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Iacopo Iacopini
@iaciac.bsky.social
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#ComplexNetworks · #ComplexSystems · #Cities Associate Professor @ Network Science Institute, Northeastern University London.
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Network Science Institute @nunetsi.bsky.social · 8d
𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗦𝗰𝗶 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 is coming to the Network Science Institute at Northeastern University!
We are honored to host a conference that brings together the world’s leading ideas, discoveries, and challenges in network science.

@nunetsi.bsky.social @northeasternu.bsky.social @netsciconf.bsky.social
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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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George Cantwell @gcant.bsky.social · 22d
We found a nice way to accurately solve the SIS model. Rather than expanding in space with ever larger moment closures (pairs, triples, ...), we expand in time. No more difficult than pair-approximations yet much more accurate.
arxiv.org/abs/2509.11706
The threshold and quasi-stationary distribution for the SIS model on networks
We study the Susceptible-Infectious-Susceptible (SIS) model on arbitrary networks. The well-established pair approximation treats neighboring pairs of nodes exactly while making a mean field approxima...
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Complexity 72h @complexity72h.bsky.social · Sep 1
✨ Hope your summer was as cool as the news we’re about to drop…

We’ve just launched our official IG channel 👉 @complexity72h - follow us for updates!

⏳ Only ~24h left to discover the location of the next edition of Complexity72h — revealed across all our socials and live at CCS 👀

Stay tuned! 🚀
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Alessandro Vespignani @alexvespi.bsky.social · Aug 27
Read what is going on at NETSI. A lot of network science happened during the summer.
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Vermont Complex Systems Institute @vcsi.bsky.social · Jul 24
Our team had an amazing week at @ic2s2.bsky.social in Norrköping Sweden and we will post pictures of our posters and talks soon - the big news is that we're so excited to host #IC2S2 in Burlington in 2026! youtu.be/p412S4GnPkc
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Iacopo Iacopini @iaciac.bsky.social · Jul 23
The #CRAB2025 🦀 programme is out!

Join us in Siena on Sept 3 at #CCS25 for the 2nd edition of the Complexity Research in Animal Behaviour satellite 🐜🐦🦋🐳🐙🐝

🧑‍🏫 Invited talks by S. Melillo & P. Bartashevich

Full programme: sites.google.com/view/crab202...

@jbbrask.bsky.social @saraneven.bsky.social
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Complexity Research in Animal Behaviour Satellite @ CCS 2025 - Siena, 3 September 2025 Animal groups can be considered as complex systems of interacting entities (the individuals). The collective beha...
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Young Researchers of the Complex Systems Society @yrcss.bsky.social · Jul 21
The deadline to apply for the warmup has been extended to the 27th of July (this time for real!)

Your last chance to apply: forms.gle/DxatcCQt4LBk...

See you in Siena 🇮🇹
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Nicholas Landry @nwlandry.bsky.social · Jul 17
🚨🚨 New preprint just dropped! In collaboration with @colltoaction.bsky.social, Cliff Joslyn, @fralotito.bsky.social, Audun Myers, Joshua Pickard, Brenda Praggastis, and Przemysław Szufel, we define a new data sharing standard for higher-order networks. arxiv.org/abs/2507.11520
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Conference on Complex Systems @css-conference.bsky.social · Jul 14
📆 Early registration for #CCS25 closes on July 20!
One week left to secure your spot at the conference and benefit from reduced fees! Join researchers from around the world at the premier conference on complex systems.
📷 Register here: ccs25.cssociety.org/registration/
Registration – Conference on Complex Systems 2025
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Thomas Louf @tlouf.bsky.social · Jul 11
Our latest work with @martonkarsai.bsky.social, David Sánchez and José Ramasco just got published! (and open access)

Here's a short thread to give you our main results ⏬
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NetScience @netscience.bsky.social · Jul 11
When dialects collide: how socioeconomic mixing affects language use epjdatascience.springeropen.com/articles/10....
When dialects collide: how socioeconomic mixing affects language use - EPJ Data Science
The socioeconomic background of people and how they use standard forms of language are not independent, as demonstrated in various sociolinguistic studies. However, the extent to which these correlati...
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NetScience @netscience.bsky.social · Jul 8
Latest out: Estimating behavioural relaxation induced by COVID-19 vaccines in the first months of their rollout journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
Estimating behavioural relaxation induced by COVID-19 vaccines in the first months of their rollout
Author summary The COVID-19 vaccines rollout initially faced significant challenges. Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) complemented vaccinations in addressing these issues. However, the interpla...
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Miguel A. González-Casado @miguelagoncas.bsky.social · Jun 3
1/8 How do networks of social relationships evolve over time? This evolution is driven by a complex interplay of cognitive, emotional, and social factors. It’s only natural to assume that such complexity would make this dynamics highly unpredictable. But…
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Nicholas Landry @nwlandry.bsky.social · Jun 3
@lordgrilo.bsky.social also offered a valuable bird's eye view of the field of higher-order network science as a whole and where TopoNets fits in at NetSci.
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Iacopo Iacopini @iaciac.bsky.social · May 27
Next week at @netsciconf.bsky.social -- it's time for another edition of TopoNets!
🗓️ June 3, 2025
📍 FPN Paarse Zaal

A great lineup, including keynote talks by @marilyngatica.bsky.social , Kwang-Il Goh, @captainkirk1041.bsky.social & Maria Pope

Full programme: sites.google.com/view/toponet...
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Iacopo Iacopini @iaciac.bsky.social · May 1
CRAB: Complexity Research in Animal Behaviour will be back at #CCS2025 Siena!

