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Basti Kusch

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PhD candidate @goetheuni.bsky.social Complex Systems/Network Science @invcomplexity.skewed.de, Center for Critical Computational Studies

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Tiago Peixoto @tiago.skewed.de · 28/07/2026
The members of my group gifted my a t-shirt commemorating 20 years of @graph-tool.skewed.de (counting from the first commit in 2006 during my PhD)! 🎉 Time passes just way too fast. 👨‍🦳
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Tiago Peixoto @tiago.skewed.de · 08/07/2026
Good news everyone! 🎉 The new version 3.0 of graph-tool is just out with major improvements! See below. graph-tool.skewed.de graph-tool is a comprehensive and efficient Python library to work with networks, including structural, dynamical, and statistical algorithms, as well as visualization. 1/N
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Emily Grubert @gruberte.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
A really unpleasant professional anxiety that I’ve just realized I have is that I don‘t know how to think about collaborations now that I’m so mismatched with peers on acceptable AI use. I expected this problem with students but I’m shocked at how everyone in their 40s/50s is just casually using it
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Basti Kusch @bastikusch.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Thank you @skojaku.bsky.social, I hope people found it interesting or at least enjoyed the poem!
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Thilo Gross @thilogross.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Next week, my course on Networks and Complexity is starting again, which is always taught online. We have some space left for international students. Lectures will be on mondays and thursdays 16:00-18:00 CEST. Starting 9th. 24 Lectures total. More info in the reply.
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NetScience @netscience.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Simple spatial processes can generate heterogeneous contact distributions in face-to-face interactions arxiv.org/abs/2604.00652
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Simple spatial processes can generate heterogeneous contact distributions in face-to-face interactions
Face-to-face interactions reveal recurring patterns, suggesting the possibility of shared underlying mechanisms. More specifically, inter-contact durations, contact durations and number of contacts pe...
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Tiago Peixoto @tiago.skewed.de · 31/03/2026
I’m happy to share that, as of April 1st, I will be taking on a W3 Professorship in Complex Systems and Network Science at the Goethe University Frankfurt @goetheuni.bsky.social.
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Thilo Gross @thilogross.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
POSTDOC POSITION --- Bernd Blasius has just opened a PostDoc position to model viral evolution. The project is a collaboration with me Dirk Brockmann and famous virologist Christian Drosten, among others. uol.de/en/job/postd...
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Postdoctoral Position in Modelling Epidemic Dynamics and Viral Evolution // University of Oldenburg
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Tiago Peixoto @tiago.skewed.de · 20/02/2026
New on the arxiv: “Graphs are maximally expressive for higher-order interactions” arxiv.org/abs/2602.16937 We clarify central misconceptions in the recent literature on "higher-order networks". w/ @piratepeel.bsky.social , @manlius.bsky.social, and @thilogross.bsky.social Explainer 🧵: 1/N
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Graphs are maximally expressive for higher-order interactions
We demonstrate that graph-based models are fully capable of representing higher-order interactions, and have a long history of being used for precisely this purpose. This stands in contrast to a commo...
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Elena Candellone @elenacandellone.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
📢 The WiNS Seminar Series is back! 🥳 Join us today at 11:00 a.m. ET (5pm CET) for the first talk of the season with Yanna Kraakman (Univ. of Twente): Sampling random hypergraphs with fixed degrees 💬 DM for the Zoom link @wins-society.bsky.social @gulsahakcakir.bsky.social @h-merritt.bsky.social
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NetPlace @netplace.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Our fall seminar series begins this Thursday, Oct. 2 (4pm UTC+1/11am EDT) with a talk by Elena Candellone. She’ll be speaking about “Mapping extreme users through negative ties in online social interactions”, followed by a discussion on “the joy of planning scientific events”.
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Inverse Complexity Lab @invcomplexity.skewed.de · 08/08/2025
Last week we had our second “Inverse Complexity Lab Retreat” at wonderful Traunkirchen! skewed.de/lab/group.ht... Nothing like eldritch C++ incantations by the sunny lakeside! 🏖️
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Mariana Macedo @marianagmmacedo.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
We are seeking speaker nominations for the Women in Network Science (WiNS) seminar series. Let’s amplify diverse voices and break out of our usual bubbles. Nominate someone inspiring today! #WiNS #NetworkScience #WomenInScience
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Nominate a speaker for WiNS Seminar
The Women in Network Science (WiNS) seminar is an interdisciplinary seminar with the aim to promote and showcase research by women and nonbinary researchers in network science. Attendance is open to e...
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haily merritt, phd @h-merritt.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
shout out to the organizers of these seminars for a great semester, thank you @gulsahakcakir.bsky.social @elenacandellone.bsky.social and Echo Liu! if you or someone you know would be a good fit for a future seminar, you can nominate them here docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/... we’d love to have you!
