Connor T. Jerzak
@jerzakconnor.bsky.social
@UTAustin
"Nullius in verba"
Book → planetarycausalinference.org/launch
Jobs → aidevlab.org/jobs
"Nullius in verba"
Book → planetarycausalinference.org/launch
Jobs → aidevlab.org/jobs
Pinned
"Counterfactuals. At planetary scale."
The Planetary Causal Inference (PCI) book launches soon:
planetarycausalinference.org/book-launch/
The Planetary Causal Inference (PCI) book launches soon:
planetarycausalinference.org/book-launch/
Application deadline for UT Austin Gov - PhD admissions is 12/10 this cycle. More information below. I am hearing that the Department will not be shrinking its cohort this admission cycle!
November 28, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Application deadline for UT Austin Gov - PhD admissions is 12/10 this cycle. More information below. I am hearing that the Department will not be shrinking its cohort this admission cycle!
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The 8th European Conference on Social Networks (EUSN 2026) will take place on 11-15 August 2026 in Norrköping, Sweden, hosted by @iasliu.bsky.social
⌛ Deadline for workshop and session proposals: 1 December 2025
More information: liu.se/en/event/eus...
⌛ Deadline for workshop and session proposals: 1 December 2025
More information: liu.se/en/event/eus...
The 8th European Conference on Social Networks (EUSN 2026)
The 8th European Conference on Social Networks (EUSN 2026) will take place on 11–15 August 2026 in Norrköping, Sweden, hosted by the Institute for Analytical Sociology (IAS), Linköping University. The conference brings together scholars and ...
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November 26, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The 8th European Conference on Social Networks (EUSN 2026) will take place on 11-15 August 2026 in Norrköping, Sweden, hosted by @iasliu.bsky.social
⌛ Deadline for workshop and session proposals: 1 December 2025
More information: liu.se/en/event/eus...
⌛ Deadline for workshop and session proposals: 1 December 2025
More information: liu.se/en/event/eus...
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Looking forward to giving a presentation on the planetary causal inference paradigm at Department of Methodology, LSE, today. Join us if you are around.
www.lse.ac.uk/methodology/...
www.lse.ac.uk/methodology/...
Seminar series
Information about the Department of Methodology seminar series
www.lse.ac.uk
November 21, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Looking forward to giving a presentation on the planetary causal inference paradigm at Department of Methodology, LSE, today. Join us if you are around.
www.lse.ac.uk/methodology/...
www.lse.ac.uk/methodology/...
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Sign up for this week's Seminar Series with @adeldaoud.bsky.social
💡 21 Nov, 2 - 3pm
🌎Planetary Causal Inference: combining computer vision and earth observation to analyse disparities in health and living conditions among neighbourhoods in Africa, 1990 to date
www.eventbrite.com/e/department...
💡 21 Nov, 2 - 3pm
🌎Planetary Causal Inference: combining computer vision and earth observation to analyse disparities in health and living conditions among neighbourhoods in Africa, 1990 to date
www.eventbrite.com/e/department...
November 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Sign up for this week's Seminar Series with @adeldaoud.bsky.social
💡 21 Nov, 2 - 3pm
🌎Planetary Causal Inference: combining computer vision and earth observation to analyse disparities in health and living conditions among neighbourhoods in Africa, 1990 to date
www.eventbrite.com/e/department...
💡 21 Nov, 2 - 3pm
🌎Planetary Causal Inference: combining computer vision and earth observation to analyse disparities in health and living conditions among neighbourhoods in Africa, 1990 to date
www.eventbrite.com/e/department...
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If you are in the vicinity of Oxford University, join me today at 4 pm for my talk at Nuffield College. Title: "Planetary Causal Inference: combining computer vision and earth observation to..."
Link to event details: [Sociology Seminar at Nuffield College](www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...)
Link to event details: [Sociology Seminar at Nuffield College](www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...)
Event - Nuffield College Oxford University
www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk
November 19, 2025 at 12:23 PM
If you are in the vicinity of Oxford University, join me today at 4 pm for my talk at Nuffield College. Title: "Planetary Causal Inference: combining computer vision and earth observation to..."
Link to event details: [Sociology Seminar at Nuffield College](www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...)
Link to event details: [Sociology Seminar at Nuffield College](www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...)
