Weighted simplicial complexes and their representation power of higher-order network data and topology

Hey NetFOLLOWERS!  What a talk from Federica Baccini! 

Federica, from the University of Pisa (Italy), was our previous speaker on the topic of weighted simplicial complexes and their representation power of higher-order network data and topology. 

She explained with great clarity how to create weighted simplicial complexes to represent hypernetworks without loss of information, and so use tools developed for simplicial complexes! For example, this can be used to better model collaboration networks.

In the second part of the talk, Federica shared with us the experience of what a PhD career in Italy is like, along with the many challenges a student encounters, from low salaries and partial rights to lots of bureaucracy. 

This opened the discussion on what is the situation in other countries, and from our interchange, a higher-order issue emerged: is a PhD really considered a job everywhere? 

The talk is available on our YouTube channel. What is it like doing a PhD in your country? Share with us your experience by leaving a comment on our Blog thread (Twitter)!