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Iacopo Iacopini

@iaciac.bsky.social
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#ComplexNetworks · #ComplexSystems · #Cities Associate Professor @ Network Science Institute, Northeastern University London. iaciac.github.io

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Alec Kirkley @captainkirk1041.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Excited for NetSci-X 2027 in Hong Kong! Send your abstracts by Oct 1st (possible deadline extension coming soon), and see netscix2027.github.io for more details.
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NetSciX 2027 — International School and Conference on Network Science
NetSciX 2027 — International School and Conference on Network Science. January 24–27, 2027, Hong Kong SAR.
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Iacopo Iacopini @iaciac.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Great work from @leonardofederici.bsky.social ederici.bsky.social with E. Matechou, the 1st preprint from his PhD project @nunetsi.bsky.social is online: Inferring the latent network of pairwise mutualistic preferences from observed plant–pollinator interactions 🐝 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Network Science Institute @nunetsi.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
72 hours. 7 teams. 7 new preprints. 🚀 The 2026 Complexity 72h Workshop brought researchers together in London to tackle complex systems questions, and produce a paper in just three days. All seven preprints are already on arXiv: tinyurl.com/v9xtrva6 Congrats to all participants and the NetSI team! 💯
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Complexity Next Gen @complexitynextgen.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
🏆 Congrats to all winners! 🎉 🗣️ People’s Choice Award Best Presentation 🎶 Natalia – Best Complexitune ❤️ 🏅 Complexiads 72m – Best Individual & Best Team And yes… Best Team also got People’s Choice 😂 Mens sana in corpore sano Thanks all for the amazing energy at #Complexity72h 💙
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Complexity Next Gen @complexitynextgen.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
The clock is ticking and the end of the 72h is drawing ever closer 😱 While ideas take shape, models evolve, and final presentations come together, here’s a glimpse of each team as they race towards the finish line 👥🧠🏭📚🗳️🤖🏀
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Andrea Baronchelli @baronca.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The essay was never just words on a page. It was a promise. My new post, "The Student Who Wasn't There," is about what AI does to that promise, and how to keep it. baronca.substack.com/p/the-studen...
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Iacopo Iacopini @iaciac.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
⚓ Almost there! #Complexity72h London starts next week: 80+ researchers, 8 projects, 72 hours. Looking forward to welcoming everyone to Northeastern University London! @complexity72h.bsky.social @nunetsi.bsky.social
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Mattia Marasti @mattiamarasti.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Quest’oggi arriva in edicola il numero di maggio de Le Scienze. Al suo interno, trovate un mio articolo sulla Network Science. Dal modello di Grafo Aleatorio fino agli HONs, passando per leggi a potenza, epidemie e network temporali. Disponibile anche al link 🔗: www.lescienze.it/riviste/2026...
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NPlab @nplab.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
New PhD position open in the lab. Details here: t.co/HZ1BvpSuAB
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https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/higher-order-coordination-and-emergent-communication-across-human-ai-and-animal-systems/?p196235
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Network Science Institute @nunetsi.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
The 𝙎𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘 𝙍𝙚𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙨 study dives into the acoustic side of a sperm whale birth 🐋, analyzing clicks and codas to reveal distinct vocal shifts during labor, birth, and early interactions, offering rare evidence of coordinated, non-kin birth assistance in the wild. tinyurl.com/m3pshz8y
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Description of a collaborative sperm whale birth and shifts in coda vocal styles during key events - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Description of a collaborative sperm whale birth and shifts in coda vocal styles during key events
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Petter Holme @pholme.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
New paper out in Nature Communications: 🚨📄https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-70369-4 We hope to bring some oldskool netsci vibes to the weekend, dusting off the understudied characteristic of shortest-path multiplicity.
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Community structure unveils the path multiplicity in complex networks - Nature Communications
Recent studies on path multiplicity have shown strong heterogeneity in shortest paths between node pairs in real-world networks. Here, authors reveal that community structure is a key factor shaping p...
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Complexity Next Gen @complexitynextgen.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Y’all are very lucky — you still have time until March 4th to apply for the Complexity72h Workshop! Don’t miss it — hurry up and get your application in 🚀
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Matthew Silk @mattjsilk.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
New (competition funded) PhD opportunity with me, @iaciac.bsky.social and @dralgernon.bsky.social www.findaphd.com/phds/project... Higher-order networks and animal communication. Suited to someone keen on network science theory/computational modeling and keen to adapt this to ecology & evolution.
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Iacopo Iacopini @iaciac.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
🔬 London 2026 🇬🇧 Complexity72h is open for applications! Young researchers in #ComplexSystems, come to London, June 22–26, 2026 @nunetsi.bsky.social What is Complexity72h? Participants form teams and work 72 hours on original research projects, guided by expert tutors.

