Alejandro Espinosa-Rada
@aespinosarada.bsky.social
Assist Prof Dept of Sociology, P. Catholic University of Chile. Previously: Social Networks Lab, ETH Zurich and Mitchell Centre for SNA, the University of Manchester| ChiSocNet| Group Dynamics, Social Networks, Sociology of Sci & Know www.aespinosarada.com
¿Te interesa la ciencia de redes sociales? El Social Networks Group - UC organiza este seminario el 12 de agosto de 2026, de 10:30 a 16:30, en Campus San Joaquín. Actividad gratuita y presencial. #NetworkScience https://www.uc.cl/agenda/actividad/investigacion-en-ciencia-de-redes-sociales
Excited to launch the Social Networks Group – UC at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile! We advance network science through theory, statistical methods, computational tools, and open-source software. Collaborations welcome. #SocialNetworkw #NetworkScience #OpenScience
ChiSocNet@chisocnet.bsky.social · 2w agoEstudiantes de posgrado: descubran el Grupo de Redes Sociales–UC de la PUC, una comunidad interdisciplinaria dedicada a las ciencias de redes sociales. Conozcan la convocatoria 2027 de ANID FONDECYT Postdoctoral Fellowship, cuyo plazo vence el 14 de agosto de 2026: https://socialnetworksuc.cl/es
Estudiantes de posgrado: descubran el Grupo de Redes Sociales–UC de la PUC, una comunidad interdisciplinaria dedicada a las ciencias de redes sociales. Conozcan la convocatoria 2027 de ANID FONDECYT Postdoctoral Fellowship, cuyo plazo vence el 14 de agosto de 2026: https://socialnetworksuc.cl/es
The Social Networks Group–UC (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile) invites expressions of interest for the ANID FONDECYT Postdoctoral Fellowship 2027. Join us in advancing social network science. Details: www.aespinosarada.com/projects/soc...
New paper! Occupational prestige strongly structures acquaintance networks in Chile: people know people like them. Education diversifies those circles; intergenerational mobility, less so than expected. Team: Matías Bargsted; @franciscaortizruiz.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.so...
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My R package netmem: Social Network Measures using Matrices is now on CRAN! It’s a matrix-based framework for social network analysis, designed to handle complex structures @chisocnet.bsky.social 🔗 CRAN: cran.r-project.org/web/packages... #ChiSocNet #NetworkScience #RStats
The whole (still evolving!) collection of papers can be found at www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu..., with among others blueskyers @bashofstra.bsky.social, @rensec.bsky.social, @afdezanta.eurosky.social, @aespinosarada.bsky.social, @franciscaortizruiz.bsky.social, ...
Social Networks | The Network Scale-Up Method and Aggregate Relational Data in Social Network Research | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier
https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/social-networks/about/call-for-papers#the-network-scale-up-method-and-aggregate-relational-data-in-social-network-research
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#rstats 📦 {ergm} 4.11.0 is now on #CRAN. It looks like I never posted the highlights for the 4.10.0 release, so I'll just list them together. As always, major changes at cran.r-project.org/package=ergm... . Enjoy!
R: NEWS file for the 'ergm' package
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🎉 ¡Gran noticia para la comunidad de #SocialNetworkScience! @franciscaortizruiz.bsky.social (CEAS-Umayor), Vicepresidenta de #ChiSocNet, fue electa como parte del Board de @insna.bsky.social Un reconocimiento a su liderazgo y al fortalecimiento de la comunidad en Chile y la región ¡Felicitaciones!
Wonderful time in Australia! 🇦🇺 At #ASNAC2025 I presented my work on missing data in network autocorrelation models and had great exchanges with the ANSNA community. I visited UniMelb, Swinburne, and UNSW (Seed Fund UC–UNSW), and presented at the University of Sydney @chisocnet.bsky.social
📢 ¡III Jornada de Redes 2026! (lista Redes) Encuentro online para la comunidad hispano- y lusoparlante dedicada al estudio de redes sociales 📝 Envío de resúmenes: forms.gle/VCMUY4DWgLWjDK… 📅 Conferencia: 11 y 12 de febrero de 2026 Cierre de resúmenes: 9 de diciembre de 2025
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🎙️ New episode of Knitting Networks! Featuring @tiago.skewed.de Full Professor at IT:U. From statistical physics to Bayesian inference, and creator of graph-tool library. 🎧 Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/6aIe... #SocNet @aespinosarada.bsky.social @franciscaortizruiz.bsky.social
85.Tiago P. Peixoto
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So glad to share this new episode of Knitting Networks, featuring Tom A. B. Snijders, a mentor for many of us and one of the most inspiring minds in our field. 🌐 A conversation about bridges between mathematics, sociology, and network modelling.
