Cory Glover
@cory-glover.bsky.social
A network scientist with too many interests. Seeking Postdoc or Research Position.
PhD Candidate in Network Science • Mathematician • Physicist • Husband • Latter-Day Saint • Music Obsessive
https://coryglover.github.io
PhD Candidate in Network Science • Mathematician • Physicist • Husband • Latter-Day Saint • Music Obsessive
https://coryglover.github.io
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I'm on the job market! I graduate with my PhD in network science this April, seeking a postdoc in Atlanta or remote. I work on theoretical and data-driven problems under Albert-László Barabási. I love being the "math guy" on interdisciplinary teams. Want help studying networks? Please reach out!
Some really interesting "composition networks" showing musical transitions through a song by Niccolo di Marco, @walter4c.bsky.social and others. I love how Autumn Leaves is so much denser than everything else. arxiv.org/pdf/2501.07557
November 24, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Some really interesting "composition networks" showing musical transitions through a song by Niccolo di Marco, @walter4c.bsky.social and others. I love how Autumn Leaves is so much denser than everything else. arxiv.org/pdf/2501.07557
I'm on the job market! I graduate with my PhD in network science this April, seeking a postdoc in Atlanta or remote. I work on theoretical and data-driven problems under Albert-László Barabási. I love being the "math guy" on interdisciplinary teams. Want help studying networks? Please reach out!
November 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I'm on the job market! I graduate with my PhD in network science this April, seeking a postdoc in Atlanta or remote. I work on theoretical and data-driven problems under Albert-László Barabási. I love being the "math guy" on interdisciplinary teams. Want help studying networks? Please reach out!
11/10 opinion video by @jackconte.bsky.social. We need more human centric scientific thinking. An excellent explanation of how we should be thinking about the next step in algorithm development and even big data research www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
Opinion | I’m Building an Algorithm That Doesn’t Rot Your Brain
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:57 PM
11/10 opinion video by @jackconte.bsky.social. We need more human centric scientific thinking. An excellent explanation of how we should be thinking about the next step in algorithm development and even big data research www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
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It is finally out! Have you ever wanted to get into information theory, complexity, and networks? If so, this is the paper for you: a comprehensive tutorial review on information theory for complexity scientists specifically.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Information theory for complex systems scientists: What, why, and how
In the 21st century, many of the crucial scientific and technical issues facing humanity can be understood as problems associated with understanding, …
www.sciencedirect.com
October 14, 2025 at 12:46 PM
It is finally out! Have you ever wanted to get into information theory, complexity, and networks? If so, this is the paper for you: a comprehensive tutorial review on information theory for complexity scientists specifically.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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📌 Save the Date!
The flagship conference of the Network Science Society - 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗦𝗰𝗶 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 - is coming to Northeastern University’s Network Science Institute, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭-𝟱, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.
Prepare to share ideas, discoveries & challenges in network science.
Registration opens soon! 🔗 www.netsci2026.com
The flagship conference of the Network Science Society - 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗦𝗰𝗶 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 - is coming to Northeastern University’s Network Science Institute, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭-𝟱, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.
Prepare to share ideas, discoveries & challenges in network science.
Registration opens soon! 🔗 www.netsci2026.com
September 30, 2025 at 4:56 PM
📌 Save the Date!
The flagship conference of the Network Science Society - 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗦𝗰𝗶 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 - is coming to Northeastern University’s Network Science Institute, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭-𝟱, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.
Prepare to share ideas, discoveries & challenges in network science.
Registration opens soon! 🔗 www.netsci2026.com
The flagship conference of the Network Science Society - 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗦𝗰𝗶 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 - is coming to Northeastern University’s Network Science Institute, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭-𝟱, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.
Prepare to share ideas, discoveries & challenges in network science.
Registration opens soon! 🔗 www.netsci2026.com
Really fascinating application of network epidemiology to understand historical phenomena. It's such a creative way to combine quantitative tools with historical records and link rumor spread with infectious disease.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Epidemiology models explain rumour spreading during France’s Great Fear of 1789 - Nature
Epidemiological methods are used to show that the Great Fear of 1789, a series of peasant insurrections in rural revolutionary France, was driven by deliberate political action rather than…
www.nature.com
September 3, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Really fascinating application of network epidemiology to understand historical phenomena. It's such a creative way to combine quantitative tools with historical records and link rumor spread with infectious disease.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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🚨 Submit your work to COMPLEX NETWORKS 2025!
