Nice paper from Maarten van den Ende and colleagues reviewing mathematical models of addiction, including both intra- and inter-individual processes (social contagion). Part of special issue AddictiveBehaviors on complexity and addiction. UvA Institute for Advanced Study The Centre for Urban Mental Health doi.org/10.1016/j.addb…

New arrival at my desk: A comprehensive survey of "Fairness in machine learning" from the perspectives of moral philosophy, sociology, and law. arxiv.org/pdf/2201.05216…

Reducing inequality can reduce polarisation doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2…

Ilya Prigogine (Илья Пригожин) - The End of Certainty (Interview 1997) youtu.be/FZtLoN3n9X8 via YouTube

When ecosystems collapse, they can be tough to fix. But a new study (in physics) suggests that complex networks have a sweet spot, where even tiny interventions can shift them back to desirable states. blog.pnas.org/2022/02/minor-…

Are we living in a simulation? Come to @Kriterionadam this Monday to listen to myself and @Peter_Sloot discuss the simulation hypothesis kriterion.nl/films/science-…

Do you want to understand the current challenges of supply chain disruptions? The CSH has an open PhD position focused on food supply chain and network modelling. Fin out more: csh.ac.at/job-openings/ #complexityscience #SupplyChains #networkscience #phdpositions

📢Work with us!📢 Postdoc position until December 2024, working on computational social science projects with the SoDa team Utrecht University (Erik-Jan van Kesteren & Javier Garcia-Bernardo (@javiergbe.bsky.social)), and on the COMPASS project at University of Amsterdam (@WillemBoterman & Michael Lees) academictransfer.com/en/311824/post…

Excited to be part of #ICCS22 conference on the #computationaplanet

Our new paper in Scientific Reports shows the importance of crowd dynamics if spreading risk with @Peter_Sloot Sander Klous Hans Hesterbeek and Philip Rutten uva.nl/en/content/new…

Congratulations to our very own Fiona Lippert in her new work on predicting spatiotemporal movement dynamics. It is now published!

Enjoy developing models in precarity and mental health? Become a PhD working w/ researchers, medical professionals, & other stakeholders at ComputationalSciLab Informatics Institute University of Amsterdam & The Centre for Urban Mental Health UvA Institute for Advanced Study Vacancy: lnkd.in/e_Tgu7t3 #mentalhealth #simulation #computational #sciencejobs #PhDposition

So, this happened! hims.uva.nl/content/news/2… Extremely proud to join UvA Faculty of Science Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences UvA & Informatics Institute University of Amsterdam as assist prof. This is truly a dream job, in a fantastic scientific environment to collaborate & grow.

Rick Wolbertus Dankjewel! Het was heel bijzonder

We're pleased to be at ICCS this week. James Nevin will be presenting his work on data integration landscapes link.springer.com/chapter/10.100… with Paul Groth Michael Lees ComputationalSciLab Informatics Institute University of Amsterdam

New paper out with James Nevin and Michael Lees quantifying the potential impact of #dataintegration choices on diffusion models for dark networks and social networks. Includes a software package that you can try out. academic.oup.com/comnet/article… ComputationalSciLab Intelligent Data Engineering Lab Informatics Institute University of Amsterdam

How can smart cities lead the way toward a more sustainable, livable, and secure future? Join us for this exciting panel discussion at the Complexity Science Hub! Register here: csh.ac.at/event/panel-di…

Congratulations to Dr. James Nevin who successfully defended his PhD thesis The Ramifications of Data Handling for Computational Models. Check it out: hdl.handle.net/11245.1/d3da6b… A collaboration with ComputationalSciLab in the Informatics Institute University of Amsterdam co-supervised Michael Lees Paul Groth