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 and relevant research in complexity and data science transcending the boundaries of established disciplines.
Announcements
The lastest news and events from the NICO.
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NICO 101-0
NICO's pre-term course, Introduction to Programming for Big Data, will return in Fall 2018.
Using Cell Phone Data to Predict the Next Epidemic
This Kellogg Insight article, featuring Dashun Wang's research, reveals how we can predict where viruses will spread by looking at who is calling who.
Job Opportunities
NICO and the Kellogg School are looking for an exceptional candidate to fill an open postdoctoral position.News & Events
News
Do Earthquakes Have a ‘Tell’?
New research from Kevin Chao, a data scientist and seismologist, uses "deep tremor" to forecast strong earthquakes.
Ágnes Horvát and Dashun Wang Give Keynotes at Annual IC2S2 Conference
Horvát spoke about the hidden signals of collective intelligence in crowdfunding, while Wang presented research on predictive signals behind success.
NICO Researchers Present Findings at NetSci 2017
NICO faculty present research at the NetSci 2017 International School and Conference on Network Science on topics such as computational social science, social networks, data science, and more.
Visual Thinking Lab Unites Journalists, Engineers and Data Scientists to Solve Real-world Problems
Professor Steve Franconeri's Visual Thinking Lab brings together journalists, engineers, and data visualization researchers to solve real-world problems.
Events
Abraham Cruzvillegas: Self-Construction
October 24
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
WED@NICO SEMINAR: Shai Pilosof, University of Chicago "The dynami...
October 25
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
WED@NICO SEMINAR: Ned Smith, Northwestern University "Title TBA"
November 1
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
WED@NICO SEMINAR: Robert Rallo, Pacific Northwest National Labora...
November 8
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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NICO Reading Group
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