The sustainability of the project team
[1] Acquisition of 16 book titles, enriching GraphNets’ physical library.
[2] Acquisition of equipment (three computers) and other items (video projector, cabinet, etc.) for GraphNets’ headquarters.
[3] Iulian Oană and Marian-Gabriel Hâncean attended professional development courses at the International “Winter Course,” Personal Networks: Theory, Methods, and Applications in Barcelona (7-11 February 2022). Details: https://grupsderecerca.uab.cat/egolab/node/354
[4] Iulian Oană, Bianca-Elena Pințoiu-Mihăilă, and Marian-Gabriel Hâncean, through GraphNets and thanks to the COSMOS project, have collaborated since May 2023 with the Center for Innovation in Medicine (INOMED) team within the 4P-CAN project (Personalized CANcer Primary Prevention Research through Citizen Participation and Digitally-enabled social innovation, financially supported by HORIZON EUROPE, Mission on cancer). Details: http://4p-can.eu
[5] Additionally, the GraphNets team submitted an application in 2023 related to Personal Networks and Social Risk Factors Associated with Cardiovascular Diseases. A prospective cohort study in Romania (PN-IV-P1-PCE-2023-0135) within the UEFISCDI Competition for Exploratory Research Projects.
[6] Participation in the 7th European Conference on Social Networks (EUSN 2023) in Ljubljana, Slovenia (organized by the International Network for Social Network Analysis INSNA and the University of Ljubljana) (04-08 September, 2023). Marian-Gabriel Hâncean, Iulian Oană, and Bianca-Elena Pințoiu-Mihăilă (project members) participated in the conference events and professional development workshops such as: (1) REM beyond dyads: relational hyperevent modeling with eventnet (beginners), instructors: Jürgen Lerner (University of Konstanz); Alessandro Lomi (Università della Svizzera italiana) (2) REM beyond dyads: relational hyperevent modeling with eventnet (advanced), instructors: Jürgen Lerner (University of Konstanz); Alessandro Lomi (Università della Svizzera italiana) (3) The goldfish package in R, instructors: Christoph Stadtfeld (ETH Zürich); James Hollway (Graduate Institute, Geneva); Marion Hoffman (Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse); Alvaro Uzaheta (ETH social networks lab).
[7] Marian-Gabriel Hâncean participated, between November 22nd and 24th, 2023, in a series of meetings with members of the GRAFO research group at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, to present the COSMOS project results, identify collaboration opportunities on topics related to network analysis in primary prevention studies, and explore joint applications for international research competitions (e.g., Horizon Europe).
[8] Iulian Oană, Bianca-Elena Pințoiu-Mihăilă, and Marian-Gabriel Hâncean were invited to participate in the International Personal Networks Course at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (February 5-9, 2024). During the same period, Marian-Gabriel Hâncean will be invited to the International Winter Course Personal networks: Theory, methods, and Applications (organized by the Autonomous University of Barcelona) to deliver a scientific communication on the topic: Personal networks and health interventions: a city lab in Romania. The program can be consulted here: https://webs.uab.cat/egolab/13th-personal-networks-course/
[9] Following publications within the COSMOS project, Marian-Gabriel Hâncean was selected in November 2023 as an academic editor for the PLOS Complex Systems journal (PLOS editorial group). Details here: https://journals.plos.org/complexsystems/static/editorial-board
[10] The GraphNets team, together with partners from Spain (GRAFO research group, Autonomous University of Barcelona) and Germany (Algorithmic research group, University of Konstanz), are preparing applications for European competitions under HORIZON EUROPE.