to be retrieved during lit search via backward & forward citations
doi.org/10.1162/qss....
"It's who you know โ unless youโre famous โจ: professional networks and prestige in scholarly mobility" - check out this new working paper @mpidr.bsky.social from @gergelymonus.bsky.social and coauthors
๐https://tinyurl.com/4t79mmw3
In a recent piece for the @wsj.com commentator @greg_ip cited a 2024 PNAS Nexus study by @johanneswachs.bsky.social + coauthors @maria-drc.bsky.social & N.Laurentsyeva showing that LLM can be a potential substitute for human-generated data & knowledge ๐
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/will...
We're thrilled to share that Quintin Krethโs (@yorkuniversity.bsky.social) proposal โHow Geography and Intranational Prestige Hierarchies Shape the Network Dynamics of International Research Collaborationโ w/ supervisor @blengyel.bsky.social has been awarded a Momentum MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship๐
New paper by @lgajo.bsky.social and co-authors @federicomalizia.bsky.social, M.Frasca, I.Z.Kiss, V.Latora & G. Russo proposes a pair-based mean-field model for contagion on simplicial complexes โถ๏ธ
You can check out the full paper at ๐ doi.org/10.1016/j.ch...
New study by @pintergreg.bsky.social & @blengyel.bsky.social introduces a network science framework to assess barriers to urban mobility โฌ๏ธ
๐ Read the full paper at www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
or check out the highlights ๐ซ at pintergreg.github.io/quantifying-...
๐Findings suggest that network fragmentation itself tends to reduce the probability of users' leaving, likely b/e such networks offer social capital benefits (users are at the intersection of multiple diverse communities)
Check out the full paper ๐rdcu.be/eEThc
What happens when online social networks blur the boundaries b/n our social circles (family, friends, colleagues)? Do users leave?
J. Koltai, L.Lorincz, @johanneswachs.bsky.social & K. Takรกcs analysed 10k ego networks from the now-defunct iWiW social network to shed some light โฌ๏ธ
In light of yet another scorching summer โ๏ธ, new research by H. Schuster, A. Polleres, A. Anjomshoaa & @johanneswachs.bsky.social reveals how climate change ๐ก๏ธ + demographic aging ๐ intersect to shape health risks across Austrian districts.
Read the full story ๐ rdcu.be/eD5XV
We discover how production networks dynamically rewired during COVID-19, with firms that enabled economic exchanges emerging as key players and creating a more resilient economy overall. Check our paper doi.org/10.48550/arX... @giuliocimini.bsky.social @blengyel.bsky.social Anna Mancini
Lots happening over the summer! @blengyel.bsky.social gave a lecture on "Networks of mobility, social interaction, and inequalities in cities" at AISRe summer school & @zoltanelekes.bsky.social presented "Labour flows in evolving regional economies" at the 2025 edition of @oxfordeconnet.bsky.social
Two talented @anetilab.bsky.social research assistants Eszter Kalรณ & Gergล Magyar competed at @uni_corvinus Network & Data Science competition
๐ Eszter with a study on local social networks & mental health, Gergล: network resilience & economic shocks
Both head to the national final ๐ Congrats!
Highlights:
๐Structure of internal migration network differs across scales
๐Migration streams form locally dense clusters
๐๏ธLocal clusters form hierarchic structures via flows to local centers
๐งญClusters โ what radiation model predicts based on distance and population only
New paper by @gergelymonus.bsky.social and Lรกszlรณ Lลrincz in Cities: "Rural-urban flows determine internal migration structure across scales" ๐
๐ Link to paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.ci...
@anetilab.bsky.social Seminar Series continues with Matteo Bruno, a researcher at Sony Computer Science Laboratories in Rome.
Quantifying proximity and distant opportunities to design accessible cities๐๏ธ
Date: May 30 (Friday), 13.00 CEST
Details and subscription: anetilab.org/seminars
๐ Huge congrats to @anetilab.bsky.social member Imre Gรฉmes for winning 1st prize at the National Scientific Student Conference (OTDK) in Hungary last week.
๐ His paper explores the Spatial Interaction Between Fuel Stations in the Hungarian Retail Gasoline Market.
๐๐ผ Well done, Imre!
New paper out in Nature Communications ๐
@anetilab.bsky.social members @lgajo.bsky.social and @johanneswachs.bsky.social with @loreb92.bsky.social and Federico Battiston explore "The dynamics of leadership and success in software development teams" ๐พ
Link to paper โก๏ธ www.nature.com/articles/s41...
๐ข JOB ALERT
We are looking for a Project Manager to help with the daily organization of research projects & grants and coordinate international work.
๐ฏPosition: 2.5-year-term, starting May 2025 (or upon agreement)
๐ฎApply by: April 23
More details: anetilab.org/jobs/
Urban highways are barriers to social ties ๐ง In a recent PNAS publication, @anetilab.bsky.social member @sandorjuhasz.bsky.social + co-authors @bokanyie.bsky.social, @lajello.bsky.social & M. Szell look @ the 50 largest US cities and show that highways hinder connections www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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