NERDS
@nerdsitu.bsky.social
Networks, Data, and Society research group @itu.dk. Data Science | Network Science | Computational Social Science
We are: https://nerds.itu.dk/people | https://bsky.app/starter-pack-short/4ej8RNM
On Mastodon: https://datasci.social/@nerdsitu
We are: https://nerds.itu.dk/people | https://bsky.app/starter-pack-short/4ej8RNM
On Mastodon: https://datasci.social/@nerdsitu
Luigi defends his PhD: Polarisation in an Evolving Social Media Landscape
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February 12, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Luigi defends his PhD: Polarisation in an Evolving Social Media Landscape
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Big congrats to @luigiarminio.bsky.social who successfully defended his PhD at @itu.dk during the last three years he has done some amazing work to understand online polarization and I'm sure he'll keep doing high quality research.
February 11, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Big congrats to @luigiarminio.bsky.social who successfully defended his PhD at @itu.dk during the last three years he has done some amazing work to understand online polarization and I'm sure he'll keep doing high quality research.
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WE ARE BACK! 🚀🚀🚀
📢 #databeers #copenhagen x Absalon is back on March 10th, SAVE THE DATE!
Many thanks to our sponsors, the Danish Data Science Academy and the Danmarks Tekniske Universitet
Speaker announcement and tickets out soon, stay tuned!
📢 #databeers #copenhagen x Absalon is back on March 10th, SAVE THE DATE!
Many thanks to our sponsors, the Danish Data Science Academy and the Danmarks Tekniske Universitet
Speaker announcement and tickets out soon, stay tuned!
February 2, 2026 at 4:15 PM
WE ARE BACK! 🚀🚀🚀
📢 #databeers #copenhagen x Absalon is back on March 10th, SAVE THE DATE!
Many thanks to our sponsors, the Danish Data Science Academy and the Danmarks Tekniske Universitet
Speaker announcement and tickets out soon, stay tuned!
📢 #databeers #copenhagen x Absalon is back on March 10th, SAVE THE DATE!
Many thanks to our sponsors, the Danish Data Science Academy and the Danmarks Tekniske Universitet
Speaker announcement and tickets out soon, stay tuned!
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Second news of the day. As part of a stellar group led by @gboccia.bsky.social our FemVision project was funded by @horizoneu.bsky.social in the context of the "CL2-2025-01-DEMOCRACY-05 - Countering and preventing radicalisation, extremism, hate speech and polarisation" call. More will come but
February 9, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Second news of the day. As part of a stellar group led by @gboccia.bsky.social our FemVision project was funded by @horizoneu.bsky.social in the context of the "CL2-2025-01-DEMOCRACY-05 - Countering and preventing radicalisation, extremism, hate speech and polarisation" call. More will come but
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It's time for a few professional updates. Together with the team behind the PolarVis project and with @flxvctr.bsky.social we have been invited by @cais-research.bsky.social to organize three workshops in Bochum. The workshops - between February and May - will expand on our understanding o visual
February 9, 2026 at 10:25 AM
It's time for a few professional updates. Together with the team behind the PolarVis project and with @flxvctr.bsky.social we have been invited by @cais-research.bsky.social to organize three workshops in Bochum. The workshops - between February and May - will expand on our understanding o visual
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This week I have started my research visit with @lajello.bsky.social at @nerdsitu.bsky.social. I am looking forward to my time here in Copenhagen. So far the weather has made sure that I feel right at home ☃️
February 6, 2026 at 1:54 PM
This week I have started my research visit with @lajello.bsky.social at @nerdsitu.bsky.social. I am looking forward to my time here in Copenhagen. So far the weather has made sure that I feel right at home ☃️
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⏳ Final days to apply!
@isi.it in collaboration with Fondazione CRT, offers 10 one-year applied research scholarships in data science & AI, focused on public health, humanitarian response, urban development, and sustainability.
📅 Deadline: February 2nd, 2026
@isi.it in collaboration with Fondazione CRT, offers 10 one-year applied research scholarships in data science & AI, focused on public health, humanitarian response, urban development, and sustainability.
📅 Deadline: February 2nd, 2026
Lagrange Fellowship Call
The Lagrange Project started in 2003 and it is regarded as one of the pioneering and most innovative European projects on complex systems science and data science.
It is promoted and funded by Fondazi...
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January 26, 2026 at 11:43 AM
⏳ Final days to apply!
@isi.it in collaboration with Fondazione CRT, offers 10 one-year applied research scholarships in data science & AI, focused on public health, humanitarian response, urban development, and sustainability.
📅 Deadline: February 2nd, 2026
@isi.it in collaboration with Fondazione CRT, offers 10 one-year applied research scholarships in data science & AI, focused on public health, humanitarian response, urban development, and sustainability.
📅 Deadline: February 2nd, 2026
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Our recent work (with Veronica Jude, @lajello.bsky.social, and @cerenbudak.bsky.social) on U.S. union Facebook messaging got featured by @poweratwork.bsky.social:
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Thanks to Seth Harris and Dane Gambrell for the helpful feedback!
