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Welcome @elisecutts.bsky.social as Journalist in Residence! Over the next 4 months, Elise – whose work appears in Quanta, Scientific American, and others – will focus on exploring the foundations of complex systems.
She is the 2nd journalist to join CSH through ERC's @frontiersmedia.bsky.social
She is the 2nd journalist to join CSH through ERC's @frontiersmedia.bsky.social
February 16, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Welcome @elisecutts.bsky.social as Journalist in Residence! Over the next 4 months, Elise – whose work appears in Quanta, Scientific American, and others – will focus on exploring the foundations of complex systems.
She is the 2nd journalist to join CSH through ERC's @frontiersmedia.bsky.social
She is the 2nd journalist to join CSH through ERC's @frontiersmedia.bsky.social
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It's my first day as a journalist-in-residence at the @csh.ac.at in Vienna! Looking forward to digging into complexity science for the next 4 months!
Also: if you're a scientist, journalist, or science PR person in Vienna and want to connect, please reach out! I'm friendly, I promise.
Also: if you're a scientist, journalist, or science PR person in Vienna and want to connect, please reach out! I'm friendly, I promise.
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February 16, 2026 at 10:46 AM
It's my first day as a journalist-in-residence at the @csh.ac.at in Vienna! Looking forward to digging into complexity science for the next 4 months!
Also: if you're a scientist, journalist, or science PR person in Vienna and want to connect, please reach out! I'm friendly, I promise.
Also: if you're a scientist, journalist, or science PR person in Vienna and want to connect, please reach out! I'm friendly, I promise.
Half of Operations (apparently born models 😇) representing a much larger, truly amazing team behind the scenes at CSH.
A small thank-you, meant simply as that: a sign of appreciation for the people who keep things running every single day.
And for those wondering where complexity actually is…
A small thank-you, meant simply as that: a sign of appreciation for the people who keep things running every single day.
And for those wondering where complexity actually is…
February 12, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Half of Operations (apparently born models 😇) representing a much larger, truly amazing team behind the scenes at CSH.
A small thank-you, meant simply as that: a sign of appreciation for the people who keep things running every single day.
And for those wondering where complexity actually is…
A small thank-you, meant simply as that: a sign of appreciation for the people who keep things running every single day.
And for those wondering where complexity actually is…
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Thanks to Mirta Galesic and Henrik Olsson for inviting me to the impressive @csh.ac.at in Vienna, where I could present my research under the bold title "The complexity of Platform Power" and have inspiring and interdisciplinary discussions all day!
February 11, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Thanks to Mirta Galesic and Henrik Olsson for inviting me to the impressive @csh.ac.at in Vienna, where I could present my research under the bold title "The complexity of Platform Power" and have inspiring and interdisciplinary discussions all day!
🍄 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 on March 12th 🍄 –– Invisible yet everywhere, fungi quietly shape our world. And perhaps that’s what makes them so fascinating. So it's time to put these underground architects in the spotlight in our next edition of Art & Science at the Complexity Science Hub.
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February 9, 2026 at 9:50 AM
🍄 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 on March 12th 🍄 –– Invisible yet everywhere, fungi quietly shape our world. And perhaps that’s what makes them so fascinating. So it's time to put these underground architects in the spotlight in our next edition of Art & Science at the Complexity Science Hub.
csh.ac.at/events/art-s...
csh.ac.at/events/art-s...
What drives us to constantly rethink the world? 🤔 This is one of the core questions of Helga Nowotny’s new book, 𝗭𝘂𝗸𝘂𝗻𝗳𝘁 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗰𝗵𝘁 𝗪𝗲𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗶𝘁 (𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘞𝘪𝘴𝘥𝘰𝘮), which she presented at CSH last week.
📖 Read the interview: csh.ac.at/news/wisdom-...
📖 Read the interview: csh.ac.at/news/wisdom-...
February 4, 2026 at 2:52 PM
What drives us to constantly rethink the world? 🤔 This is one of the core questions of Helga Nowotny’s new book, 𝗭𝘂𝗸𝘂𝗻𝗳𝘁 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗰𝗵𝘁 𝗪𝗲𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗶𝘁 (𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘞𝘪𝘴𝘥𝘰𝘮), which she presented at CSH last week.
📖 Read the interview: csh.ac.at/news/wisdom-...
📖 Read the interview: csh.ac.at/news/wisdom-...
🤔 Can networks be fair? This simple yet tricky question stood at the center of a workshop hosted by @lespin.bsky.social and Fariba Karimi at CSH.
Participants explored how connections shape opportunities, how inequalities emerge, and how fairness can be measured concretely in decision-making.
Participants explored how connections shape opportunities, how inequalities emerge, and how fairness can be measured concretely in decision-making.
