Research in Computational Social Science
Social Contagion
Social Networks
Group Dynamics
Collective Decision-Making
Collective Learning
Collective Intelligence
Correlations and Collective Response
Spatial Super-Spreaders & Super-Susceptibles
Excess of Sociality
Predicting Covid-19 Hotspots
Interplay Between Social Interaction and Agent Memory
AI & Ethics
Optimal Collective Response
Collective Learning
Multilayer Social Network Analaysis
Complex Social Contagions
From Senseless Swarms to Smart Mobs
Patterns of Human Collaboration: Social Network Analysis
Preprints
- Uncovering Higher-Order Interactions from Memory in Observed Dynamics
Rondeau A, Barrat A & Bouffanais R
arXiv preprint arXiv:2610.20095, 2026. [pdf] [doi] [web] - IntLawNER: A Named Entity Recognition Dataset and Benchmark in International Law
Skura G, Bouffanais R & Wernli D
arXiv preprint arXiv:2609.22529, 2026. [pdf] [doi] [web] - Revealing Higher-Order Interactions in Complex Networks: A U.S. Diplomacy Case Study
Rondeau A, Wernli D & Bouffanais R
arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.10333, 2025. [pdf] [doi] [web] - A Data Science Approach to Measure Gridlock in the United Nations Security Council from 1946 to 2024
Scherer D, Chopard B, Levrat N, Bouffanais R & Wernli D
SSRN preprint 5527746, 2025. [doi] [web] - Citation Network of United Nations Resolutions Reveals Norm Diffusion Patterns in Multilateral Governance
Wernli D, Bouffanais R, Levrat N, Scherer D & Sauser J
SSRN preprint 5390403, 2025. [doi] [web]
Peer-Reviewed Publications
- Social Contagion Drives Collective Consensus Formation on Scale-Free Networks
Savari M, Horsevad N, Kooij RE, Chamanbaz M, Wernli D & Bouffanais R
Scientific Reports (16), 2026. [pdf] [doi] - Simulating Democratic Deliberation: Representing Pluralistic Preferences through Electoral Systems in Multi-Agent LLMs
Faulkner R, Szufa S, Hoyer D, Zhang TJ, Bouffanais R, Leibo JZ & Jin Z
EMNLP 2026, The 2026 Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing, Oct 24–29, 2026, Budapest, Hungary, Accepted for Publication, 2026. [pdf] [web] - Transition from Simple to Complex Contagion in Collective Decision-Making
Horsevad N, Mateo D, Kooij RE, Barrat A & Bouffanais R
Nature Communications (13), 1442, 2022. [pdf] [doi] - ‘Data dregs’ and its Implications for AI Ethics: Revelations From the Pandemic
Lim SS & Bouffanais R
AI and Ethics (2), 595–597, 2022. [pdf] [doi] - The Effect of Network Connectivity on Exploration and Exploitation During Decentralized Collective Learning
Kwa HL & Bouffanais R
4th International Workshop on Agent-Based Modelling of Human Behaviour (ABMHuB’22), online, 2022. [pdf] [web] - Interplay Between Success and Patterns of Human Collaboration: Case Study of a Thai Research Institute
Fiscarelli AM, Brust MR, Bouffanais R, Piyatumrong A, Danois G & Bouvry P
Scientific Reports (11), 318, 2021. [pdf] [doi] - Tracking Multiple Fast Targets With Swarms: Interplay Between Social Interaction and Agent Memory
Kwa HL, Kit JL & Bouffanais R
Proceedings of the ALIFE 2021: The 2021 Conference on Artificial Life, July 19–23, 2021, online, pp. 62–71, MIT Press. [pdf] [doi] - Tailoring Exploration and Exploitation in Multi-Agent Systems with Short-Term Memory and Limited Social Interaction
Kwa HL, Kit JL & Bouffanais R
3rd International Workshop on Agent-Based Modelling of Human Behaviour (ABMHuB’21), July 19–23, online, 2021. [pdf] [web] - Cities – Try to Predict Superspreading Hotspots for COVID-19
Bouffanais R & Lim SS
Nature (583), 352–355, 2020. [pdf] [doi] - Spatial Super-spreaders and Super-susceptibles in Human Movement Networks
Chin WCB & Bouffanais R
Scientific Reports (10), 18642, 2020. [pdf] [doi] - Optimal Network Topology for Responsive Collective Behavior
Mateo D, Horsevad N, Hassani V, Chamanbaz M & Bouffanais R
Science Advances (5), :eaau0999, 2019. [pdf] [doi] - From Senseless Swarms to Smart Mobs: Tuning Networks for Prosocial Behavior
Lim SS & Bouffanais R
IEEE Technology and Society Magazine (38):4, 17–19, 2019. [pdf] [doi] - Are the Different Layers of a Social Network Conveying the Same Information?
Manivannan A, Yow WQ, Bouffanais R & Barrat A
EPJ Data Science (7), 34, 2018. [pdf] [doi] - Excess of social activity reduces the responsiveness of swarms
Mateo D & Bouffanais R
Chapter 18 in Complex Systems: Theory and Applications (Eds. Rzevski G & Brebbia CA), WIT Press, Pages 172–180, Print ISBN: 978-1-78466-235-6, eBook ISBN: 978-1-78466-236-3, 2017. [pdf] [web] - Effect of Correlations in Swarms on Collective Response
Mateo D, Kuan YK & Bouffanais R
Scientific Reports (7), 10388, 2017. [pdf] [doi] - Interplay Between Signaling Network Design and Swarm Dynamics
Sekunda A, Komareji M & Bouffanais R
Network Science (4), 244–265, 2016. [pdf] [doi] - Excess of Social Activity Reduces the Responsiveness of Swarms
Mateo D & Bouffanais R
Int. J. Des. Nat. Ecodyn. (11), 654–662, 2016. [pdf] [doi]
Op-Eds
- Counting the Costs of US-China Technology Decoupling
Bouffanais R & Lim SS
Asia Global (Hong Kong), December 22, 2022. [pdf] [web] - Why the Cryptocurrency Ecosystem is a House of Cards
Bouffanais R & Lim SS
The Interpreter (Australia), Dec 14, 2022. [pdf] [web] - Computational Diplomacy – The Science of an Art?
Bouffanais R & Lim SS
The Interpreter (Australia), Sep 15, 2022. [pdf] [web] - Fighting for Data Dregs – And Losing the Fight Against Digital Violence
Lim SS & Bouffanais R
Asia Global (Hong Kong), May 26, 2022. [pdf] [web] - When the Mob Rallies: The Gamestop Stock Rush and Complex Contagions
Bouffanais R & Lim SS
Asia Global (Hong Kong), March 3, 2021. [pdf] [web] - Confronting Viral Resurgences: Are Lockdowns the Only Solution?
Bouffanais R & Lim SS
Asia Global (Hong Kong), September 3, 2020. [pdf] [web] - Hoarding Toilet Paper: The Mystery of Such Panic Buying Explained
Bouffanais R & Lim SS
The Straits Times (Singapore), February 14, 2020. [pdf] [web] - How to Fight Fake News: Tech Has the Answers
Lim SS & Bouffanais R
The Straits Times (Singapore), July 9, 2019. [pdf] [web] - The Science and Sensibilities of Smart Cities
Lim SS & Bouffanais R
Asia Global (Hong Kong), August 9, 2018. [pdf] [web]
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