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Markus B. Pettersson, Adel Daoud: Leveraging Compact Satellite Embeddings and Graph Neural Networks for Large-Scale Poverty Mapping https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.01408 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2511.01408 https://arxiv.org/html/2511.01408
November 4, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Markus B. Pettersson, Adel Daoud: Leveraging Compact Satellite Embeddings and Graph Neural Networks for Large-Scale Poverty Mapping https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.01408 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2511.01408 https://arxiv.org/html/2511.01408
"Counterfactuals. At planetary scale."
The Planetary Causal Inference (PCI) book launches soon:
planetarycausalinference.org/book-launch/
The Planetary Causal Inference (PCI) book launches soon:
planetarycausalinference.org/book-launch/
November 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
"Counterfactuals. At planetary scale."
The Planetary Causal Inference (PCI) book launches soon:
planetarycausalinference.org/book-launch/
The Planetary Causal Inference (PCI) book launches soon:
planetarycausalinference.org/book-launch/
Excited to see our PhD student Andrés Cruz (@arcruz0) presenting his work "Sensitivity Bounds for Uncertainty Propagation" at LAPolMeth IX in Viña del Mar, Chile.
Catch it during the poster session on Nov 22 (12:45-14:00, Building C). Don't miss this work on uncertainty in quant social science!
Catch it during the poster session on Nov 22 (12:45-14:00, Building C). Don't miss this work on uncertainty in quant social science!
November 14, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Excited to see our PhD student Andrés Cruz (@arcruz0) presenting his work "Sensitivity Bounds for Uncertainty Propagation" at LAPolMeth IX in Viña del Mar, Chile.
Catch it during the poster session on Nov 22 (12:45-14:00, Building C). Don't miss this work on uncertainty in quant social science!
Catch it during the poster session on Nov 22 (12:45-14:00, Building C). Don't miss this work on uncertainty in quant social science!
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Debiasing ML predictions for causal inference—no new labels needed. We propose Tweedie’s correction to fix shrinkage enabling “one map, many trials.”
arxiv.org/abs/2508.01341
#CausalInference #MachineLearning #EarthObservation #PovertyMapping
arxiv.org/abs/2508.01341
#CausalInference #MachineLearning #EarthObservation #PovertyMapping
Debiasing Machine Learning Predictions for Causal Inference Without Additional Ground Truth Data: "One Map, Many Trials" in Satellite-Driven Poverty Analysis
Machine learning models trained on Earth observation data, such as satellite imagery, have demonstrated significant promise in predicting household-level wealth indices, enabling the creation of high-...
arxiv.org
August 31, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Debiasing ML predictions for causal inference—no new labels needed. We propose Tweedie’s correction to fix shrinkage enabling “one map, many trials.”
arxiv.org/abs/2508.01341
#CausalInference #MachineLearning #EarthObservation #PovertyMapping
arxiv.org/abs/2508.01341
#CausalInference #MachineLearning #EarthObservation #PovertyMapping
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🥳 Join us in celebrating @alongcamejones.bsky.social and his legacy with the Policy Agendas Project. Excited to see what @seanmtheriault.bsky.social and Derek Epp do next! 🤟
November 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🥳 Join us in celebrating @alongcamejones.bsky.social and his legacy with the Policy Agendas Project. Excited to see what @seanmtheriault.bsky.social and Derek Epp do next! 🤟
Reposted by Connor T. Jerzak
ML wealth maps from space 🛰️ are great, but suffer from "shrinkage" bias, which waters down policy impact results (causal inference). We developed correction methods that fix this bias *without* new data.
arxiv.org/abs/2508.01341
#CausalInference #DataForGood #AI #PovertyMapping #EarthObservation
arxiv.org/abs/2508.01341
#CausalInference #DataForGood #AI #PovertyMapping #EarthObservation
November 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
ML wealth maps from space 🛰️ are great, but suffer from "shrinkage" bias, which waters down policy impact results (causal inference). We developed correction methods that fix this bias *without* new data.
arxiv.org/abs/2508.01341
#CausalInference #DataForGood #AI #PovertyMapping #EarthObservation
arxiv.org/abs/2508.01341
#CausalInference #DataForGood #AI #PovertyMapping #EarthObservation
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Are you interested in using earth observation data and deep learning for estimating poverty in Africa, poverty specifically? Then apply to this research engineer position at AI and Global Development Lab. More info about our research at www.aidevlab.org . Deadline is 7th Nov.
lnkd.in/ePX7VT-K
lnkd.in/ePX7VT-K
AI & GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT LAB - AI and Global Development Lab
The AI & Global Development Lab fuses AI with Earth Observation to illuminate the causes and consequences of human development across time and space. Our interdisciplinary team, comprising data scient...
www.aidevlab.org
November 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Are you interested in using earth observation data and deep learning for estimating poverty in Africa, poverty specifically? Then apply to this research engineer position at AI and Global Development Lab. More info about our research at www.aidevlab.org . Deadline is 7th Nov.
lnkd.in/ePX7VT-K
lnkd.in/ePX7VT-K
New undergrad course (UT Austin, this spring): Gov 355M - AI & Programming Foundations for Computational Social Science.
