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Complexity Science Hub @csh.ac.at · 18h

🗓️ Join us for an event on tackling organized crime:
Next week, CSH hosts a #workshop & #panel organized by @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social, exploring how science can contribute to policy approaches.

Info & livestream: csh.ac.at/events/scien...

Science And Policy Against Organized Crime | Workshop & Panel

Violence remains one of the most pressing and complex challenges of our time. Driven by the expansion of organized crime and entrenched cartel...

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Rafael Prieto-Curiel @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social · 2d

Join us next week at @csh.ac.at for the Science and Policy Against Organized Crime workshop!

It includes many talks on violence and science, and a panel with:
🏳️José Antonio Zabalgoitia (Amb. of Mexico)
🌍 Dmitry Orlov (UNODC)
🎓 Sergio Aguayo (COLMEX/Harvard)

Register 👇
csh.ac.at/events/scien...

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Andrés Aragoneses @drphysics.bsky.social · 8d

Very stimulating lectures at @crmatematica.bsky.social by @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social on Cities as Complex Systems

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Diego Rybski @diegorybski.bsky.social · Sep 1

Call for Nominations: Young Scientist Awards 2026
Physics of Socio-economic Systems Division (phi·SOE), German Physical Society (DPG)
Deadline: October 15, 2025
Sponsored by Capital Fund Management (CFM)
Further details:
www.dpg-physik.de/vereinigunge...

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Conference on Complex Systems @css-conference.bsky.social · Sep 5

Congratulations to Dr. Rafael Prieto-Curiel, winner of the Junior Scientific Award 2025, for his contributions to complex systems research through innovative mathematical modelling of social phenomena🎉

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Complexity Cat 🐱 @amahury.bsky.social · Sep 4

Now at the criminal complexity satellite, @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social just gave a wonderful talk showing his progress when modeling organized crime recruitment by Mexican cartels. His results show that current Mexican and US policies are not enough to effectively reduce recruitment.

#CCS2025

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Rafael Prieto-Curiel @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social · Aug 27

We are excited to invite you to Criminal Complexity, our Satellite Event at #CCS2025 in Siena, focusing on Crime, Violence, and Complexity Science!

Join us for a series of talks that explore the intersection of criminal phenomena and complex systems.
criminalcomplexity.weebly.com/programme.html

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Rafael Prieto-Curiel @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social · Aug 27

We are excited to invite you to Criminal Complexity, our Satellite Event at #CCS2025 in Siena, focusing on Crime, Violence, and Complexity Science!

Join us for a series of talks that explore the intersection of criminal phenomena and complex systems.
criminalcomplexity.weebly.com/programme.html

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Complexity Science Hub @csh.ac.at · Aug 20

While in Vienna, CSH resident journalist Will Grimond was fascinated to learn about grätzloase--neighbourhood oasis made by and for residents to enjoy shared urban life. And he wrote a story about it for @theguardian.com (featuring @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social and @csh.ac.at): shorturl.at/gC6Ch

‘Why would you take away a parking place?’: the city where anyone can build an urban oasis

Grätzloasen – low-cost, urban ‘parklets’ built by volunteers – are on the rise in Vienna as sceptics are being won over by the splash of welcome greenery and boost to community spirits

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Complexity Science Hub @csh.ac.at · Aug 19

👉 Compare cities worldwide: vis.csh.ac.at/citiesmoving/
👉 Read the paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...

Cities Moving

How do people travel to work in your city? Explore the model share data for over 800 cities in the world.

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Complexity Science Hub @csh.ac.at · Aug 19

🚶🚌🚗 Where you live in a city shapes how you commute. @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social (CSH) & Filipe Barroso (Universidade de Aveiro) analyzed Lisbon & Porto and found: car use rises ~1% every 2 km from downtown, reaching 75%+ in outer neighborhoods. Over the decade, car trips increased nationwide.

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Complexity Science Hub @csh.ac.at · Jul 22

🚔 #Crime has a rhythm — can we decode its beat? In a new study co-authored by CSH's @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social, 12 years of detailed crime data reveal relatively stable temporal “heartbeats” for different crime types over time. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Max Roser @maxroser.bsky.social · Jul 13

No, it's not the case that only China is responsible for the large decline in extreme poverty over the past decades.

We wrote about it recently: ourworldindata.org/data-insights/was-the-global-decline-of-extreme-poverty-only-due-to-china

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DIFENSC - RSEF @difensc-rsef.bsky.social · Jul 11

Very privileged to have @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social
teaching a 5-hour course on Cities as Complex Systems!
🏙️🌳

More info: www.crm.cat/summer-schoo...

