Community detection is one of the most studied problems in social network analysis. 

Together with Giulio Rossetti and other colleagues from CNR Pisa and KDD-lab, we have worked on this question, notably developing a python library (CDLIB), including more than 50 algorithms taken from the literature. 

The new call for the SoBigData Award for Diversity and Inclusion is out now! This initiative aims to address the persistent underrepresentation of certain genders and minorities in computer and data science fields.

The award is designed to encourage and support participation from underrepresented groups in the upcoming 25th IEEE International Conference on Mobile Data Management, scheduled to take place from June 24th to June 27th, 2024, in Brussels, Belgium. 

In June 2023, I embarked on an extraordinary journey under the auspices of the SoBigData++ project, a beacon for data-driven innovation in Europe. My destination was the prestigious Institute of Information Technology (ISTI) at the Italian National Research Council in Pisa, Italy. 

As a social scientist studying the intersection of disinformation and social media, I have participated in the SoBigData++ TNA program at the Department of Computer Science (University of Sheffield). 

During my three-week stay from March 4th to March 22nd, 2024, I had the privilege of residing in the vibrant city of Paris, hosted at the Paris School of Economics. Collaborating closely with Prof. Hillel Rapoport, my time was dedicated to immersive research endeavours and active participation in various academic seminars and events. The stay provided an invaluable opportunity to engage in stimulating discussions and exchange ideas with fellow scholars, enriching my understanding of contemporary economic theories and methodologies.

SoBigData event, Empowering Enterprises through BigData and AI - The European Data Strategy 2024, organised by the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Institute of Information Science and Technologies, in cooperation with Re-Imagine Europa, took place on the morning of Tuesday 13th February, in Brussels.  

The inaugural session of the SoBigData Digital Coffee webinar series, titled Big Data: Innovation and Efficiency in Business Transformation, took place on February 28th from 5 to 6 pm (CET time).  

This event, organized by the Institute of Management of Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna in collaboration with CNR and the SoBigData Research Infrastructure, marked the beginning of a series of four webinars, each exploring various aspects of Big Data and its implications for innovation, entrepreneurship, ethics, and impact.

A TNA experience report by Bram Janssens from Ghent University, Belgium. The goal of the stay was to combine cycling analytics with geospatial analytics, as geospatial analytics can heavily improve the current solutions in the field. 

The past two months, from October 1, 2023 to November 30, 2023, I had the privileged opportunity to spend two months at the Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining Laboratory at the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) in Pisa, Italy. It has been a truly inspiring period. 

Last Summer I could make a TNA visit to the group of Prof. Kimmo Kaski at Aalto University, which turned out to be a major opportunity to learn and catch up with the most recent developments in complex systems science.