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Networks, Data, and Society research group @itu.dk. Data Science | Network Science | Computational Social Science

We are: https://nerds.itu.dk/people | https://bsky.app/starter-pack-short/4ej8RNM
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Submit your abstracts to CS2Italy by ๐Ÿ‘‰ Jan 15 ๐Ÿ‘ˆ
Italian Conference on Computational Social Science
to join us in Turin on May 19-21

We welcome abstract submissions on #computerscience #netsci #complexsystems #sociology #economics #politics #cognitivesci #psychology and more

For more: cs2italy.org
January 7, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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The #bicycle network field has grown so much that there are now papers out analyzing its citation network, haha ๐Ÿ˜† https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590198225004610

Fun to see how this has evolved! Our nodes are: orozco, szell, vybornova. Several friends also visible ๐Ÿ˜
January 5, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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Computational Social Scientists in the Nordics, unite!
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ

The brand new Nordic Society for CSS welcomes all researchers and practitioners based in the Nordics. The Society will promote student mobility, events, and education initiatives.

Join for free: nosocss.org/join.html.
January 5, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Jacob Liam Curran-Sebastian has joined NERDS
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January 3, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Manuel Knepper has joined NERDS
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January 2, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Identity improvements to NERDS
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Happy new year! ๐ŸŽ‰
Identity improvements to NERDS | Networks, Data, and Society (NERDS)
Happy new year! ๐ŸŽ‰ We have two cosmetic updates to announce, part of a broader move for an improved identity and strategy.
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January 1, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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ssh tiny.christmas

a global christmas carol in the terminal :)
December 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
With several fresh fathers and Italians in our group, a relevant link to share: www.ilpost.it/2025/12/21/p...
I papร  di Copenhagen sono diversi - Il Post
Per gli italiani che visitano la cittร  รจ molto evidente: c'entrano i lunghi congedi parentali della Danimarca e in generale dei paesi del nord Europa
www.ilpost.it
December 21, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Especially those at the forefront of IT!
December 19, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Very good. All public institutions, like universities, should follow suit!
December 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Excellent news! Our full paper "The Influence of the Communication Medium on Data Storytelling" based on the thesis of my former master's student Tamara Nagel has been accepted for oral presentation at #chiir2026! See you in Seattle!
December 17, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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More great news: our other full paper "Tip-of-the-Tongue Search in the Wild: Analyzing Human and LLM Performance and Success Factors on Complex Search Requests" was also accepted at #chiir2026, this one together with @maria83.bsky.social, Mark Hall, Marijn Koolen, Mette Skov and Vivien Petras!
December 18, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Michael, Anastassia and Manuel win Innoexplorer Grant!
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December 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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#kv25 Since I keep reading and reviewing papers using #LLMs to simulate social dynamics I think it's just fair to see how they would do in simulating the outcome of the local elections we had yesterday in #Copenhagen. The plot below shows the "predicted" value obtained via gpt4o
November 19, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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๐Ÿ”ˆ *Call for Participation* ๐Ÿ”ˆ

Italian Conference on Computational Social Science โ€“ CS2Italy
May 19-21, 2026 in Torino, Italy

Premier venue for Computational Social Science in Italy: #sociology #polisci #economics #netsci #complexsystems ++

Submit your abstract by Jan 15: cs2italy.org

plz reshare
November 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Yay, datasci.social is now 3 years old! ๐Ÿฅณ
Same as last year, so I don't bother with a new post: https://community.datasci.social/blog/2024-11-15/two-years-old/
stable users - no issues - 99.9+% uptime - muchas gracias to our supporters!! ๐Ÿ’–

Only new thing: Given bluesky's predictable moderation [โ€ฆ]
Original post on datasci.social
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November 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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A short thread of observations using Max Andrew's tool to explore the network of relationships revealed in the Epstein estate email cache. @thatsjustlikeyouropinionman.com
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1. There is a tight inner circle, densely connected. Trump is in the near outer rim.
epstein-doc-explorer-1.onrender.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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Picard management tip: As soon as you find out that a person is truly toxic, get them the hell off your ship.
November 15, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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I just got 3.1 mil DKK, so if you are interested in uncovering how climate change ๐Ÿญโ˜๏ธโ›…โ›ˆ๏ธ๐ŸŒŠ๐ŸŒช๏ธ๐ŸŒฌ๏ธ affects our movement patterns and mobility related behaviors, then I will be opening a PhD position later this year
Hvordan pรฅvirker klimaforandringer menneskers kollektive adfรฆrd? โ˜”๏ธ๐Ÿคท

๐Ÿ‘‰ Det vil ITU-forsker @vedransekara.bsky.social undersรธge i et nyt projekt, der netop er blevet stรธttet med 3,1 mio. kr. fra Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond ๐Ÿ‘

๐Ÿ”— www.itu.dk/Om-ITU/Press...
November 4, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Best poster I've ever seen -- check how the shape reflects the contents! (By Anastasia Vybornova & @trivikrama.bsky.social) #ODISSEI2025
November 4, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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If you're a student in need of a personal website (and if you're doing research, yes, you need a website!), I keep a list of nice examples here, most of which are reusable: www.are.na/maria-antoni...

For example, I just spotted this beautiful website by Catherine Yeh: github.com/catherinesye...
November 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Vedran wins Independent Research Fund Denmark Grant!
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November 3, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Two new NERDS papers: Algorithmic bias, street network simplification
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November 3, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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How fair are the algorithms that decide who gets information online? Our new paper in PNAS Nexus shows that maximization algorithms, the ones used to pick โ€œinfluencersโ€ in social networks, unintentionally deepen inequality.

๐Ÿง  Sekara, Dotu, Cebrian, Moro & Garcรญa-Herranz
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Detecting bias in algorithms used to disseminate information in social networks and mitigating it using multiobjective optimization
Abstract. Social connections are conduits through which individuals communicate, information propagates, and diseases spread. Identifying individuals who a
doi.org
October 31, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Join us for a Data Discussion on Friday, November 7! ๐Ÿ“…

Daniel Juhรกsz Vigild will start by exploring how government use of AI impacts its trustworthiness, while Stephanie Brandl will examine whether LLMs can identify and classify fine-grained forms of populism.

Event๐Ÿ”—: sodas.ku.dk/events/sodas...
SODAS Data Discussion 3 (Fall 2025)
SODAS is delighted to host Daniel Juhรกsz Vigild and Stephanie Brandl for the Fall 2025 Data Discussion series!
sodas.ku.dk
October 31, 2025 at 1:12 PM