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Bojan Evkoski @bojanevkoski.bsky.social · 8d

(new paper)

📑 A large-scale study of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder in online settings: looking at reported symptoms, treatments, and comorbidities on Reddit.

Collaboration with @sreblet.bsky.social , @petrakn.bsky.social and Julie Riddell

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#PMDD #MentalHealth

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CEU Department of Network & Data Science @ceu-dnds.bsky.social · Jul 24

DNDS at #IC2S2 2025 in Sweden

A strong presence at the top conference in computational social science!

10+ talks and posters by current & former members on networks, behavior, inequality and digital society.

#WeAreCEU #NetworkScience #SocialDataScience #SeeUatCEU

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Thomas Robiglio @thomrobiglio.bsky.social · Jul 22

Tomorrow 1.30-2.30pm, poster ID 82

Inverse Complexity Lab @invcomplexity.skewed.de · Jul 22

Attending @ic2s2.bsky.social? Checkout the poster presented by @thomrobiglio.bsky.social! #ic2s2

Inverse Complexity Lab @invcomplexity.skewed.de · Jul 22

New preprint: “Multiscale patterns of migration flows in Austria: regionalization, administrative barriers, and urban-rural divides”, with @thomrobiglio.bsky.social, Martina Contisciani, @martonkarsai.bsky.social, arxiv.org/abs/2507.11503

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clara eminente @claraeminente.bsky.social · Jul 22

Attending #ic2s2? My poster is up today!

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Lorenzo Betti @loreb92.bsky.social · Jul 22

Interested in the relationships between team dynamics, leadership dynamics, and success?

I’ll be presenting my poster today at #ic2s2 (poster #82).

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Bojan Evkoski @bojanevkoski.bsky.social · Jul 21

👀 I’ll be presenting this work this week at @ic2s2.bsky.social (Thu, 11:00 AM · Social Media & Networks). If you’re there & interested, let’s connect! #IC2S2 N/N

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Bojan Evkoski @bojanevkoski.bsky.social · Jul 21

Finally, my thanks go to my supervisors, Petra Kralj Novak and Srebrenka Letina, whose trust and support enable me to research a topic I deeply care about. 8/N

📖 Full study 👉 osf.io/7dfcw_v1

OSF

osf.io

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Bojan Evkoski @bojanevkoski.bsky.social · Jul 21

💡 The perception of mental health disorders is continually shaped by digital spaces. They should not be taken as mere anecdotes but an essential part of the larger picture into understanding psychopathology. 7/N

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Bojan Evkoski @bojanevkoski.bsky.social · Jul 21

🚨 Neither diagnostic criteria nor online health communities give a holistic view of psychopathology. But together they offer complementary perspectives:

• one shaped by clinical expertise & tradition

• the other by lived experience & modern challenges 6/N

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Bojan Evkoski @bojanevkoski.bsky.social · Jul 21

📊 Reddit vs Diagnostic Criteria
Only 6% of links are present in both networks, yet broader clusters partly align. Some results echo dimensional frameworks like HiTOP:

🌀 Internalizing cluster: depression, anxiety & OCD

🌀 Thought disorders cluster: psychosis, trauma & personality disorders 5/N

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Bojan Evkoski @bojanevkoski.bsky.social · Jul 21

We also observe (with some caveats) that addiction recovery communities (alcohol, opioids, impulse-control) show negative ties 🚫 to much of the network, which may reflect symptom-focused isolation & (self‑)stigmatization despite known comorbidities.

🟥 See here: tinyurl.com/reddit-psych... 4/N

Retina

A web application to share network visualizations

tinyurl.com

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Bojan Evkoski @bojanevkoski.bsky.social · Jul 21

🧠 Trauma, dissociation & avoidance emerge as central transdiagnostic hubs.

🛡️ Entire ICD‑10 categories: psychotic (F2), mood (F3) and personality disorders (F60) have fuzzy boundaries, linking more across than within categories.

🌐 Network of positive associations: tinyurl.com/reddit-psych... 3/N

Retina

A web application to share network visualizations

tinyurl.com

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Bojan Evkoski @bojanevkoski.bsky.social · Jul 21

📕 We built a network of psychopathology from co-posting across 114 mental health subreddits & 49 disorders, then compared it with the diagnostic criteria of ICD‑10.

In summary: Mental health disorders on Reddit are far more interconnected than diagnostic manuals suggest. 🕸️

What did we find? 2/N

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Bojan Evkoski @bojanevkoski.bsky.social · Jul 21

🧵 New preprint!

Do online mental health communities form patterns of association that mirror diagnostic systems or challenge them?

