Events and news

22 Oct

Mock-defense of Katia Riccardo's doctoral thesis

2:30 PM

CEDRR cordially invites you to a mock defense of Katia Riccardo's forthcoming doctoral thesis titled "A computational analysis of inquisitorial language and relationship networks in the inquisition register of Bologna (1291-1310)"

News by date

1 Mar 2021

Historical Geocoding Assistant in SoftwareX

Historical Geocoding Assistant gains visibility through a publication in SoftwareX.

22 Feb 2021

Welcoming Reima Välimäki as a research associate

We are proud to welcome a cultural historian dr. Reima Välimäki as a DISSINET research associate.

TIP

9 Dec 2020

ERC Consolidator Grant awarded to Dr. Zbíral

Dr. Zbíral has been awarded the ERC Consolidator Grant for a five-year research project “Networks of Dissent: Computational Modelling of Dissident and Inquisitorial Cultures in Medieval Europe”.

12 Oct 2020

New research assistants

Three research assistants join DISSINET since November.

8 Oct 2020

Dr Zbíral awarded the Rector’s Prize

Dr Zbíral has been awarded the 2020 Masaryk University Rector's Prize for an exceptional research outcome.

5 Oct 2020

ERGM & ALAAM Quick Reference Sheet

We have created a quick reference sheet for the statnet and MPNet
implementations of the ERGMs (Exponential Random Graph Model) and ALAAMs (Auto-Logistic Actor Attribute Model).

1 Sep 2020

DISSINET is looking for a research assistant

The Dissident Networks Project (DISSINET) seeks a short-term research assistant with competence in Latin language and in historical research.

19 Aug 2020

Map: Premonstratensian monasteries in France

New interactive map visualizing dataset of Premonstratensian houses in France from the foundation of the order up to the present.

3 Aug 2020

About DISSINET: Interview with Dr. David Zbíral

Interview with the DISSINET project’s PI about DISSINET and the Digital Humanities.

2 Jul 2020

Why is the graph visualisation not always an ideal way to display network data?

BLOG: When visualizing networks, a graph displaying this data as nodes connected with ties is definitely the first choice. However, this visualization often comes with significant disadvantages and should not be considered as the norm without considering other alternatives.

10 Jan 2020