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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Wilensky Named Lorraine Morton Professor
Congratulations to Northwestern and NICO Professor Uri Wilensky on being named the Lorraine Morton Professor of Learning Sciences and Computer Science.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.
Job Opportunities
NICO is looking for an exceptional candidates to fill open postdoctoral positions.News & Events
News
Are you an ‘Earthquake Detective’?
New project recruits help from citizen scientists to classify seismic events. Kevin Chao, a NICO Data Science Scholar, is mentioned in this Northwestern Now article.
Women scientists get less federal funding than men
A new study in JAMA by Teresa Woodruff and Brian Uzzi shows women get less money when they submit grants to the federal government. Northwestern Now article.
New machine learning technique rapidly analyzes nanomedicines for cancer immunotherapy
A Northwestern led research team including Professor Neda Bagheri is using a novel approach to aid scientists in optimizing therapeutic vaccines to treat cancer. Northwestern Now article.
How teamwork could make or break a mission to Mars
Northwestern researchers, led by Noshir Contractor and Leslie DeChurch, are developing a predictive model to help NASA anticipate conflicts and communication breakdowns on deep space missions. Northwestern Now article.
Events
Spring Classes begin 8 a.m.
April 1
All Day
Complex Systems Seminar: Professor Rosemary Braun: TBA
April 25
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Spring classes end
June 8
All Day
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