January 29, 2026 at 4:24 PM
🤔 Can networks be fair? This simple yet tricky question stood at the center of a workshop hosted by @lespin.bsky.social and Fariba Karimi at CSH.
Participants explored how connections shape opportunities, how inequalities emerge, and how fairness can be measured concretely in decision-making.
Participants explored how connections shape opportunities, how inequalities emerge, and how fairness can be measured concretely in decision-making.
👋 Welcome, Léo Delalandre!
Léo joins our 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁𝘆 & 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗽𝘀𝗲 research group, where his research focuses on historical developments in gender inequality. To do this, he combines agent-based modeling with comparative analyses of historical and archaeological data.
csh.ac.at/leo-delaland...
Léo joins our 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁𝘆 & 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗽𝘀𝗲 research group, where his research focuses on historical developments in gender inequality. To do this, he combines agent-based modeling with comparative analyses of historical and archaeological data.
csh.ac.at/leo-delaland...
January 28, 2026 at 2:43 PM
👋 Welcome, Léo Delalandre!
Léo joins our 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁𝘆 & 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗽𝘀𝗲 research group, where his research focuses on historical developments in gender inequality. To do this, he combines agent-based modeling with comparative analyses of historical and archaeological data.
csh.ac.at/leo-delaland...
Léo joins our 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁𝘆 & 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗽𝘀𝗲 research group, where his research focuses on historical developments in gender inequality. To do this, he combines agent-based modeling with comparative analyses of historical and archaeological data.
csh.ac.at/leo-delaland...
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We’re delighted to announce Prof. Stefan Thurner as this year’s keynote speaker, a leading figure in complex systems and network science, with research spanning physics, economics, and the social sciences.
Apply by 6 March www.maths.ox.ac.uk/events/summe...
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Apply by 6 March www.maths.ox.ac.uk/events/summe...
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January 27, 2026 at 9:03 AM
We’re delighted to announce Prof. Stefan Thurner as this year’s keynote speaker, a leading figure in complex systems and network science, with research spanning physics, economics, and the social sciences.
Apply by 6 March www.maths.ox.ac.uk/events/summe...
@inet-complexity.bsky.social
@csh.ac.at
Apply by 6 March www.maths.ox.ac.uk/events/summe...
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🎓 Huge congratulations, Stefan Kitzler – as of today, PhD! 🎓
His dissertation focused on computational methods for analyzing decentralized finance ecosystems.
Stefan conducted his research at the @csh.ac.at and @informatics.tuwien.ac.at, under the supervision of @behas.bsky.social
His dissertation focused on computational methods for analyzing decentralized finance ecosystems.
Stefan conducted his research at the @csh.ac.at and @informatics.tuwien.ac.at, under the supervision of @behas.bsky.social
January 27, 2026 at 12:21 PM
🎓 Huge congratulations, Stefan Kitzler – as of today, PhD! 🎓
His dissertation focused on computational methods for analyzing decentralized finance ecosystems.
Stefan conducted his research at the @csh.ac.at and @informatics.tuwien.ac.at, under the supervision of @behas.bsky.social
His dissertation focused on computational methods for analyzing decentralized finance ecosystems.
Stefan conducted his research at the @csh.ac.at and @informatics.tuwien.ac.at, under the supervision of @behas.bsky.social
👏 CSH just got a major upgrade! Last week, we had the pleasure of celebrating Ljubica Nedelkoska – now officially, and so thoroughly deserved, a CSH Faculty Member!
As Ljubica herself put it: The places that have shaped you end up being the places you then shape.
csh.ac.at/ljubica-nede...
As Ljubica herself put it: The places that have shaped you end up being the places you then shape.
csh.ac.at/ljubica-nede...
January 26, 2026 at 3:09 PM
👏 CSH just got a major upgrade! Last week, we had the pleasure of celebrating Ljubica Nedelkoska – now officially, and so thoroughly deserved, a CSH Faculty Member!
As Ljubica herself put it: The places that have shaped you end up being the places you then shape.
csh.ac.at/ljubica-nede...
As Ljubica herself put it: The places that have shaped you end up being the places you then shape.
csh.ac.at/ljubica-nede...
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Great news before my winter holidays. I am honored and excited to join the @csh.ac.at as an external faculty member. Besides continuing to work at the wonderful @ddc-sdu.bsky.social (we hire, just say'in :-)) I will also be in Vienna from time to time and work with the amazing folks at both places.
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January 23, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Great news before my winter holidays. I am honored and excited to join the @csh.ac.at as an external faculty member. Besides continuing to work at the wonderful @ddc-sdu.bsky.social (we hire, just say'in :-)) I will also be in Vienna from time to time and work with the amazing folks at both places.
