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Federico Bianchi
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Sociologist | solidarity, inter-group relationships, (some) sociology of science | social network analysis & agent-based modelling | BehaveLab @ University of Milan | https://federico-bianchi.github.io
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mbojan.bsky.social
Today Springer published an Open Access book edited by @janlo.de , Marijn Keijzer and myself covering a diverse range of Computational Social Science approaches to questions about social cohesion and polarization. Come and get it at link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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Computational Social Science of Social Cohesion and Polarization
This open access book explores the decay of social cohesion in democratic societies through the lens of Computational Social Science (CSS)
link.springer.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:18 AM
federicobianchi.bsky.social
For the ABM and networks enthusiasts: Special Issue of Social Networks on "Agent-based Modelling for Social Network Research" - co-ed by Andreas Flache, @squazzoni.bsky.social, Károly Takács and me

www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

Deadlines
Extended abstracts: 1 April
Full papers: 15 November
Social Networks | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier - Social Networks | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier
Read the latest articles of Social Networks at ScienceDirect.com, Elsevier’s leading platform of peer-reviewed scholarly literature
www.sciencedirect.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:04 AM
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cs2italy.bsky.social
📢 Keynotes++:
Milena Tsvetkova - @mtsvetkova.bsky.social
London School of Economics and Political Science

on how social networks, algorithms, and HCI shape collective behavior, inequality, cooperation, and social influence

👉 Submit your abstract by Jan 30!
cs2italy.org
January 21, 2026 at 8:58 AM
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cs2italy.bsky.social
1) Due to popular demand, the abstract deadline has been extended to 👉Jan 30👈 -- plz share!

2) We are delighted to announce our keynote speaker --
Taha Yasseri @tahayasseri.bsky.social
Chair of Technology and Society
@ Trinity College Dublin & Technological University Dublin

▶️ cs2italy.org
January 15, 2026 at 11:06 AM
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sociologica.bsky.social
! NEW ISSUE OUT !

Our latest issue (and the last issue of this 2025) is OUT and ready for you to enjoy here: lnkd.in/euHFDNvZ
Inside you will find a conversation between Edwin Amenta and Theda Skocpol on U.S. politics, higher education, and the relationship between sociology and political science.
December 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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squazzoni.bsky.social
Join our #BehaveSchool25 on #ABM agent-based #computational #modelling on 1-12 September 2025 in #Brescia #Italy with a fantastic faculty incl @tatianafilatova.bsky.social @federicobianchi.bsky.social and many others abmschool.behavelab.org
Behave Schools | Behave Lab
BEHAVE Summer School 2025 on "Agent-Based Modelling", The 12th Edition, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, 11-22 September 2023 Jointly organised by the Behave Lab, University of Milan and Univers...
abmschool.behavelab.org
March 23, 2025 at 10:20 AM
federicobianchi.bsky.social
Final pics from our session on experiments, networks, & computational models at #ConvegnoSISEC2025

Thank you @sisec.bsky.social for organising!
February 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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More pics from our session on experiments, networks & computational models at #ConvegnoSISEC2025.
@sisec.bsky.social
January 31, 2025 at 7:15 AM
federicobianchi.bsky.social
Pics from our session on experiments & computation at #ConvegniSISEC2025. Join us for some network analysis all afternoon!
@sisec.bsky.social
January 30, 2025 at 1:25 PM
federicobianchi.bsky.social
If you're at #ConvegnoSISEC2025 and want to hear about computational studies, join us in Aula Bruna Leoni! @sisec.bsky.social
January 30, 2025 at 10:25 AM
federicobianchi.bsky.social
Back from #CS2Italy - 1st conference on Computational Social Science

My presentation on complex contagion and negative influence --> federico-bianchi.github.io/presentation...
January 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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mtizzoni.bsky.social
It's time to establish an Italian Society of Computational Social Sciences. Ivano Bison illustrates why we need it and the next steps to create it #CS2Italy
January 18, 2025 at 8:52 AM
federicobianchi.bsky.social
A pic from the symposium on Empirically-Calibrated Agent-Based Models at IAST/TSE in Toulouse - great to see you guys so often!

Thank you @mrnkzr.bsky.social for being a great host!

Here are my presentation slides on complex contagion & negative influence
federico-bianchi.github.io/presentation...
December 20, 2024 at 4:19 PM
federicobianchi.bsky.social
Molto contento di tornare all'Università degli Studi di Torino per parlare del mio libro "Reti sociali. Meccanismi e modelli"

www.mulino.it/isbn/9788815...

