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Young Researchers of the Complex Systems Society

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New (competition funded) PhD opportunity with me, @iaciac.bsky.social and @dralgernon.bsky.social www.findaphd.com/phds/project... Higher-order networks and animal communication. Suited to someone keen on network science theory/computational modeling and keen to adapt this to ecology & evolution.

I had a great time the last two years, but it's time to leave the yrCSS. Who will be replacing @elenacandellone.bsky.social, @sepante.bsky.social, and me next year?

Young Researchers of the Complex Systems Society@yrcss.bsky.social · 6mo ago

🚨 yrCSS Advisory Board Elections are Open! 🚨 Be part of shaping the future of yrCSS! Access the Ballot platform in your CSS account profile and apply now to become a member 🗳️ Applications accepted until Feb 21th. More info ➡️ yrcss.cssociety.org/elections/

Some pics of last week, still has me very nostalgic and already hoping I get to see you all very soon! ♥️ @wwcs.bsky.social

Final Call: WWCS 26 Applications Close Today! There’s still time to complete your application, don’t miss your chance to be part of WWCS 26 ❄️

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🚨 Only 3 days left to apply to join us in Mallorca! Don’t miss out—apply now and come along! wwcs2026.github.io/application/

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Now at the biology session, @saraneven.bsky.social explores different mechanisms to explain how fish can integrate social information. Her work shows that speed is key to integrate local information! #CCS2025

We start day 2 with a panel about the unseen CV and failures in academia. #yrCSSWarmUp @css-conference.bsky.social

The last activity of the day was fun! Everyone used their best creative skills to come up with unusual projects. If you wanna know more about anti-aphrodisiac perfumes or dragon kingdoms, ask the winners 🐲🌊 #yrCSSWarmUp @css-conference.bsky.social

Then we had an amazing talk by our second keynote speaker, @karowiesner.bsky.social from Potsdam University, about her scientific journey. #yrCSSWarmUp @css-conference.bsky.social

We’re visiting the Santa Chiara Lab that is hosting the Warm-Up. Thank you for the hospitality and for letting us take a close look at your labs! 🔬🥬 @css-conference.bsky.social

Introduction time!! Finding out that some people sing in the shower and nobody is wearing mismatched socks is exactly the information you need! @css-conference.bsky.social

The first keynote speaker is Dr. Rossana Mastrandrea from the University of Turin, with a talk titled "The Two-Way Journey: Research and Life in Dialogue - Interdisciplinarity, Parenthood, and Gender Challenges in Academia" #yrCSSWarmUp @css-conference.bsky.social

The yrCSS Warm-up had started🔥🔥 Prof. Riccaboni, president of Santa Chiara Lab and previous Rector of the University of Siena, greeted the participants in this stunning location! #yrCSSWarmUp @css-conference.bsky.social

Then Dr. Giovanna Dimitri, co-chair of the CCS conference, together with Prof. Chiara Mocenni, came to say hi too! #yrCSSWarmUp @css-conference.bsky.social

Finally, our chair @saraneven.bsky.social introduced the yrCSS grants and activities! We can get started 🔥 #yrCSSWarmUp @css-conference.bsky.social

☀️ As summer winds down, we’re getting closer to the Winter Workshop on Complex Systems! ❄️ Get ready cause the 2026 workshop will be held in Serra de Tramuntana in Mallorca, Spain. Prepare for an immersive edition in a stunning location! Stay tuned for more information coming soon.

The #CRAB2025 🦀 programme is out! Join us in Siena on Sept 3 at #CCS25 for the 2nd edition of the Complexity Research in Animal Behaviour satellite 🐜🐦🦋🐳🐙🐝 🧑‍🏫 Invited talks by S. Melillo & P. Bartashevich Full programme: sites.google.com/view/crab202... @jbbrask.bsky.social @saraneven.bsky.social

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Complexity Research in Animal Behaviour Satellite @ CCS 2025 - Siena, 3 September 2025 Animal groups can be considered as complex systems of interacting entities (the individuals). The collective beha...

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The deadline to apply for the warmup has been extended to the 27th of July (this time for real!) Your last chance to apply: forms.gle/DxatcCQt4LBk... See you in Siena 🇮🇹

Young Researchers of the Complex Systems Society@yrcss.bsky.social · last yr.

