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NetSci 2026 @netsciconf.bsky.social · 5d

Stay connected with @netsciconf.bsky.social! 💬
Follow us for speaker news, deadline reminders, event highlights & community updates.
Don’t miss a moment—join the conversation! 👇

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𝙲𝚘𝚖𝚙𝚕𝚎𝙽𝚎𝚝 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟼 @complenet.bsky.social · 23d

📢 Excited to announce CompleNet 2026! Join us to share your network science research in a highly interdisciplinary conference!

🗓️ 4–8 May 2026 | 📍 Zaragoza, Spain 🇪🇸
🚨 Call for contributions open – submit by Nov 15, 2025!
🌐 Info & registration: complenet.weeblysite.com

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Zachary Neal @zpneal.bsky.social · 7d

Want to promote transparency and clarity in network research by helping develop 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 (𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃)?

Sign up to get involved here: tinyurl.com/help-with-GR...

▪️ All career stages welcome
▪️ All fields welcome
▪️ Be compensated for your time

GRAND Recruitment

Complete this short questionnaire to help develop Guidelines for Reporting About Network Data (GRAND).

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NetSci 2026 @netsciconf.bsky.social · 8d

📌 Save the Date!

The flagship conference of the Network Science Society - 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗦𝗰𝗶 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 - is coming to Northeastern University’s Network Science Institute, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭-𝟱, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.
Prepare to share ideas, discoveries & challenges in network science.

Registration opens soon! 🔗 www.netsci2026.com

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Andreia Sofia Teixeira @asteixeira.bsky.social · 12d

We are restarting the @wins-society.bsky.social book club!
The first edition was super fun, so let’s do it again :)
On October 8 we will present the first book and plan for the rest of the semester! See you there 🙌🏼

Mariana Macedo @marianagmmacedo.bsky.social · 12d

WiNS Book Club is back!!

Join us for a Happy Hour to plan together:
Oct 8 | 6 PM UK 7 PM CET 1 PM Boston
Open to WiNS members via Slack.

@asteixeira.bsky.social @h-merritt.bsky.social
@wins-society.bsky.social

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Women in Network Science Society - Book Club

The Women in Network Science (WiNS) Book Club is an opportunity to share experiences, reflect on current issues, and connect with one another. This session will be led by Mariana Macedo, Sofia Teixeir...

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Andreia Sofia Teixeira @asteixeira.bsky.social · 15d

Thank you @manlius.bsky.social for having me in Padova and for everybody attending and all the exciting questions!
Thank you LASIGE for having me again, it was a blast being back and seeing so many familiar faces! The questions were also sharp and super timely.
Super grateful 🙌🏼

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Andreia Sofia Teixeira @asteixeira.bsky.social · 15d

I’ve been lucky enough to have two packed rooms (University of Padova and University of Lisbon) to listen about different branches of my work, reviving Spanning Edge Betweenness, Bacterial Populations and Evolution, Evolutionary Game Theory and Predictive Signed Networks w/ real data! Thank you 🙌🏼

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Network Science Society @netscisociety.bsky.social · 20d

In just about a week, the season's first NetSci Colloquium will happen. And we're starting with a bang . . . with none other than Iain Couzin talking about Collective Behavior in Animal Groups. September 24, 10 AM ET. Register here to get a Zoom link: iu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Andreia Sofia Teixeira @asteixeira.bsky.social · 18d

Next Tuesday in Padova!
Thank you @manlius.bsky.social for having me! Looking forward to it!

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Andreia Sofia Teixeira @asteixeira.bsky.social · 25d

For those in Portugal, I’ll be giving a talk next Thursday at LASIGE, Informática em Ciências , Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa

Looking forward to seeing colleagues and previous students!

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Talks @ LASIGE: Andreia Sofia Teixeira - LASIGE

Title: Towards Predictive Social Network Science: Polarisation & Equilibrium in Signed Networks Speakers: Andreia Sofia Teixeira (Network Science Institute, NUL, LASIGE) Date: September 18, 2025, 14h0...

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Andreia Sofia Teixeira @asteixeira.bsky.social · 28d

Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. Suicide remains a major public health challenge. Our work has explored cognitive and emotional mechanisms behind suicide ideation—here are three papers:
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🔗 www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...
🔗 www.mdpi.com/2504-2289/9/...

Revealing semantic and emotional structure of suicide notes with cognitive network science - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Revealing semantic and emotional structure of suicide notes with cognitive network science

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Andreia Sofia Teixeira @asteixeira.bsky.social · Sep 7

Once upon a time I used to write reviews about books. This one made me want to write again (still in Portuguese, maybe in the future I’ll try in English):

branmorrighan.com/2025/09/opin...