📍 Binghamton, NY, Dec 9–11
📝 Proceedings of full papers (Springer) & abstracts (Book of Abstracts)
🎤 Keynotes: Bettencourt, Girvan, Glass, Newman, Stark
📅 Submission deadline: Sept 2
👉 complexnetworks.org/submission/
#ComplexNetworks2025
📍 Binghamton, NY, Dec 9–11
📝 Proceedings of full papers (Springer) & abstracts (Book of Abstracts)
🎤 Keynotes: Bettencourt, Girvan, Glass, Newman, Stark
📅 Submission deadline: Sept 2
👉 complexnetworks.org/submission/
#ComplexNetworks2025
August 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
🚨 Submit your work to COMPLEX NETWORKS 2025!
📍 Binghamton, NY, Dec 9–11
📝 Proceedings of full papers (Springer) & abstracts (Book of Abstracts)
🎤 Keynotes: Bettencourt, Girvan, Glass, Newman, Stark
📅 Submission deadline: Sept 2
👉 complexnetworks.org/submission/
#ComplexNetworks2025
📍 Binghamton, NY, Dec 9–11
📝 Proceedings of full papers (Springer) & abstracts (Book of Abstracts)
🎤 Keynotes: Bettencourt, Girvan, Glass, Newman, Stark
📅 Submission deadline: Sept 2
👉 complexnetworks.org/submission/
#ComplexNetworks2025
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#ProcB in @science.org | Dispersed female networks: female gorillas’ inter-group relationships influence dispersal decisions: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
When female gorillas relocate, they look for where their besties live
New study sheds light on social structures within our great ape cousins
www.science.org
August 19, 2025 at 9:01 AM
#ProcB in @science.org | Dispersed female networks: female gorillas’ inter-group relationships influence dispersal decisions: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Someone at a conference asked me what new dataset I am most excited about. This is it.
macaquenet.github.io
macaquenet.github.io
The Database
A Global Collaboration Of Macaque Researchers
macaquenet.github.io
August 15, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Someone at a conference asked me what new dataset I am most excited about. This is it.
macaquenet.github.io
macaquenet.github.io
Hard to believe that the first chapter of my dissertation came out a year ago. We investigated link entanglement in physical networks and found some interesting connections between the network's structure and it's ability to entangle itself.
journals.aps.org/prl/abstract...
journals.aps.org/prl/abstract...
Measuring Entanglement in Physical Networks
A new mathematical measure of knottiness could help improve the transport efficiencies of subway and road systems, as well as other physical networks.
journals.aps.org
August 13, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Hard to believe that the first chapter of my dissertation came out a year ago. We investigated link entanglement in physical networks and found some interesting connections between the network's structure and it's ability to entangle itself.
journals.aps.org/prl/abstract...
journals.aps.org/prl/abstract...
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So stoked to see this in press!
Diverging network architecture of the C. elegans connectome and signaling network
journal: journals.aps.org/prxlife/acce...
preprint: arxiv.org/abs/2412.14498
1/3
Diverging network architecture of the C. elegans connectome and signaling network
journal: journals.aps.org/prxlife/acce...
preprint: arxiv.org/abs/2412.14498
1/3
PRX Life - Accepted Paper: Diverging network architecture of the C. elegans connectome and signaling network
journals.aps.org
August 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
So stoked to see this in press!
Diverging network architecture of the C. elegans connectome and signaling network
journal: journals.aps.org/prxlife/acce...
preprint: arxiv.org/abs/2412.14498
1/3
Diverging network architecture of the C. elegans connectome and signaling network
journal: journals.aps.org/prxlife/acce...
preprint: arxiv.org/abs/2412.14498
1/3
Really cool work by @thomrobiglio.bsky.social, @maximelca.bsky.social, @lordgrilo.bsky.social and more blending higher order networks, dynamics and information theory to distinguish causal mechanisms and emergent behavior in networks, particularly when group interactions are involved.
