Luca Maria Aiello @lajello.bsky.social · 06/10/2026You could trivially prompt it in, asking the model to never be persuaded. But that works against the final goal of collective decision making. Finding a generalizable trade-off between susceptibility and resistance is not trivial given the large cross-model behavioral variation. 010
Luca Maria Aiello @lajello.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Work led by Frida Nøhr Laustsen and Marie Haahr Petersen at @itu.dk, with great collaborators Victoria Popa, @ariel-flint.bsky.social, Romualdo Pastor-Satorras, and @baronca.bsky.social. 020
Luca Maria Aiello @lajello.bsky.social · 05/10/2026In heterogeneous system of AI agents, when agents disagree, who persuades whom? We found: 1) Models easily influence each other 2) Model size/certainty doesn't imply resistance to influence 3) Opinion shift is determined mostly by the resistance of the hearer. Preprint: arxiv.org/abs/2610.03095 3216
Reposted by Luca Maria AielloAndrea Baronchelli @baronca.bsky.social · 23/09/2026New preprint: “Indirect tipping: a social attack surface in AI agent populations.” What if the easiest way to move an AI swarm from A→B is not direct, but A→C→B? We show that stepping-stone equilibria can lower tipping thresholds and unlock otherwise inaccessible transitions. 151
Reposted by Luca Maria AielloAndrea Baronchelli @baronca.bsky.social · 19/08/2026New paper! When AI agents interact, the group can settle on outcomes none of its members would choose alone. And group size can determine which outcome wins. So a model that passes every test on its own can still go wrong at scale. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 13610
Reposted by Luca Maria AielloInternational Conference on Computational Social Science @ic2s2.bsky.social · 01/08/2026That's a wrap on IC2S2 2026... we'll see you next year in Milan! 😍 06215
Reposted by Luca Maria AielloTaha Yasseri @tahayasseri.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Chapter 19: @lajello.bsky.social on Learning the Social Pragmatics of Language. A thought-provoking chapter arguing that CSS should move beyond syntax and semantics to study intentions, relationships, and social action expressed through language. A compelling vision for next generation of NLP & CSS. 241
Reposted by Luca Maria AielloMichael Szell @mszll.datasci.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/07/2026🚨 New paper on #cycling #politics: Right-wing Votes Relate to Delays in Bicycle Network Development findingspress.org/article/163938-ri… 23620
Reposted by Luca Maria AielloSteven Strogatz @stevenstrogatz.com · 23/06/2026My new book! Written w my pal Alex Townsend, it's about the math behind enormous systems (medical scans, AI, etc.) and what happens when they outgrow our ability to understand them. Pre-order at @barnesandnoble.com for 25% off -> www.barnesandnoble.com/w/big-math-s... @littlebrown.bsky.social 510221
Luca Maria Aiello @lajello.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Thrilled to announce CS2Nordics: the First Nordic Conference on Computational Social Science. Copenhagen, September 21-22, 2026. We invite all CSS researchers in the Nordics as well as in the international research community to submit 2-page abstracts by June 19: nosocss.org/conference.h.... 05328
Reposted by Luca Maria AielloArianna Pera @ariannapera.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Thrilled to share that our work has been accepted at @icwsm.bsky.social 2026 🌟 Thanks @cerenbudak.bsky.social and @lajello.bsky.social for the great collaboration! 📖 arxiv.org/abs/2510.01757 0133
Reposted by Luca Maria AielloSagar Kumar @diesagar.bsky.social · 25/03/2026MASSIVE thank you to the brilliant @ariel-flint.bsky.social @lajello.bsky.social and @baronca.bsky.social for their help on this work!! Check out the preprint if you want to learn more: arxiv.org/abs/2603.23485 #LingSky #ResponsibleAI #AI #NLP #MachineLearningarxiv.orgFailure of contextual invariance in gender inference with large language modelsStandard evaluation practices assume that large language model (LLM) outputs are stable under contextually equivalent formulations of a task. Here, we test this assumption in the setting of gender inf... 093
