NEtwoRks, Data, and Society (NERDS)

Academic mentees succeed in big groups, but thrive in small groups

Coloring Social Relationships Social relationships are the key determinant of crucial societal outcomes, including diffusion of innovation, productivity, happiness, and life expectancy. To better attain such outcomes at scale, it […]

Quantitative understanding of success and inequality through network science The unprecedented availability of large-scale datasets on human activities and interactions has enabled us to quantitatively understand how networks shape success […]

Computational, evidence-based approaches to bicycle network planning   In this talk, I explore the opportunities and limitations of network and data science for bicycle infrastructure planning. With the increasing popularity […]

Exploring Gender Bias and Collaborative Dynamics in Science: Lessons from natural and controlled experiments

https://talks.osgeo.org/foss4g-2023/talk/RPVTPU/ BikeDNA: A tool for Bicycle Infrastructure Data & Network Assessment 2023-06-28, 16:00–16:30 (Europe/Tirane), UBT C / N110 - Second Floor Access to high-quality data on existing bicycle infrastructure is […]

Quantifying biases and inequalities in science Every day our life is made easier by efficient measures and algorithms that quantify, search, and rank scientific information. Yet, these measures and algorithms […]

https://easychair.org/smart-program/NetSci2023/2023-07-12.html#talk:224079 Luca Maria Aiello, Sándor Juhász, Anastassia Vybornova, Eszter Bokányi and Michael Szell Highways are barriers to urban social connections PRESENTER: Anastassia Vybornova ABSTRACT. Geographic distances influence social connections inside cities - even in our digital […]