Hi Stephen and Jon, Interesting thread. I know the name of Ioannides, but oddly have never met him. I don’t think I have directly used his work, though it does cross into areas that interest me. It will be interesting to learn when he visited SFI, in relations to times when I closely knew the people and projects he would have interacted with.
Thanks, Eric > On Sep 20, 2026, at 17:23, Stephen Guerin <[email protected]> wrote: > > Jon, you could reach out to New Mexican-born economist, Miles Guerin (cc'd), > who has applied Laplacian spectral analysis to international trade networks. > I think he's still a researcher at the NY Federal Reserve but can't be > certain as he rarely calls his father ;-p > > Eric Smith: Miles's advisor was Yannis Ioannides, who visited SFI a few > times - do you know him? > > Guerin, Miles. A Spectral Analysis of Connectivity in Trade Networks > <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fredfish.com%2fpapers%2fGuerin-Miles-2025-A_Spectral_Analysis_of_Connectivity_in_Trade_Networks.pdf.&c=E,1,gbB6vLvEAw19yHSOX-GJEMWjBlaSJaT8eHvLX1bL8Upf514Mp-I1DIPryowypWkaYhVOLEoPzPOHpo0UycG7Q52hKfqpUINjOVWwIic88-vg_w,,&typo=1>. > 2025. Tufts University, senior honors thesis > > summary: > > <image.png> > > > > > -Stephen > > > On Sun, Sep 20, 2026 at 11:44 AM Jon Zingale <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> Last week I reached out to a few professors and researchers at UNM in an >> attempt to find people interested in Laplacian spectral problems. Only one >> professor responded, and I think I weirded him out by wanting to meet in >> person rather than on Zoom. >> >> I am of two minds: >> >> 1. There is the hurt little X-er in me that interprets the sad lack of >> response as continued evidence of an academic legitimation crisis, further >> support for the thesis that our academic institutions are mostly full of >> dispassionate and mediocre worker drones. Being risk tolerant isn't how one >> gets or keeps an academic position. >> >> 2. Cold-calling is difficult no matter what, and perseverance is as >> important as ever. People are busy and emails get lost. So, continue >> reaching out, mobilize my retired-professor friends to advocate on my >> behalf, show up with hair trimmed and shirt tucked in. >> >> Thoughts, advice? >> .- .-.. .-.. / ..-. --- --- - . .-. ... / .- .-. . / .-- .-. --- -. --. / >> ... --- -- . / .- .-. . / ..- ... . ..-. ..- .-.. >> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> Fridays 9a-12p Friday St. Johns Cafe / Thursdays 9a-12p Zoom >> https://bit.ly/virtualfriam >> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fbit.ly%2fvirtualfriam&c=E,1,B1mhdCXpiTJ8FUbkpyF-lgzHZFoE4tb7eYMnO-XvZch9XPpbTduHCLHDQjzjt_EQMaf4ilDw6N11KA4OOqCrXlvOIECCu67PhelImnSfqFE,&typo=1> >> to (un)subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fredfish.com%2fmailman%2flistinfo%2ffriam_redfish.com&c=E,1,ToWPfOE9KifjeOEkftWUFP3EAcFntZanIH_rNQI0ZlzNuuzAaN1fy3uFwqzX1mprge_5ydoNyAdETzceCE9PJvXcyTNVsSUDo6-bwH_mVrB89ag,&typo=1> >> FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ >> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2ffriam-comic.blogspot.com%2f&c=E,1,SobAnginAKD1SjY4aGA9LzalHec3KUbMlVInL7zWzb8KSH9aBkNj7E-3sF90fHlKpjjiGscysFIG3ACqnJHDos3I6t7fgUNbEDgnRwLf19OYpu_zsBcAr8ng&typo=1> >> archives: 5/2017 thru present >> https://redfish.com/pipermail/friam_redfish.com/ >> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fredfish.com%2fpipermail%2ffriam_redfish.com%2f&c=E,1,Qau_nqdnSSDyRYZ5oSed4tgvPQu4BsqtAvIsYjxMnR06JWnA8f9TSzszl6kHopqV12YfJzGX6tohrEYYsfjTzhqu3n19y9I-QuwQV72cPPryw8u5&typo=1> >> 1/2003 thru 6/2021 http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/ > .- .-.. .-.. / ..-. --- --- - . .-. ... / .- .-. . / .-- .-. --- -. --. / ... > --- -- . / .- .-. . / ..- ... . ..-. ..- .-.. > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Fridays 9a-12p Friday St. Johns Cafe / Thursdays 9a-12p Zoom > https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fbit.ly%2fvirtualfriam&c=E,1,oqkKBprFnUbJ4OKcH8Mrzsa3OR4nuuvdaUPZ1MyvOFIUmARL1f_pltD0qpohVytU5h6hgVuZaKhFVhFRpl3hPh3IttXFwQP18K8DieOoW8GFdnWa0AmIcztuaok8&typo=1 > to (un)subscribe > https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fredfish.com%2fmailman%2flistinfo%2ffriam_redfish.com&c=E,1,2lFV-4IvQSRpYQy5mAcIQZZzDPz63gFibpbB935MKux3sQ-ITI7z6XxuO8JXpuX8_nPyhNUN2Hnx-434IR2l_D_MyPK3kxYxbwHSuKvvPwm9AIWgPOA,&typo=1 > FRIAM-COMIC > https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2ffriam-comic.blogspot.com%2f&c=E,1,gwnsKqc5h1M7gHTSUfBShHhe4nO6d9TKRxtjeznV7i-hcIAzWcTAa4PXEkgve0wBRAgqtfMPshBMaGDDGr5gppcyn2fj7X1NjZAT1yswl5kBMg8,&typo=1 > archives: 5/2017 thru present > https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fredfish.com%2fpipermail%2ffriam_redfish.com%2f&c=E,1,CMpSG3BU8hZqc0F3I-cQSbVnfqatHqMytJvuK-xMoM_F0PB_Bbl3aWQV1Cqe4vauN8Mss69G3lHCRBDeURNerXCGUb5yVtzLwvm_Jrg2yVBJniSMBwXAn6Du&typo=1 > 1/2003 thru 6/2021 http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/
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