Luca Maria Aiello @lajello.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Work with @andersgiovanni.com , @elisabassignana.bsky.social , @frapierri.bsky.social , @itu.dk Preprint: arxiv.org/abs/2603.19843 Blogpost: blog.andersgiovanni.com 041
Luca Maria Aiello @lajello.bsky.social · 25/03/2026AI can now answer questions about video content, transforming how people consume information on the Web. An experiment with 900+ participants found that AI improves speed and accuracy of retrieval BUT, users become overreliant on AI answers, accepting wrong answers without any loss of confidence. 2207
Reposted by Luca Maria AielloNERDS @nerdsitu.bsky.social · 19/03/2026📣 PhD and Postdoc call: Using data science to improve epidemic preparedness nerds.itu.dk/2026/03/18/p... with @jonassjuul.bsky.socialnerds.itu.dk 076
Reposted by Luca Maria AielloMatt DeVerna @matthewdeverna.com · 27/02/2026We are looking forward to your amazing submissions to the CySoc workshop at ICWSM 2026! Learn more here: cy-soc.github.io/2026/ Note: the previously circulated submission deadline has been shifted. 144
Reposted by Luca Maria AielloNERDS @nerdsitu.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Arianna Pera @ariannapera.bsky.social defends her PhD: The Language of Collective Action in the Social Web nerds.itu.dk/2026/02/27/a... 0366
Reposted by Luca Maria AielloISI Foundation @isi.it · 30/01/2026📣 CS2Italy 2026 the Italian Conference on Computational Social Science ⏰ Today is the last day to submit your abstract 📍 Turin, May 19–21 We welcome abstract submissions in: #ComputerScience #NetSci #ComplexSystems #Sociology #Economics #Politics #CognitiveScience #Psychology 👉 cs2italy.orgcs2italy.orgCS2ItalyThe Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cl... 066
Reposted by Luca Maria AielloSander van der Linden @profsanderlinden.bsky.social · 22/01/2026We have a new paper in Science today on how malicious AI swarms can threaten democracy. AI systems can already coordinate autonomously, infiltrate communities, and fabricate social consensus. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Led by @kunstjonas.bsky.social & @daniel-thilo.bsky.social! 8195120
Reposted by Luca Maria AielloThe Institute for Analytical Sociology @iasliu.bsky.social · 19/01/2026✨ We’re excited to announce the Spring 2026 IAS Seminar Series, featuring a stellar lineup of speakers and thought-provoking talks. Open to all! #AcademicSky 13825
Reposted by Luca Maria AielloCS2Italy @cs2italy.bsky.social · 15/01/20261) Due to popular demand, the abstract deadline has been extended to 👉Jan 30👈 -- plz share! 2) We are delighted to announce our keynote speaker -- Taha Yasseri @tahayasseri.bsky.social Chair of Technology and Society @ Trinity College Dublin & Technological University Dublin ▶️ cs2italy.org 01716
Luca Maria Aiello @lajello.bsky.social · 08/01/2026That's definitely an interesting option, given all the great CSS research going on in the Baltics. We're taking our first baby steps at the moment, but this is surely something that we'll keep in mind as we consolidate the structure, and will bring up with the Society's members. 120
Reposted by Luca Maria AielloArianna Pera @ariannapera.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Our recent work (with Veronica Jude, @lajello.bsky.social, and @cerenbudak.bsky.social) on U.S. union Facebook messaging got featured by @poweratwork.bsky.social: poweratwork.us/the-words-th... Thanks to Seth Harris and Dane Gambrell for the helpful feedback! 📖 Full paper arxiv.org/abs/2510.01757 0102
Luca Maria Aiello @lajello.bsky.social · 05/01/2026Computational Social Scientists in the Nordics, unite! 🇩🇰🇫🇮🇳🇴🇸🇪🇮🇸 The brand new Nordic Society for CSS welcomes all researchers and practitioners based in the Nordics. The Society will promote student mobility, events, and education initiatives. Join for free: nosocss.org/join.html. 28748
Reposted by Luca Maria AielloNetScience @netscience.bsky.social · 20/11/2025Latest out in Plos Comp Bio: "Epydemix: An open-source Python package for epidemic modeling with integrated approximate Bayesian calibration". A new package in Python for epidemic modeling. Paper: journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol.... Website with lots of tutorials: www.epydemix.org 1105