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Complexity Next Gen @complexitynextgen.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
The call for participants for Complexity72h is finally open! Apply by February 28 for the best collab ever! Why??? ✨ Amazing projects 👩‍🏫 Fantastic tutors 📍 A great location 👉 Apply now: www.complexitynextgen.org/complexity72... Do you REALLY need anything else to be convinced? We didn’t think so.
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Call for Participants - complexitynextgen
Menu Call for Participants – Call For Scholarships Deadline: 28 Feb 2026 Are you a curious and motivated young researcher interested in complex systems? Are
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Christoph Riedl @criedl.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Our lab is looking to fill a post-doc position to do research on human-AI interaction. More details here www.christophriedl.net/jobs.html
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Manlio De Domenico @manlius.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
How complex should network models be? 🚨 In our latest paper we quantify (if and) when higher-order interactions are informative versus reducible to pairwise structure without losing functional signal (e.g., diffusion behavior). 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41... 1/
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Iacopo Iacopini @iaciac.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
🇮🇹 Un articolo di Davide Risso su Wired Italia racconta il nostro lavoro su reti di ingredienti e combinazioni per caratterizzare cucine del mondo: www.wired.it/article/mate... @wired.it @saumitranetsci.bsky.social @andreasantoro.bsky.social
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La matematica del sapore, si può indovinare l’origine di una ricetta dalla combinazione dei suoi ingredienti?
Uno studio di migliaia di ricette da tutto il mondo mostra come diverse cucine seguano schemi ricorrenti. E come questi influenzino le nostre preferenze alimentari
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Iacopo Iacopini @iaciac.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
In a brief 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 piece, E. Valdano and I discuss recent progress in automated scientific discovery of governing laws for complex networked systems, where neural symbolic regression can extract interpretable laws from high-dimensional dynamics. www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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Discovering the laws behind complex networked systems - Nature Computational Science
A recent study shows that neural symbolic regression offers a route to automated discovery of governing equations for network dynamics across high-dimensional complex systems.
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Network Science Institute @nunetsi.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
A follow-up article by NGN offers a window into the curiosity and inspiration behind Iacopo Iacopini’s food-focused research. news.northeastern.edu/2025/11/12/w...
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Cuisines can be broken down into simple 'culinary fingerprints,' research finds
Network scientist Iacopo Iacopini looked to understand how different cuisines have congregated around certain core ingredients and flavors.
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Network Science Institute @nunetsi.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
New study by @iaciac.bsky.social + co-authors and published on 𝘯𝘱𝘫 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥 models global cuisines as networks of ingredient pairings, revealing unique culinary signatures and patterns, with AI models able to identify a cuisine from just a few recipes. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The networks of ingredient combinations as culinary fingerprints of world cuisines - npj Science of Food
npj Science of Food - The networks of ingredient combinations as culinary fingerprints of world cuisines
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Iacopo Iacopini @iaciac.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
🗞️ The latest NGN features a discussion with I. kiss on our latest paper "Disentangling the Role of Heterogeneity and Hyperedge Overlap in Explosive Contagion on Higher-Order Networks" recently published in PRL [doi.org/10.1103/z3d5-94zb] news.northeastern.edu/2025/11/24/w...
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Why do the latest fads spread like wildfire? Research explains
Network scientists found that the social overlap between groups plays a major part in how fast a phenomena or contagious illness transmits.
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Network Science Institute @nunetsi.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
We are excited to share the NetSci Conference announcement of its 1st plenary speakers! 🥁 🥁 Two pioneers—one stage: 𝗗𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝘁𝘀 & 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗮𝘁𝘇 will reflect on the ideas that shaped their work and transformed our field in a joint keynote! NetSci 2026: tinyurl.com/4jdxb4kv
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NetScience @netscience.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Latest out: Fairness in infectious disease modeling. Great collaboration with Yuhan Li, @ngozzi.bsky.social @mtizzoni.bsky.social www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Iacopo Iacopini @iaciac.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
And here's the published version: journals.aps.org/prl/abstract... Great teamwork with @federicomalizia.bsky.social, @andresguzmanm.bsky.social, and I. Kiss -- with special thanks to Federico for leading the effort!
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Network Science Institute @nunetsi.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
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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George Cantwell @gcant.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
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
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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 Next Gen @complexitynextgen.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
✨ 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 · 27/08/2025
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 · 24/07/2025
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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IC2S2 2026 | Burlington, Vermont
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Iacopo Iacopini @iaciac.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
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 · 21/07/2025
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 · 17/07/2025
🚨🚨 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 · 14/07/2025
📆 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/
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Registration – Conference on Complex Systems 2025
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Thomas Louf @tlouf.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
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 · 08/07/2025
Latest out: Estimating behavioural relaxation induced by COVID-19 vaccines in the first months of their rollout journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
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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 · 03/06/2025
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 · 03/06/2025
@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 · 27/05/2025
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 · 01/05/2025
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 · 09/05/2025
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 · 08/05/2025
📢 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 · 02/05/2025
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 · 01/05/2025
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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Network Science Institute @nunetsi.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
🚀 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 · 15/04/2025
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 · 21/03/2025
Happy that this just came out on PRX: “Network Reconstruction via the Minimum Description Length Principle” journals.aps.org/prx/abstract... 1/3
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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.
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Iacopo Iacopini @iaciac.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Reminder for Londoners! 👇
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Márton Karsai @martonkarsai.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
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 · 07/03/2025
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-...
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Talks at NetSI | Alain Barrat
Feeding contact data into models of epidemic spread for actionable insights
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