The Ising model: Highlights and perspectives

Christof Kuelske

We give a short non-technical introduction to the Ising model, and review some successes as well as challenges which have emerged from its study in probability and mathematical physics. This includes the infinite-volume theory of phase transitions, and ideas like scaling, renormalization group, universality, SLE, and random symmetry breaking in disordered systems and networks. This note is based on a talk given on 15 August 2024, as part of the Ising lecture during the 11th Bernoulli-IMS world congress, Bochum.

The Inverse Problems You Carry in Your Pocket

In the spaces between data-hungry generative models and measurement-rich computational imaging, we can find the field
of computational photography. Can cell phone cameras be an accessible and affordable bridge between modern computer vision and traditional inverse imaging problems?

https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3703405

Tina Eliassi-Rad on Al, Networks, and Epistemic Instability

Big data is ruling, or at least deeply infiltrating, all of modern existence. Unprecedented capacity for collecting and analyzing large amounts of data have given us a new generation of artificial intelligence models, but also everything from medical procedures to recommendation systems that guide our purchases and romantic lives. I talk with computer scientist Tina Elassi-Rad about how we can sift through all this data, make sure it is deployed in ways that align with our values, and how to deal with the political and social dangers associated with systems that are not always guided by the truth.

https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025/01/13/301-tina-eliassi-rad-on-al-networks-and-epistemic-instability/

📢 Interested in Temporal Networks?

Join TENET, a satellite at hashtag#NetSci2025 dedicated to discussing temporal networks, methods, and applications. Hear from leading experts (Márton Karsai, Naoki Masuda, Farimah Poursafaei, Petter Holme) share their latest research and insights, all while enjoying the picturesque city of Maastricht!

🔎 Submit a one-page abstract for a chance to showcase your work and compete for the Best Contribution Award 🏅.

🗓️ Important dates:
Submission deadline: February 7, 2025
TENET Satellite: June 2-3, 2025

https://sites.google.com/view/tenet-netsci/home

A semi-regular reminder: Together with colleagues from South Korea and Japan, we are running an interdisciplinary online seminar series called Complex Systems Research Exchange (CREx🦖).
sites.google.com/view/cxrex

#PhD student at King's Disordered Systems group

https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy/funding/phd-studentship-for-applied-mathematics-research

Born 104 years ago today, Yoichiro Nambu won the Nobel in Physics for his work on spontaneous symmetry breaking-a phenomenon where hidden symmetries 'break,' giving rise to properties in nature. His ideas paved the way for the Higgs mechanism, explaining how particles gain mass.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoichiro_Nambu

Marc Barthelemy

https://youtu.be/teEtqfbPGrQ

NetSci'25 satellite workshop on Directed Acyclic Graphs — if you're working on, e.g., citation graphs, pedigrees, causality, temporal-network event graphs, network representations of spacetime, or any other areas where DAGs play a role, please contribute! www.dagshop.xyz

End your January on a high note! Join us at the Pioneer Centre for AI for two thought-provoking talks, insightful discussions about recent papers, and some friendly socializing to wrap it all up.

Talk 1: Large-Scale Network Embeddings: Leveraging Social Relationships to Predict Future Life Events by Christian Djurhuus

Talk 2: Measuring polarization by Mikko Kivelä

🕑: 31 Jan 2025, 14:00 - 15:00
📍: Seminar Room, Pioneer Centre for AI, Østre Voldgade 3, 1350 København K
🔗: https://www.aicentre.dk/events/last-fridays-talks-networks-graphs

Lecturer / Assistant Professor - Computational Social Science, School of Sociology (UCD)

We are seeking applications from individuals with expertise in one or more of the following areas: Computational Social Science, Social Networks, Social Simulation, Artificial Intelligence, or related areas. The successful applicant is expected to play a significant role in the BSc in Computational Social Science and MSc in Social Data Science programmes, and also contribute to other Sociology programmes.

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/listing/386526/lecturer-assistant-professor-computational-social-science-school-of-sociology/

Changes in social connection during COVID-19 social distancing: It’s not (household) size that matters, it’s who you’re with

The study highlights that during the COVID-19 pandemic, the size of a household or the number of people someone lived with was less important for maintaining a sense of social connection than the quality of those relationships. Specifically, living with a romantic partner was found to significantly help individuals feel connected and supported during social distancing measures, more so than living with other household members like roommates, pets, or even children.

The broader takeaway is that who you live with—and the emotional closeness and support you share with them—matters more for well-being than just having more people around. This finding suggests that public health policies should balance physical health measures (like social distancing) with strategies to support emotional and psychological needs, such as allowing safe ways for people to interact with close partners or loved ones.

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0245009

#postdoc position at CEU in data science, network science or computational social science.

Deadline: Feb. 22.

https://careers.ceu.edu/job/Vienna-Postdoctoral-Researcher-%28fmd%29-1100/1144754655/

Computation through the lens of spin glasses

https://youtu.be/94XXGGNDeCc?si=jbXCuDjU31GNP5Ez

#PhD Position in mathematical modelling of infectious diseases and climate change

https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/311728

#PhD Fellowship call for candidates who have a data science idea they'd like to pursue in Denmark

https://ddsa.dk/phdfellowshipcall2025/

DDSA also has a call for #postdocs

https://ddsa.dk/postdocfellowshipcall2025/

#PhD student with a curious and interdisciplinary mindset to work on integrating multimodal data to better understand trajectories of mental and brain health disorders!

https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLO680/fully-funded-phd-scholarship-in-network-science

Fully funded 3.5 years #PhD position at NetSI London working on modeling and reconstructing higher-order systems.

https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLO866/phd-studentship-fully-funded-in-network-science-reconstruction-and-modeling-of-higher-order-interactions-in-complex-systems

#postdoc position "from all areas of research that advance the state of the art in data science and the health sciences, extending the reach of data-driven research into novel medical application domains"

https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/29529