Complex Systems Studies

First, I’ll re-introduce Metropolis-Hastings, the algorithm behind Gibbs Sampling and similar Markov chain algorithms. I assume most readers have at least heard of it. Instead of mathematical rigor, I’ll animate the approach so that the reader can appreciate both why it works and why it cannot scale with our inferential ambitions. Second, I’ll introduce Hamiltonian Monte Carlo, a very different approach to constructing Markov chains. Again, the goal is not to be mathematically precise, but to animate the algorithm and show why it works and why it still has limits. https://elevanth.org/blog/2017/11/28/build-a-better-markov-chain/

#Postdoc position for Generative models for molecular dynamics https://www.chalmers.se/en/about-chalmers/work-with-us/vacancies/?rmpage=job&rmjob=14027&rmlang=UK

Reticula: A temporal network and hypergraph analysis software package Abstract: In the last decade, temporal networks and static and temporal hypergraphs have enabled modelling connectivity and spreading processes in a wide array of real-world complex systems such as economic transactions, information spreading, brain activity and disease spreading. Here, we present the Reticula C++ library and Python package: A comprehensive suite of tools for working with real-world and synthetic static and temporal networks and hypergraphs. This includes various methods of creating synthetic networks and randomised null models based on real-world data, calculating reachability and simulating compartmental models on networks. The library is designed principally on an extensible, cache-friendly representation of networks, with an aim of easing multi-thread use in the high-performance computing environment. In terms of challenges, I will talk more generally about the good and bad parts of writing and distributing software by scientists for scientists. What kind of skills would be useful? How can a PhD candidate reconcile scientific software development with the classic expectation of publishing papers and getting citations? Speaker: Arash Badie-Modiri https://youtu.be/k_psA5l07zQ

Simon DeDeo, Hard Proofs and Good Reasons | Natural Philosophy Symposium 2025 https://youtu.be/JJLBZ4C1OGw

🔺🔺🔺Postdoc Opportunity – Electrophysiology Lab (Shahid Beheshti University) Dr. Reza Lashgari is looking for postdoctoral researchers to join his electrophysiology lab at Shahid Beheshti University. Candidates with a strong background in neuroscience, signal recording, and signal processing are encouraged to apply. Please share this with anyone who might be interested!

Towards an Understanding of Scientific Disagreement https://vimeo.com/1131827105

Senior Scientist (= #PostDoc with option of permanency)! https://jobs.uni-graz.at/en/jobs/7d1400f4-cbe6-ab69-dc82-68e77675d81c?category=Academic%20Staff%20(Non-Tenure-Track),Academic%20Staff%20(Development%20Position)

Lake Como School: Complex Networks Theory, Methods, and Applications - May 18-22, 2026 https://ntml.lakecomoschool.org/

Shark Data Suggests Animals Scale Like Geometric Objects https://www.quantamagazine.org/shark-data-suggests-animals-scale-like-geometric-objects-20251027/

#phd Developing methods for accurate reconstruction of viral histories to guide pandemic preparedness and targeted interventions https://www.ndm.ox.ac.uk/study/dphil-themes?project=developing-methods-for-accurate-reconstruction-of-viral-histories-to-guide-pandemic-preparedness-and-targeted-interventions

#PhD opportunity to predict how natural populations will respond to perturbations: https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/social-manipulations-for-predicting-wild-animal-societies-responses-to-perturbations/?p187979 The project will combine large-scale social data from model animal systems with network analyses and social manipulations to understand the causal effects of external forces on real-world societies. Application Deadline 7 Jan 2026, fully funded through YES-DTN scheme at University of Leeds.

Transmission Versus Truth: What Will It Take to Make an Al as Smart as a 4-Year-Old? https://youtu.be/PNE5pfQBlxM

Sandra Mitchell, Biological Complexity and Scientific Practice | Natural Philosophy Symposium 2025 https://youtu.be/OamFDuT45oY?list=PLWDzKuETVzrpkaD32TBFn8sarleSfLJ3A

Daniel Dennett, How, When, and Why Can We Trust Our Brains? | Natural Philosophy Forum Lecture, 2023 https://youtu.be/32u12zjgJww

David Chalmers, Can There Be a Mathematical Theory of Consciousness? | Natural Philosophy Symposium https://youtu.be/ZsvePdaYw7M

Are these the happiest PhD students in the world? https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03346-4 what matters most [is] human connections, meaningful work and mentorship.

Finite Markov chains and Monte-Carlo Methods: An Undergraduate Introduction https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.14165

Transformers & Large Language Models https://cme295.stanford.edu/syllabus/