Paul Schuler
@pschuler.bsky.social
Sociologist. PhD student at the University of Edinburgh. Social Network Analyst, Computational Social Science. Moved by the tiny fascinating things.
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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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New Paper!
A chapter of my dissertation looking at the time dynamics of friendship has been published! We find decreasing emphasis of demographic characteristics over time, in favour of friendships based on interests. Interesting implications on clustering!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A chapter of my dissertation looking at the time dynamics of friendship has been published! We find decreasing emphasis of demographic characteristics over time, in favour of friendships based on interests. Interesting implications on clustering!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Trends of Friends – Time dynamics of Surface- and Deep- level traits in friendship formation and maintenance
People become friends with one another primarily due to things they have in common, like shared demographic characteristics or shared interests. But o…
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November 19, 2025 at 3:38 PM
New Paper!
A chapter of my dissertation looking at the time dynamics of friendship has been published! We find decreasing emphasis of demographic characteristics over time, in favour of friendships based on interests. Interesting implications on clustering!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A chapter of my dissertation looking at the time dynamics of friendship has been published! We find decreasing emphasis of demographic characteristics over time, in favour of friendships based on interests. Interesting implications on clustering!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Our methodological open-access article (co-authors: Louise Ryan & @alexciordia.bsky.social), presenting new interactive visual tools to inductively explore social categorisation and boundary-making processes within personal networks, is out in Sociological Research Online doi.org/10.1177/1360...
September 8, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Our methodological open-access article (co-authors: Louise Ryan & @alexciordia.bsky.social), presenting new interactive visual tools to inductively explore social categorisation and boundary-making processes within personal networks, is out in Sociological Research Online doi.org/10.1177/1360...
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Congratulations to @nuriatargarona.bsky.social (COALESCE Lab), Louise Ryan & @alexciordia.bsky.social (@erc-foodcharities.bsky.social / @sns.it) for their ⭐new article⭐ in @socresonline.bsky.social, discussing two visual tools to inductively explore social boundary making in relationships! #socsky
Our methodological open-access article (co-authors: Louise Ryan & @alexciordia.bsky.social), presenting new interactive visual tools to inductively explore social categorisation and boundary-making processes within personal networks, is out in Sociological Research Online doi.org/10.1177/1360...
October 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Congratulations to @nuriatargarona.bsky.social (COALESCE Lab), Louise Ryan & @alexciordia.bsky.social (@erc-foodcharities.bsky.social / @sns.it) for their ⭐new article⭐ in @socresonline.bsky.social, discussing two visual tools to inductively explore social boundary making in relationships! #socsky
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📢Just published! Yunsub Lee (COALESCE Lab) & Xinwei Xu (@socialnetworkslab.bsky.social) show how incorporating more realistic network features dramatically alters Axelrod’s cultural dynamics model, in their new article in Social Networks: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #NetSci #SocialNetworks
Use of aggregated relational data in agent-based modeling
Aggregated relational data (ARD) provides valuable information for inferring structural features of personal social networks at scale. Following recen…
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October 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM
📢Just published! Yunsub Lee (COALESCE Lab) & Xinwei Xu (@socialnetworkslab.bsky.social) show how incorporating more realistic network features dramatically alters Axelrod’s cultural dynamics model, in their new article in Social Networks: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #NetSci #SocialNetworks
If I go to the UK and an old colleague at university recognises me does that make me a internationally-recognised scholar?
September 18, 2025 at 7:17 AM
If I go to the UK and an old colleague at university recognises me does that make me a internationally-recognised scholar?
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Great new lineup of analytical & computational sociology speakers, with Zoom link available to anyone.
✨ The IAS Seminar Series returns for the Fall 2025 semester with a stellar lineup of speakers and thought-provoking talks. Open to all!
#AcademicSky #Sociology #CSS
#AcademicSky #Sociology #CSS
August 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Great new lineup of analytical & computational sociology speakers, with Zoom link available to anyone.
Yes, I love networks, and yes, I am a tea addict.
August 1, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Yes, I love networks, and yes, I am a tea addict.
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Visiting Norrköping for @ic2s2.bsky.social #IC2S2 this week? Here's a little unofficial local guide to food, coffee (all within 5mns walk!) & activities—compiled by someone who lives here!