🌍 Are you a young researcher heading to #CCS2025 in Siena? Join us a few days earlier and enjoy the Warm-Up by yrCSS on Aug 29–30, two days of fun, networking & activities designed for young researchers! 🛏️ Optional accommodation 📍 Limited spots! 💶 Registration: 55€ 🔗 Apply: forms.gle/DxatcCQt4LBk...

We're thrilled to announce our second speaker for the CCS2025 Warm-Up in Siena: Prof. Karoline Wiesner! Spots are limited. Apply now to secure yours.

Young Researchers of the Complex Systems Society@yrcss.bsky.social · last yr.

🌍 Are you a young researcher heading to #CCS2025 in Siena? Join us a few days earlier and enjoy the Warm-Up by yrCSS on Aug 29–30, two days of fun, networking & activities designed for young researchers! 🛏️ Optional accommodation 📍 Limited spots! 💶 Registration: 55€ 🔗 Apply: forms.gle/DxatcCQt4LBk...

Harder, shorter, sharper, forward: A comparison of women's and men's elite football gameplay (2020-2025) arxiv.org/abs/2506.22119

Harder, shorter, sharper, forward: A comparison of women's and men's elite football gameplay (2020-2025)

Elite football is believed to have evolved in recent years, but systematic evidence for the pace and form of that change is sparse. Drawing on event-level records for 13,067 matches in ten top-tier me...

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What a week at #complexity72h! Huge thanks to my team for the collaboration, support, and all the new insights, both academic and personal. It’s been a pleasure working and learning from you all.

⌛ We are at the 24 hour mark! ⌛ Our teams have been hard at work, on to the final stretch 🏃🏃‍♀️ #Complexity72h

We're excited to announce our first speaker for the CCS2025 Warm-Up in Siena: Prof. Alberto Antonioni! Spots are limited. Apply now to secure yours.

Young Researchers of the Complex Systems Society@yrcss.bsky.social · last yr.

🌍 Are you a young researcher heading to #CCS2025 in Siena? Join us a few days earlier and enjoy the Warm-Up by yrCSS on Aug 29–30, two days of fun, networking & activities designed for young researchers! 🛏️ Optional accommodation 📍 Limited spots! 💶 Registration: 55€ 🔗 Apply: forms.gle/DxatcCQt4LBk...

Still buzzing from this weekend’s festival on Amsterdam’s closed ring road, part of the city’s 750th birthday celebrations. A unique chance to share our science and all about the birds 🪶 moving in and above the city. It's not every day you get to do #scicomm 🧪 at a festival w/ 250,000 attendees!

Interested in predator / prey / collective behaviour in fishes? With or without anthropogenic change? I am keen to help develop MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship applications - get in touch! Please spread the word! marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/actions/post... @erc.europa.eu @asab.org

🌍 Are you a young researcher heading to #CCS2025 in Siena? Join us a few days earlier and enjoy the Warm-Up by yrCSS on Aug 29–30, two days of fun, networking & activities designed for young researchers! 🛏️ Optional accommodation 📍 Limited spots! 💶 Registration: 55€ 🔗 Apply: forms.gle/DxatcCQt4LBk...

📢 Early-Career researchers! Did your abstract for @css-conference.bsky.social get accepted, but you're struggling to find funding? ✨Apply for our special CCS - SECS grants!✨ Applications are open until June 30th. 💸 yrcss.cssociety.org/grants/secs/

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Come and give a talk at our satellite! 🦀#CCS2025

Iacopo Iacopini@iaciac.bsky.social · last yr.

CRAB: Complexity Research in Animal Behaviour will be back at #CCS2025 Siena! Do you work at the intersection of complexity science and animal behaviour? 🐜🐁🦍🐋🦋🐦 Don't miss your chance to present your interdisciplinary research at CRAB 🦀 👉 sites.google.com/view/crab202... ⏰ Deadline: June 1st 2025

🌍 We're teaming up with the Science Outreach Chairs for a fun, public-facing event at CCS2025! The Dissemination Event brings Complex Systems to the public with a live quiz night full of science, comedy, and audience interaction. Details: ccs25.cssociety.org/disseminatio... #CCS2025