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I am a Lecturer at the Department of Communication Sciences, the Founder and Director of FabLab - Social Fabrics Research Lab, Researcher at the Big Data Science Laboratory, all at West University of Timișoara, and Research Fellow at Făgăraș Research Institute. I hold a PhD in Political Science with a specialization in Network Science from Central European University in Budapest, and I am Head of OrgMapper Academy at Maven7 Network Research Inc.
My research interests are on applications of network and data science to social science problems. I work in various international, intersectoral and interdisciplinary projects, translating complex problems into solutions for organizational development, change management, better communication, good governance, public policy, and social impact.
*** Redefining State Capture ***
In countries where corruption is a systemic problem, current strategies of investigation and intervention to stop the phenomenon are not working. Where corruption is endemic, we are dealing with complex networks, entangled in the correct, corrupt, efficient and incompetent daily practices of public institutions and private organizations. The current methods used to disrupt them do not address the organizing principles of these networks with appropriate data, conceptual frameworks or analytical tools. In "Redefining State Capture," Dr. Silvia Fierăscu investigates the case of state capture through the institutionalization of corruption networks in public procurement in Hungary. The book focuses on the turning point in the country's development, from the most successful post-communist transition, to the first country in the European Union downgraded as a partially free, illiberal democratic regime, 20 years later.
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Invited Talks
> Timisoara, Dec 2024 - Invited Panelist: Round table"Regulating digital content - from the European Union to the practical test in Romania", West University of Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania.
> Dresden, Nov 2024 - Invited Talk: "Building Resilient Communities through Transfer of Trust: The Case of Epistemic Networks in Culture," Trust in Epistemic Networks, Institute of Philosophy, Technische Universitat Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
> Timisoara, Oct 2024 - Keynote Talk: "Network Science in Culture. Mapping Relationships, Building Resilient Ecosystems," Why Culture Matters International Symposium, Prin Banat, Timisoara, Romania.
> Timisoara, Oct 2024 - Keynote Talk: "Building Resilient Ecosystems. Timisoara’s Culture Story," UNeECC Annual Conference, Impact & Legacy of the European Capitals of Culture Programme, Polytechnic University of Timisoara, Timișoara, Romania.
> Cluj-Napoca, May 2024 - Keynote Talk: "Healthy organizational cultures. The connected perspective," HR Living Room, Pluxee, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
> Timisoara, Apr 2024 - Keynote Talk: "Healthy organizational cultures. The connected perspective," HR Living Room, Pluxee, Timisoara, Romania.
> Timisoara, Feb 2024 - Keynote Talk: "Native Networks," Creative Mornings, Timisoara, Romania.
> Timisoara, Feb 2024 - Panel Moderator: “Digitalization of Timișoara and Romania”, Municipality of Timisoara, Romania.
> Edinburgh, Feb 2024 - Guest Talk: "Trust Networks as Data. The Journey Ahead," Social Network Analysis in Scotland (SNAS), University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
> Timisoara, Dec 2023 - Guest Talk: "How to map relationships to make an impact in the classroom, with parents and colleagues?" (Romanian), AtelieR de Cuvinte, Timisoara, Romania.
> Breb, Apr 2023 - Invited Speaker, ”Organizational Networks and Informal Power”, SPOR Leadership Camp, Scoala SPOR, Breb, Romania.
> Leuven, Feb 2023 - Invited Panelist: "How to Research Climate Change: A Debate on Methods and Perspectives from Political Science," House Series Debate, European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR).
