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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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

Webinar
PM Webinar: Complex Network Analysis MS Info Session
May 15, 2025
May 15
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Boston

Webinar

Webinar
AM Webinar: Complex Network Analysis MS Info Session
May 15, 2025
May 15
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Boston

Webinar

Webinar
PM Webinar: Complex Network Analysis MS Info Session
May 13, 2025
May 13
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Boston

Webinar

Webinar
AM Webinar: Complex Network Analysis MS Info Session
May 13, 2025
May 13
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Boston

Webinar

Workshop
From Abstract to Impact
May 8, 2025
May 8
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Are you interested in using your research to solve problems in the world? In this workshop, we will walk you through the process of identifying the real-world problems your research solves, who cares, and how you can reach the people who need your work the most. Get personalized guidance for your research in just an hour.
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Boston

Workshop

Boston

Webinar
PM Webinar: Complex Network Analysis MS Info Session
May 2, 2025
May 2
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Boston

Webinar

Webinar
AM Webinar: Complex Network Analysis MS Info Session
May 2, 2025
May 2
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Boston

Webinar

Panel
Bowling Alone, Together: A conversation on social capital in the age of AI
May 1, 2025
May 1
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Boston

Panel

Boston, MA

Webinar
PM Webinar: Complex Network Analysis MS Info Session
Apr 29, 2025
Apr 29
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Boston

Webinar

Feb 9, 2023
Feb 9, 2023
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Misinformation Meet-n-Greet
Speaker
Collabathon
Jul 18, 2022
Jul 18, 2022
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Jul 20, 2022
AccelNet Multinet 2022: Collabathon
Speaker
Portland, ME
Satellite
Jul 15, 2022
Jul 15, 2022
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MultiNet 2022: Future Directions in Multilayer Network Science
Speaker
Workshop
Jun 6, 2022
Jun 6, 2022
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Jun 10, 2022
Workshop on Critical and Collective Effects in Graphs and Networks (CCEGN-5)
Speaker
St. Barnabas's Episcopal Church, Cape Cod, MA
Apr 8, 2022
Apr 8, 2022
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Roundtable on COVID-19 misinformation: the state of the research
Speaker
Webinar
Collabathon
Oct 6, 2021
Oct 6, 2021
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Speed Data-ing
Speaker
Conference
Jul 5, 2021
Jul 5, 2021
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Jul 10, 2021
NetSI@Neworks2021
Speaker
Virtual
Jul 2, 2021
Jul 2, 2021
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Quantifying Success - Quantifying Systemic Gender Inequality in Visual Art
Speaker
Online
Jul 2, 2021
Jul 2, 2021
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Special Panel: Computational social science, a Nature’s special issue
Speaker
Online
Conference
Jul 1, 2021
Jul 1, 2021
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MultiNet: Accelerating Multilayer Network Science
Speaker
Online
Conference
Jun 30, 2021
Jun 30, 2021
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Jul 1, 2021
WiNS: Women in Network Science
Speaker
Online
Symposium
Jun 28, 2021
Jun 28, 2021
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Networked Justice
Speaker
Online
Oct 15, 2020
Oct 15, 2020
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Panel : “Social Dimensions Of The Pandemic”
Speaker
Oct 13, 2020
Oct 13, 2020
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MultiNet Webinar Series Kickoff: Alessandro Vespignani
Speaker
Conference
Sep 18, 2020
Sep 18, 2020
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Sep 19, 2020
Diversify NetSci 2020
Speaker
Workshop
May 18, 2020
May 18, 2020
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May 22, 2020
CCEGN2020: Critical and Collective Effects in Graphs and Networks
Speaker
Cape Cod, MA
Symposium
Mar 20, 2020
Mar 20, 2020
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Mar 21, 2020
Computation + Journalism Symposium
Speaker
805 Columbus Ave, Boston, MA 02120
Mar 5, 2020
Mar 5, 2020
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Coronovirus (COVID-19) Modeling Updates
Speaker
177 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115

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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