AI writes about one-third of new software code in the US (29%), with large global differences (e.g., Germany 23%, Russia 15%), shows a new CSH study published in @science.org. This brings productivity gains, but so far seasoned software engineers are the only ones who benefit.
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AI Is Already Writing Almost One-third Of New Software Code
A new study published in Science shows that AI-assisted coding is spreading rapidly, though unevenly. Productivity gains go to seasoned developers
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January 23, 2026 at 11:22 AM
AI writes about one-third of new software code in the US (29%), with large global differences (e.g., Germany 23%, Russia 15%), shows a new CSH study published in @science.org. This brings productivity gains, but so far seasoned software engineers are the only ones who benefit.
shorturl.at/LPV6C
shorturl.at/LPV6C
New study examines 20+ years of armed conflict data across Africa. Researchers @kushwaha.bsky.social and @spintheory.bsky.social identify three conflict archetypes, but also show that classification does not necessarily help to predict the severity of conflicts.
Learn more: shorturl.at/81pkf
Learn more: shorturl.at/81pkf
Data-Driven Analysis Reveals Three Archetypes Of Armed Conflicts
New CSH study identifies systematic patterns in armed conflicts across Africa – and the limits of forecasting conflict intensity, duration, or fatalities.
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January 21, 2026 at 10:14 AM
New study examines 20+ years of armed conflict data across Africa. Researchers @kushwaha.bsky.social and @spintheory.bsky.social identify three conflict archetypes, but also show that classification does not necessarily help to predict the severity of conflicts.
Learn more: shorturl.at/81pkf
Learn more: shorturl.at/81pkf
👋 Please join us in welcoming 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽 𝗛𝗶𝗹𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘂𝗲𝗿 to the Complexity Science Hub!
Philipp joins our 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗲𝘀 research group, where he explores how cities influence professional networks, workplace segregation, and labor market outcomes. csh.ac.at/philipp-hilm...
Philipp joins our 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗲𝘀 research group, where he explores how cities influence professional networks, workplace segregation, and labor market outcomes. csh.ac.at/philipp-hilm...
January 20, 2026 at 10:50 AM
👋 Please join us in welcoming 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽 𝗛𝗶𝗹𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘂𝗲𝗿 to the Complexity Science Hub!
Philipp joins our 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗲𝘀 research group, where he explores how cities influence professional networks, workplace segregation, and labor market outcomes. csh.ac.at/philipp-hilm...
Philipp joins our 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗲𝘀 research group, where he explores how cities influence professional networks, workplace segregation, and labor market outcomes. csh.ac.at/philipp-hilm...
AI might transform the labor market faster than any technological shift before.
In a recent commentary, CSH researcher Ljubica Nedelkoska explores what this means – and what policy can do in response.
👉 A must-read on the future of work and economic policy:
csh.ac.at/news/outrunn...
In a recent commentary, CSH researcher Ljubica Nedelkoska explores what this means – and what policy can do in response.
👉 A must-read on the future of work and economic policy:
csh.ac.at/news/outrunn...
Outrunning The Machines: Policy In The Age Of AI
A commentary by CSH scientist Ljubica Nedelkoska on AI and how to adapt to one of the most disruptive technological transformations in history.
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January 16, 2026 at 1:47 PM
AI might transform the labor market faster than any technological shift before.
In a recent commentary, CSH researcher Ljubica Nedelkoska explores what this means – and what policy can do in response.
👉 A must-read on the future of work and economic policy:
csh.ac.at/news/outrunn...
In a recent commentary, CSH researcher Ljubica Nedelkoska explores what this means – and what policy can do in response.
👉 A must-read on the future of work and economic policy:
csh.ac.at/news/outrunn...
Reports on crypto cyberattacks often focus on the funds that disappear immediately. But an analysis of 22 major incidents (2020–2022) shows that while direct losses totaled USD 454 million, indirect losses from token price drops reached USD 1.3 billion.
csh.ac.at/news/crypto-...
@behas.bsky.social
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@behas.bsky.social
January 14, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Reports on crypto cyberattacks often focus on the funds that disappear immediately. But an analysis of 22 major incidents (2020–2022) shows that while direct losses totaled USD 454 million, indirect losses from token price drops reached USD 1.3 billion.
csh.ac.at/news/crypto-...
@behas.bsky.social
csh.ac.at/news/crypto-...
@behas.bsky.social
What will work look like in the future? This question – and many more – is at the core of our upcoming #CSHWinterSchool, led by Frank Neffke, Ljubica Nedelkoska, Xiangnan Feng, and Hillary Vipond. Highlights include a keynote by James Evans.
Applications are open until Jan 31!
Applications are open until Jan 31!
January 13, 2026 at 11:28 AM
What will work look like in the future? This question – and many more – is at the core of our upcoming #CSHWinterSchool, led by Frank Neffke, Ljubica Nedelkoska, Xiangnan Feng, and Hillary Vipond. Highlights include a keynote by James Evans.
