Flaminio Squazzoni

Professor of Sociology at @LaStatale @DipartimentoSPS Milan, Head of @BehaveLab_unimi, Editor of @JASSSJournal

[Flaminio Squazzoni @squazzoni]

A #token based system for #peerreview? We should link the different roles of researchers (#authors, #reviewers #editors) to their academic #citizenship, i.e. the rights and duties of the social contract of #science with the #public https://t.co/k8wkg3ZpU6

[bruno arpino @brunoarpinoEU]

This is a call for expressions of interest only, ahead of possible future 18-month research appointments.

Deadline: 30 June 2026

Call: https://t.co/Kjedi992kw

Please circulate/share with potentially interested candidates.

[Flaminio Squazzoni @squazzoni]

@MishaTeplitskiy @umsi Congratulations!

[Flaminio Squazzoni @squazzoni]

Happy to announce that Birgit Müller @UFZ_de will be lecturing our @LaStatale @BehaveLab_unimi summer school 2026 students in agent-based @netlogo #policy #computational modelling! Join our school in the beautiful Brescia or online! https://t.co/4Cf7DZlMGw

[Flaminio Squazzoni @squazzoni]

At the #CS2Italy conference on #computational social science in Torino to represent @BehaveLab_unimi @LaStatale!

[Elena De Gioannis @ElenaDeGioannis]

Why do STEM/humanities gender gaps persist? My new study on Italian high school students found that self-concept and high-school track play a major role, while implicit stereotypes only matter for girls in science-oriented schools.

Link to the paper 👇

https://t.co/vO0WrCRBWX

[Flaminio Squazzoni @squazzoni]

Felice di partecipare a questo evento @LaStatale finanziato da @FondCariplo su salute, #welfare e complessità sociale il 27 maggiocon @ilariacapua @raffaelevacca @R_Tarricone!

[Flaminio Squazzoni @squazzoni]

Is #money the devil's dung? Check out our latest article with @FrancescoRenz27 @ecfk0 @LaStatale @iseglisbon in which we show that money is mechanism of generalized #reciprocity, part of the #cooperation infrastructure we humans have built! https://t.co/kPejMs68qx

[Flaminio Squazzoni @squazzoni]

Another reason to attend our @BehaveLab_unimi @LaStatale @unibs_official
#BehaveSummerSchool2026 on agent-based modelling (31 August-11 Sept 2026)? Check how beautiful is #Brescia, the location of the school and book your seat: https://t.co/9mLl4Z68kQ! https://t.co/Kcu0m2vjkF

[JASSS @JASSSJournal]

No protests in the streets — yet resistance grows.

A new #ABM study models how #OnlineProtest dynamics on #SocialMedia quietly accumulate dissent potential among ordinary users even under #AuthoritarianRepression.

Read the full #OA article in #JASSS: https://t.co/sR6vffb88L

[Flaminio Squazzoni @squazzoni]

I'm seeing this same increase of submissions to @JASSSJournal in this year's first quarter, including an increase of submissions on #LLM #AI #ABM #computational #simulation

[Pangram Labs @pangram]

How are large language models impacting the submission and review process at high-impact journals? Severely.

Since the release of ChatGPT in 2022, AI-generated and AI-assisted papers, identified by Pangram, drove a 42% increase in submission volume at Organization Science (figure below). While the journal rejected the majority of these submissions, there is a human cost to reviewing papers, which volunteer reviewers are shouldering. AI-generated content is also showing up in reviews, which similarly suffer in quality because of it -- editors at Organization Science found that AI-generated reviews are lower quality, less specific, and less topically diverse than human-written ones.

The problem is not isolated. Earlier this year, ICML desk-rejected 497 papers from authors who submitted AI-generated reviews, after those authors opted into a policy that disallowed the use of AI. Grant funders also saw a surge in applications: the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, a set of major research fellowships for the EU, received 142% more proposals in 2025 compared to 2022.

Many scientific and academic systems implicitly rely on friction as a barrier to entry. LLMs have removed that friction, allowing for a deluge of AI slop that is straining the capacity of these institutions.

[Flaminio Squazzoni @squazzoni]

Join our fantastic @LaStatale faculty for a two year programme in #Computational Social and Political Science! Applications close on 12 June 2026!. Info here: https://t.co/XlaCTgKpVH

[LuigiC @Curini]

"Transcription and Recognition of Italian Parliamentary Speeches Using Vision-Language Models". Our pipeline to extract text (plus meta-level variables) of all Italian Legislative speeches since...1848! #polsci #AI #LLM #computationalPolSci https://t.co/1VZGmF5IWS

[JASSS @JASSSJournal]

No algorithms, no biased media, no hostile users — yet #polarization still emerges. A new #ABM study extending Axelrod's model shows how rewarding interactions alone fuel a self-reinforcing "rich-get-richer" dynamic.

Read the full #OA article in #JASSS: https://t.co/z36guhm4pY

[Flaminio Squazzoni @squazzoni]

Last days to register to the online open day of our new @LaStatale Master's programme in #Computational Social and Political Science. Join our fantastiic faculty online on 13 April at 2PM (CET): https://t.co/GO05PWEGqE

[Flaminio Squazzoni @squazzoni]

Applications are open for our two-year Master's programme in Computational Social and Political Science at @LaStatale Milan. The deadline is on 12/06/26. Book a virtual seat at the open day (13 April, online, 2PM) with the QR code in the pic! Call here: https://t.co/YbQRGful4q

[Flaminio Squazzoni @squazzoni]

@JASSSJournal Don't tell this!

[Flaminio Squazzoni @squazzoni]

Besides the open day online on 13 April, 2PM, we have scheduled an open day of the Master's programme in #Computational Social and Political Science at @LaStatale in person! It's on 4 May, 11AM in Milan, Via Conservatorio 7, Sala Lauree. If you are in Milan, come to meeting us!

[Flaminio Squazzoni @squazzoni]

Applications are open for our two-year Master's programme in Computational Social and Political Science at @LaStatale Milan. The deadline is on 12/06/26. Book a virtual seat at the open day (13 April, online, 2PM) with the QR code in the pic! Call here: https://t.co/YbQRGful4q

[Flaminio Squazzoni @squazzoni]

On 13 April 2026, at 2PM (CET), online, we present the 2026/2027 edition of @LaStatale Master's on Computational Social and Political Science! If you know any interested students, please share!
https://t.co/GO05PWEGqE

[JASSS @JASSSJournal]

Can #socialsolidarity prevent agro-pastoral collapse? Paul Chapron & colleagues co-designed an #ABM with Senegalese farmers to find out.

Spoiler: remove parcel lending & food sharing, and the system collapses #CompanionModeling #participatory #simulation

https://t.co/SBOoM8Cr1O