[Opinião] Siddhartha, Hermann Hesse - Bran Morrighan

SiddharthaHermann Hesse

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Andreia Sofia Teixeira @asteixeira.bsky.social · Jul 29

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Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) @improvingpsych.org · Jul 24

✨ Recommendations for Sharing Network Data and Materials were developed by an interdisciplinary working group of network researchers to clarify and promote open science practices in network research. buff.ly/0WxtZIt buff.ly/rWk3R3l

Recommendations for sharing network data and materials | Network Science | Cambridge Core

Recommendations for sharing network data and materials - Volume 12 Issue 4

doi.org

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Andreia Sofia Teixeira @asteixeira.bsky.social · Jul 25

Congrats team 🙌🏼

Zachary Neal @zpneal.bsky.social · Jul 25

Excited that our #network data sharing recommendations have received a commendation from SIPS!

Read the recommendations 👉 www.zacharyneal.com/datasharing

Endorse the recommendations 👉 forms.gle/sgpjyUnkufJF...

Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) @improvingpsych.org · Jul 24

We are very pleased to announce the 2025 Commendations for the Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science! Join us in celebrating the exceptional projects that have revolutionized the field of psychological science.
buff.ly/rzTeLYL

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Network Science Institute @nunetsi.bsky.social · Jul 21

Two new labs at the Network Science Institute!

NET Lab in #Boston explores team networks advance the frontier of science.
BRAN Lab in #London studies behavior & mental health through brain, social, and environmental dynamics.

🔗 Learn more:
#NetLab bit.ly/46SqOv6
#BranLab bit.ly/4f13hu9

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Andreia Sofia Teixeira @asteixeira.bsky.social · Jul 15

Ahahah, you are too too kind! But for sure I’m enjoying our collaborations so much 😁💪🏼

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Andreia Sofia Teixeira @asteixeira.bsky.social · Jul 15

Super 🙌🏼 to @miguelagoncas.bsky.social and @anxosanchez.bsky.social 💪🏼

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Andreia Sofia Teixeira @asteixeira.bsky.social · Jul 15

Our article “Evidence of equilibrium dynamics in human social networks evolving in time”, published in Communications Physics, is now featured on their homepage as part of their monthly selection of highlights! If you didn't read it yet, take a look!

www.nature.com/commsphys/

Communications Physics

Communications Physics is an open access journal from Nature Portfolio publishing high-quality research, reviews and commentary in all areas of the physical ...

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Steven Strogatz @stevenstrogatz.com · Jul 4

My "Math, Revealed" series is freely available to anyone -- no paywall! -- in the thread below.

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Andreia Sofia Teixeira @asteixeira.bsky.social · Jul 6

This was such a great edition! Super grateful and happy to have been part of this 10th anniversary 🙏🏼

Manlio De Domenico @manlius.bsky.social · Jul 5

@mscxnetworks.bsky.social ended.

A week of cutting edge complexity science, from foundations to applications. Amazing speakers and great cohort of attendants.

One of the best editions ever. 10 years of passion, love and network science.

In an amazing piece of #Sicily

youtu.be/Nh5vrEKheH0?...

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PessoaBrain @pessoabrain.bsky.social · Jul 1

Amazing summer school on complex networks/systems.
Highly recommend to students. Extremely high quality of student presentations.

Manlio De Domenico @manlius.bsky.social · Jul 1

The first day of the 10th MSCX @mscxnetworks.bsky.social was a success.

Amazing Venue, old friends and colleagues, extraordinary lecture by @martikagv.bsky.social and great talks from the attendants.

Superb thought provoking seminar by @pessoabrain.bsky.social

#MSCX2025

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Andreia Sofia Teixeira @asteixeira.bsky.social · Jun 30

Busy month! And there we go! Our editorial for the Focus on game theory and AI in complex systems in the Journal of Physics: Complexity 💪🏼

With The Anh Han and Alberto Antonioni

iopscience.iop.org/collections/...

Focus Issue on Game Theory and AI in Complex Systems - IOPscience

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Andreia Sofia Teixeira @asteixeira.bsky.social · Jun 28

I’m so happy to have you joining us ! First generation BRAN Lab :) can’t wait to work together!

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Andreia Sofia Teixeira @asteixeira.bsky.social · Jun 28

The name carries weight: BRAN, the crow: insight, transformation, and clarity from the edges we stand on.

A long path brought us here. A new one begins.
Let’s see where this flight takes us 💪🏼

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