Summer School on Complex Systems Society (CS3) - Centre de Recerca Matemàtica

REGISTRATION FEE (Includes attendance to the congress, gala dinner, coffee breaks and lunch) 210 € Summer School on Complex Systems Society (CS3) Sign in Advanced course / School From September 29, 20...

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Complexity Science Hub @csh.ac.at · Jun 30

Migration is shaping the future of our societies — but how can research help shape migration policy?
Last week, the #HumanMigration research group led by @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social hosted a three-part event series at the Complexity Science Hub to explore this pressing question.

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Rafael Prieto-Curiel @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social · Jun 24

An interactive map of the English Wikipedia. Each dot represents a page, with similar articles placed nearby.

The map displays approximately 7 million articles!
📓

lmcinnes.github.io/datamapplot_...

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Rafael Prieto-Curiel @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social · Jun 17

I was interviewed by @zuckerbaeckerei.bsky.social from @futurezone.at.web.brid.gy and we discussed how the timing of traffic lights, particularly in Vienna, is designed not in favour of people but in favour of cars.

You can read the full article while waiting for the green light!
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futurezone @futurezone.at · Jun 16

So könnten Ampelschaltungen optimiert werden

Wie Mathematik hilft, schneller durch die Stadt zu kommen

Am Complexity Science Hub in Wien wird errechnet, wie Pendelzeiten für alle Verkehrsteilnehmer durch andere Ampelschaltungen verkürzt werden könnten.

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futurezone @futurezone.at · Jun 16

So könnten Ampelschaltungen optimiert werden

Wie Mathematik hilft, schneller durch die Stadt zu kommen

Am Complexity Science Hub in Wien wird errechnet, wie Pendelzeiten für alle Verkehrsteilnehmer durch andere Ampelschaltungen verkürzt werden könnten.

futurezone.at

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Rafael Prieto-Curiel @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social · Jun 6

The @css-conference.bsky.social is offering travel grants for presenters from low- and middle-income countries who need support for travel, fees, or visas.

Last week to apply & share your research in person:
👉 ccs25.cssociety.org/open-arms-gr...

#CCS2025 #OpenArmsGrant

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Rafael Prieto-Curiel @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social · Jun 6

The @css-conference.bsky.social is offering travel grants for presenters from low- and middle-income countries who need support for travel, fees, or visas.

Last week to apply & share your research in person:
👉 ccs25.cssociety.org/open-arms-gr...

#CCS2025 #OpenArmsGrant

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Elisa Omodei @elisaomodei.bsky.social · May 28

📣 Excited to announce this year's invited speakers lineup for the Complex Systems for the Most Vulnerable satellite at @css-conference.bsky.social:
- Francesca Lipari (Complutense University of Madrid)
- @perrottadaniela.bsky.social (@mpidr.bsky.social)
- @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social (@csh.ac.at)

Elisa Omodei @elisaomodei.bsky.social · Apr 11

The #ComplexSystems for the Most Vulnerable satellite is back!

Are you a #Complexity scientist studying inequalities, climate change or health emergencies, just to name a few?

Then submit your abstract by June 1st and join us at @css-conference.bsky.social in Siena in September:
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COMPLEX SYSTEMS FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE - 7TH EDITION

Data and data science are becoming increasingly crucial to tackling the societal challenges that climate change, increasing inequalities, geopolitical upheaval, etc., are creating. The need for a new....

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Rafael Prieto-Curiel @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social · May 22

Accepted to #CCS2025 but need help covering costs? The #OpenArmsGrant supports attendees from low- and middle-income countries with travel, fees, and more.

Budget should never be a barrier to participating in science!

Apply by June 15.
ccs25.cssociety.org/open-arms-gr...
#ComplexSystems

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Magdalena Skipper @magdalenaskipper.bsky.social · May 26

Hong Kong universities woo Harvard international students targeted by Trump

“HKU stands ready to welcome affected students at Harvard who wish to explore options and pathways for continuing their studies with us”

#AcademicLife 🧪

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Hong Kong universities woo Harvard international students targeted by Trump

The offers follow the United States administration’s decision last week to prevent the prestigious university from enrolling foreign students.

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Rafael Prieto-Curiel @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social · May 22

Accepted to #CCS2025 but need help covering costs? The #OpenArmsGrant supports attendees from low- and middle-income countries with travel, fees, and more.

Budget should never be a barrier to participating in science!

Apply by June 15.
ccs25.cssociety.org/open-arms-gr...
#ComplexSystems

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Rafael Prieto-Curiel @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social · May 15

Our visualisation “Cities Moving” has been shortlisted for an Information is Beautiful Award! We wanted to make mobility data comparable with the ABC model.

Here is the interactive data 🚴🚌🚗 citiesmoving.com

And here you can vote for us! www.informationisbeautifulawards.com/showcase?aca...

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