Lisette Espín-Noboa

I'm a postdoc at the Algorithmic Fairness and Network Inequality group at the Complexity Science Hub (CSH) in Vienna, and at the Department of Network and Data Science at Central European University (CEU). My research interests lie within Computational Social Science at the intersection between Network Science and Artificial Intelligence for Social Good with special focus on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 

At CSH, I'm working with Fariba Karimi on redefining fairness by considering social networks and social capital. Our aim is to understand under which conditions network biases or inequalities are acceptable or deemed unfair in network-based decision-making processes  (SDGs: 5, 10, 16).

At CEU, I'm working with Márton Karsai and János Kertész on producing high-resolution poverty maps by inferring the distribution of wealth across sub-populations (rural/urban and rich/poor) using multi-modal data (e.g., satellite images and mobility networks) and transferable models. (SDGs: 1, 3, 11)

Previously, I was a research assistant at the Computational Social Science department at GESIS. During this time, I worked on my Ph.D. where I investigated the effects of network structure on ranking, network inference, and human navigation. I worked with my supervisors Claudia Wagner and Markus Strohmaier, and colleagues Fariba Karimi, Florian Lemmerich and Philipp Singer. 

Excited to announce that I am entering the job market and actively seeking Professorship positions starting January 2025 or earlier/later. Open to opportunities with flexible start dates and locations.

Network Fairness in Academic Hiring (survey)

On Wednesday, October 30, we sent invitation emails to scholars who are corresponding authors of at least one scholarly paper published between 2010 and 2023, indexed by SCOPUS. Rest assured, the invitation is legitimate, and your responses will be kept confidential and anonymous. More info in our project website: https://netin.csh.ac.at/network_fairness_survey

Academic careers in Europe (survey)

On Monday, June 17, we sent invitation emails to scholars who are corresponding authors of at least one scholarly paper published between 2010 and 2023, indexed by SCOPUS. Rest assured, the invitation is legitimate, and your responses will be kept confidential and anonymous. More info in our project website: https://netin.csh.ac.at/parenthood_survey 

Due to the high volume of responses, please be patient as we work to reply to your email within the next couple of weeks. Thanks for your understanding.

Update [June 24]: We have postponed the email reminders until further notice.

Espin [at] csh [dot] ac [dot] at
Complexity Science Hub Vienna. Josefstädter Strasse 39, 1080 Vienna, Austria

EspinL [at] ceu [dot] edu
Central European University. Quellenstraße 51, 1100 Wien, Austria

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New name

I changed my name to Lisette Munz. However, I will keep my maiden name for academic/publication purposes, and use my new name for legal purposes mainly in Europe.

Maiden name

My maiden name consists of 4 names: 2 first names and 2 last names. This is common in the LatinX community. In my publications, I use three names: my first first-name, and my two last-names hyphenated. Hence, my full last name (for publications and citations) is Espín-Noboa.

Motto

“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.” ― Toni Morrison