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IFISC News - IFISC researcher wins Emerging Researcher Award from the Complex Systems Society
by ifisc＠ifisc.uib-csic.es 28 Oct '22

28 Oct '22

IFISC researcher wins Emerging Researcher Award from the Complex Systems Society Former IFISC postdoctoral researcher, Aleix Bassolas, has been awarded the Emerging Researcher award. The award, given at the closing ceremony of the Conference on Complex Systems Congress (CCS) by the Complex Systems Society, has highlighted Bassolas' research work and his “outstanding contributions to Complex Systems Science”.Aleix Bassolas did his PhD at IFISC under the supervision of researchers José Ramasco and Maxime Lenormand. His thesis entitled "A journey across the multiple scales of human mobility", was defended last year 2019. His contributions open new avenues for urban mobility from the perspective of complex systems. His most cited papers include: Systematic comparison of trip distribution laws and models. M Lenormand, A Bassolas, JJ Ramasco. Journal of Transport Geography 51, 158-169, 2016Hierarchical organization of urban mobility and its connection with city livability. A Bassolas, H Barbosa Filho, B Dickinson, X Dotiwalla, P. Eastham, Nature communications 10 (1), 1-10, 2019Touristic site attractiveness seen through Twitter. A Bassolas, M Lenormand, A Tugores, B Gonçalves, JJ Ramasco. EPJ Data Science 5 (1), 1-9, 2016In order to recognize exceptional contributions to the science of complex systems the society established in 2014 the junior scientific award aimed at recognizing extraordinary scientific achievements by CSS young researchers (within 7 years of PhD completion). In addition to Bassolas, the researchers Michelle Feng (University of California) and William Gilpin (University of Texas) have been awarded in this category. http://ifisc.uib-csic.es/en/news/ifisc-researcher-wins-emerging-researcher-…

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IFISC News - Conference on Complex Systems CCS 2022
by ifisc＠ifisc.uib-csic.es 13 Oct '22

13 Oct '22

Conference on Complex Systems CCS 2022 IFISC (UIB-CSIC) organizes the Conference on Complex Systems, CCS 2022. The conference will take place next October, 17-21 at the Palma Auditorium. More than 600 researchers, from all over the world and from different fields of complexity science, will gather to learn from each other and establish the state of the art in complex systems research. The CCS is the largest and most important annual meeting of the international complex systems community and it comes under the auspices of the Complex Systems Society. The talks will cover topics related to the science of complex systems such as Economics and Finance, Social systems, Ecological systems, City Science, Mobility and Transport, Energy, Environment, Climate and Global change, Complex Networks… Thematic keynote, invited and contributed talks, a poster session, round-table discussions and a public event will contribute to a rich program. The conference aims to represent a broad spectrum of topics on Complex Systems. Keynote speakers include: Elsa Arcaute, University College London UCL, UKJean-Philippe Bouchaud, CFM & Académie des Sciences, FranceJesús Gómez Gardeñes, Universidad de Zaragoza, SpainPaula Hidalgo, UN Pulse, USA-UgandaPaulien Hogeweg, University of Utrech, NetherlandsMarton Karsai, Central European University, Vienna.Filippo Menczer, Indiana University, USAAnxo Sanchez, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain.Wolf Singer, FIAS, Frankfurt, GermanyAnna Traveset, IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB), SpainPhilip Walther, University of Vienna, Austria A dissemination session in Spanish open to general public will be held on Thursday 21, in Auditorium’s Sala Mozart at 7 p.m. The session, aimed to approach science to society, is entitled "Complejidad para Comprender la Sociedad”, and includes “World Wide Waste Web: Red de comercio internacional de basuras” by Ernesto Estrada (IFISC); “Leyes de Movilidad Humana: desde el individuo a emisiones vehículos en ciudades” by Marta González (UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) and “Aquellos maravillosos años: los círculos de Dunbar y las amistades en el instituto” by Anxo Sánchez (Universidad Carlos III). Also, coinciding with the CCS and profiting the opportunity offered by the presence of a wide variety of experts in different topics, a school for PhD students and early-stage researchers is organized in the Sa Riera bulding of the UIB, the CCS Warm-up. The school aims to offer young researchers the opportunity to learn new methods, present their work and meet fellow researchers. This edition of the conference, organized by IFISC, takes place after previous events held in Lyon, Singapore, Thessaloniki and Cancun. www.ccs2022.org http://ifisc.uib-csic.es/en/news/ccs-2022/

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IFISC News - IFISC researcher Massimiliano Zanin to share best practices at Balearic Islands ERC Proposal Reading Days
by ifisc＠ifisc.uib-csic.es 06 Oct '22

06 Oct '22

IFISC researcher Massimiliano Zanin to share best practices at Balearic Islands ERC Proposal Reading Days IFISC, together with the UIB European Projects Office (OPE), the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECyT), the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Direcció General de Política Universitària i Recerca (DGPUR) are organizing a full day activity in the Balearic Islands on the European Research Council/ ERC Grants, meant to stimulate investigator-driven frontier research in Europe through competitive funding across all fields, on the basis of scientific excellence. The ERC Proposal Reading Days will be held on October 11 at the UIB. This initiative will offer future ERC Grant candidates the opportunity to learn more about the modalities of participation, as well as read some of the proposals that were funded in previous calls. IFISC researcher Massimiliano Zanin, beneficiary of an ERC Starting Grant, will participate in an exchange of best practices with Marta Puxan (UIB, ERC Consolidator Grant), Anna Traveset (IMEDEA, ERC Advanced Grant), Luis M. Martínez (IN-CSIC-UMH, ERC Synergy Grant) and Estefanía Muñoz (FECyT, ERC National Contact Point Spain). For more information about the ERC Reading Days 2022 please consult: https://www.horizonteeuropa.es/erc-proposal-reading-days-2022 http://ifisc.uib-csic.es/en/news/ifisc-researcher-massimiliano-zanin-share-…

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IFISC News - We welcome the new students of the Master’s Degree in Physics of Complex Systems
by ifisc＠ifisc.uib-csic.es 04 Oct '22

04 Oct '22

We welcome the new students of the Master’s Degree in Physics of Complex Systems Today we welcome the new students who will be taking the renewed IFISC Master in Physics of Complex Systems during this academic year. 11 students from 4 countries, graduated in different bachelors such as physics, computer science or Earth sciences, have enrolled our master's degree. These students will take the new syllabus for the first time. Last year the IFISC Faculty decided to update the Master’s contents and skills. Within the block of core subjects, the program makes a special emphasis on Data Science, Machine Learning and Information Theory, since these fields are consolidating within Complex Systems research and are increasingly important for complex science practitioners. On the other hand, the number of elective courses increase, allowing students to specialize in the branch of Complex Systems science of their interest. The Master's Degree in Physics of Complex Systems was created in 2012 with unique characteristics based on interdisciplinarity, novelty and rigor. More than one hundred students have since been trained in its classrooms, achieving high levels of excellence and satisfaction. http://ifisc.uib-csic.es/en/news/we-welcome-new-students-masters-degree-phy…

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