About NICO
The Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems was founded in 2004 with the goals of uncovering fundamental principles governing complex systems in science, technology, and human behavior and applying these principles to solve societally relevant problems through the analysis, design, and control of complex systems. Today, NICO serves as a hub and facilitator for pathbreaking research in complexity and data science transcending the boundaries of established disciplines.
NICO is a collaboration between the McCormick School of Engineering and the Kellogg School of Management.
Announcements
The lastest news and events from the NICO.
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IC2S2
The 4th Annual International Conference on Computational Social Science (IC2S2) returned to Northwestern on July 12-15, 2018. Watch keynote videos from this event.
SICSS Chicago
The Summer Institute in Computational Social Science sponsored a Chicago partner site hosted at Northwestern University on June 17-29, 2018.
Job Opportunities
NICO and the Kellogg School are looking for an exceptional candidate to fill an open postdoctoral position.News & Events
News
In Team Sports, Chemistry Matters
New research from Brian Uzzi and Noshir Contractor reveals that past shared success among team members improves the odds of future wins. Northwestern Engineering article.
Wilensky, Horn Awarded NSF Grant for Computational Thinking Research
Uri Wilensky (NICO Core Faculty) and Mike Horn have received a $2.6 million National Science Foundation grant to help students improve their computational thinking skills. SESP article.
Study explains why some human genes are more popular with researchers than others
Historical bias leads researchers to study certain genes over and over again, according to research from Thomas Stoeger, Luis Amaral and colleagues. Northwestern Now Article.
Scientists determine four personality types based on new data
Researchers led by Northwestern Engineering’s Luis Amaral sifted through data from more than 1.5 million people to find at least four distinct clusters of personality types exist. Northwestern Now article.
Events
Winter Break Begins
December 15
All Day
Dynamics Days 2019: International Conference on Nonlinear Dynamic...
January 4
All Day
Winter Classes begin 8 a.m.
January 7
All Day
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