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Network scientist; director of the &-Lab at Northeastern University; data justice fellow at the Institute on Policing, Incarceration & Public Safety at Harvard University. brennanklein.com
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We are glad to present ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฑ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ ๐‚๐Ž๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‘๐„๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ (๐‚๐Ž๐‘๐„) ๐ŸŽ‰ complexity-core.github.io ๐‚๐Ž๐‘๐„ is a newly-created umbrella organization that aims to gather resources and initiatives directed to the Complexity and Network Science community.

Our Winter 2024-25 edition of Notes from NetSI is here! In this issue, meet Brennan Klein (@jkbren.bsky.social), explore our latest publications and media highlights, and learn about NetSI London PhD student Kevin Teoโ€™s research on oil tanker shipping networks. mailchi.mp/4219a39a473f...

๐Ÿš€ Weโ€™re officially on Bluesky! ๐Ÿ’™ The Women in Network Science (WiNS) Society connects and supports network scientists who identify as underrepresented genders in the field. Follow us for updates on events, opportunities, and exciting research from our community! #NetworkScience #WiNS

Explore the incredible insights shared by our visiting speakers on our NetSI YouTube Channel! We upload recorded talks for our members to revisit and enjoy. ๐ŸŽฅ Catch up on talks here: www.youtube.com/@networkscie... ๐Ÿ“Š Subscribers: 1.3K ๐Ÿ“š Videos Available: 94 Let's keep learning!

Once again, a great (and growing!) lineup of visiting speakers at @nunetsi.bsky.social this spring www.networkscienceinstitute.org/events w/ @lucapappalardo.bsky.social @eckles.bsky.social @richardfbetzel.bsky.social @jugander.bsky.social @azjacobs.bsky.social @juniperlov.bsky.social & more

๐Ÿ…Ready to coach their #Complexity72h team, meet Javier M. Buldรบ from Rey Juan Carlos University, Brennan Klein (@jkbren.bsky.social) and Maddalena Torricelli from @nunetsi.bsky.social. โšฝ๏ธTheir project: "Leveraging Complexity Sciences to Analyze Soccer Performance Evolution Over the Last Decade"

Missed the NetSci deadline? No problem! Submit your work to the SINM Satellite at NetSci 2025! We have an amazing lineup of speakers so far, including Michael Schaub, Vince Lyzinski, and @gcant.bsky.social. Revised deadline is Feb 20. See sinm.network for details.

Apply to the "Software and Data for Supporting Network Science" satellite workshop at @netsciconf.bsky.social before Feb. 7th! Got some cool network data or software to share? This is the satellite for you! Submission form at netsci.nascol.net/cfa

โ€œThe most-effective segregationists were in courtrooms and boardrooms making policy that reinforced separation through seemingly race-neutral systems that were justified by appeals to some higher principle such as โ€˜meritโ€™ or โ€˜community control of schools.โ€™โ€

Iโ€™m looking for a new PhD student with a curious and interdisciplinary mindset to work on integrating multimodal data to better understand trajectories of mental and brain health disorders! Deadline of applications: Feb 16! Please spread the word. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLO680/f...

And here we go! First position on my ERC grant is officially open. Fully funded 3.5 years PhD position at NetSI London working with me and the @nplab.bsky.social on modeling and reconstructing higher-order systems. Application deadline: 16th February 2025. Bring your A game!

๐ŸŒŸ Applications are OPEN for Complexity72h 2025! ๐ŸŒŸ Ready to tackle cutting-edge problems in complex systems with researchers from around the world? Join us in Madrid for an unforgettable 72-hour workshop. ๐Ÿ“ Apply now: complexity72h.com Stay tuned for the full lineup of our tutors and projects!

Without further ado, hereโ€™s the amazing speaker lineup for OSSEN 2025! Experts from across network science and economics will cover topics ranging from financial networks to urban mobility and more! Donโ€™t forget to apply by 3 March: www.maths.ox.ac.uk/events/summe...

Calls are open for the Statistical Inference for Network Models (SINM) satellite at NetSci 2025 @netsciconf.bsky.social ! The deadline is Feb 24, and all we need is a one-page abstract. Please see sinm.network for details and feel free to reach out if you have any questions!

