19 May Research Meeting with BIG Lab SΛTIS lab held a joint research meeting with the BIG Lab. The meeting brought together members of both labs to discuss ongoing projects and explore potential directions for future collaboration.
15 May New publication: Doctoral Problems and Taboos: Silence, Well-Being and Academic Persistence in Czech Doctoral Education SΛTIS member Tomáš Lintner, together with colleagues Karla Brücknerová, Kristýna Šejnohová, Barbora Nekardová, Jakub Vlček, Jana Navrátilová and Boglárka Belovecová, has published a new study called Doctoral problems and taboos: Silence, well-being and academic persistence in Czech doctoral education.
29 Apr Tomáš Lintner visits the Mitchell Centre for Social Network Analysis in Manchester SΛTIS member Tomáš Lintner is visiting the Mitchell Centre for Social Network Analysis at the University of Manchester, where he is finalizing joint research with Tom Diviák and Kris Pranevskis on the dynamics of an illicit darknet drug market network.
17 Apr Tomáš Lintner featured on Czech national TV discussing the ai:dolescence research SΛTIS member Tomáš Lintner appeared on Czech Television to present findings from the ai:dolescence research collection. His study shows that three-quarters of Czech high school students use AI tools daily, roughly half in ways that break school rules, and a smaller share even to create deepfake content targeting classmates.
16 Apr New publication: Generative AI use and academic achievement in Czech seventh-graders SΛTIS members Tomáš Lintner and Markéta Žáková, together with colleagues from the MEDIS:ON project, have published a new article in Education and Information Technologies. Based on data from 2,307 Czech seventh-graders, the study finds that relying on GenAI instead of building understanding is negatively linked to achievement — while frequency of GenAI use itself shows no positive effect.
9 Mar Research Visitor from Complexity Science Hub Vienna From March 9–20, the SATIS Lab hosted Mauritz Cartier van Dissel, a PhD candidate at the Complexity Science Hub in Vienna. Mauritz worked with Tomáš Lintner on a joint paper on large-scale social network analysis. The visit also included a shared dinner and a walk through Brno with CSH colleague Giacomo Zelbi.
6 Jan New publication: Emotional-state homophily in Czech classroom networks SΛTIS member Tomáš Lintner, together with Rudolf Kubík and Michal Hužva, has published a new study on emotional-state homophily in Czech classrooms. Drawing on data from 9,176 K–12 students, the authors show that students tend to form ties with peers sharing similar levels of happiness, loneliness, and stress — with age shaping these patterns in different ways.
