Events

The Network Science Institute hosts a variety of talks, workshops, conferences and other events throughout the year.
Event category
Event location
Conference

Hybrid

Mon
Jun 1
–
Jun 5

NetSci 2026 International School & Conference on Network Science

Location
Hyatt Regency Boston / Cambridge
In-person
Network Science Institute
Conference

Hybrid

Mon
Jun 1
–
Jun 5

NetSci 2026 International School & Conference on Network Science

Location
Hyatt Regency Boston / Cambridge
Network Science Institute
Dissertation defense
Apr 6
,
12:00 pm
From Local Rules to Global Structures: Entanglement and Design in Complex Networks.
Speaker
Cory Glover
London Seminar Series
Apr 8
,
6:00 am
Network Harmonics of the Brain: A Graph Signal Processing Framework to Investigate Structure-Function Coupling
Speaker
Maria Giulia Preti
Dissertation defense
Apr 8
,
2:00 pm
Physical Networks: from Visualization to Network Materials
Speaker
Csaba Both
Dissertation defense
Apr 10
,
12:30 pm
From Prediction to Policy: Advancing Epidemic Model Evaluation and Scenario Analysis
Speaker
Clara Bay
Complexity Speaker Series
Apr 23
,
1:30 pm
Statistical physics of networks and our interconnected world
Speaker
Raissa D'Souza
Visiting speaker
Apr 29
,
11:30 am
Auditing Google’s AI Overviews for Local Information Seeking
Speaker
Marianne Aubin Le Quéré
Misinformation Speaker Series
May 7
,
11:00 am
The Focus on Misinformation in Science and Society
Speaker
Dan Williams
NetSI talks
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Conference
NetSci 2026 International School & Conference on Network Science
Jun 1, 2026
Jun 1
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Jun 5, 2026
NetSci is the flagship conference of the Network Science Society, and it remains an unparalleled venue for sharing and discussing discoveries, ideas, and emerging challenges in Network Science.
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Boston

Conference

Hyatt Regency Boston / Cambridge

Cambridge, MA

Past events

Workshop
Grant Writing Foundations: Strategies, Resources, and Best Practices
Mar 26, 2026
Mar 26
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Boston

Workshop

Conference
Northeastern Open Sports Data & Analytics Conference + Hackathon
Feb 27, 2026
Feb 27
—
Feb 28, 2026
This two-day event is co-organized by NetSI and Northeastern’s Sports Analytics Club. It’s free and open to students from Boston-area universities. The program includes a soccer data analytics hackathon, student presentations, a conference, and industry talks.
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Boston

Conference

Conference
PolNet-PaCSS Conference 2025
Aug 11, 2025
Aug 11
—
Aug 14, 2025
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Boston

Conference

Cambridge and Boston

Workshop
2025 Complexity 72h Workshop
Jun 22, 2025
Jun 22
—
Jun 26, 2025
Complexity72h is an interdisciplinary workshop for young researchers in complex systems. Participants form teams and carry out projects in a three-day period, i.e. 72 hours. The goal of each team is to finalize a report of their work by the end of the event.
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London

Workshop

London, UK

Symposium
Data | Art Symposium
Jun 11, 2025
Jun 11
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Jun 12, 2025
Data | Art symposium explores the entanglements of data and artistic, scientific, and curatorial practices as a critical examination of how data configures aesthetic, social, and epistemic structures.
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Boston

Symposium

Cambridge, MA

Conference
Charting Complexity
Jun 10, 2025
Jun 10
—
Jun 12, 2025
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London

Conference

London, UK

Webinar
Webinar: Complex Network Analysis MS Info Session
May 28, 2025
May 28
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Website

About

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Boston

Webinar

Webinar
Webinar: Complex Network Analysis MS Info Session
May 27, 2025
May 27
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Website

About

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Boston

Webinar

Webinar
Webinar: Complex Network Analysis MS Info Session
May 23, 2025
May 23
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Website

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Boston

Webinar

Webinar
Apr 29, 2025
Apr 29, 2025
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PM Webinar: Complex Network Analysis MS Info Session
Speaker
Webinar
Apr 29, 2025
Apr 29, 2025
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AM Webinar: Complex Network Analysis MS Info Session
Speaker
Symposium
Mar 13, 2025
Mar 13, 2025
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2025 Network Science Research Symposium
Speaker
177 Huntington Ave. Boston MA 02115
Symposium
Mar 13, 2025
Mar 13, 2025
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Network Science Research Symposium
Speaker
Workshop
Mar 10, 2025
Mar 10, 2025
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Paper Unwind featuring Andreia Sofia Teixeira
Speaker
Collabathon
Mar 3, 2025
Mar 3, 2025
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Mar 7, 2025
Future Directions in Multilayer Network Science Summit & Collabathon
Speaker
Panel
Feb 25, 2025
Feb 25, 2025
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Navigating Peer Review: Insights from Experienced Reviewers
Speaker
Collabathon
Sep 24, 2024
Sep 24, 2024
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Sep 26, 2024
Rt-Collabathon: An Epidemic Rt estimate Collaborative
Speaker
Boston, MA
Conference
Aug 30, 2024
Aug 30, 2024
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Sep 6, 2024
2024 Conference on Complex Systems
Speaker
London & Exeter
Conference
Jun 27, 2024
Jun 27, 2024
–
Jun 28, 2024
ACM Collective Intelligence 2024
Speaker
Boston, MA
Symposium
May 30, 2024
May 30, 2024
–
May 31, 2024
1st British NetSci Symposium
Speaker
London, UK
Conference
May 9, 2024
May 9, 2024
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May 10, 2024
The Internet and Society: The Trans-Atlantic Research Future
Speaker
London, UK
Meeting
Apr 25, 2024
Apr 25, 2024
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Networks and Time II
Speaker
London, UK
Panel
Mar 18, 2024
Mar 18, 2024
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NetSI PhD Alumni Careers Panel
Speaker
Boston, MA
Workshop
Sep 22, 2023
Sep 22, 2023
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Generative AI Workshop
Speaker
Remote participation via Teams
Sep 21, 2023
Sep 21, 2023
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Panel Discussion: Insights from Public Health
Speaker
Portland, ME
Jun 23, 2023
Jun 23, 2023
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Thinking the Future: DISARM–The Fight Against Disinformation
Speaker
Special Event
May 17, 2023
May 17, 2023
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NetSI Research Co-op Project Presentations
Speaker
Boston, MA

Past talks

Talk recording available
Complexity Speaker Series
Mar 13, 2026
Life, Intelligence, and the Many Worlds of Problem-Solving Matter
Speaker
David Krakauer

Boston

Boston

Misinformation Speaker Series
Mar 12, 2026
Dilemmas of Covering a Field: Reporting on misinformation research
Speaker
Kai Kupferschmidt

Boston

Boston

London Seminar Series
Mar 12, 2026
Maximum Entropy Frameworks for Online Social Networks 
Speaker
Daniele Cirulli

London

Boston

Visiting speaker
Mar 6, 2026
Winning baseball games by solving statistics puzzles
Speaker
Scott Powers

Boston

Boston

Visiting speaker
Mar 4, 2026
Spatial data science for just and sustainable cities
Speaker
Rafael H. M. Pereira

Boston

Boston

Visiting speaker
Feb 27, 2026
On the Statistical Foundations of Auditing and Accountability in Modern ML Systems
Speaker
Himabindu Lakkaraju

Boston

Boston

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