Academic News Archive¶
Welcome to my academic news and updates archive. This page chronicles significant milestones, publications, presentations, and professional activities from my academic journey. Recent news items start on the main page and are moved here as they become part of my ongoing scholarly record.
🎉 2025 Updates¶
Summer 2025¶
Conference Presentations & Outreach
ASA Annual Meeting - Science & Technology as Worship¶
- July 19, 2025: Presented Behavioral Insights into Political Polarization in Christian Communities through Computational Modeling at the American Scientific Affiliation (ASA) 2025
- Impact: Demonstrated how computational modeling can help communities understand and address polarization with grace and truth
- Technical Innovation: Showed technology as tool for building understanding and unity
- Materials: Full presentation available here
AI & Society Education Event¶
- May 28, 2025: Participated in “Algorithms, Democracy and Society: challenges and perspectives” discussing education, AI and society (in Portuguese)
- Focus: Ethical perspectives on AI development and democratic participation
- Global Reach: Contributing to international dialogue on technology and society
Spring 2025¶
Student Research Success
Autonomous Agents for Social Good 2025¶
- May 19, 2025: Presented paper Modeling Introversion in the Classroom: An Agent-Based Approach at AASG 2025 in Detroit
- Student Achievement: Result of Senior Project by B.S. students Daniel Kwon and Jaden Brookens
- Academic Mentorship: Demonstrates Calvin’s commitment to developing students as scholar-servants
- Social Impact: Using computational methods to better understand and serve introverted students
International Research Collaboration¶
- Upcoming: Work with Fiocruz (Brazil) to be presented as poster at INSNA Sunbelt 2025 in Paris, France
- Title: Scientific Collaboration in Health and Life Sciences: A Study of Brazil’s Contributions and Partnerships
- Global Impact: Strengthening international academic partnerships
Publication Successes¶
Recent Academic Publications
Journal of Complex Systems¶
- New Acceptance: Exploring the Link Between Urban Topology and Street Crime Using Complex Networks: A Case Study from Southeast Brazil
- Collaboration: Master’s student Matheus Flausino, co-supervised with Prof. Dr. Angelica de Sousa da Mata
- Social Justice: Using computational methods to understand and address urban crime patterns
Brazilian Journal of Physics Teaching¶
- Published: The use of agent-based modeling in the study of complex systems (Portuguese)
- Student Development: Result of Clayton R. da Silva’s master’s studies with Prof. Angélica S. Mata
- Educational Impact: Making complex systems accessible to Brazilian students
📚 2024 Updates¶
Academic Service & International Collaboration¶
Professional Service Recognition
PhD Examination Committee¶
- August 28, 2024: Served as External Committee Member for PhD Qualification Exam of Jamile Santos dos Santos
- Supervision: Under Prof. Daniel Gregorio Alfaro Vigo on Complex Systems Analysis
- International Impact: Contributing expertise to global academic community
- Professional Service: Using gifts and knowledge to serve fellow scholars internationally
Brazilian Systems Congress¶
- November 29, 2024: Presented at 19º Congresso Brasileiro de Sistemas in Goiânia, Brazil
- International Partnership: Strengthening ties between Calvin University and Brazilian institutions
- Cultural Bridge: Demonstrating the global reach of quality higher education
📅 2023 and Earlier¶
Historical Academic Milestones¶
Growing Scholarly Foundation
This section will contain archived updates from earlier years, documenting the journey of scholarship that has led to current research and service opportunities.
Coming Soon:
- Major publication milestones
- Conference presentations and awards
- International collaboration beginnings
- Student mentorship highlights
- Community service and outreach
These historical updates will demonstrate ongoing commitment to academic excellence and the development of thoughtful perspectives in computational science.
🔄 Update Frequency & Archives¶
Explore More:
- 📊 Current Research - Active projects and interests
- 📚 Publications - Complete academic publications
- 🎤 Presentations - Conference talks and speaking engagements
- Flausino, M. de A., Araújo, E., & da Mata, A. S. (2025). Exploring the link between urban topology and street crime using complex networks: a case study from Southeast Brazil. Journal of Complex Networks, 13(4). 10.1093/comnet/cnaf016
- Silva, C. R. da, Mesquita, O., Araújo, E., & Mata, A. S. (2025). Uso da modelagem baseada em agentes no estudo de sistemas complexos. Revista Brasileira de Ensino de Física, 47. 10.1590/1806-9126-rbef-2024-0464