Conferences
NICO supports and sponors a variety of conferences that promote complex systems, data science, and computational research. Learn more about some of the past events that our faculty and researchers have participated in.
Past Conferences

Dynamics Days 2019: International Conference on Nonlinear Dynamics
January 4–6, 2019
Northwestern University

9th International Workshop on Network Theory: Brain Science and Social Networks
October 25-27, 2018
Northwestern University

4th Annual International Conference on Computational Social Science (IC2S2)
July 12-15, 2018
Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
4th Annual International Conference on Computational Social Science (IC2S2) seeked to redefine business in the 21st century at the intersection of computer science and social science. For four days, IC2S2 was the epicenter of computational social science. Convening over four hundred attendees from more than 20 countries at the Kellogg School of Management, the impact of IC2S2 is influential, innovative and global.
NICO was an institutional partner and co-organizer of this conference.

Data Science Research Day
June 25, 2018
Norris University Center

Symposium on Microgrids: Renewable Energy Microgrids for Sustainable Development
April 10, 2018
James L. Allen Center
Northwestern Computational Research Day
April 10, 2018
April 18, 2017
April 19, 2016
Norris University Center, Northwestern University

Chicago Area SIAM Student Conference
April 8, 2018
Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT)
April 15, 2017
Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center, Northwestern University
The Chicago Area SIAM Student Conference (CASSC), an event organized by the Illinois Institute of Technology, Northwestern University, and the University of Illinois at Chicago SIAM Chapters, is aimed at promoting applied mathematics among the youngest research community. CASSC is a conference that highlights the application of mathematics across diverse disciplines, including engineering, computer science, biology, chemistry, social sciences, and physics.
NICO is a sponsor of this annual conference.

2nd Annual International Conference on Computational Social Science (IC2S2)
June 22-26, 2016
Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
This 2nd Annual International Conference on Computational Social Science is an interdisciplinary event designed to engage a broad community of researchers – academics, industry experts, open data activists, government agency workers, and think tank analysts – dedicated to advancing social science knowledge through computational methods.
NICO was an institutional partner and co-organizer of this conference.
Computational Social Science Summit
May 15-17, 2015
Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
The 2015 Computational Social Science Summit was designed to create a broad community of social science researchers dedicated to advancing sociological knowledge through computational methods.
NICO was a co-organizer of this event.
5th International Workshop on Network Theory: Network Science Meets the Science of Teams
October 3-5, 2013
Wieboldt Hall, Northwestern University
Although teams have been an integral part of how society has organized for centuries, the digital revolution is dramatically changing the nature of how teams assemble and interact. Indeed, teams are considered critical in addressing the grandest societal challenges of our day. There is an increasing awareness that network science has the potential for offering important theoretical and methodological insights in understanding and enabling 21st century team performance. This workshop sought to catalyze a dialog among a community of thought leaders on teams and multi-team systems, network theory, and computational science.
NICO was a co-organizer of this event.

Science of Team Science Conference 2013
June 24-27, 2013
Jacobs Center, Northwestern University
The Annual International Science of Team Science (SciTS) Conference is a forum to enhance our understanding of how best to engage in Team Science to meet society’s needs. The SciTS Conference serves as a point of convergence for investigators studying science teams and Team Science leaders/practitioners, to engage funding agencies to provide guidance on developing and managing Team Science initiatives, and to afford data providers and analytics developers insight into collaboration tracking and analysis needs.
NICO was a co-organizer of this conference.
NETSCI 2012
June 18-22, 2012
Jacobs Center, Northwestern University