Pádraig MacCarron
@PadraigMacC
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Complex Networks Researcher at the University of Limerick. Formerly in Coventry University and the University of Oxford.
Joined February 2010
Thrilled to announce my paper with @DavidJPOS and @PadraigMacC entitled "Finding polarized communities and tracking information diffusion on Twitter: a network approach on the Irish Abortion Referendum" is now published in the Royal Society Open Science.
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Abstract. The analysis of social networks enables the understanding of social interactions, polarization of ideas and the spread of information, and theref
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New paper: Interconnected Kingdoms: comparing ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’ adaptations across media using complex networks with @ArthurAmalvy, M. Janickyj, @Shane_E_M and @PadraigMacC Journal: https://t.co/EpzBLcO0pI Preprint:
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In this article, we propose and apply a method to compare adaptations of the same story across different media. We tackle this task by modelling such adaptations through character networks. We...
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Watch as @DoireannOKiely, lecturer in Applied Maths at University of Limerick, explains how math may be the key to overcoming real-world problems in a sustainable way. Learn more about Research at UL: https://t.co/1OM2tqYDKW
#StayCurious @UL_Research
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A preprint of our latest paper "Fast degree-preserving rewiring of complex networks" with @PadraigMacC @saxena_akrati and @franktakes is now available here https://t.co/o7gTbcNGYW. Thanks to my co-authors for all of the hard work involved!
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In this paper we introduce a new, fast, degree-preserving rewiring algorithm for altering the assortativity of complex networks, which we call \textit{Fast total link (FTL) rewiring} algorithm....
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Great talk from Caroline Pena on finding polarised communities on Twitter at NetSci 2023! #netsci23
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A pre-print of our paper "Fitting degree distributions of complex networks" is now available on arXiv! Read it here: https://t.co/eywFLnGNHH
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2-year full-time postdoc in computational humanities and network science https://t.co/sRryxpVQq4 in Aarhus Denmark on the Past Social Networks project https://t.co/xNTdQpS1c8
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Great to have Dr Eoin Murphy talking to our graduate students about careers in data science @MACSIMaths
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📌#PhDFairy Fully funded 4-year #PhD in Applied Mathematics available with @kevin_moroney88 at @MACSIMaths @UL @sci_engUL #scholarship Info👉 https://t.co/cypO36sFkp Deadline👉30/06/22 Contact Kevin.Moroney@ul.ie Please RT #AcademicTwitter #PhDPosition
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Things I have learned in the last few weeks: if a babygrow doesn't have a zip it is a waste of time, sure buttons look simple but in an emergency clasps refuse to clasp! And those cute-looking two- or three-piece outfits, save them for your most bitter of enemies #babythings
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New paper just out in @PLOSONE with @Arran_Davis and @PadraigMacC on the links between social reward & support, energy and performance @parkrun Thanks to @parkrunUK and all the #parkrunners who took part ❤️🔥🏃♀️🏅#openaccess
https://t.co/LCCoJTImfV
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There is growing academic, civic and policy interest in the public health benefits of community-based exercise events. Shifting the emphasis from competitive sport to communal activity, these events...
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Is there a better email to get when you're about to shut down on a Friday? Well done @Arran_Davis and @chammeeno
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Our work on Fantasy Premier League has been published in @PLOSONE check it out here https://t.co/dpZ0EVrEWY and below for a summary of our findings! Also featured in @thetimes this morn https://t.co/GUPZ7d3QOV With my great collaborators @gleesonj and @DavidJPOS @MACSIMaths
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In all competitions where results are based upon an individual’s performance the question of whether the outcome is a consequence of skill or luck arises. We explore this question through an analysis...
Delighted to present our latest work on a data-driven analysis of competitors in Fantasy Premier League, which has just come out on arXiv https://t.co/f2QhRHm57Z Here's a brief overview of some of our motivation and findings. (1/n)
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Not too dissimilar to my own slippers: https://t.co/Mv5IOtXfi5 via @rte
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I'll be advocating a Solas red ale brewed locally in Kildare courtesy of @ryeriverbrewing... as well as our paper of course!
✨We're excited to announce our first speaker for #databeers #brussels no17: @PadraigMacC from @UL with his talk on "A Network of Ice and Fire" Don't miss out! Tickets will be available on 1/12 at 17:00 CET 👉 https://t.co/VqL2tbVD2r
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What a great read and really interesting research piece. I love the reference to St Patrick and the snakes in the actual journal article!
The only dinosaur bones ever found on the island of Ireland have been formally confirmed for the first time by a team of experts led by our senior curator Mike Simms with @portsmouthuni and @QUBelfast, and will be displayed in Ulster Museum. Read more: https://t.co/rONQwukmLK
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Our new Brainstorm article showing COVID-19 is much more severe than the seasonal flu is now online, with @ger_the_sea Rebecca Dempsey and @aparnellstats
Just a bad flu? How Irish death notices debunk that Covid-19 myth. By @ger_the_sea Rebecca Dempsey @aparnellstats @MaynoothUni & @PadraigMacC @UL
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