Applications are open until Jan 31!
Applications are open until Jan 31!
#JobAlert – If you are a postdoctoral researcher eager to advance complex systems research and its applications in network medicine and health data science – and if you share a commitment to improving society and our planet through science – this is your chance:
👉 csh.jobs.personio.com/job/2463342
👉 csh.jobs.personio.com/job/2463342
December 16, 2025 at 1:08 PM
#JobAlert – If you are a postdoctoral researcher eager to advance complex systems research and its applications in network medicine and health data science – and if you share a commitment to improving society and our planet through science – this is your chance:
👉 csh.jobs.personio.com/job/2463342
👉 csh.jobs.personio.com/job/2463342
Making migration work – CSH's Ljubica Nedelkoska delivered a keynote at the 2025 Conference of the European Migration Network in Lithuania on this highly relevant topic for Europe.
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🖼️ Irmantas Gelūnas
December 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Making migration work – CSH's Ljubica Nedelkoska delivered a keynote at the 2025 Conference of the European Migration Network in Lithuania on this highly relevant topic for Europe.
🔗 www.emn.lt/emn-conferen...
🖼️ Irmantas Gelūnas
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🖼️ Irmantas Gelūnas
Excited to welcome Juri Haumer!
Juri is a PhD candidate specializing in #supplychains, with a strong focus on modelling socio-metabolic systems using approaches from complexity science and network theory. His work is primarily embedded in the REMASS project.
csh.ac.at/juri-konstan...
Juri is a PhD candidate specializing in #supplychains, with a strong focus on modelling socio-metabolic systems using approaches from complexity science and network theory. His work is primarily embedded in the REMASS project.
csh.ac.at/juri-konstan...
December 12, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Excited to welcome Juri Haumer!
Juri is a PhD candidate specializing in #supplychains, with a strong focus on modelling socio-metabolic systems using approaches from complexity science and network theory. His work is primarily embedded in the REMASS project.
csh.ac.at/juri-konstan...
Juri is a PhD candidate specializing in #supplychains, with a strong focus on modelling socio-metabolic systems using approaches from complexity science and network theory. His work is primarily embedded in the REMASS project.
csh.ac.at/juri-konstan...
🇪🇺 Europe needs real-time supply-chain intelligence.
In the #EuropeanParliament, we discussed how data can reveal strategic dependencies, systemic risks, and resilience gaps – and why this matters for Europe’s competitiveness and autonomy.
➡️ strategy paper: www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/de...
In the #EuropeanParliament, we discussed how data can reveal strategic dependencies, systemic risks, and resilience gaps – and why this matters for Europe’s competitiveness and autonomy.
➡️ strategy paper: www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/de...
December 12, 2025 at 8:27 AM
🇪🇺 Europe needs real-time supply-chain intelligence.
In the #EuropeanParliament, we discussed how data can reveal strategic dependencies, systemic risks, and resilience gaps – and why this matters for Europe’s competitiveness and autonomy.
➡️ strategy paper: www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/de...
In the #EuropeanParliament, we discussed how data can reveal strategic dependencies, systemic risks, and resilience gaps – and why this matters for Europe’s competitiveness and autonomy.
➡️ strategy paper: www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/de...
There are many uncertainties about what work will look like in the future: What will fundamentally change through AI? Which jobs will disappear, which new ones will emerge? These questions – and many more – are at the core of our upcoming #CSHWinterSchool
Apply by Jan 11 – csh.ac.at/education/wi...
Apply by Jan 11 – csh.ac.at/education/wi...
December 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
There are many uncertainties about what work will look like in the future: What will fundamentally change through AI? Which jobs will disappear, which new ones will emerge? These questions – and many more – are at the core of our upcoming #CSHWinterSchool
Apply by Jan 11 – csh.ac.at/education/wi...
Apply by Jan 11 – csh.ac.at/education/wi...
Only a handful of seats are still available. If you’d like to join us for this special event, please register here ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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December 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Only a handful of seats are still available. If you’d like to join us for this special event, please register here ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Additionally, Liuhuaying Yang, from @csh.ac.at, has created Urban Thirst, a fantastic visualization that captures the different aspects of water availability in cities.
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vis.csh.ac.at/urban-thirst/
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vis.csh.ac.at/urban-thirst/
Urban Thirst
Does urban sprawl make water and sanitation harder to reach and more expensive?
vis.csh.ac.at
December 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Additionally, Liuhuaying Yang, from @csh.ac.at, has created Urban Thirst, a fantastic visualization that captures the different aspects of water availability in cities.
💧🏙️
vis.csh.ac.at/urban-thirst/
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vis.csh.ac.at/urban-thirst/