Dr. Luca Verginer
Postdoc

I am a Postdoc at che Chair of Systems Design at ETH Zürich and hold a Ph.D. in Economics and Data Science from IMT Lucca.
I am an empirical economist and network scientist studying through econometrics, numerical simulations, and network models issues related to intellectual property, supply chain resilience and high skill labour mobility, among (many) other subjects. I am passionate about data in all its forms (and sizes) and constantly looking for curious and ingenious ways to visualize, collect and extract value from it.
My work is driven by research questions that make use of state-of-the-art modelling techniques often involving large datasets, natural language processing, complex networks with a special focus on temporal networks.
Prior to joining Chair of Systems Design Team, I received a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Trento and a PhD in Economics and Data Science from IMT School for Advanced Studies, Lucca. I am also a core contributor to Pathpy, an open source temporal network analysis library developed in collaboration with the DAG group University of Zürich and the University of Wuppertal.
Luca's most recent publications
The Robotic Herd: Using Human-Bot Interactions to Explore Irrational Herding
SocArXiv - 2023

Spillover of Antisocial Behavior from Fringe Platforms: The Unintended Consequences of Community Banning
Proceedings of the International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media - 2023

Adapting to Disruptions: Flexibility as a Pillar of Supply Chain Resilience
arXiv - 2023

Understanding Online Migration Decisions Following the Banning of Radical Communities
Proceedings of the 15th ACM Web Science Conference 2023 - 2023

When standard network measures fail to rank journals: A theoretical and empirical analysis
Quantitative Science Studies - 2022

The Role Of Network Embeddedness On The Selection Of Collaboration Partners: An Agent-Based Model With Empirical Validation
Advances in Complex Systems - 2022

The Impact of Acquisitions on Inventors' Turnover in the Biotechnology Industry
arXiv - 2022

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on scientific research in the life sciences
PLOS ONE - 2022

Network embeddedness indicates the innovation potential of firms
arXiv - 2022

A network approach to expertise retrieval based on path similarity and credit allocation
Journal of Economic Interaction and Coordination - 2021

Reproducing scientists' mobility: a data-driven model
Scientific Reports - 2021

Stem cell legislation and its impact on the geographic preferences of stem cell researchers
Eurasian Business Review - 2021

Talent Goes to Global Cities: The World Network of Scientists’ Mobility
Research Policy - 2021

Should the government reward cooperation? Insights from an agent-based model of wealth redistribution
Advances in Complex Systems - 2021

Analysis and Visualisation of Time Series Data on Networks with Pathpy
Companion Proceedings of the Web Conference 2021 - 2021