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.
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NICO 101
Enrollment is open for NICO-101, Introduction to Programming for Big Data. This Fall 2019 course is taught by Luis Amaral and Adam Pah.
Lightning Talks
NICO is hosting a lightning talk seminar each term as a part of our Wednesdays@NICO seminar series. Northwestern graduate students and postdoctoral fellows are invited to participate.
Job Opportunities
NICO is looking for an exceptional candidates to fill open postdoctoral positions.News & Events
News
To land top jobs, women need different types of networks than men
Research from Yang Yang and Brian Uzzi found an important gender difference by analyzing the social-network and job-placement data for graduates of an MBA program.
Slowing metabolism can prevent detrimental effects of genetic mutations
Research from NICO faculty members Neda Bagheri and Luis Amaral "upends the paradigm of everything we know about development.”
AI and the Social Sciences Used to Talk More. Now They’ve Drifted Apart.
Research from Dashun Wang and colleagues shows that the gap between disciplines is growing, which could make it harder to address social and ethical problems.
Bias in Big Data Workshop
The Bias in Big Data Workshop took place in July focused on big data, bias, and health justice. Learn more about this event organized by NICO core faculty member Michelle Birkett.
Events
Fall classes begin 8 a.m.
September 24
All Day
Data Science Nights - September 2019 Meeting
September 26
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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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.
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