Elisa Omodei
elisaomodei.bsky.social
Elisa Omodei
@elisaomodei.bsky.social
Associate Professor | Department of Network and Data Science @ceu-dnds.bsky.social | Central European University @weareceu.bsky.social | https://elisaomodei.weebly.com/
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🔬🧠 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
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.
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December 19, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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🚨📱 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
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…
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December 12, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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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...
December 16, 2025 at 4:19 AM
🚨 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...
Assistant Professor (f/m/d)
Assistant Professor (f/m/d)
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December 11, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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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
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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🚨 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
October 31, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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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
October 27, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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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...
Universität Graz
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October 28, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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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...
September 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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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
September 14, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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September 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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!
September 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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!
September 4, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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
Next, we have @elisaomodei.bsky.social, talking about the role of science in the online climate change debate #CCS2025
September 4, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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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
August 29, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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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)

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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
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August 27, 2025 at 12:37 PM
📣 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!
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...
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August 5, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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.
August 1, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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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
July 24, 2025 at 10:56 AM
How (under) represented are African and Africa-based scholars in the African Politics field? To find out, come check out Zack Zimbalist's presentation of our joint work this afternoon at the Science of Science I session at #IC2S2 (De Geerhallen room - circa 15:45)
July 23, 2025 at 11:36 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
July 23, 2025 at 11:06 AM
At #ic2s2 and interested in how our information & social media diet and social circle composition are associated with our perception of minorities? Stop by @claraeminente.bsky.social’s poster today to learn about our ongoing work with M Galesic, H Olsson, L Nedelkoska & R Prieto-Curiel
Attending #ic2s2? My poster is up today!
July 22, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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Migration is shaping the future of our societies — but how can research help shape migration policy?
Last week, the #HumanMigration research group led by @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social hosted a three-part event series at the Complexity Science Hub to explore this pressing question.
June 30, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Were you too busy with NetSci during the last couple of weeks and forgot to submit your abstract to the @css-conference.bsky.social satellite "Complex Systems for the Most Vulnerable"? No worries, we have extended the deadline! Submit your abstract by tomorrow and join us in Siena in September!
June 9, 2025 at 10:46 AM