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IFISC (UIB-CSIC) researcher will participate in a webminar on prevention and de-escalation in the context of COVID-19
May 18, 2020
As
part of the dissemination activities within the Plataforma de Salud Global in
the context of COVID-19, IFISC (UIB-CSIC) researcher José Ramasco
will participate next Wednesday May 20th at 20:15 in a public
webminar on prevention and de-escalation. The ...
IFISC (UIB-CSIC) becomes the first center in the Balearic Islands with a prestigious Starting Grant research contract from the European Research Council
May 6, 2020
With the recent incorporation of Dr. Massimiliano Zanin, IFISC (UIB-CSIC) has become the first center in the Balearic
Islands to administrate one of the prestigious Starting Grant
contracts awarded by the European Research Council (ERC). These
grants have a budget ...
Article in honor of Robert May by IFISC researcher Tobias Galla
May 4, 2020
Robert May, the
pioneering Australian physiscist
and one of the fathers of chaos theory died at the age of 84 on 28th
April 2020. He was influential in the modeling of infectious
diseases, and he changed our understanding of ecosystems ...
IFISC researcher José Ramasco is part of the group advising the Government on Covid-19
April 30, 2020
IFISC
researcher (UIB-CSIC), Dr. Jose Ramasco, is one of the 16 scientists
who are part of the Multidisciplinary Working Group, created by the
fourth vice-president and Minister for Ecological Transition, Teresa
Ribera, and the Minister of Science and Innovation, Pedro ...
IFISC 2019 Annual Report available
April 28, 2020
As usual at the beginning of a new year, IFISC publishes its annual
report. This document summarizes in detail all the activity carried
out by IFISC researchers inside and outside the centre during the
year 2019.
In addition to a ...
New method based on geolocated data from Twitter detects refugee flows worldwide
April 22, 2020
A
team led by researchers of IFISC (CSIC-UIB) has developed a new
method to detect refugee flows worldwide. The work, based on
geolocated data from the social network Twitter and carried out in
collaboration with UNICEF, has allowed researchers to ...
Mobile data to study containment effectiveness on Covid19 dispersion. Data updated May 27
April 14, 2020
IFISC (UIB-CSIC) coordinates, together with the Centre for Advanced Studies in Blanes (CEAB-CSIC), a research project that uses computer and data science techniques to check how the containment measures that have been taken to stop the spread of Covid19 are ...
How confinement measures have affected mobility in the Balearic Islands
April 14, 2020
The
Institute
for Cross-Disciplinary Physics and Complex Systems
(IFISC, UIB-CSIC), coordinated by researcher Dr. José Ramasco, has
prepared a series of reports analyzing the changes in mobility in the
Balearic Islands due to exceptional containment measures against the
expansion of ...
European Training Network on Post Digital Computing open call
April 2, 2020
POST-DIGITAL, a European Training Network, announces 15 positions on Post-Digital Computing for Early-Stage Researchers with the option of being awarded a doctoral degree. The main focus of the network is a photonics approach to neuromorphic computing, i.e. an unconventional ...
Why it is difficult to control epidemic outbreaks in a world that moves so much
March 31, 2020
In
the last 20 years our way of moving has changed radically, we are
used to stepping on an airport several times a year, either for work
or to go on holiday. According to IATA data, in less than 15 ...