Do you work at the intersection of complexity science and animal behaviour? 🐜🐁🦍🐋🦋🐦
Don't miss your chance to present your interdisciplinary research at CRAB 🦀

👉 sites.google.com/view/crab202...
⏰ Deadline: June 1st 2025
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Complexity Research in Animal Behaviour Satellite @ CCS 2025 - Siena, 3 September 2025 Animal groups can be considered as complex systems of interacting entities (the individuals). The collective beha...
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NetScience @netscience.bsky.social · May 9
We present Epydemix: open-source python package for all stages of epidemic modelling: from models' definition to their calibration via ABC methods. Website: www.epydemix.org. Paper: www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1.... High level summary: www.epistorm.org/activities/e...
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Young Researchers of the Complex Systems Society @yrcss.bsky.social · May 8
📢 Early-Career researchers! Did your abstract for @css-conference.bsky.social get accepted, but you're struggling to find funding? ✨Apply for our special CCS - SECS grants!✨ Applications are open until June 30th. 💸

yrcss.cssociety.org/grants/secs/
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Young Researchers of the Complex Systems Society
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NetScience @netscience.bsky.social · May 2
2nd British NetSci Symposium, London, June 9, 2025. If you are a PhD student or a Post-Doc working in the field, submit an abstract. Deadline May 28th. All info all links here: www.netsci.uk/events.html
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Iacopo Iacopini @iaciac.bsky.social · May 1
CRAB: Complexity Research in Animal Behaviour will be back at #CCS2025 Siena!

Do you work at the intersection of complexity science and animal behaviour? 🐜🐁🦍🐋🦋🐦
Don't miss your chance to present your interdisciplinary research at CRAB 🦀

👉 sites.google.com/view/crab202...
⏰ Deadline: June 1st 2025
CRAB2025
Complexity Research in Animal Behaviour Satellite @ CCS 2025 - Siena, 3 September 2025 Animal groups can be considered as complex systems of interacting entities (the individuals). The collective beha...
sites.google.com
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Network Science Institute @nunetsi.bsky.social · Apr 22
🚀 Now accepting applications for the new MS in Complex Network Analysis at Northeastern!

Study real-world systems—social, financial, biological, public health—using cutting-edge network science tools.

🌐 Info: shorturl.at/bKUZV
📅 Live Webinars (starting April-May): shorturl.at/xrory
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Network Science Institute @nunetsi.bsky.social · Apr 15
The past couple of months have been incredibly busy at the Network Science Institute, so we've decided to share some updates with you right away instead of waiting for our usual quarterly edition of "Notes from NetSI".
Stay connected & sign up to join the NetSI community!
mailchi.mp/neu/news-fro...
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Tiago Peixoto @tiago.skewed.de · Mar 21
Happy that this just came out on PRX:

“Network Reconstruction via the Minimum Description Length Principle”

journals.aps.org/prx/abstract... 1/3
Network Reconstruction via the Minimum Description Length Principle
A new information-theoretic approach to analyzing complex systems uncovers hidden networks by minimizing data complexity, a method that improves accuracy and efficiency.
journals.aps.org
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Iacopo Iacopini @iaciac.bsky.social · Mar 17
Reminder for Londoners! 👇
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Iacopo Iacopini @iaciac.bsky.social · Mar 7
Happy to announce the upcoming distinguished speaker lecture by @alainbarrat.bsky.social: "Feeding contact data into models of epidemic spread for actionable insights."

Join us on March 19th at @nunetsi.bsky.social@NUL-Register to attend in presence!
www.networkscienceinstitute.org/talks/alain-...
Talks at NetSI | Alain Barrat
Feeding contact data into models of epidemic spread for actionable insights
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Márton Karsai @martonkarsai.bsky.social · Mar 12
New paper alert! Check it out if you want to know more about the distinguishability of simple and complex contagion processes at the individual level! Great collaboration with @elsaandres @gregodor @iaciac.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Iacopo Iacopini @iaciac.bsky.social · Mar 7
Happy to announce the upcoming distinguished speaker lecture by @alainbarrat.bsky.social: "Feeding contact data into models of epidemic spread for actionable insights."

Join us on March 19th at @nunetsi.bsky.social@NUL-Register to attend in presence!
www.networkscienceinstitute.org/talks/alain-...
Talks at NetSI | Alain Barrat
Feeding contact data into models of epidemic spread for actionable insights
www.networkscienceinstitute.org
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