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.
How do you use legal information?
The Northwestern Open Access to Court Records Initiative (NOACRI) would like to know how people acquire and analyze legal information obtained from a variety of data sources and what questions they would like to answer.
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
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.
A Crystal Ball For Predicting Terrorist Effectiveness? We Created One
Thinking of terrorist groups as early-stage businesses yields early warning signals for their lethality, according to research from NICO's Yang Yang, Adam Pah and Brian Uzzi. Professor Uzzi discusses in this Forbes column.
Events
MBS Department Seminar: Bill Balch, Skaggs Institute for Chemical...
December 12
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Winter Break Begins
December 14
All Day
Winter Classes begin 8 a.m.
January 6
All Day
Spring Break Begins
March 21
All Day
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