Now on First View ft. Zack Zimbalist and @elisaomodei.bsky.social!

“This is the first study to use a comprehensive dataset and citation network approach to quantitatively assess the degree of underrepresentation in the leading political science research on Africa."

doi.org/10.1017/S104... #polisky

Who shapes the landscape of African politics scholarship, and who is missing?

Find the answer in the recently published paper in @pspolisci.bsky.social by Zack Zimbalist (@wuvienna.bsky.social & Southern Centre for Inequality Studies) and @elisaomodei.bsky.social (CEU)

🔗 doi.org/10.1017/S104...

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#OpenAccess from @pspolisci.bsky.social -

Dominating the Narrative: How Scholars Outside of Africa Define African Politics in the Top Political Science Journals - https://cup.org/4c9Xtxk

- Zack Zimbalist & @elisaomodei.bsky.social

#FirstView

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Proud supervisor moment... Well done and congratulations Dr. Júlia Számely! 🎓

@kyriakikalimeri.bsky.social & Elisa Omodei come together for a rare joint session at NetSci Conference 2026. Their research draws on real-world data, exploring how network and computational social science can address societal issues.
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Physik und Soziales: Verstehen, wie die Menschen ticken Die Physikerin Elisa Omodei beforscht Sozialverhalten im Internet und offline. Ihre Studien in Wien behandeln Fehlinformationen, politische Polarisierung und Diskriminierung.

🔬🧠 𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆

diepressecom.bsky.social recently featured DNDS Associate Professor elisaomodei.bsky.social, exploring how her background in physics informs her research on human behavior, misinformation, and polarization.

Read the article (in German): bit.ly/49gj2vT

Use of mobile phone data to measure behavioral response to SMS evacuation alerts This study examines behavioral responses after mobile phone evacuation alerts during the February 2024 wildfires in Valparaíso, Chile. Using anonymize…

🚨📱 New paper out! Using anonymized mobile phone data from the 2024 Valparaíso wildfires, we examine how people respond to SMS evacuation alerts.

Findings show strong alert fatigue, unequal evacuation patterns across income groups, and major spillover effects.

bit.ly/3MvKGw1

Physik und Soziales: Verstehen, wie die Menschen ticken Die Physikerin Elisa Omodei beforscht Sozialverhalten im Internet und offline. Ihre Studien in Wien behandeln Fehlinformationen, politische Polarisierung und Diskriminierung.

Grateful to @vroneschmidt.bsky.social and @diepressecom.bsky.social for this engaging article about my career path and current research.

🔗 www.diepresse.com/20399169/ver...

Currently in Volume 19, Issue 4 of Communication Methods and Measures #CMM:

“The public that engages invisibly: what visible engagement fails to capture in online political communication” by
Yijing Chen, Zoltán Kmetty, @iniguezg.bsky.social & @elisaomodei.bsky.social

🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1931...

Assistant Professor (f/m/d) Assistant Professor (f/m/d)

🚨 Come join @ceu-dnds.bsky.social as an 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿! 🚨

We are looking for a young and coming researcher in 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 and 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.

If that sounds like you (or someone you know), check out the call & apply (or share the link):

careers.ceu.edu/job/Vienna-A...

New study alert 📢

Simple X profile metrics—like tweet frequency and account age—are linked to users’ tendency to share misinformation.

By CEU DNDS’s @Júlia Számely & @elisaomodei.bsky.social + collaborators.

Read more: bit.ly/3XS4o7A

🚨 New paper in EPJ Data Science! 🚨

@elisaomodei.bsky.social, Andrea Lo Sasso & Loredana Bellantuono study how cancer incidence relates to the Sustainable Development Goals using complex networks & ML.

🌱 Beyond health: agriculture, resources & water also matter.

🔗 bit.ly/4hHnwhW

𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 ✨

As part of our mini-interview series with DNDS faculty, today we introduce you to @elisaomodei.bsky.social, Associate Professor at @weareceu.bsky.social

#MeetDNDS #WeAreCEU #SocialDataScience #NetworkScience

My lab is looking for a Senior Scientist (= PostDoc with option of permanency)!

We are looking for someone interested in doing cutting-edge computational social science + helping us with data & software engineering 🤓.

See job ad for details jobs.uni-graz.at/en/jobs/7d14...

In just about a week, the season's first NetSci Colloquium will happen. And we're starting with a bang . . . with none other than Iain Couzin talking about Collective Behavior in Animal Groups. September 24, 10 AM ET. Register here to get a Zoom link: iu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Channel your excitement about network science to engage and educate the public!

The deadline for our annual educational video competition is two weeks away. bit.ly/nss-videos

Ladies and Gentlemen, @ceu-dnds.bsky.social at @ccs2025.bsky.social #CCS2025

It was a great pleasure to chair the 7th edition of the Complex Systems for the Most Vulnerable #CCS2025 satellite: a huge thank you to all our brilliant speakers (both invited and contributed!) for sharing their work and making it such a success!

Proud supervisor moment: full room today for @claraeminente.bsky.social's presentation at the #CCS2025 Computational Social Science satellite on the role of social circles and social media on the perception of racial minorities. No preprint yet (work in progress), but come talk to us if interested!

It's always a pleasure to participate in the Computational Social Science satellite at @css-conference.bsky.social, thanks for having me!

Btw, interested in the role of science in climate change discussions on Reddit? Check out our paper:
doi.org/10.1371/jour...

#CCS2025

Are digital traces giving us a biased view of polarization? 🤔

New paper by Yijing Chen, @elisaomodei.bsky.social & co-authors shows that APIs capturing only visible engagement (💬 YouTube comments) may suggest stronger segregation than less visible forms (▶️ views).

🔗 bit.ly/3JAp2Fz

Transdisciplinary complexity science: deepening system understanding for sustainability - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - Transdisciplinary complexity science: deepening system understanding for sustainability

New paper co-authored by @elisaomodei.bsky.social explores how combining complexity science & transdisciplinary approaches can foster learning & action for sustainability 🌍✨

Published in Humanities & Social Sciences Comms (Nature)

bit.ly/41qVGzp

PROGRAM 9:45 - 10:00    Opening remarks 10:00 - 10:40    Rafael Prieto-Curiel (CSH) | Complex Cities and Essential Services: Reaching the Most Vulnerable 10:40 - 11:00    Shreyas Gadge | Characterizing...

📣 Excited to announce the fourth invited speaker of @css-conference.bsky.social Complex Systems for the Most Vulnerable: Benjamin Hickler, Behavioral Science Research & Design Lead at @unicefinnocenti.bsky.social

🗓️ Check out the full program: cs4v25.weebly.com/program.html

See you on Sep 3!

Thank you, Gamal!

Grazie Chiara!!

Thank you, Tiago!

I’m very happy to share that, as of today, I am a tenured Associate Professor at @ceu-dnds.bsky.social. Getting there has been a collective effort, so I owe a big thanks to all my past and present collaborators. I can’t wait to continue working with you all & for all the new collaborations to come.

DNDS at #IC2S2 2025 in Sweden

A strong presence at the top conference in computational social science!

10+ talks and posters by current & former members on networks, behavior, inequality and digital society.

#WeAreCEU #NetworkScience #SocialDataScience #SeeUatCEU

Hi Anita, sure! Júlia Számely is also around and happy to discuss.