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Nominate a speaker for WiNS Seminar
The Women in Network Science (WiNS) seminar is an interdisciplinary seminar with the aim to promote and showcase research by women and nonbinary researchers in network science. Attendance is open to e...
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Elisa Omodei @elisaomodei.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Can LLMs be used to persuade people to disfavor authoritarian strategies? If you are at #ic2s2, stop by Júlia Számely's poster today to learn about our work in progress with @tomcostello.bsky.social & @dgrand.bsky.social
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Elena Candellone @elenacandellone.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
I'll have a poster on Thursday, come say hi! zenodo.org/records/1626... #ic2s2
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Negative Ties Highlight Hidden Extremes in Social Media Polarization
Poster for the 11th International Conference on Computational Social Science (Norrköping, Sweden | July 21-24, 2025)
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Thomas Robiglio @thomrobiglio.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Tomorrow 1.30-2.30pm, poster ID 82
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Lorenzo Betti @loreb92.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
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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clara eminente @claraeminente.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Attending #ic2s2? My poster is up today!
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Inverse Complexity Lab @invcomplexity.skewed.de · 22/07/2025
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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Multiscale patterns of migration flows in Austria: regionalization, administrative barriers, and urban-rural divides
Migration is central in various societal problems related to socioeconomic development. While much of the existing research has focused on international migration, migration patterns within a single c...
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Inverse Complexity Lab @invcomplexity.skewed.de · 29/06/2025
Are you from the US and would like to work as a postdoc in Austria, maybe in our lab? 25 new fellowships will be available in July from the @oeaw.bsky.social: www.oeaw.ac.at/en/news/25-n... If you are interested; get in touch!
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25 new scholarships for US researchers
Fonds Zukunft Österreich (FZÖ) is providing €10 million in funding for an academy program to bring postdocs from the USA to Austria ++ Faßmann: “The right signal in these turbulent times”
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Hiroki Sayama @hirokisayama.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
#NetSci2025 closing ceremony NetPlace announcements
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Aaron Clauset @aaronclauset.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Hurray! 🎉 @arash.network (left) is the 24th recipient of the Zachary's Karate Club CLUB prize. For his talk @netsciconf.bsky.social NetSci 2025, he was entrusted with the illustrious trophy 🏆 from @nwlandry.bsky.social #networkscience networkkarate.tumblr.com
A delightfully nerdy photo of @arash.network receiving a small karate club trophy from @nwlandry.bsky.socialAn "action shot" of @arash.network during his award winning talk, with a TV in the background showing the famous karate club network
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Basti Kusch @bastikusch.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
This makes me very happy!
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Thomas Robiglio @thomrobiglio.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
@invcomplexity.skewed.de bike train to @netsciconf.bsky.social @ituaustria.bsky.social
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Alessia Galdeman @alessianetwork.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
If you're already at @netsciconf.bsky.social and you're wondering what that graph is doing on your badge, here's the reason! We will have a lightning talk on wednesday to explain the rules before the first coffee break, don't miss it!
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Basti Kusch @bastikusch.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
If you are at #NetSci25, join us at 1pm for our @netplace.bsky.social panel on the topic of "Science as a craft: Balancing career and skill progression", with panelists @asteixeira.bsky.social, @maximelca.bsky.social and @captainkirk1041.bsky.social
Flyer of panel on science as a craft at NetSci25
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NetPlace @netplace.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
🔔 NEW at ⁠netsci2025! Ready to Gotta Match Them All? NetPlace’s Poster Matching Game turns the poster hall into a live graph hunt—perfect for meeting fellow researchers. 👀
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NetPlace @netplace.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
🎉 Rounding out our panel, please welcome Alec Kirkley @captainkirk1041.bsky.social! Alec is an Assistant Professor at HKU, interested in complex networks and statistical physics. He works on developing new methods, drawing on ideas from information theory, Bayesian inference and machine learning.
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NetPlace @netplace.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
🎉 Very happy to announce Maxime Lucas @maximelca.bsky.social as our next panelist! Maxime is an FNRS Postdoc at the Namur Institute for Complex Systems & UCLouvain in Belgium. He is interested in dynamical systems, complex systems, networks, and their applications to life sciences.
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NetPlace @netplace.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
🎉 We welcome Andreia Sofia Teixeira @asteixeira.bsky.social, Associate Professor in the Network Science Institute at Northeastern University London, as our first @netsciconf.bsky.social panelist! She bridges network science and machine learning to explore complex systems and collective behavior.
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NetPlace @netplace.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
🚀 After a series of successful panels in previous years, NetPlace returns to @netsciconf.bsky.social in Maastricht with: "Science as a craft: Balancing career and skill progression" 🗓️ June 2, 2025 | 1:00–2:00 PM 🔗 Details: netplace.site/event/netsci...
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Panel @ NetSci25 | NetPlace
Panel discussion on "Science as a craft, Balancing career and skill progression" at NetSci25.