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July 22, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Visiting Norrköping for @ic2s2.bsky.social #IC2S2 this week? Here's a little unofficial local guide to food, coffee (all within 5mns walk!) & activities—compiled by someone who lives here!
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I’m very excited to announce that in September, I will start working in the @coalescelab.bsky.social with @mirandalubbers.bsky.social and so many other amazing and lovely people 😊
Barcelona here I come!
(Please spare me any Freddie Mercury references, my parental generation is taking care of that)
Barcelona here I come!
(Please spare me any Freddie Mercury references, my parental generation is taking care of that)
July 17, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I’m very excited to announce that in September, I will start working in the @coalescelab.bsky.social with @mirandalubbers.bsky.social and so many other amazing and lovely people 😊
Barcelona here I come!
(Please spare me any Freddie Mercury references, my parental generation is taking care of that)
Barcelona here I come!
(Please spare me any Freddie Mercury references, my parental generation is taking care of that)
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📢 Reminder: Buchpremiere in Berlin 📢
Am 15. Juli stelle ich im Gespräch mit Jonas Schaible
@beimwort.bsky.social (SPIEGEL) mein neues Buch »Die Exponentialgesellschaft« vor.
Ort: Publix, Hermannstr. 90, 12051 Berlin
Eintritt: frei
Anmeldung: tinyurl.com/2r7tcvwe
Am 15. Juli stelle ich im Gespräch mit Jonas Schaible
@beimwort.bsky.social (SPIEGEL) mein neues Buch »Die Exponentialgesellschaft« vor.
Ort: Publix, Hermannstr. 90, 12051 Berlin
Eintritt: frei
Anmeldung: tinyurl.com/2r7tcvwe
June 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
📢 Reminder: Buchpremiere in Berlin 📢
Am 15. Juli stelle ich im Gespräch mit Jonas Schaible
@beimwort.bsky.social (SPIEGEL) mein neues Buch »Die Exponentialgesellschaft« vor.
Ort: Publix, Hermannstr. 90, 12051 Berlin
Eintritt: frei
Anmeldung: tinyurl.com/2r7tcvwe
Am 15. Juli stelle ich im Gespräch mit Jonas Schaible
@beimwort.bsky.social (SPIEGEL) mein neues Buch »Die Exponentialgesellschaft« vor.
Ort: Publix, Hermannstr. 90, 12051 Berlin
Eintritt: frei
Anmeldung: tinyurl.com/2r7tcvwe
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👩🎓 Work in Sweden: The Institute for Analytical Sociology offers 2 fully funded PhD positions! liu.se/en/work-at-l...
🚨🎓 We’re looking for new PhD students!
The area of specialization is open, but successful applicants should demonstrate a clear interest in themes that align with ongoing research at @iasliu.bsky.social
📅 Deadline: 31.08.2025
💼 Fully funded positions
How to apply 👉 liu.se/en/work-at-l...
The area of specialization is open, but successful applicants should demonstrate a clear interest in themes that align with ongoing research at @iasliu.bsky.social
📅 Deadline: 31.08.2025
💼 Fully funded positions
How to apply 👉 liu.se/en/work-at-l...
PhD student in Analytical Sociology
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July 2, 2025 at 8:41 PM
👩🎓 Work in Sweden: The Institute for Analytical Sociology offers 2 fully funded PhD positions! liu.se/en/work-at-l...
That moment at a conference when you’re being reduced to your data
July 3, 2025 at 3:50 PM
That moment at a conference when you’re being reduced to your data
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don’t these look pretty? when I did my MSc at @iasliu.bsky.social’s then-just-begun CSS program many of these early graduates were our (very friendly and patient) TAs. Nice to see what they were up to beyond dealing with us, and the pool of graduates from IAS growing.
July 2, 2025 at 11:43 AM
don’t these look pretty? when I did my MSc at @iasliu.bsky.social’s then-just-begun CSS program many of these early graduates were our (very friendly and patient) TAs. Nice to see what they were up to beyond dealing with us, and the pool of graduates from IAS growing.
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+++ ANNOUNCEMENT +++
I'm currently on the job market, looking for Postdoc opportunities (end of 2025/early 2026).
