@rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social
Faculty member @csh.ac.at https://linktr.ee/rafaelprietocuriel
I am glad to be back at @ox.ac.uk to present the research of my team at @csh.ac.at on cities at @inetoxford.bsky.social!
See you later today!
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www.inet.ox.ac.uk/events/citie...
I analysed the modal share of nearly 400 European cities, comparing those with a metro, only a tram, and without any rail system.
Large cities with a metro have roughly half the car share of cities served only by a tram.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Data: CitiesMoving.com
How can car traffic in cities be reduced? New research by CSH's @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social shows that while metros are effective in reducing car traffic, a study of nearly 400 European cities finds no evidence that trams have the same effect: csh.ac.at/news/metros-...
11.11.2025 07:54 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
🌐 How can we address organized crime?
Last week, we hosted a #workshop, organized by @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social, exploring the complexity of violence – including cartels and their recruitment practices, social media dynamics, crypto crimes, and law enforcement strategies
This week, we had the honor of welcoming @sergioaguayo.bsky.social and his team from Colmex to @csh.ac.at. Throughout the week, we discussed science, violence, migration, politics and more.
This Wednesday, his column in Reforma was dedicated to complexity and violence.
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📢 Excited to announce CompleNet 2026! Join us to share your network science research in a highly interdisciplinary conference!
🗓️ 4–8 May 2026 | 📍 Zaragoza, Spain 🇪🇸
🚨 Call for contributions open – submit by Nov 15, 2025!
🌐 Info & registration: complenet.weeblysite.com
Maria Corina Machado - "for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy."
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🗓️ Join us for an event on tackling organized crime:
Next week, CSH hosts a #workshop & #panel organized by @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social, exploring how science can contribute to policy approaches.
Info & livestream: csh.ac.at/events/scien...
Join us next week at @csh.ac.at for the Science and Policy Against Organized Crime workshop!
It includes many talks on violence and science, and a panel with:
🏳️José Antonio Zabalgoitia (Amb. of Mexico)
🌍 Dmitry Orlov (UNODC)
🎓 Sergio Aguayo (COLMEX/Harvard)
Register 👇
csh.ac.at/events/scien...
Very stimulating lectures at @crmatematica.bsky.social by @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social on Cities as Complex Systems
30.09.2025 11:12 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Call for Nominations: Young Scientist Awards 2026
Physics of Socio-economic Systems Division (phi·SOE), German Physical Society (DPG)
Deadline: October 15, 2025
Sponsored by Capital Fund Management (CFM)
Further details:
www.dpg-physik.de/vereinigunge...
Congratulations to Dr. Rafael Prieto-Curiel, winner of the Junior Scientific Award 2025, for his contributions to complex systems research through innovative mathematical modelling of social phenomena🎉
05.09.2025 12:40 — 👍 29 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 1
Now at the criminal complexity satellite, @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social just gave a wonderful talk showing his progress when modeling organized crime recruitment by Mexican cartels. His results show that current Mexican and US policies are not enough to effectively reduce recruitment.
#CCS2025
We are excited to invite you to Criminal Complexity, our Satellite Event at #CCS2025 in Siena, focusing on Crime, Violence, and Complexity Science!
Join us for a series of talks that explore the intersection of criminal phenomena and complex systems.
criminalcomplexity.weebly.com/programme.html
We are excited to invite you to Criminal Complexity, our Satellite Event at #CCS2025 in Siena, focusing on Crime, Violence, and Complexity Science!
Join us for a series of talks that explore the intersection of criminal phenomena and complex systems.
criminalcomplexity.weebly.com/programme.html
While in Vienna, CSH resident journalist Will Grimond was fascinated to learn about grätzloase--neighbourhood oasis made by and for residents to enjoy shared urban life. And he wrote a story about it for @theguardian.com (featuring @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social and @csh.ac.at): shorturl.at/gC6Ch
20.08.2025 11:52 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
👉 Compare cities worldwide: vis.csh.ac.at/citiesmoving/
👉 Read the paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
🚶🚌🚗 Where you live in a city shapes how you commute. @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social (CSH) & Filipe Barroso (Universidade de Aveiro) analyzed Lisbon & Porto and found: car use rises ~1% every 2 km from downtown, reaching 75%+ in outer neighborhoods. Over the decade, car trips increased nationwide.
19.08.2025 10:00 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
🚔 #Crime has a rhythm — can we decode its beat? In a new study co-authored by CSH's @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social, 12 years of detailed crime data reveal relatively stable temporal “heartbeats” for different crime types over time. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
22.07.2025 14:04 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
No, it's not the case that only China is responsible for the large decline in extreme poverty over the past decades.
We wrote about it recently: ourworldindata.org/data-insights/was-the-global-decline-of-extreme-poverty-only-due-to-china
Very privileged to have @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social
teaching a 5-hour course on Cities as Complex Systems!
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More info: www.crm.cat/summer-schoo...
Migration is shaping the future of our societies — but how can research help shape migration policy?
Last week, the #HumanMigration research group led by @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social hosted a three-part event series at the Complexity Science Hub to explore this pressing question.
An interactive map of the English Wikipedia. Each dot represents a page, with similar articles placed nearby.
The map displays approximately 7 million articles!
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lmcinnes.github.io/datamapplot_...
I was interviewed by @zuckerbaeckerei.bsky.social from @futurezone.at.web.brid.gy and we discussed how the timing of traffic lights, particularly in Vienna, is designed not in favour of people but in favour of cars.
You can read the full article while waiting for the green light!
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The @css-conference.bsky.social is offering travel grants for presenters from low- and middle-income countries who need support for travel, fees, or visas.
Last week to apply & share your research in person:
👉 ccs25.cssociety.org/open-arms-gr...
#CCS2025 #OpenArmsGrant
The @css-conference.bsky.social is offering travel grants for presenters from low- and middle-income countries who need support for travel, fees, or visas.
Last week to apply & share your research in person:
👉 ccs25.cssociety.org/open-arms-gr...
#CCS2025 #OpenArmsGrant
📣 Excited to announce this year's invited speakers lineup for the Complex Systems for the Most Vulnerable satellite at @css-conference.bsky.social:
- Francesca Lipari (Complutense University of Madrid)
- @perrottadaniela.bsky.social (@mpidr.bsky.social)
- @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social (@csh.ac.at)
Accepted to #CCS2025 but need help covering costs? The #OpenArmsGrant supports attendees from low- and middle-income countries with travel, fees, and more.
Budget should never be a barrier to participating in science!
Apply by June 15.
ccs25.cssociety.org/open-arms-gr...
#ComplexSystems
Hong Kong universities woo Harvard international students targeted by Trump
“HKU stands ready to welcome affected students at Harvard who wish to explore options and pathways for continuing their studies with us”
#AcademicLife 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
