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
Mar 16
,
11:00 am
Emergent Power in Information Ecosystems on Social Media
Speaker
Alyssa Smith
Visiting speaker
Mar 16
,
1:00 pm
Brain-inspired sparse network science for next generation efficient and sustainable AI
Speaker
Carlo Vittorio Cannistraci
Visiting speaker
Mar 26
,
1:30 pm
Cities Under Stress: How Relatedness and Economic Complexity Shape Urban Resilience
Speaker
Bogang Jun
Dissertation defense
Apr 3
,
11:00 am
From followers to close ties: homophily in population level social networks
Speaker
Alexi Quintana Mathé
Complexity Speaker Series
Apr 3
,
1:30 pm
Emergent Directedness in Social Contagion
Speaker
Douglas Guilbeault
Dissertation defense
Apr 6
,
12:00 pm
From Local Rules to Global Structures: Entanglement, Design, and Reconstruction in Complex Networks
Speaker
Cory Glover
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
Title TBD
Speaker
Raissa D'Souza
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
—
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

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
—
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
—
Website

About

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Boston

Webinar

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

About

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Boston

Webinar

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

About

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Boston

Webinar

Webinar
Webinar: Complex Network Analysis MS Info Session
May 22, 2025
May 22
—
Website

About

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Boston

Webinar

Webinar
Apr 29, 2025
Apr 29, 2025
–
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
–
Network Science Research Symposium
Speaker
Workshop
Mar 10, 2025
Mar 10, 2025
–
Paper Unwind featuring Andreia Sofia Teixeira
Speaker
Collabathon
Mar 3, 2025
Mar 3, 2025
–
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
–
Sep 26, 2024
Rt-Collabathon: An Epidemic Rt estimate Collaborative
Speaker
Boston, MA
Conference
Aug 30, 2024
Aug 30, 2024
–
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
–
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
Workshop
Apr 18, 2023
Apr 18, 2023
–
Skills for Small Talk in Networking
Speaker

Past talks

Talk recording available
Visiting speaker
Feb 20, 2026
Leveraging Network Science to Promote a More Just, Sustainable, and Active Mobility
Speaker
Clément Sebastiao

Boston

Boston

Visiting speaker
Feb 19, 2026
Who Can Pivot? Measuring Career Adaptability Across Education, Work, and Migration
Speaker
Alireza Javadian Sabet

Boston

Boston

Misinformation Speaker Series
Feb 4, 2026
The Information Animal and the Competition for Reality
Speaker
Alicia Wanless

Boston

Boston

Dissertation proposal
Feb 2, 2026
Uncovering Governing Subnetworks Driving Immune Dysregulation, Disease Emergence and Gene Regulations
Speaker
Tamanna Urmi

Boston

Boston

Visiting speaker
Jan 30, 2026
Tailored Materiality: digital materials across scales
Speaker
Mariana Popescu

Boston

Boston

Visiting speaker
Jan 23, 2026
More Discrimination for Fairness
Speaker
Angelina Wang

Boston

Boston

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