Synergistic Signatures of Group Mechanisms in Higher-Order Systems
journals.aps.org
August 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Really cool work by @thomrobiglio.bsky.social, @maximelca.bsky.social, @lordgrilo.bsky.social and more blending higher order networks, dynamics and information theory to distinguish causal mechanisms and emergent behavior in networks, particularly when group interactions are involved.
I cannot get over how cool this paper is from @ctestard.bsky.social, Michael Platt, @ljnbrent.bsky.social and more. If you are interested networks measuring adaptive behavior or honestly, just monkeys being resilient, check it out! #networkscience #animalbehavior www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Ecological disturbance alters the adaptive benefits of social ties
www.science.org
August 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I cannot get over how cool this paper is from @ctestard.bsky.social, Michael Platt, @ljnbrent.bsky.social and more. If you are interested networks measuring adaptive behavior or honestly, just monkeys being resilient, check it out! #networkscience #animalbehavior www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Are remote post-docs a thing? Is it worth reaching out to PIs in different countries/cities even if I am unable to move to that location due to other constraints? #AcademicSky #PostDoc
August 8, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Are remote post-docs a thing? Is it worth reaching out to PIs in different countries/cities even if I am unable to move to that location due to other constraints? #AcademicSky #PostDoc
Anyone with insightful tips for the two-body problem? There’s the common “look for jobs in academic focused cities” but curious to hear other helpful insights.
#AcademicSky #PhDSky #Postdoc #Science
#AcademicSky #PhDSky #Postdoc #Science
August 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Anyone with insightful tips for the two-body problem? There’s the common “look for jobs in academic focused cities” but curious to hear other helpful insights.
#AcademicSky #PhDSky #Postdoc #Science
#AcademicSky #PhDSky #Postdoc #Science
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I learned a lot working on this new paper with this group of network scientists, sociologists, anthropologists and behavioural ecologists. We're hoping it helps anyone who feels (understandably!) lost in the animal social networks weeds.
🐒🕸️ New preprint! Confused about how to model animal social networks?
ASNA can be confusing—but also full of opportunity. We break down 5 common misunderstandings in animal social network analysis and share solutions from behavioural ecology, anthro, stats, & network science. Hope it helps!
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ASNA can be confusing—but also full of opportunity. We break down 5 common misunderstandings in animal social network analysis and share solutions from behavioural ecology, anthro, stats, & network science. Hope it helps!
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Five misunderstandings in animal social network analysis
ecoevorxiv.org
August 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I learned a lot working on this new paper with this group of network scientists, sociologists, anthropologists and behavioural ecologists. We're hoping it helps anyone who feels (understandably!) lost in the animal social networks weeds.
Fantastic work. Great case for using generative network models.
🐒🕸️ New preprint! Confused about how to model animal social networks?
ASNA can be confusing—but also full of opportunity. We break down 5 common misunderstandings in animal social network analysis and share solutions from behavioural ecology, anthro, stats, & network science. Hope it helps!
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ASNA can be confusing—but also full of opportunity. We break down 5 common misunderstandings in animal social network analysis and share solutions from behavioural ecology, anthro, stats, & network science. Hope it helps!
A 🧵
Five misunderstandings in animal social network analysis
ecoevorxiv.org
August 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Fantastic work. Great case for using generative network models.
I've gotten some new followers so I thought I'd introduce myself.
I’m a 5th-year PhD candidate in network science with an applied math background, working with @barabasi.bsky.social. I study complex systems and love being the "math guy" on interdisciplinary problems. Check out my site or say hi!
I’m a 5th-year PhD candidate in network science with an applied math background, working with @barabasi.bsky.social. I study complex systems and love being the "math guy" on interdisciplinary problems. Check out my site or say hi!
Cory Glover
My research applies network science to uncover the organizing principles behind the complex systems that shape our world. From transportation and social media to nanomaterials and Broadway…
coryglover.github.io
July 30, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I've gotten some new followers so I thought I'd introduce myself.
I’m a 5th-year PhD candidate in network science with an applied math background, working with @barabasi.bsky.social. I study complex systems and love being the "math guy" on interdisciplinary problems. Check out my site or say hi!
I’m a 5th-year PhD candidate in network science with an applied math background, working with @barabasi.bsky.social. I study complex systems and love being the "math guy" on interdisciplinary problems. Check out my site or say hi!