Knitting Networks Podcast@networkspodcast.bsky.social · 9mo ago🎙️ New episode of Knitting Networks! Tom A. B. Snijders, emeritus at Oxford & Groningen, and a key figure in statistical models for networks. A journey from math to sociology, theory to method. 🎧 Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/2mrB... @aespinosarada.bsky.social @franciscaortizruiz.bsky.social
In this episode, we discuss how culture and cognition shape network ties, the value of data science, and how sociology can bridge structure and meaning. Hosted by @aespinosarada.bsky.social & @franciscaortizruiz.bsky.social #Podcast #SocialNetworks @insna.bsky.social @netscisociety.bsky.social
After a brief hiatus, we’re thrilled to bring Knitting Networks back on air 🎧 Our new episode features Omar Lizardo, one of the most influential scholars connecting culture, cognition, and social networks.. Listen here: 🔗 open.spotify.com/episode/5zpC... #NetworkScience #CulturalSociology #SocNet
83.Omar Lizardo
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🚨 Final reminder — Applications close Nov 5! The ChiSocNet Summer School on Social Network Research offers an introduction to network analysis with a focus on statistical models and hands-on work in R. 📍 Pontifical Catholic University of Chile 📅 November 5 deadline 🔗 snlab-cl.github.io/summerschool/
Interesting, we reached similar results in previous research:: doi.org/10.1016/j.so... and doi.org/10.1016/j.so...
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Diego Kozlowski@diegokoz.bsky.social · 9mo ago🧵 1/ 🚨 New paper out in PLOS ONE! w/ @caropradier.bsky.social @benzpierre.bsky.social @natsush.bsky.social @ipoga.bsky.social @lariviev.bsky.social We studied 43k authors and 264k citation links in U.S. economics to ask: 👉 Why do some papers cite others? 🔗 journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
The Social Network Group - UC! A truly interdisciplinary group within Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Every two weeks, we meet to discuss ongoing research on networks! #socialnetworks #redes @chisocnet.bsky.social www.aespinosarada.com/projects/soc...
🚨 Deadline extended! Apply by Nov 5 Join the Social Network Summer School 🇨🇱 📅 Jan 12–16, 2026 | Santiago, Chile Keynotes: @estebanmoro.bsky.social @krivitsky.net @franciscaortizruiz.bsky.social, Diego Palacios, @gvegayon.bsky.social 💻 Group projects · Network models snlab-cl.github.io/summerschool/
📢 Last call! Applications for the 2nd Summer School on Social Network Research (ChiSocNet) close on October 6. Meet our instructors - leading experts in social network analysis 🌐 👉 Apply now: snlab-cl.github.io/summerschool/ #SocialNetworkAnalysis #ChiSocNet
🎓 Summer School on Social Network Research 🇨🇱 📢 Keynote speakers: ✨Pavel Krivitsky – statistical network models ✨Esteban Moro – network science & complex systems 📍In-site event in Chile for postgraduate, PhD, post-doc & early career scholars. 👉 Program & registration: snlab-cl.github.io/summerschool/
Looking forward to this!
Alejandro Espinosa-Rada@aespinosarada.bsky.social · 11mo agoExcited to announce the Social Network Summer School 🇨🇱! 📅 Jan 12–16, 2026 | Santiago, Chile Keynotes: @estebanmoro.bsky.social & @krivitsky.net @insna.bsky.social & @netscisociety.bsky.social Apply by Oct 5 👉 snlab-cl.github.io/summerschool/
🌎 Discover knowledge, culture, and collaboration in Chile! Join the Summer School on Social Network Analysis — an in-site program for postgraduate students, PhDs, post-docs, and early career researchers. 📅 Check the full program and register: 👉 snlab-cl.github.io/summerschool/
Excited to announce the Social Network Summer School 🇨🇱! 📅 Jan 12–16, 2026 | Santiago, Chile Keynotes: @estebanmoro.bsky.social & @krivitsky.net @insna.bsky.social & @netscisociety.bsky.social Apply by Oct 5 👉 snlab-cl.github.io/summerschool/
ChiSocNet Summer School – 2026 - 2nd Chilean Summer School about Social Network Research – January 2026
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ChiSocNet@chisocnet.bsky.social · 11mo ago🚀 Summer School 2025 – Starts January 12! Researchers, learn hands-on R to analyze social networks, visualize & model real data, and connect with international peers & expert speakers. 📌 Apply now → snlab-cl.github.io/summerschool/ #SummerSchool #SocialNetworks #Rstats #NetworkScience
🔈Job Alert! IAS is looking for a postdoctoral researcher as part of the Swedish Excellence Center in Computational Social Science -SWECSS. ⌛Deadline: September 30th Apply 👉 liu.se/en/work-at-l... #academicsky #css
Ben Jarvis@benjarvis.bsky.social · 12mo ago@iasliu.bsky.social is advertising another postdoc position as part of the Swedish Excellence Center in Computational Social Science. For recently graduated or soon-to-graduate PhD students, the setting is really conducive to getting high quality research done. Apply by September 30th!
El martes 19 de agosto (13:30-14:30) en el Instituto de Sociología UC, Daniel Trugillo Martins Fontes (U. de São Paulo) presentará: "Socio-epistemic networks and Constellation of Practice..." #RedesSociales #Sociología #Investigación @chisocnet.bsky.social
¿Quieres explorar la vanguardia de la sociología y dominar enfoques metodológicos de última generación, que van desde la investigación cualitativa y la inferencia causal hasta el análisis multinivel, las ciencias sociales computacionales y el modelamiento de redes? sociologia.uc.cl/magister/
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Just visited CIS Editorial in Madrid and our edited handbook "Social Networks: Theory, Methods, and Applications in Latin America" is sold out! They’re only keeping one copy as a display sample! libreria.cis.es/libros/redes... @franciscaortizruiz.bsky.social @chisocnet.bsky.social