Reposted by Luca Maria AielloCS2Italy @cs2italy.bsky.social · 18/11/2025🔈 *Call for Participation* 🔈 Italian Conference on Computational Social Science – CS2Italy May 19-21, 2026 in Torino, Italy Premier venue for Computational Social Science in Italy: #sociology #polisci #economics #netsci #complexsystems ++ Submit your abstract by Jan 15: cs2italy.org plz reshare 02931
Reposted by Luca Maria AielloManoel Horta Ribeiro @manoelhortaribeiro.bsky.social · 17/11/2025TikTok and the likes transformed how we spend time on our phones. But do they increase mobile use, or just reshuffle what we already do? We find that adopting TikTok increases total mobile usage and shortens breaks from the phone. Preprint: osf.io/preprints/so... 1142
Reposted by Luca Maria AielloNetScience @netscience.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Latest out: Fairness in infectious disease modeling. Great collaboration with Yuhan Li, @ngozzi.bsky.social @mtizzoni.bsky.social www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1... 2185
Reposted by Luca Maria AielloAndrea Baronchelli @baronca.bsky.social · 28/10/2025New preprint: More is different for AI multi-agent systems - but what does more mean? arxiv.org/abs/2510.22422 With @ariel-flint.bsky.social, @lajello.bsky.social and Romualdo Pastor-Satorras. 0103
Reposted by Luca Maria AielloArianna Pera @ariannapera.bsky.social · 03/10/2025How does online communication adapt to organizational context? In a new pre-print with @cerenbudak.bsky.social and @lajello.bsky.social, we study US labor unions’ Facebook use of discourse frames around wins and losses in representation elections. 🧵 📖 arxiv.org/abs/2510.01757 1125
Reposted by Luca Maria AielloNERDS @nerdsitu.bsky.social · 22/09/2025This Wednesday, 24 September 2025 at 14:30, our Professor Luca Aiello @lajello.bsky.social will give his inaugural lecture in Auditorium 0 at the IT University in Copenhagen! en.itu.dk/About-ITU/Pr...en.itu.dkProfessor portrait: Luca Aiello wants to make the internet a better placeOn 24 September 2025 at 14:30, Professor Luca Aiello will give his inaugural lecture in Auditorium 0 at the IT University in Copenhagen. 0244
Reposted by Luca Maria AielloTheodora Moldovan @theamoldovan.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Our new study provides the first large-scale look at how collective action is expressed in spoken digital discourse, using #BlackLivesMatter as a case study. Many thanks to @ariannapera.bsky.social @dvladek.bsky.social @lajello.bsky.social for the collab Check it out: arxiv.org/abs/2509.13197arxiv.orgPodcasts as a Medium for Participation in Collective Action: A Case Study of Black Lives MatterWe study how participation in collective action is articulated in podcast discussions, using the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement as a case study. While research on collective action discourse has pr... 1104
Reposted by Luca Maria AielloLuca Rossi @lrossi.bsky.social · 07/09/2025No matter if you're going for a Sunday run, cleaning the house or walking the dog.. everything is better while listening to our Podcast on visual climate communication open.spotify.com/show/1ZwGesM... #climate #podcast #polarvisopen.spotify.comFrom guerrilla tactics to viral content: on the evolution of environmental activism's communication 033
Reposted by Luca Maria AielloLuca Rossi @lrossi.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Jonas Juul, assistant professor in the NERDS group at @itu.dk receive the Ørsted Research Talent Award 2025!! Go Jonas! 👍💪🏽🧠🏆 #Research #DKresearch en.itu.dk/About-ITU/Pr...en.itu.dkJonas Juul receives the H.C. Ørsted Research Talent Award 2025Assistant Professor at the IT University of Copenhagen, Jonas Juul, has received the H.C. Ørsted Research Talent Awards 2025. Jonas Juul receives the prize for his research on social networks, informa... 0143
Reposted by Luca Maria AielloVermont Complex Systems Institute @vcsi.bsky.social · 24/07/2025Our 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/p412S4GnPkcyoutu.beIC2S2 2026 | Burlington, VermontYouTube video by UVM Office of Research 02915
Reposted by Luca Maria AielloAlessia Galdeman @alessianetwork.bsky.social · 23/07/2025The Climate TikTok tour stops by Norrköping for @ic2s2.bsky.social 🌱 I presented “Mapping the climate change discussion on TikTok” at the poster session – had fun with my friend and poster buddy @ariannapera.bsky.social next to me. Vote for poster 32 and check out the paper: tinyurl.com/23atjxny 0234