If you are — or know someone who is — in need of a political sociologist/computational social scientist, please get in touch or share my CV!
More info: www.hendrik-erz.de
I'm currently on the job market, looking for Postdoc opportunities (end of 2025/early 2026).
If you are — or know someone who is — in need of a political sociologist/computational social scientist, please get in touch or share my CV!
More info: www.hendrik-erz.de
Hendrik Erz
PhD Student at the IAS, Linköping University (Sweden)
www.hendrik-erz.de
June 24, 2025 at 7:40 AM
+++ ANNOUNCEMENT +++
I'm currently on the job market, looking for Postdoc opportunities (end of 2025/early 2026).
If you are — or know someone who is — in need of a political sociologist/computational social scientist, please get in touch or share my CV!
More info: www.hendrik-erz.de
I'm currently on the job market, looking for Postdoc opportunities (end of 2025/early 2026).
If you are — or know someone who is — in need of a political sociologist/computational social scientist, please get in touch or share my CV!
More info: www.hendrik-erz.de
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🚨🎓 We’re looking for new PhD students!
The area of specialization is open, but successful applicants should demonstrate a clear interest in themes that align with ongoing research at @iasliu.bsky.social
📅 Deadline: 31.08.2025
💼 Fully funded positions
How to apply 👉 liu.se/en/work-at-l...
The area of specialization is open, but successful applicants should demonstrate a clear interest in themes that align with ongoing research at @iasliu.bsky.social
📅 Deadline: 31.08.2025
💼 Fully funded positions
How to apply 👉 liu.se/en/work-at-l...
PhD student in Analytical Sociology
liu.se
June 24, 2025 at 9:08 AM
🚨🎓 We’re looking for new PhD students!
The area of specialization is open, but successful applicants should demonstrate a clear interest in themes that align with ongoing research at @iasliu.bsky.social
📅 Deadline: 31.08.2025
💼 Fully funded positions
How to apply 👉 liu.se/en/work-at-l...
The area of specialization is open, but successful applicants should demonstrate a clear interest in themes that align with ongoing research at @iasliu.bsky.social
📅 Deadline: 31.08.2025
💼 Fully funded positions
How to apply 👉 liu.se/en/work-at-l...
Completing the acknowledgments for my dissertation feels like writing my will before putting myself at the mercy of the examiners.
June 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Completing the acknowledgments for my dissertation feels like writing my will before putting myself at the mercy of the examiners.
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🚨We’re hiring postdocs in Computational Social Science!
📍The Swedish Excellence Centre for Computational Social Science (SweCSS)
📅 Apply by June 3
🔗 liu.se/en/work-at-l...
📍The Swedish Excellence Centre for Computational Social Science (SweCSS)
📅 Apply by June 3
🔗 liu.se/en/work-at-l...
We are hiring postdocs in Computational Social Science
📍SweCSS, Norrköping, Sweden
⏰Deadline June 3
🔗https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/26854
Please apply // help us spread the word
📍SweCSS, Norrköping, Sweden
⏰Deadline June 3
🔗https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/26854
Please apply // help us spread the word
May 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
🚨We’re hiring postdocs in Computational Social Science!
📍The Swedish Excellence Centre for Computational Social Science (SweCSS)
📅 Apply by June 3
🔗 liu.se/en/work-at-l...
📍The Swedish Excellence Centre for Computational Social Science (SweCSS)
📅 Apply by June 3
🔗 liu.se/en/work-at-l...
Running large models on a remote computer cluster is like a quant researcher’s Tamagotchi, only without the fun.
You feed it (with some data and a script), return the next day and wonder why it was killed.
At least one insight today. That counts!
You feed it (with some data and a script), return the next day and wonder why it was killed.
At least one insight today. That counts!
May 2, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Running large models on a remote computer cluster is like a quant researcher’s Tamagotchi, only without the fun.
You feed it (with some data and a script), return the next day and wonder why it was killed.
At least one insight today. That counts!
You feed it (with some data and a script), return the next day and wonder why it was killed.
At least one insight today. That counts!
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Dutch universities and knowledge institutes are planning to collectively secure American research data that are under threat by the Trump administration
April 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Dutch universities and knowledge institutes are planning to collectively secure American research data that are under threat by the Trump administration