
About NICO
NICO's mission is to incubate innovative collaborations that leverage complexity, networks, and data science to address societal challenges. The Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO) was founded in 2004 with the goals of uncovering fundamental principles that govern complex systems in science, technology, and human behavior.
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.


NICO Interdisciplinary Research Networking Luncheon Groups
Networking luncheons have been meeting since 2017 to facilitate networking among faculty, stimulate discussion of significant and emerging research areas, and advance interdisciplinary research.
Metropolitan Chicago Data-science Corps (MCDC)
MCDC is an NSF funded initiative that is administered by NICO. It is a collaboration of community organizations and data science students and experts from multiple Chicago-area universities and colleges.

Apply to Open Positions at NICO
NICO is seeking exceptional candidates for Post Doctoral Fellows and research assistance in computational social science, science of science, and complex systems.
News & Events
News

Chicago has record high $2.5 billion in TIF accounts City is not spending
CivicLab and its TIF Illumination Project show the City of Chicago has billions shielded in tax increment financing (TIF) accounts available to meet community needs. Interns working as part of the Metropolitan Chicago Data-Science Corps (MCDC) collected the data.

Kellogg launches the Ryan Institute on Complexity
Made possible by a gift from the Ryan Family Foundation, The Ryan Institute will work to solve increasingly complex societal, business and market challenges. It is led by NICO faculty members, Dashun Wang, Ben Jones, and Brian Uzzi.

What Should Leaders Make of the Latest AI?
As ChatGPT flaunts its creative capabilities, Brian Uzzi and David Ferrucci discuss the promise and pitfalls of our coexistence with machines.

Lighten Up! On Biology and Time
Through the lens of art, Lighten Up! On Biology and Time explores the connection of living organisms with the natural cycle of light and dark. Guy Amichay, a NICO Postdoctoral Fellow, collaborated on this exhibit.
Upcoming Events
Fall Classes End
December 2
All Day
Winter Classes begin
January 3
All Day
WED@NICO SEMINAR: NICO Seminars return January 24, 2024
January 24
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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NICO Listserv
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NICO Reading Group
The NICO reading group meets regularly over lunch to discuss recent papers, fundamentals, and emerging trends in complexity research.