We'll treat curiosity as our raw material and AI+computation as our foundry - learning how the frontiers of technology can accelerate discovery in the social sciences + beyond.
We'll treat curiosity as our raw material and AI+computation as our foundry - learning how the frontiers of technology can accelerate discovery in the social sciences + beyond.
November 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
New undergrad course (UT Austin, this spring): Gov 355M - AI & Programming Foundations for Computational Social Science.
We'll treat curiosity as our raw material and AI+computation as our foundry - learning how the frontiers of technology can accelerate discovery in the social sciences + beyond.
We'll treat curiosity as our raw material and AI+computation as our foundry - learning how the frontiers of technology can accelerate discovery in the social sciences + beyond.
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A little less than 2 weeks to submit an abstract proposal for PolMeth - Europe. Join us in Dublin this coming May to share your new political science research using cutting edge methods!!
Submit, submit! 🚨
Pleasant reminder to all, the 5th European PolMeth meeting will be 14-15 May 2026 at Trinity College Dublin 🇮🇪
Submissions close Nov. 15 ⚠️
You can find out more about the conference, including the submission form, here: polmeth.eu
If you have any questions, please contact me 😀
Pleasant reminder to all, the 5th European PolMeth meeting will be 14-15 May 2026 at Trinity College Dublin 🇮🇪
Submissions close Nov. 15 ⚠️
You can find out more about the conference, including the submission form, here: polmeth.eu
If you have any questions, please contact me 😀
November 4, 2025 at 11:49 AM
A little less than 2 weeks to submit an abstract proposal for PolMeth - Europe. Join us in Dublin this coming May to share your new political science research using cutting edge methods!!
Reposted by Connor T. Jerzak
Check out the data paper (open access) and the publicly available data: We hope that many people will use it in their research and for other purposes.
NEW -
Paths to Power: A New Dataset on the Social Profile of Governments - https://cup.org/47i6oKQ
- @jacobnyrup.bsky.social, @chknutsen.bsky.social, @peterla.bsky.social & Ina Lyftingsmo Kristiansen
#OpenAccess
Paths to Power: A New Dataset on the Social Profile of Governments - https://cup.org/47i6oKQ
- @jacobnyrup.bsky.social, @chknutsen.bsky.social, @peterla.bsky.social & Ina Lyftingsmo Kristiansen
#OpenAccess
October 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Check out the data paper (open access) and the publicly available data: We hope that many people will use it in their research and for other purposes.
When on-the-ground data are scarce or outdated, satellites can keep the evidence flowing. Our guide shows how to turn data from satellites into useful causal claims, improving targeting + evaluation, avoiding common issues related to resolution mismatch / leakage / spatial dependence.
October 10, 2025 at 11:03 AM
When on-the-ground data are scarce or outdated, satellites can keep the evidence flowing. Our guide shows how to turn data from satellites into useful causal claims, improving targeting + evaluation, avoiding common issues related to resolution mismatch / leakage / spatial dependence.
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Connor T. Jerzak, Adel Daoud
Remote Auditing: Design-based Tests of Randomization, Selection, and Missingness with Broadly Accessible Satellite Imagery
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.00128
Remote Auditing: Design-based Tests of Randomization, Selection, and Missingness with Broadly Accessible Satellite Imagery
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.00128
October 2, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Connor T. Jerzak, Adel Daoud
Remote Auditing: Design-based Tests of Randomization, Selection, and Missingness with Broadly Accessible Satellite Imagery
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.00128
Remote Auditing: Design-based Tests of Randomization, Selection, and Missingness with Broadly Accessible Satellite Imagery
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.00128
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Adel Daoud, Cindy Conlin, Connor T. Jerzak: Chinese vs. World Bank Development Projects: Insights from Earth Observation and Computer Vision on Wealth Gains in Africa, 2002-2013 https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.25648 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.25648 https://arxiv.org/html/2509.25648
October 1, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Adel Daoud, Cindy Conlin, Connor T. Jerzak: Chinese vs. World Bank Development Projects: Insights from Earth Observation and Computer Vision on Wealth Gains in Africa, 2002-2013 https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.25648 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.25648 https://arxiv.org/html/2509.25648
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LSE's Department of Methodogy is searching for an Assistant Professor in Computational Social Science. Applicants from across the social sciences are very welcome!