> Istanbul, May 2021 - Guest Lecture: "The Power of Network Science in Social Sciences, Organizations, and Innovation," Domino Lecture Series, Istanbul Bilgi University
> Bucharest, May 2021 - Guest Speaker: "Thriving in Research and Education, in a Context of Failure. A Tale of Youth Empowerment," Resilience in Education and Research Panel, Romanian International Conference for Research and Education
> Budapest, Apr 2021 - Guest Lecture: "Applied Network Science," Network Science Class, Rajk Laszlo College for Advanced Studies, Budapest
> Lisbon, Nov 2020 - Invited Speaker: ”Data viz for social impact,” Data Visualization Lisboa Meetup
> Rome, Sep 2020 - Invited Speaker: ”Networks as Anti-Corruption Policy Tools”, Corruption Networks. From Data Analysis to Public Policy, Satellite on Corruption Networks, NetSci 2020 - International School and Conference on Network Science
> Budapest, Apr 9, 2020 - Guest Lecture: "Network Science for Social Good," Rajk Laszlo College for Advanced Studies
> Budapest, Mar 2, 2020 - Invited Speaker: "Corruption Networks in Public Procurement across European Countries," Women in Data Science (WiDS) Conference, Central European University
> Bamberg, Feb 18, 2020 - Panel Speaker: Hot Winter Debate 1: “Big Data: the Hype, the Limits and the Challenges,” ECPR Winter School in Methods and Techniques
> Istanbul, Dec 3 & 6, 2019 - Guest Lecture: "Introduction to Social Network Analysis," Faculty of Communication, Istanbul Bilgi University
> Timișoara, Nov 6, 2019 - Guest Speaker: "Interlinking Your Career," Romanian International Conference for Research and Education
> Bilbao, Oct 10, 2019 - Keynote Talk: "Pathways to Capturing the State: Comparative Analysis of Corruption Networks in Public Procurement across European Countries," COSTNET19 (CA15109 - European Cooperation for Statistics of Network Data Science)
> Lisbon, Oct 3, 2019 - Guest Lecture: "Analyzing State Capture through Corruption Networks," NOVA Information Management School
> Lisbon, Oct 2, 2019 - Guest Speaker: "Interlinking Data Science with Social Impact," NOVA Information Management School, Wednesday Summits
> Vienna, Nov 2018 - Invited Speaker: “The Networked Phenomenon of State Capture,” at the roundtable “Reaching Back. Continuities and Discontinuities of Democratic State Building in Central and Eastern Europe”, Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen (IWM), Vienna, Austria.
> Cambridge, Aug 2016 - Invited Speaker: “Applying network science to political problems. A conceptual and analytical framework for understanding and predicting corruption risks in business-political networks,”, at the Network Science and its Applications Workshop, Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK.
Workshops
> 13 Dec 2024, Social Network Analysis. School of Sustainable Development, Făgăraș Research Institute.
> 29 Nov 2024, Building a career-connected learning program. Student-centered pedagogy in research methods classes. UNITA Teaching & Learning Training, West University of Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania.
> 2 Nov 2024, Social Network Analysis for Change. MethodsNet Methods Development and Innovation Workshop, UC Louvain, Louvain la Neuve, Belgium.
> 1 Nov 2024, The Network Game. MethodsNet Participatory Session, UC Louvain, Louvain la Neuve, Belgium.
> 25 Oct 2024, Gender Equality Plans: Monitoring and Evaluation Training – Case Study: UNITA, Romania, and West University of Timisoara. The Widening Inclusion and Gender Equality Community of Practice (WIGE CoP), Krakow, Poland.
> 24 May 2024, Latent/Emergent: Impact Assessment - Social Network Analysis for Ecosystem Evaluation, Make Better (MKBT), Bucharest, Romania.
> 28 Mar 2024, Social Network Analysis for Urban Planning, Urboteca, Bucharest, Romania.
> 12 Mar 2024, Building Professional Networks, Flextronics International, Timisoara, Romania.
International Courses
> 8 Sep-16 Oct 2023, Global ONA Mentorship Program (virtual), OrgMapper Academy. Registration: ended.
> 3 Jul-11 Sep 2023, APAC Regional ONA Mentorship Program (virtual), OrgMapper Academy. Registration: ended.
> TBA, Network Analysis for Practitioners, Research for Civil Society and Government Practitioners Module, Făgăraș Research Institute, Registration: Jul.
> 19-23 Jun 2023, Applied Social Network Analysis, Summer School in Social Research Methods, Methods Excellence Network, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands, Registration ends: May 1st; Early Bird by Apr 1st.
> 22-24 Apr 2023, Organizational Development and Informal Power, SPOR Leadership Camp, Breb, Romania. Registration ended.
> 27-31 Mar 2023, Applied Social Network Analysis, Bamberg Graduate School for Social Sciences (BAGSS) Internal Methods Institute, Bamberg University, Germany. Registration ended.
> 6-10 Feb 2023, Social Network Analysis, ECPR Winter School, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. Registration ended.
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