📖 Full paper arxiv.org/abs/2510.01757
poweratwork.us/the-words-th...
Thanks to Seth Harris and Dane Gambrell for the helpful feedback!
📖 Full paper arxiv.org/abs/2510.01757
January 7, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Our recent work (with Veronica Jude, @lajello.bsky.social, and @cerenbudak.bsky.social) on U.S. union Facebook messaging got featured by @poweratwork.bsky.social:
poweratwork.us/the-words-th...
Thanks to Seth Harris and Dane Gambrell for the helpful feedback!
📖 Full paper arxiv.org/abs/2510.01757
poweratwork.us/the-words-th...
Thanks to Seth Harris and Dane Gambrell for the helpful feedback!
📖 Full paper arxiv.org/abs/2510.01757
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Submit your abstracts to CS2Italy by 👉 Jan 15 👈
Italian Conference on Computational Social Science
to join us in Turin on May 19-21
We welcome abstract submissions on #computerscience #netsci #complexsystems #sociology #economics #politics #cognitivesci #psychology and more
For more: cs2italy.org
Italian Conference on Computational Social Science
to join us in Turin on May 19-21
We welcome abstract submissions on #computerscience #netsci #complexsystems #sociology #economics #politics #cognitivesci #psychology and more
For more: cs2italy.org
January 7, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Submit your abstracts to CS2Italy by 👉 Jan 15 👈
Italian Conference on Computational Social Science
to join us in Turin on May 19-21
We welcome abstract submissions on #computerscience #netsci #complexsystems #sociology #economics #politics #cognitivesci #psychology and more
For more: cs2italy.org
Italian Conference on Computational Social Science
to join us in Turin on May 19-21
We welcome abstract submissions on #computerscience #netsci #complexsystems #sociology #economics #politics #cognitivesci #psychology and more
For more: cs2italy.org
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The #bicycle network field has grown so much that there are now papers out analyzing its citation network, haha 😆 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590198225004610
Fun to see how this has evolved! Our nodes are: orozco, szell, vybornova. Several friends also visible 😍
Fun to see how this has evolved! Our nodes are: orozco, szell, vybornova. Several friends also visible 😍
January 5, 2026 at 3:29 PM
The #bicycle network field has grown so much that there are now papers out analyzing its citation network, haha 😆 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590198225004610
Fun to see how this has evolved! Our nodes are: orozco, szell, vybornova. Several friends also visible 😍
Fun to see how this has evolved! Our nodes are: orozco, szell, vybornova. Several friends also visible 😍
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Computational Social Scientists in the Nordics, unite!
🇩🇰🇫🇮🇳🇴🇸🇪🇮🇸
The brand new Nordic Society for CSS welcomes all researchers and practitioners based in the Nordics. The Society will promote student mobility, events, and education initiatives.
Join for free: nosocss.org/join.html.
🇩🇰🇫🇮🇳🇴🇸🇪🇮🇸
The brand new Nordic Society for CSS welcomes all researchers and practitioners based in the Nordics. The Society will promote student mobility, events, and education initiatives.
Join for free: nosocss.org/join.html.
January 5, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Computational Social Scientists in the Nordics, unite!
🇩🇰🇫🇮🇳🇴🇸🇪🇮🇸
The brand new Nordic Society for CSS welcomes all researchers and practitioners based in the Nordics. The Society will promote student mobility, events, and education initiatives.
Join for free: nosocss.org/join.html.
🇩🇰🇫🇮🇳🇴🇸🇪🇮🇸
The brand new Nordic Society for CSS welcomes all researchers and practitioners based in the Nordics. The Society will promote student mobility, events, and education initiatives.
Join for free: nosocss.org/join.html.
Jacob Liam Curran-Sebastian has joined NERDS
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January 3, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Jacob Liam Curran-Sebastian has joined NERDS
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Manuel Knepper has joined NERDS
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January 2, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Manuel Knepper has joined NERDS
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December 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
With several fresh fathers and Italians in our group, a relevant link to share: www.ilpost.it/2025/12/21/p...
I papà di Copenhagen sono diversi - Il Post
Per gli italiani che visitano la città è molto evidente: c'entrano i lunghi congedi parentali della Danimarca e in generale dei paesi del nord Europa
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December 21, 2025 at 10:13 PM
With several fresh fathers and Italians in our group, a relevant link to share: www.ilpost.it/2025/12/21/p...
Especially those at the forefront of IT!
December 19, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Especially those at the forefront of IT!
Very good. All public institutions, like universities, should follow suit!
Update. The Danish government is moving away from #Microsoft products to #opensource alternatives.
https://itsfoss.com/news/denmark-road-traffic-authority-ditches-microsoft/
#Denmark
https://itsfoss.com/news/denmark-road-traffic-authority-ditches-microsoft/
#Denmark
Denmark Begins its Exit from Microsoft — and This is Just the Beginning
The move is part of a government-wide effort to reduce dependency on Microsoft software. The traffic department's move is just the beginning.