Please reach out if you would like any more details.
Please reach out if you would like any more details.
Assistant Professor in Computational Social Science
Assistant Professor in Computational Social Science,
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jobs.lse.ac.uk
September 15, 2025 at 11:59 AM
LSE's Department of Methodogy is searching for an Assistant Professor in Computational Social Science. Applicants from across the social sciences are very welcome!
Please reach out if you would like any more details.
Please reach out if you would like any more details.
Fall schedule for the Political Methodology Seminar Series at the UT Austin Department of Government, AY25-26 is out! Event calendar links here: connorjerzak.com/methods-seri...
August 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Fall schedule for the Political Methodology Seminar Series at the UT Austin Department of Government, AY25-26 is out! Event calendar links here: connorjerzak.com/methods-seri...
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With a new Multi-Scale Representation Concatenation method, researchers enhance satellite imagery optimization for causal inference in anti-poverty programs by revealing treatment effect heterogeneity across scales, potentially amplifying impacts without extra costs. https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.02134
Optimizing Multi-Scale Representations to Detect Effect Heterogeneity Using Earth Observation and Computer Vision: Applications to Two Anti-Poverty RCTs
ArXiv link for Optimizing Multi-Scale Representations to Detect Effect Heterogeneity Using Earth Observation and Computer Vision: Applications to Two Anti-Poverty RCTs
arxiv.org
March 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
With a new Multi-Scale Representation Concatenation method, researchers enhance satellite imagery optimization for causal inference in anti-poverty programs by revealing treatment effect heterogeneity across scales, potentially amplifying impacts without extra costs. https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.02134
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Attention #polisky! Apply for
@utaustin.bsky.social LBJ School of Public Affairs with a focus on American Political Institutions. I'm on the committee, so please reach out with questions. See below: apply.interfolio.com/170943
@utaustin.bsky.social LBJ School of Public Affairs with a focus on American Political Institutions. I'm on the committee, so please reach out with questions. See below: apply.interfolio.com/170943
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August 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Attention #polisky! Apply for
@utaustin.bsky.social LBJ School of Public Affairs with a focus on American Political Institutions. I'm on the committee, so please reach out with questions. See below: apply.interfolio.com/170943
@utaustin.bsky.social LBJ School of Public Affairs with a focus on American Political Institutions. I'm on the committee, so please reach out with questions. See below: apply.interfolio.com/170943
August 12, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Markus Pettersson, Connor T. Jerzak, Adel Daoud: Debiasing Machine Learning Predictions for Causal Inference Without Additional Ground Truth Data: "One Map, Many Trials" in Satellite-Driven P... https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.01341 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.01341 https://arxiv.org/html/2508.01341
August 5, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Markus Pettersson, Connor T. Jerzak, Adel Daoud: Debiasing Machine Learning Predictions for Causal Inference Without Additional Ground Truth Data: "One Map, Many Trials" in Satellite-Driven P... https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.01341 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.01341 https://arxiv.org/html/2508.01341
Reposted by Connor T. Jerzak
Markus Pettersson, Connor T. Jerzak, Adel Daoud
Debiasing Machine Learning Predictions for Causal Inference Without Additional Ground Truth Data: "One Map, Many Trials" in Satellite-Driven Poverty Analysis
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.01341
Debiasing Machine Learning Predictions for Causal Inference Without Additional Ground Truth Data: "One Map, Many Trials" in Satellite-Driven Poverty Analysis
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.01341
August 5, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Markus Pettersson, Connor T. Jerzak, Adel Daoud
Debiasing Machine Learning Predictions for Causal Inference Without Additional Ground Truth Data: "One Map, Many Trials" in Satellite-Driven Poverty Analysis
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.01341
Debiasing Machine Learning Predictions for Causal Inference Without Additional Ground Truth Data: "One Map, Many Trials" in Satellite-Driven Poverty Analysis
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.01341