I love board games and this one looks just awesome!

Please circulate: we are seeking to hire (two posts, both tenured). Closing date for applications is noon Irish time, August 29th.

Modeling information spread across networks with communities using a multitype branching process framework arxiv.org/abs/2408.04456

Still time to apply to the MSc in Mathematical Modelling MACSI , University Of Limerick for 2024/25. Finale deadline August 31! To apply for the course or for more information please visit ul.ie/gps/course/mat… or contact me directly at [email protected].

I'm hiring two researchers to work on complexity & human behaviour in the physical space and in the online space respectively. Please help me spread the word by retweeting, and feel free to reach me out with any question!

Our new 95-page review article is out on arXiv! "Structural Robustness and Vulnerability of Networks" (by Alice C. Schwarze, Jessica Jiang, Jonny Wray, Mason A. Porter): arxiv.org/abs/2409.07498 This is a very ambitious article, which was led superbly by Alice Schwarze.

1/ Four posts related to ERC project starting Jan 2025: Postdoc Soc. Psychology or related (DL: 1-Oct-24) my.corehr.com/pls/esbsheulre… Postdoc computational/mathematical modelling (DL: 1-Oct-24) my.corehr.com/pls/esbsheulre… Postdoc (.5FTE): Research Management (0.5FTE) (DL:07-Oct-24)

UPDATE: d/l extended to 15-Oct-24 for 5-yr postdoc in computational/mathematical modelling my.corehr.com/pls/esbsheulre… Deadline for other 5-yr posts (social psych; scientific research manager .5FTE) close tomorrow (1 Oct; 12 noon Irish time) my.corehr.com/pls/esbsheulre…

Congratulations to four members of MACSI recognised by Stanford/Elsevier World's Top 2% Scientists (topresearcherslist.com) . Well done James Gleeson Natalia Kopteva, Andrew Fowler and Mehakpreet Singh.

The final version of our article for teenagers and preteens on the mathematical modeling of opinion dynamics is now published: kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… "Using Mathematics to Study how People Influence Each Other’s Opinions" (by Grace J. Li, Jerry Luo, Kaiyan Peng, & MAP)

Life hack if you want to save a random recipe in Cooklang format... Just add cook.md before the URL in your browser's address bar, and boom—your recipe is ready!

:) "The 2025 George Pólya Prize for Mathematical Exposition is awarded to Mason Porter for his outstanding exposition of the mathematical sciences to audiences at all levels and interests, including review articles in networks, complex systems, and dynamics."

People of Dublin! If you’d like to see me in an academic gown discussing AI & how we should navigate its advancement, join us for my Inaugural Lecture at Trinity College Dublin! It’s a public lecture—no jargon, just big ideas & maybe even a bit of craic! Register(free)eventbrite.ie/e/inaugural-le…

Congratulations to SFI External Professor Mason Porter, who recently received the 2025 George Pólya Prize for Mathematical Exposition from SIAM! santafe.edu/news-center/ne…

Modeling diffusion in networks with communities: A multitype branching process approach link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/Ph…

Our new paper is out in Physical Review E 🚀! journals.aps.org/pre/abstract/1…

Phys. Rev. E: Modeling diffusion in networks with communities: A multitype branching process approach link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/Ph…