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December 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Very good. All public institutions, like universities, should follow suit!
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Excellent news! Our full paper "The Influence of the Communication Medium on Data Storytelling" based on the thesis of my former master's student Tamara Nagel has been accepted for oral presentation at #chiir2026! See you in Seattle!
December 17, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Excellent news! Our full paper "The Influence of the Communication Medium on Data Storytelling" based on the thesis of my former master's student Tamara Nagel has been accepted for oral presentation at #chiir2026! See you in Seattle!
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More great news: our other full paper "Tip-of-the-Tongue Search in the Wild: Analyzing Human and LLM Performance and Success Factors on Complex Search Requests" was also accepted at #chiir2026, this one together with @maria83.bsky.social, Mark Hall, Marijn Koolen, Mette Skov and Vivien Petras!
December 18, 2025 at 1:16 PM
More great news: our other full paper "Tip-of-the-Tongue Search in the Wild: Analyzing Human and LLM Performance and Success Factors on Complex Search Requests" was also accepted at #chiir2026, this one together with @maria83.bsky.social, Mark Hall, Marijn Koolen, Mette Skov and Vivien Petras!
Michael, Anastassia and Manuel win Innoexplorer Grant!
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December 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Michael, Anastassia and Manuel win Innoexplorer Grant!
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#kv25 Since I keep reading and reviewing papers using #LLMs to simulate social dynamics I think it's just fair to see how they would do in simulating the outcome of the local elections we had yesterday in #Copenhagen. The plot below shows the "predicted" value obtained via gpt4o
November 19, 2025 at 10:27 AM
#kv25 Since I keep reading and reviewing papers using #LLMs to simulate social dynamics I think it's just fair to see how they would do in simulating the outcome of the local elections we had yesterday in #Copenhagen. The plot below shows the "predicted" value obtained via gpt4o
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🔈 *Call for Participation* 🔈
Italian Conference on Computational Social Science – CS2Italy
May 19-21, 2026 in Torino, Italy
Premier venue for Computational Social Science in Italy: #sociology #polisci #economics #netsci #complexsystems ++
Submit your abstract by Jan 15: cs2italy.org
plz reshare
Italian Conference on Computational Social Science – CS2Italy
May 19-21, 2026 in Torino, Italy
Premier venue for Computational Social Science in Italy: #sociology #polisci #economics #netsci #complexsystems ++
Submit your abstract by Jan 15: cs2italy.org
plz reshare
November 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🔈 *Call for Participation* 🔈
Italian Conference on Computational Social Science – CS2Italy
May 19-21, 2026 in Torino, Italy
Premier venue for Computational Social Science in Italy: #sociology #polisci #economics #netsci #complexsystems ++
Submit your abstract by Jan 15: cs2italy.org
plz reshare
Italian Conference on Computational Social Science – CS2Italy
May 19-21, 2026 in Torino, Italy
Premier venue for Computational Social Science in Italy: #sociology #polisci #economics #netsci #complexsystems ++
Submit your abstract by Jan 15: cs2italy.org
plz reshare
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Yay, datasci.social is now 3 years old! 🥳
Same as last year, so I don't bother with a new post: https://community.datasci.social/blog/2024-11-15/two-years-old/
stable users - no issues - 99.9+% uptime - muchas gracias to our supporters!! 💖
Only new thing: Given bluesky's predictable moderation […]
Same as last year, so I don't bother with a new post: https://community.datasci.social/blog/2024-11-15/two-years-old/
stable users - no issues - 99.9+% uptime - muchas gracias to our supporters!! 💖
Only new thing: Given bluesky's predictable moderation […]
Original post on datasci.social
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November 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Yay, datasci.social is now 3 years old! 🥳
Same as last year, so I don't bother with a new post: https://community.datasci.social/blog/2024-11-15/two-years-old/
stable users - no issues - 99.9+% uptime - muchas gracias to our supporters!! 💖
Only new thing: Given bluesky's predictable moderation […]
Same as last year, so I don't bother with a new post: https://community.datasci.social/blog/2024-11-15/two-years-old/
stable users - no issues - 99.9+% uptime - muchas gracias to our supporters!! 💖
Only new thing: Given bluesky's predictable moderation […]
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A short thread of observations using Max Andrew's tool to explore the network of relationships revealed in the Epstein estate email cache. @thatsjustlikeyouropinionman.com
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1. There is a tight inner circle, densely connected. Trump is in the near outer rim.
epstein-doc-explorer-1.onrender.com
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1. There is a tight inner circle, densely connected. Trump is in the near outer rim.
epstein-doc-explorer-1.onrender.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:29 AM
A short thread of observations using Max Andrew's tool to explore the network of relationships revealed in the Epstein estate email cache. @thatsjustlikeyouropinionman.com
🧵
1. There is a tight inner circle, densely connected. Trump is in the near outer rim.
epstein-doc-explorer-1.onrender.com
🧵
1. There is a tight inner circle, densely connected. Trump is in the near outer rim.
epstein-doc-explorer-1.onrender.com