Reposted by Luca Maria AielloArianna Pera @ariannapera.bsky.social · 23/07/2025The work “Extracting Participation in Collective Action from Social Media”, in collaboration with @lajello.bsky.social, at @ic2s2.bsky.social today! Check out the paper ojs.aaai.org/index.php/IC... and models huggingface.co/ariannap22 Feat. poster and research buddy @alessianetwork.bsky.social ♥️ 0324
Reposted by Luca Maria AielloArianna Pera @ariannapera.bsky.social · 23/07/2025Presented our work, “Cultural and Cognitive Insights from 2.6 Billion Drawings,” at @ic2s2.bsky.social this morning. Big thanks to Mauro Martino, Nima Dehmamy, @douglasguilbeault.bsky.social, @lajello.bsky.social, and @baronca.bsky.social for the collaboration ✨ Stay tuned for more results! 0407
Reposted by Luca Maria AielloAnders Giovanni Møller @handle.invalid · 22/07/2025#ic2s2 I’ll have a poster (#21) today on 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐈 𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 ✌🏼 0123
Reposted by Luca Maria AielloMaria Antoniak @mariaa.bsky.social · 21/07/2025Attending #IC2S2 or following along from home? Here's a feed of all the posts using the relevant hashtags or mentioning the conference account! (I'm feeling very strong FOMO and am relying on all of you there in person to post as much as possible!) 0265
Reposted by Luca Maria AielloChiara Zappalà @chiarazappala.bsky.social · 10/07/2025⭐ 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝘀! We're delighted to share that Luca Aiello @lajello.bsky.social will be joining us as a keynote speaker at our #ComputationalSocialScience Satellite, taking place during #CCS2025! 📍Siena, Italy 📅 Sep 4 💡Come curious, leave inspired. 1183
Reposted by Luca Maria AielloNetScience @netscience.bsky.social · 03/07/2025A foundation model to predict and capture human cognition www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comA foundation model to predict and capture human cognition - NatureA computational model called Centaur, developed by fine-tuning a language model on a huge dataset called Psych-101, can predict and simulate human nature in experiments expressible in natural language... 023
Luca Maria Aiello @lajello.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Testing LLMs in the Prisoner’s Dilemma to reveal their moral biases. LLMs can defect often but become more forgiving and less retaliatory than humans when opponents are mostly cooperative. Nicolò Fontana at #ICWSM. w @frapierri.bsky.social Paper: ojs.aaai.org/index.php/IC... 1214
Reposted by Luca Maria Aielloicwsm.bsky.social @icwsm.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Adamic-Glance Awardee Keynote: @gvrkiran.bsky.social on misinformation on whatsapp through the lens of a large data donation program #icwsm 0175
Reposted by Luca Maria AielloAndrea Baronchelli @baronca.bsky.social · 24/06/2025A brief follow-up on the complex systems foundations of our LLM population study, sparked by ongoing debate. And why they matter for studying AI collectives more broadly. arxiv.org/abs/2506.18600 With @ariel-flint.bsky.social and @lajello.bsky.social 1122
Luca Maria Aiello @lajello.bsky.social · 24/06/2025Detecting participation in collective action from social media text. Great tool to build large-scale ground truth about collective engagement online. Fantastic work by @ariannapera.bsky.social at #ICWSM. Paper: ojs.aaai.org/index.php/IC... Code: github.com/ariannap13/e... 0197
Luca Maria Aiello @lajello.bsky.social · 24/06/2025The first large-scale controlled experiment to test the Matilda Effect in scientific citations. No effect of gendered author names on citation likelihood is detected. Great experimental design by @robysinatra.bsky.social at EDI session #ICWSM 0214
Luca Maria Aiello @lajello.bsky.social · 23/06/2025How information sharing in social media has slowly shifted from public posting to private channels. Strong empirical evidence from Facebook by the one and only Kiran Garimella. DETOX #ICWSM. 0102
Luca Maria Aiello @lajello.bsky.social · 23/06/2025The challenges of measuring representational fairness of graph community detection algorithms by @giorgospanay.bsky.social at DETOX #ICWSM. 0111