THIS! Definitely a complicated issue but we need to find a way to make space for null results in publications and not view them as lesser.
Researchers value null results, but struggle to publish them
Survey finds that fear of reputational harm and a lack of support and publication platforms are among respondents’ key concerns.
www.nature.com
July 28, 2025 at 8:50 PM
THIS! Definitely a complicated issue but we need to find a way to make space for null results in publications and not view them as lesser.
To those in #animalbehavior, does this call for collaboration from @jbbrask.bsky.social, Samuel Ellis, and
@darrencroft.bsky.social still ring true?
How can a network scientist help with this interdisciplinary effort? What questions are most important questions to start tackling?
@darrencroft.bsky.social still ring true?
How can a network scientist help with this interdisciplinary effort? What questions are most important questions to start tackling?
Animal social networks: an introduction for complex systems scientists
Abstract. Many animals live in societies where individuals frequently interact socially with each other. The social structures of these systems can be stud
academic.oup.com
July 28, 2025 at 7:17 PM
To those in #animalbehavior, does this call for collaboration from @jbbrask.bsky.social, Samuel Ellis, and
@darrencroft.bsky.social still ring true?
How can a network scientist help with this interdisciplinary effort? What questions are most important questions to start tackling?
@darrencroft.bsky.social still ring true?
How can a network scientist help with this interdisciplinary effort? What questions are most important questions to start tackling?
Exponential random graphs have long been null models distinguishing real patterns versus random effects in networks. But what about hypergraphs, where more than two nodes can interact at once? @sarawalk.bsky.social and team show an equivalent for hypergraphs exists with solid analytical grounding.
Entropy-based models to randomise real-world hypergraphs - Communications Physics
This work extends entropy-based models to hypergraphs, a popular alternative for describing polyadic interactions. After studying the asymptotic behaviour of thresholds generalising the percolation…
www.nature.com
July 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Exponential random graphs have long been null models distinguishing real patterns versus random effects in networks. But what about hypergraphs, where more than two nodes can interact at once? @sarawalk.bsky.social and team show an equivalent for hypergraphs exists with solid analytical grounding.
I love when graph theory concepts stemming from the 1800s pop up to help in network science. This is a great article showing how to mitigate cascading failures in a network using graph coloring.
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Graph coloring framework to mitigate cascading failure in complex networks - Communications Physics
Cascading failures can severely impact networks. This research presents an algorithm that identifies critical nodes that mediate the failure propagation using local network topology. Protecting these…
www.nature.com
July 16, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I love when graph theory concepts stemming from the 1800s pop up to help in network science. This is a great article showing how to mitigate cascading failures in a network using graph coloring.
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Emergence is something fascinating but has always felt a bit abstract to me. Turns out I'm not alone! Really interesting read by @abbasrizi.bsky.social on the need to form precise definitions of emergence with examples from physics, birds, and herd immunity.
What is emergence after all?
Abbas K. Rizi
arxiv.org
July 14, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Emergence is something fascinating but has always felt a bit abstract to me. Turns out I'm not alone! Really interesting read by @abbasrizi.bsky.social on the need to form precise definitions of emergence with examples from physics, birds, and herd immunity.
Just finished reading this and what a book! @edyong209.bsky.social not only blew my mind explaining how differently animals sense the world, but more philosophically, how much we gain by understanding another perspective and viewing the world from a whole different angle. Highly recommend!
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden R…
A grand tour through the hidden realms of animal senses…
www.goodreads.com
July 12, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Just finished reading this and what a book! @edyong209.bsky.social not only blew my mind explaining how differently animals sense the world, but more philosophically, how much we gain by understanding another perspective and viewing the world from a whole different angle. Highly recommend!
What are your best tips for preparing for life after a PhD? Who do you reach out to find a sponsoring scientist for your post-doc grants? How far do you reach out of your comfort zone when looking for new research projects? When is reaching out too early/too late? Any tips welcome!
July 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
What are your best tips for preparing for life after a PhD? Who do you reach out to find a sponsoring scientist for your post-doc grants? How far do you reach out of your comfort zone when looking for new research projects? When is reaching out too early/too late? Any tips welcome!