Alejandro Espinosa-rada
Assistant Professor at KU Leuven
Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile
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Top SchoolAlejandro Espinosa-Rada is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile with a decade of research and teaching experience focused on group dynamics, the sociology of social networks, and network modelling. He completed a PhD at the Mitchell Centre for Social Network Analysis (University of Manchester) and held postdoctoral and lecturing roles at ETH Zurich’s Social Networks Lab, blending rigorous quantitative methods with substantive sociological questions. Alejandro teaches advanced network analysis courses internationally (including KU Leuven) and translates complex methods into accessible formats for students and peers. He co-hosts the bilingual podcast Knitting Networks, endorsed by INSNA, demonstrating a commitment to public scholarship and knowledge dissemination beyond academia. Based in Santiago, he bridges Latin American and European research networks and often works at the intersection of sociology of science and computational network approaches. Colleagues note his ability to pair theoretical insight with hands-on modelling and pedagogical clarity.
10 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D., Sociology, Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D., Sociology at The University of ManchesterMaster's degree, Sociology, Master's degree, Sociology at Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileBachelor's degree, Sociology, Bachelor's degree, Sociology at Universidad Alberto HurtadoColegio San Ignacio El Bosque
Spanish, English
Github Skills (6)
r-package10
social-network-analysis9
r8
sna8
network-analysis8
compile7
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
anespinosa/classicnets
Jan 2021 - May 2022
The goal of classicnets is to make available, compile and conserve classic data of social networks.
Contributions:48 commits, 2 PRs, 15 pushes in 1 year 4 months
social-networksocial-network-analysisgoalrstatscompile
anespinosa/sna_notes
Jul 2020 - Sep 2020
Contributions:76 commits, 50 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
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