An incredible opportunity for the right person: The Santa Fe Institute is seeking applications for full-time resident faculty positions at all academic levels For me, this has been the best possible job ever. More info here: santafe.edu/about/jobs/r...

Are you finishing your PhD and want to pursue a postdoc focusing on: 1. Untangling and auditing biases in algorithmic predictions 2. Mapping the fundamental predictive limits of machine learning & AI systems 3. Understanding behavior change in relation to climate change (adaptation & mitigation) ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿ“Œ 10 Research Scholarships available at @isi.it Apply by February 3rd, 2025 For more information, visit ๐Ÿ‘‰ www.isi.it/news/2024-12... ๐Ÿ“† Less than a month left to apply!

From my colleagues Kyle Harper and David Wolpert at the Santa Fe Institute: Position for two-year postdoc with background in computer science interested in working with social scientists/historians to study social evolution through computational lens. Details here: santafe.edu/about/jobs/p...

We're hiring a postdoc in the &-Lab at Northeastern's Network Science Institute! Looking for a curious, collaborative scholar to work on computational social science questions, at the intersection of data justice + network science. northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...

Hello Bluesky! ๐Ÿ‘‹ We are Complexity72h, an interdisciplinary workshop bringing together young researchers in complex systems to carry out a research project in 72 hours ๐Ÿคฏ Our call for tutors is now open, deadline Jan. 7th 2025: complexity72h.com/call-for-tut...

๐Ÿ“ฃ New paper in Nature Human Behavior @natureportfolio.bsky.social! Using large-scale mobility data, we find how businesses, amenities, and other urban places depend on each other. It reveals connections that arenโ€™t always visible but have substantial economic impacts. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Excited to have a visit from @samzhang.bsky.social this Friday at @nunetsi.bsky.social!

Congratulations to Giovanni Petri @lordgrilo.bsky.social on being awarded the prestigious #ERCCoG for the project "Reconstruction and Unification of Neural and Ecological Systems" #RUNES! This nearly โ‚ฌ2M grant will support in the next 5 yrs. his groundbreaking research on higher-order interactions.

Good news everyone! A new version of graph-tool is just out! @graph-tool.skewed.de graph-tool.skewed.de Graph-tool is a comprehensive and efficient Python library to work with networks, including structural, dynamical, and statistical algorithms, as well as visualization. 1/N #networkscience

Alsoโ€ฆ head over and give @netplace.bsky.social a follow!

This is amazing, and I canโ€™t wait to see where this merger goes! If youโ€™re an early career network scientist, I really recommend getting involved with @netplace.bsky.social ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ•ธ๏ธ

1/ Influenza wastewater activity levels are currently low across the US, aside from conspicuous areas in CA where #H5N1 is spreading in dairy cows. A deeper dive into the Wastewater Scan data paints a very concerning picture and should add to our sense of urgency.

One week left!

๐Ÿ“ข Complexity72h, Madrid 23โ€“27 Jun '25! What is C72h? A week-long immersive workshop where early-career researchers team up (~6) to tackle a complex systems project โ€”from theory to applications. ๐Ÿ’ก Do you want to be a tutor? The call is open, โณ deadline 7 Jan '25 complexity72h.com/call-for-tut...

Network Science Institute starter pack is here! And while youโ€™re here, PhD applications are due Dec 1. Iโ€™m the PhD program director for 6 more weeks, reach out if you have questions! go.bsky.app/N3PQTdw

Check out our great community of researchers! go.bsky.app/3xVo6wF

We are hiring a postdoc/researcher at my group (SUNLab) @nunetsi.bsky.social. Interested in working on multidisciplinary problems like segregation, health, or economic growth from the perspective of Social Urban Networks? Contact me if you are interested. Please share it!

A few more weeks to apply for the Network Science PhD program at Northeastern! This is a quantitative and interdisciplinary program, full of great researchers. Program page: www.networkscienceinstitute.org/phd Also, feel free to ask questions (!!): www.networkscienceinstitute.org/people

We're hiring a postdoc in the &-Lab at Northeastern's Network Science Institute! Looking for a curious, collaborative scholar to work on computational social science questions, at the intersection of data justice + network science. northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...