We are excited to welcome @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social as a 2026 keynote for IC2S2. His work at the Complexity Science Hub in Vienna, as well as his work with OECD - OCDE and the The World Bank focuses on mobility, migration and urban dynamics:

Constructing better cities could result in approximately 220 million more people having access to water. Here is our article covered by @newsweek.com. www.newsweek.com/cities-water...

Compact urban design is key to securing water and sanitation, a new study by CSH and the World Bank in #NatureCities shows. With horizontal city growth, 220M fewer people could have access to piped water and 190M to sewage by 2050, says lead author @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social shorturl.at/WFhvr

Big fan of this paper, which I reviewed for Nature Cities. If you didn't think urban form and water access were related...

In our latest paper, with colleagues from the World Bank, we quantified how urban form shapes water access. Compact city growth could deliver piped water to 220 million more people and sewage services to 190 million more people in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. 💧🏙️ www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Cities are often seen as hotbeds of violence, with the assumption that bigger cities are more dangerous. New research by @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social ( @csh.ac.at ) and @ronaldomenezes.bsky.social ( @exeter.ac.uk ), published in #NatComms, highlights that 𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬. shorturl.at/ii3jm

Large cities are often assumed to be more violent, but our review shows there’s nothing universal about urban violence. In our new study, @ronaldomenezes.bsky.social and I show that isolated cities tend to experience higher rates of violence against civilians. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Our new study challenges assumptions about urban violence in Africa. Surprising finding: isolated cities face 4x higher violence risk than large, connected cities. Size matters less than connectivity. Amazing work with @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social nature.com/articles/s41467-025-65728-6

Large cities are often assumed to be more violent, but our review shows there’s nothing universal about urban violence. In our new study, @ronaldomenezes.bsky.social and I show that isolated cities tend to experience higher rates of violence against civilians. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🦂🚨🦂 New Chalkdust alert! 🦂🚨🦂 DNA origami, tracks and an interview with El Nombre feature in our AW25 issue! Plus all your favourite puzzles & columns. Read the entire new issue now at chalkdustmagazine.com

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! 🌇 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-...

🌐 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. ⚗️🥼🔬

📢 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." 🕊️

🗓️ 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

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🎉

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

👉 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.

🚔 #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/...

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! 🏙️🌳 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! 📓 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! 🥴🚶👇

So könnten Ampelschaltungen optimiert werden

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...

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

This is interesting — a recent study of mode share (the % share of transportation trips by car, transit, walking, biking etc) relative to city size and income levels in almost 800 cities in 61 countries. Interesting results. HT @davidzipper.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

I’m happy to share that our visualisation “Cities Moving” has been shortlisted for an Information is Beautiful Award! Our goal was to make global mobility data comparable and visually engaging with the ABC model. Here is the project 🚶🚴🚌🚗 citiesmoving.com And you can vote for us! lnkd.in/exBSGGiM

When streets are safe for walking & cycling, people spend more time outdoors, supporting local businesses & keeping city centres alive. 👍Good for business 👍Great for communities 👍Essential for safer & healthier cities 🔗 bit.ly/4jPzXsa #RoadSafety #StreetsForLife

Urban complexity science has changed how we think about cities—now it's time to rethink how we plan them. At @csh.ac.at, @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social & @diegorybski.bsky.social are leading a workshop to turn insights into action, with experts tackling policy, planning, and the future of #cities.

🚨 Last days to submit!!! 👇

The media plays a key role in bringing science into society—and sparking real change. That’s why we’re thrilled to see a full-page feature in El Universal on Rafael Prieto-Curiel’s research into the dynamics of Mexican cartels. Congrats, @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social—well deserved! 👏

CCS Satellite: Networked Criminal Complexity Deadline submission: May 11 #Events #crime #complexity ./10 @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social amahury.github.io/posts/ccs-sa...

The Game of Trust presents, in a very cool manner, some relevant ideas on game theory, iterated games, trust, optimization, and evolutionary strategies. Amazing! 👇👀 ncase.me/trust/

Science is essential – and so is its intersection with policy! 👩‍🔬🤝🏛️ Our Human Migration team recently met with Tomas Mühlhans, Director at the Austrian Ministry of the Interior, to explore how science can deepen our understanding of migration.