Basti Kusch
@bastikusch.bsky.social
PhD candidate, Complex Systems/Network Science, IT:U Linz
Inverse Complexity Lab @invcomplexity.skewed.de
Website: https://bastikusch.github.io/
Co-organizer @netplace.bsky.social
Contributor @complexity-core.bsky.social
Inverse Complexity Lab @invcomplexity.skewed.de
Website: https://bastikusch.github.io/
Co-organizer @netplace.bsky.social
Contributor @complexity-core.bsky.social
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📢 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
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
October 6, 2025 at 9:46 AM
📢 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
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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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”.
September 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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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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! 🏖️
skewed.de/lab/group.ht...
Nothing like eldritch C++ incantations by the sunny lakeside! 🏖️
August 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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! 🏖️
skewed.de/lab/group.ht...
Nothing like eldritch C++ incantations by the sunny lakeside! 🏖️
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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
Let’s amplify diverse voices and break out of our usual bubbles.
Nominate someone inspiring today!
#WiNS #NetworkScience #WomenInScience
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...
docs.google.com
July 31, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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
Let’s amplify diverse voices and break out of our usual bubbles.
Nominate someone inspiring today!
#WiNS #NetworkScience #WomenInScience
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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!
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!
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...
docs.google.com
May 19, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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!
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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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
July 23, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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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Tomorrow 1.30-2.30pm, poster ID 82
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
July 22, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Tomorrow 1.30-2.30pm, poster ID 82
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Interested in the relationships between team dynamics, leadership dynamics, and success?
I’ll be presenting my poster today at #ic2s2 (poster #82).
I’ll be presenting my poster today at #ic2s2 (poster #82).
July 22, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Interested in the relationships between team dynamics, leadership dynamics, and success?
I’ll be presenting my poster today at #ic2s2 (poster #82).
I’ll be presenting my poster today at #ic2s2 (poster #82).
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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
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...
arxiv.org
July 22, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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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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!
If you are interested; get in touch!
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”
www.oeaw.ac.at
June 29, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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!
If you are interested; get in touch!
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#NetSci2025 closing ceremony
NetPlace announcements
NetPlace announcements
June 6, 2025 at 2:53 PM
#NetSci2025 closing ceremony
NetPlace announcements
NetPlace announcements
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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
June 4, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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
This makes me very happy!
June 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
This makes me very happy!
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June 4, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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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!
🔔 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. 👀
June 2, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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!
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
June 2, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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
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🔔 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. 👀
June 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
🔔 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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🎉 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.
May 31, 2025 at 10:54 AM
🎉 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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🎉 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.
May 29, 2025 at 1:16 PM
🎉 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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🎉 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.
May 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
🎉 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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🚀 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...
"Science as a craft: Balancing career and skill progression"
🗓️ June 2, 2025 | 1:00–2:00 PM
🔗 Details: netplace.site/event/netsci...
Panel @ NetSci25 | NetPlace
Panel discussion on "Science as a craft, Balancing career and skill progression" at NetSci25.
netplace.site
May 23, 2025 at 12:54 PM
🚀 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...
"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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🚨 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...
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...
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**
netplace.site
May 7, 2025 at 7:50 PM
🚨 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...
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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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)
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...
Time & location: Queen Mary University of London, 16 May 2025.
Register here
docs.google.com/forms/d/1LuJ...
More details: netplace.site/event/netpla...
May 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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)