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NetPlace @netplace.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
🚨 Just 1 week to go! Join us in London 🇬🇧 on May 16 for the NetPlace Workshop on Networks & Physics! Keynotes, collabathon, ERC-style pitches & more 🧠⚛️💥 🆓 Registration is free 💸 Travel/accommodation support available for those who register by Friday May 9 👉 netplace.site/event/netpla...
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NetPlace workshop 2025 on Networks & Physics | NetPlace
NetPlace is organizing an in-person workshop on **Networks & Physic**, with a focus on a collabothon. Registration deadline: **9th May 2025**
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Alessia Galdeman @alessianetwork.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Take a look at this, there are still spots available, registration is free and we can provide some financial support if you register by this Friday! 🔥 (Spread the word)
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Basti Kusch @bastikusch.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
To anyone who is in(terested in going to) London, NetPlace is organizing a one-day workshop on "Networks and Physics" on the 16th of May! More info here: netplace.site/event/netpla...
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NetPlace workshop 2025 on Networks & Physics | NetPlace
NetPlace is organizing an in-person workshop on **Networks & Physic**, with a focus on a collabothon.
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Leto Peel @piratepeel.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
We're looking for a new colleague to join us in Maastricht as an Assistant/Associate Professor in statistical learning in our Data Analytics and Digitalisation department. Deadline to apply: June 8th vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...
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Assistant/Associate Professor in Statistical Learning
Assistant/Associate Professor in Statistical Learning
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Basti Kusch @bastikusch.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
This is such a cool paper! Everyone interested in aligning (multiple, possibly unlabelled) graphs, give it a read!
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NetPlace @netplace.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Join us for a dynamic 1 day in-person workshop designed for young researchers eager to explore the intersection of Network Science and Physics! Time & location: Queen Mary University of London, 16 May 2025. Register here docs.google.com/forms/d/1LuJ... More details: netplace.site/event/netpla...
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Lorenzo Betti @loreb92.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Happy to see this finally out in @natcomms.nature.com! 🎉 "The dynamics of leadership and success in software development teams" www.nature.com/articles/s41... Amazing collaboration with @lgajo.bsky.social, @johanneswachs.bsky.social and @fede7j.bsky.social
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The dynamics of leadership and success in software development teams - Nature Communications
Understanding how team dynamics impact performance in collaborative environments remains an open question. Here, authors use fine-grained activity data from software projects to characterize team evol...
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Basti Kusch @bastikusch.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
"And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you." Looking under the graph-tool hood gives this new meaning.
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NetPlace @netplace.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
🔥 Hey NetPals! This week, we're excited to welcome William Thompson from the University of Vermont, who will talk about stochastic opinion dynamic models and share insights into finding (or not finding) your niche as a researcher. 📅 When: 17th Apr (tomorrow), 4pm UK time Zoom: netplace.site
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Elisa Omodei @elisaomodei.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
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: cs4v25.weebly.com
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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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Women in Network Science (WiNS) Society @wins-society.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
We are still accepting submissions to our satellite @netsciconf.bsky.social on a rolling basis. If you're an early-career researcher interested in presenting your work (in progress) to a supportive, interdisciplinary audience, submit your abstract here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Bojan Evkoski @bojanevkoski.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
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
Data Stories Promotional Poster.
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Basti Kusch @bastikusch.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
It's underrated how much of a difference it makes when researchers in their home country help their colleagues navigate adjustments and bureaucracy! Good job @olejmueller.bsky.social !
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NetPlace @netplace.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
🔁 Two years ago, NetPlace hosted a talk on volunteer work in academia. At the time, nearly half of the respondents felt exploited. How have perspectives shifted over the past two years? We’d love to hear your thoughts! Share your experience: 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Volunteering in Academia!
Being in Academia comes with doing voluntary work often times unpaid. This form is to gather some data about how researchers at different stages think about it.
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Basti Kusch @bastikusch.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
In the second half of this week's seminar, we I'll have a discussion about volunteering in academia. You can help us by 1. Joining online! 2. Filling out the short survey (1 min) 🙏
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Tiago Peixoto @tiago.skewed.de · 12/03/2025
🚨 New paper on ArXiv: “Uncertainty quantification and posterior sampling for network reconstruction” TL;DR; We present an efficient method to sample the entire ensemble of possible network reconstructions that are compatible with an indirect observation, e.g. a dynamics. Short thread: 1/N
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Young Researchers of the Complex Systems Society @yrcss.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Early-Career Scientists: Want to Travel for Complex Systems Research? We’ve Got You! 🌍 Bridge: 🌉 To build new collaborations! SECS: 🎓 To attend complexity science events! New for 2025: ⚡ Special grants for scientists from low-income countries. yrcss.cssociety.org/grants/ Apply by April 4th!
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Elena Candellone @elenacandellone.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Press release on the CSS website: cssociety.org/event/581671...
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Complex Systems Society
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