📣Call for Abstracts! Join us for the first edition of BehEpi Satellite, #CCS2025 Siena, Italy (Sept 3–5). We’re exploring how human behavior influences epidemic dynamics. Topics: behavioral modeling, policy impacts, data integration... Infos:

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Deadline for abstract submissions: 13/06, 5pm CEST ⏰ Stay tuned for speakers and program announcements!!!

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We also show that gathering contact data during two days in a population is sufficient to generate realistic synthetic contact sequences between individuals in that population on longer timescales. 6/6

While it does not strongly affect transmission routes between classes in the school, preserving this feature has a clear impact on the infection pathways between individual students. 5/6

Using an agent-based spreading model of COVID-19 in schools parametrised with synthetic networks, we investigated the impact of preserving the balance between contacts due to friendship relations and casual encounters. 4/6

The synthetic contact networks are optimised to inherit properties from the base data, such as: -mixing rates within and between classes, -varying activity levels during the day, -balance between casual encounters and repeated contacts over different days due to friendships. 3/6

This is well below time scales needed when modelling an outbreak. To generate plausible model inputs, we designed a tool to extend existing contact data measured in schools to any desired timescale. 2/6

Agent-based models of epidemic spread (e.g. COVID-19) rely on high-resolution contact data to determine possible transmission paths. While this kind of data has been measured with sensors, data sets typically cover few days only… 1/6

Preprint alert! We designed an algorithm for synthetic temporal contact networks in schools, and test it out to parametrise an agent based model of COVID-19 spread among school children. https://t.co/4kPOPZvP9l w/ @eli_colosi, @GiulyBassignana, @alainbarrat and @vcolizza ! 🧵⬇️

CLOSING SOON: PhD position (Paris, France) DATA-DRIVEN MODELING OF DISEASE TRANSMISSION INTEGRATING RISK PERCEPTION AND ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR with @vcolizza @melegaro at @INSERM More details:

Postdoc position in Marseilles in an interdisciplinary project with @BrovelliAndrea https://t.co/bncT5GZYgd Deadline for applications: June 5, 2024

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Building on our Open Arms grants, we are launching a registration fee waiver program. Everyone can apply! Priority to non-traditional participants, folks without external funds, outside North America, or invited by our satellites. Details:

1st British NetSci Symposium! May 30: Public lecture by the one and only @vcolizza in Devon house @NortheasternLDN. May 31: Workshop @QMULMaths. Morning talks. Afternoon discussion panels across academia, industry, and publishing. Details: https://t.co/IlRKJO3sCS

Come work with me at @NPLab_ on topological data analysis and higher-order network science to investigate structural and dynamical alteration in brain connectivity and function. It's going to be fun!

The final piece of research done during my PhD is now published 🍾 Check out the results at https://t.co/WKGrjbhvOE

Congratulations!! What a wonderful achievement🍾🍾🍾

We had a fantastic week in Vienna 🎉 Thank you @netsci2023 for such a nice and stimulating time!