Wednesdays@NICO
Wednesdays@NICO is a vibrant weekly seminar series focusing broadly on the topics of complex systems and data science. It brings together attendees ranging from graduate students to senior faculty who span all of the schools across Northwestern, from applied math to sociology to biology and every discipline in-between. This seminar series not only brings some of the top researchers in complex systems from around the country to NICO, but also stimulates interdisciplinary discussion and eventually collaborations. Please join us on Wednesdays at 12 PM US Central.
We appreciate recommendations from the NICO community! To suggest a speaker, please fill out this survey: https://bit.ly/NICOSpeakers
Fall 2022 Seminar Speakers
THE NEXUS - Augmented Thinking for a Complex World - The New Convergence of Art, Technology, And Science
Julio M. Ottino - Dean, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, Northwestern University
September 28, 2022, 12pm US Central
In person: Chambers Hall, 600 Foster Street, Lower Level
Remote option: https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/92466241180
Passcode: NICO22
Link Prediction with Autocovariance
Arlei Silva - Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Rice University
October 5, 2022, 12pm US Central
In person: Chambers Hall, 600 Foster Street, Lower Level
Remote option: https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/98973037019
Passcode: NICO22
Enhancing data-informed technology security policy analysis
Dewey Murdick - Director, Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET), Georgetown University
October 12, 2022, 12pm US Central
In person: Chambers Hall, 600 Foster Street, Lower Level
Remote option: https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/97787761062
Passcode: NICO22
Lightning Talks w/ Northwestern Scholars and Fellows
Speaker and Talk Titles TBA
October 19, 2022, 12pm US Central
Abstracts and Bios - Add to Outlook | Google Calendar
In person: Chambers Hall, 600 Foster Street, Lower Level
Remote option: https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/91209535173
Passcode: NICO22
Adjacent Possible Policies: The Climate Policy Space Conditions Future Policy Adoption
Penny Mealy - Research Associate at INET and the University of Oxford Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment
October 26, 2022, 12pm US Central
NOTE: Penny Mealy is joining this talk remotely via Zoom, but attendees are welcome to join us in Chambers Hall as usual.
In person: Chambers Hall, 600 Foster Street, Lower Level
Remote option: https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/93658786968
Passcode: NICO22
Measuring evolutionary forces of cultural change
Joshua B. Plotkin - Annenberg Professor of Natural Sciences, University of Pennsylvania
November 2, 2022, 12pm US Central
In person: Chambers Hall, 600 Foster Street, Lower Level
Remote option: https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/91997079786
Passcode: NICO22
Online opinions and interactions regarding Covid-19 vaccinations: a Complex Systems analysis
Cristian Huepe - Adjunct Professor, Engineering Sciences & Applied Mathematics (ESAM), Northwestern University
November 9, 2022, 12pm US Central
In person: Chambers Hall, 600 Foster Street, Lower Level
Remote option: https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/92818942739
Passcode: NICO22
Plasticity and adaptation of capuchin monkeys examined through behaviour, microbes, and genes
Amanda Melin - Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair, University of Calgary
November 16, 2022, 12pm US Central
Note we are meeting in a different location this week:
In person: Kellogg Global Hub, 2211 Campus Drive, Room 1120
Remote option: https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/95713083124
Passcode: NICO22
Spring 2022 Seminar Speakers
Computational Ecosystems: Tech-enabled Communities to Advance Human Values at Scale
Haoqi Zhang - Associate Professor of Computer Science, Northwestern University
April 6, 2022, 12pm US Central
Optimization and Learning on Graphs
Sourav Medya - Research Assistant Professor, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
April 13, 2022, 12pm US Central
Who Switches Cultural Codes? Evidence from an Organizational Merger
Anjali Bhatt - Assistant Professor, Harvard Business School, and Complexity Fellow, Santa Fe Institute
April 20, 2022, 12pm US Central
Lightning Talks w/ Northwestern Scholars and Fellows
April 27, 2022, 12pm US Central
Abstracts
SPEAKERS:
- Lluc Font - Visiting PhD Student, McCormick School of Engineering
- Binglu Wang - PhD Student, Kellogg School of Management
- Jorin Graham - PhD Student, Department of Physics
- Moh Hosseinioun- Research Fellow, Kellogg School of Management
Biological vs Chronological Aging: New, Dynamical Approach to Assessing Health Status
Madalena Damásio Costa, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
May 4, 2022, 12pm US Central
Redundancy in the Structure and Dynamics of Complex Systems
Luis M Rocha, George J. Klir Professor of Systems Science, Binghamton University - State University of New York
May 11, 2022, 12pm US Central
Networks and Identity Drive Geographical Properties of the Diffusion of Linguistic Innovation
Daniel Romero, Associate Professor of Information, Complex Systems, and Computer Science, University of Michigan
May 18, 2022, 12pm US Central
Winter 2022 Webinar Speakers
How was your network data generated?
Sune Lehmann, Professor of Networks and Complexity Science, DTU Compute, Technical University of Denmark
January 26, 2022, 12pm US Central
Lightning Talks with Northwestern Fellows and Scholars!
February 2, 2022, 12pm US Central
Abstracts | YouTube Video
SPEAKERS:
- Melissa Manus, PhD Candidate, Department of Anthropology
- David Sabin-Miller, PhD Candidate, McCormick School of Engineering
- Dawei "David" Wang, PhD Candidate, Kellogg School of Management
- Priyanka Nanayakkara, PhD Student, Technology and Social Behavior
Polarization, Misinformation, and Hate: Investigating Social Dynamics with Online Data
Fabiana Zollo, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
February 9, 2022, 12pm US Central
From eco-evolutionary assembly to network structure in a hyper-diverse host-pathogen system
Mercedes Pascual, Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago
February 16, 2022, 12pm US Central
Capturing Tectonic Shifts in Contemporary Science
Staša Milojević, Associate Professor, Department of Informatics, Indiana University, Bloomington
February 23, 2022, 12pm US Central
Circadian Rhythms in Parasitic Diseases: an underlying clock of malaria parasites
Filipa Rijo-Ferreira, Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, University of California Berkeley
March 2, 2022, 12pm US Central
Networked Systems as Witnesses - Content Demand, Human Mobility and an Infection Spread
Fabián Bustamante, Professor, Department of Computer Science, Northwestern University
March 9, 2022, 12pm US Central