As conversational AI becomes part of more peopleโs emotional lives, we need to think carefully about what these systems can do, what they cannot do, and how they may shape us in return.
Viewpoint, led by my PhD student Asia Maurich Novelli, now on psyarvix ๐
osf.io/preprints/ps...
๐ I was certainly also joking. Its knees will be in much better mechanical shape than mine for sure ๐
I refuse to believe that! ๐คญ
As conversational AI becomes part of more peopleโs emotional lives, we need to think carefully about what these systems can do, what they cannot do, and how they may shape us in return.
Viewpoint, led by my PhD student Asia Maurich Novelli, now on psyarvix ๐
osf.io/preprints/ps...
๐จ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐
๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป!๐จ Donโt miss your chance to save and join the global network science community this June in Boston.
๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ: ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ณ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ
www.netsci2026.com/registration
And in preparation for the @signet-friends.bsky.social satellite at @netsciconf.bsky.social , you can take a look at our Review on Signed Networks, Theory Methods and Applications: arxiv.org/abs/2511.17247 !
Great team work in a field that is rapidly growing!
See you in Boston!
As we approach @netsciconf.bsky.social , we are announcing our keynotes for the FRIENDS satellite! Among them is Ruisheng Wang from Harvard Medical School!
We are also accepting abstract submissions until *this Thursday*! signet-friends.github.io
See you in Boston! @signet-friends.bsky.social
As we approach @netsciconf.bsky.social , we are announcing our keynotes for the FRIENDS satellite! Among them is Istvรกn Kovรกcs from Northwestern University!
We are also accepting abstract submissions until *this Thursday*! signet-friends.github.io
See you in Boston! @signet-friends.bsky.social
As we approach @netsciconf.bsky.social , we are announcing our keynotes for the FRIENDS satellite! Among them is Alec Kirkley from the University of Hong Kong!
We are also accepting abstract submissions until *this Thursday*! signet-friends.github.io
See you in Boston! @signet-friends.bsky.social
The call for participants for Complexity72h is finally open! Apply by February 28 for the best collab ever!
Why???
โจ Amazing projects
๐ฉโ๐ซ Fantastic tutors
๐ A great location
๐ Apply now: www.complexitynextgen.org/complexity72...
Do you REALLY need anything else to be convinced?
We didnโt think so.
Want to promote transparency and clarity in network research by helping develop ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐๐๐ญ๐ (๐๐๐๐๐)?
Sign up to get involved here: tinyurl.com/help-with-GR...
โช๏ธ All career stages welcome
โช๏ธ All fields welcome
โช๏ธ Be compensated for your time
We, Women in Network Science (WiNS) Book Club, are now reading Emergent Strategy by @adriennemareebrown.bsky.social
Join us:
sites.google.com/view/womenin...
@wins-society.bsky.social
@h-merritt.bsky.social @asteixeira.bsky.social
The first preprint led by my PhD student Joao Brazia is now out: www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-8...
HIV continues to be a delicate problem in Portugal, despite all information and prevention available. We hope to contribute to more awareness and knowledge about it.
โฐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ: ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐ต!
NetSci 2026 abstract submissions close Dec 19 โ just around the corner.
If youโre doing exciting work in network science (theory, computation, or applications), this is your chance to share it with a global community.
๐
Submit by Dec 19
๐ www.netsci2026.com/call-for-abs...
Our team just released a comprehensive and accessible review of Signed Networks โ two years in the making! Theory, methods, applications, all in one place. Feedback welcome.
arxiv.org/abs/2511.17247
Weโve just released Epistorm-Mix, a new open dataset on how people in the U.S. mix across ages and settings in the post-COVID era.
๐ Contact-level data + contact matrices
Built for epidemic modeling & forecasting
Fully open data & code
๐ www.epistorm.org/data/epistor...
@fernandodiazdiaz.bsky.social
@elenacandellone.bsky.social
@miguelagoncas.bsky.social
@emmafraxanet.bsky.social
@ireneferri.bsky.social
Antoine Vendeville
Our team just released a comprehensive and accessible review of Signed Networks โ two years in the making! Theory, methods, applications, all in one place. Feedback welcome.
arxiv.org/abs/2511.17247
We are excited to share the NetSci Conference announcement of its 1st plenary speakers! ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Two pioneersโone stage: ๐๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐๐ & ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ will reflect on the ideas that shaped their work and transformed our field in a joint keynote!
NetSci 2026: tinyurl.com/4jdxb4kv
โฐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ: ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ ๐ด!
Submit your Satellite proposal for NetSci 2026.
Details on how to apply, the review process, and organizer responsibilities are at the link below.
Donโt miss your chance to contribute to the program!
๐ tinyurl.com/42sru6kz
Happy to share our @complexity72h.bsky.social 2023 work on defensive vs. malicious worm dynamics. The study reveals when defence tools can contain attacks and when network topology tips the balance.
๐ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Turing Seminar Series event graphic containing Andreia Sofia Teixeira's headshot and the event details
The Turing Liaison Team is excited to host @asteixeira.bsky.social, who will deliver a seminar entitled 'Tracing Affective and Cognitive Patterns Across Scales: From Minds to Networks to Human-AI Systems'
๐ 19 November
โฐ 13:00 - 14:00
๐University of Bristol
Find out more: tinyurl.com/mrxp5h2n
๐จ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป!
Secure your spot at the flagship conference of the Network Science Society and take advantage of the early bird registration special - www.netsci2026.com/registration
๐
June 1โ5, 2026 | Hyatt Regency, Cambridge, MA
Join us as we celebrate 20 years of NetSci!
Abstract and satellite submissions are open! Join us this summer in Boston for the 20th anniversary of @netsciconf.bsky.social netsci2026.com
For some bonus content, hereโs the 2006 conference homepage :)
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Weโre thrilled to announce the first two lecturers of #Complexity72h 2026
๐ Guido Caldarelli ๐
Director of ISC-CNR & Prof. at Caโ Foscari
and
๐ Miriam Redi ๐
Research Manager at Wikimedia Foundation & Visiting Fellow at Kingโs College London
Stay tuned!
Stay connected with @netsciconf.bsky.social! ๐ฌ
Follow us for speaker news, deadline reminders, event highlights & community updates.
Donโt miss a momentโjoin the conversation! ๐
LinkedIN: tinyurl.com/5n7hv5pr
IG: tinyurl.com/hjbjam2a
X: x.com/NetSciConf
Web: www.netsci2026.com
๐ข Excited to announce CompleNet 2026! Join us to share your network science research in a highly interdisciplinary conference!
๐๏ธ 4โ8 May 2026 | ๐ Zaragoza, Spain ๐ช๐ธ
๐จ Call for contributions open โ submit by Nov 15, 2025!
๐ Info & registration: complenet.weeblysite.com
Want to promote transparency and clarity in network research by helping develop ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐๐๐ญ๐ (๐๐๐๐๐)?
Sign up to get involved here: tinyurl.com/help-with-GR...
โช๏ธ All career stages welcome
โช๏ธ All fields welcome
โช๏ธ Be compensated for your time
๐ Save the Date!
The flagship conference of the Network Science Society - ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ - is coming to Northeastern Universityโs Network Science Institute, ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ ๐ญ-๐ฑ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ.
Prepare to share ideas, discoveries & challenges in network science.
Registration opens soon! ๐ www.netsci2026.com
We are restarting the @wins-society.bsky.social book club!
The first edition was super fun, so letโs do it again :)
On October 8 we will present the first book and plan for the rest of the semester! See you there ๐๐ผ