Mercoledì 27/11 h. 14:00 --> www.dcps.unito.it/do/avvisi.pl...
November 25, 2024 at 3:32 PM
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drcompton.bsky.social
This skeet is for the Sociology folks!
Sociology has officially arrived. In an effort to re-live the early days of academic twixxer we now have a 3 volume starter pack(s) posted below. Feel free to add any areas of interest starter packs to this feed too and reqs to be added! Here We Go!
November 14, 2024 at 5:29 PM
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drcompton.bsky.social
I made a Sociology Starter Pack. Its just a start, so let me know if you want to be added.
go.bsky.app/QqTLQau
September 15, 2024 at 5:54 PM
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seyfert.bsky.social
I am adding this starter pack on "Social and Sociological Theory" to this feed. Thanks for setting this up!

go.bsky.app/ByNfpie
November 15, 2024 at 6:48 PM
federicobianchi.bsky.social
For you Italy-based analytical/computational social scientists out there in the blue sky, here's a session I'm co-organising at the next SISEC Conference in Pavia

sisec.it/wp-content/u...

Here to submit an abstract by 15 November
sisec.it/convegni/ix-...
IX Convegno SISEC – PAVIA 2025 - SISEC
Convegni 29 gennaio - 1 febbraio 2025 Il convegno Il convegno annuale si propone di essere un luogo di riflessione, approfondimento e contaminazione tra approcci diversi, che utilizza tali chiavi di l...
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November 13, 2024 at 12:48 PM
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cbarrie.bsky.social
I made a starter pack for computational sociologists. Please DM if you think you should be added (or taken off!)

go.bsky.app/U1Wia61
November 12, 2024 at 7:53 AM
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rmcelreath.bsky.social
It's the time of year when I teach research proposal writing to the new PhD students. Here is my 2 page PhD project template that we work with. Many people find it useful, so sharing again. LaTeX template (and PDF): github.com/rmcelreath/P...
Department of Full Luxury Galactic Metascience PhD Plan for CANDIDATE Committee: Prof. MEMBER1 Dr. MEMBER2 Dr. MEMBER3 October 23, 2023 Phenomenon ! The subject matter to be addressed. What is the question? Citation for background are useful, but don’t do a full lit review (yet).1 Ad- ditional references can be included at the end bibliography by using \nocite. Theoretical Perspective The framework for explaining the phenomenon. What are the impli- cations of theory? If more than one theory is relevant, how do the implications differ? What are the current holes in the theory or theo- ries? Approach Modeling and empirical research approach to address the theory/ies nominated above. Important thing is to justify the approach in terms of theory. Specifics of Approach Outline any special skills, equipment, or techniques that will be re- quired. This includes, in the case of field research, a paragraph on the background of the field location. Data analysis approach needs a sketch. Can use citation2 for further detail. Expected Products A list of the (usually 3) articles expected for completion of the PhD. Think of each as a fantasy abstract. 1. The Evolution of Human Uniqueness. There is wide agreement that humans are unique. But it is rarely asked: Have they always been unique? In this paper, we derive a general uniqueness theorem that states that any unique species must have been less unique at some point in the past. This theorem has implications for the achievement of world peace. 2. Niche Construction, Disease Transmission, and Global Warming: Chaos Deconstructs the Block Chain. How many buzz words can be combined in a title? In this paper, we find that the natural limit on buzz words in any specific scholarly field is always given by the triangular number Tn where n is one more than the number of tenured faculty in the field. 3. A Bayesian Hierarchical Survival Analysis of Counting Sheep. Just like all those other models of counting sheep, but this one will be Bayesian. Schedule Outline of the calendar for the subject to change. work. This is necessarily rough and Comment First wave of being awesome Write papers #1 and #2 Second wave of awesomeness Write paper #3 phd plan for candidate 2 Date (Duration) Jan 2019 (1 year) Jan 2020 (1 year) Jan 2021 (6 months) Jun 2021 (6 months) References
November 8, 2024 at 9:36 AM
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mariaa.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/PCckf3C
November 5, 2024 at 9:39 PM
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mtriventi.bsky.social
Only few days left to apply! Don't forget!
November 4, 2024 at 6:32 PM
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paridecarrara.bsky.social
Thanks to everyone who joined the QSSS seminar yesterday! Huge thanks to @federicobianchi.bsky.social for the fascinating insights from "Reti Sociali. Meccanismi e modelli" and for sharing his slides. Stay tuned for the next seminars! 📚✨ #QSSS #Unibo #PoliSci
October 25, 2024 at 12:43 PM
federicobianchi.bsky.social
The slides of the book presentation I've made yesterday at the University of Bologna on social network (agent-based) models

federico-bianchi.github.io/presentation...

Here for the book www.mulino.it/isbn/9788815...

@paridecarrara.bsky.social @marcoalbertini.bsky.social @simonluck.bsky.social
October 25, 2024 at 12:16 PM
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rensec.bsky.social
A first starter pack on computational social science, that is, researchers who use computational methods (broadly defined) to answer social science questions. It's a vaguely defined field with blurry borders, so it's certainly incomplete; if you want to be on it, let me know! go.bsky.app/PCckf3C
October 23, 2024 at 9:39 AM