“Network Analysis of Reddit Mental Health Communities: Mapping the Interconnectedness of Psychopathology”

👉 osf.io/7dfcw_v1

@ceu-dnds.bsky.social

Short thread: 1/N

OSF

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Thomas Robiglio @thomrobiglio.bsky.social · May 19

🎙️Meet the chair of Data Stories: @maxfalken.bsky.social

We're excited to welcome Max Falkenberg as chair of this year's Data Stories!

📅 Join Max and our speakers *TOMORROW*, Tuesday, May 20

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Data Stories (11th Edition)

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Bojan Evkoski @bojanevkoski.bsky.social · May 14

Data Stories is next week! Join us to hear the invited talks and visit the poster exhibition 🎨 RSVP below 👇

CEU Department of Network & Data Science @ceu-dnds.bsky.social · May 14

🎉 Data Stories is almost here!

Join us next Tuesday, May 20 at 16:00 for an inspiring event exploring the power of data through keynote talks by data visualization experts, interactive discussions, and a poster exhibition!

📍 RSVP: events.ceu.edu/2025-05-20/d...

@weareceu.bsky.social

Data Stories (11th Edition)

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CEU Department of Network & Data Science @ceu-dnds.bsky.social · May 12

Meet 𝐓𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐤, one of the keynote speakers at to present at #DataStoriesCEU!

He works at the intersection of 𝗴𝗲𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗿𝘆 and 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, focuses in interactive visualizations and developed a shape-shifting haptic device for VR.

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓!

🔗More info: bit.ly/datastories25

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Jun Yamamoto @jymmt.bsky.social · May 7

Don't miss your last chance to submit your data visualization!

The deadline is 7th May (AoE)!

CEU Department of Network & Data Science @ceu-dnds.bsky.social · Apr 30

✨ Deadline Extended – Submit by May 7! ✨

We're still accepting poster submissions for Data Stories, CEU's annual celebration of data visualization in research.

If you’re crafting a compelling, data-driven story, there’s still time to share your work!

🔗 networkdatascience.ceu.edu/data-stories

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CEU Department of Network & Data Science @ceu-dnds.bsky.social · May 5

@sndrschbr.bsky.social will also present at #DataStoriesCEU! She writes #data-driven news stories for #ORF because she understands data is a valuable resource in journalism.

Join us on May 20, 2025!

🔗 More details: bit.ly/datastories25

hashtag

#datascience #networkscience #datavisualization

data visualization, network science, data stories, journalism, vienna

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CEU Department of Network & Data Science @ceu-dnds.bsky.social · Apr 30

✨ Deadline Extended – Submit by May 7! ✨

We're still accepting poster submissions for Data Stories, CEU's annual celebration of data visualization in research.

If you’re crafting a compelling, data-driven story, there’s still time to share your work!

🔗 networkdatascience.ceu.edu/data-stories

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Bojan Evkoski @bojanevkoski.bsky.social · Apr 28

Only two days left to submit your Data Stories poster visualizations! 📫📪

Don’t miss out — join us on May 20th for keynotes by Renata Raidou and two other exciting speakers!

CEU Department of Network & Data Science @ceu-dnds.bsky.social · Apr 28

Renata Raidou is one of the experts that will present at #DataStoriesCEU!

She teaches #MedicalVisualization and #VisualAnalytics at @tuwien.at. She's also the Austrian rep in @easac.bsky.social, a scientific advisory to policymakers in the area of AI in Healthcare.

More: bit.ly/datastories25

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Bojan Evkoski @bojanevkoski.bsky.social · Apr 23

One week left for submitting to Data Stories! Here are three more posters on Plays vs. Movies, Taylor Swift and NBA to spark your ideas ⚡ See you there!

🏹 Submit your poster or register to attend: networkdatascience.ceu.edu/data-stories

@ceu-dnds.bsky.social
#DataStories11 #DataViz #CEU #Vienna

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Bojan Evkoski @bojanevkoski.bsky.social · Apr 16

Three insightful visualizations from past Data Stories to get your ideas flowing 🌸 Just two weeks left to submit—deadline is April 30!

🖼️ Submit your poster or simply register to attend: networkdatascience.ceu.edu/data-stories

#DataStories11 #DataViz #CEU #DNDS #Vienna

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Central European University @weareceu.bsky.social · Apr 10

📊 Data Stories is back! Students, researchers & professionals - showcase your best data visualizations in an exhibition featuring expert keynotes & discussions! Submit original, creative, and impactful posters until April 30.

📝 networkdatascience.ceu.edu/data-stories
📅 Event: May 20, 2025

Data Stories 2025

YouTube video by Central European University

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Bojan Evkoski @bojanevkoski.bsky.social · Apr 1

Data Stories is back! 🎉

Does your research tell a story through data? Share it with us! 👀

🗓️ Submit your visualizations by April 30:
networkdatascience.ceu.edu/data-stories

Join us May 20 at CEU Vienna (or online!) to celebrate the power of data viz.

#DataStories11 #DataViz #CEU

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