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.
The Northwestern Open Access to Court Records Initiative (NOACRI)
NOACRI is working to transform the accessibility and transparency of federal courts. This new initiative is led by NICO Associate Director Adam Pah and is supported by an NSF Convergence Accelerator Grant.
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 in Complex Systems, Data Science, and Science of Science.News & Events
News
The Tipping Point Between Failure and Success
Professor Dashun Wang and colleagues crunched datasets of entrepreneurs, scientists and terrorist organizations to understand the line between failure and success. Learn more in this Harvard Business Review podcast.
New Framework Brings Accuracy, Efficiency to Identifying Stop Words
A research team led by NICO's Luis Amaral has developed an algorithmic approach for data analysis that automatically recognizes stop words in large collections of text.
Noshir Contractor named AAAS fellow
Congratulations to Noshir Contractor, a NICO Core Faculty member and the director of SONIC, on being elected an AAAS Fellow for 2019 along with four other Northwestern faculty. Fellows are recognized for their efforts to advance science or its applications.
Should We Be Afraid of Artificial Intelligence?
How do we ensure that people are still relevant in the technology-driven workplace? NICO Professor Hyejin Youn argues that we should collaborate with machines instead of trying to compete with them.
Events
Data Science Nights - JANUARY 2019 Meeting
January 27
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
WED@NICO SEMINAR: Jacqueline Kruser, Northwestern Feinberg Medici...
January 29
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
WED@NICO SEMINAR: Momin Malik, Harvard University "Revisiting 'Al...
February 5
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
WED@NICO SEMINAR: Michelle Birkett, Northwestern Feinberg Medicin...
February 12
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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NICO Reading Group
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