We’re excited to welcome 𝗘𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗢. 𝗡𝘀𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗲 as an invited speaker at NetSci! A BU professor & leading data scientist, she advances health equity using AI & data—from mobile phones to satellites—through global collaborations and initiatives. tinyurl.com/4t5p46yr

The 𝙎𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘 𝙍𝙚𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙨 study dives into the acoustic side of a sperm whale birth 🐋, analyzing clicks and codas to reveal distinct vocal shifts during labor, birth, and early interactions, offering rare evidence of coordinated, non-kin birth assistance in the wild. tinyurl.com/m3pshz8y

Now in 𝙎𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚, with contributions from #NetSI & Project CETI's 𝗚𝗶𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶, a paper that captures one of nature’s rarest moments: a whale birth 🐋 Using drone footage & network analysis, researchers reveal coordinated care—even from non-kin—supporting mother & calf. tinyurl.com/5hdzbs9v

This Friday, March 27, join 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗵 𝗟𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗲 at #NetSI (Roux Institute)! He’ll present 𝙄𝙣𝙛𝙡𝙪𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙩, a generative framework for flu forecasting, plus insights on evaluating progress and shifting research focus in infectious disease dynamics. To join 👉 tinyurl.com/yc4mwst6 @josephlemaitre.bsky.social

If you are attending the 2026 NetSci Conference and want to join this community event, grab your tickets soon. Not only are they limited, but the 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟭𝘀𝘁 See you on the bleachers at Fenway Park, and go 🔴 🧦 🧦 !!

A new Science Magazine article spotlights 𝘼𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙤𝙨, co-authored by 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗵 𝗥𝗶𝗲𝗱𝗹. Stress tests show AI agents can “go rogue” under pressure, raising urgent questions about reliability and safety in real-world use. www.science.org/content/arti...

Please note that this talk has been rescheduled to next Thursday 📆 Thursday, April 2 ⏰ 1:30 pm ET 🔗 www.networkscienceinstitute.org/talks/bogang...

🏙️ Our upcoming #NetSI talk explores urban resilience: why some neighborhoods recover while others struggle. Prof. 𝗕𝗼𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗝𝘂𝗻 examines how economic complexity and amenity networks shape business survival, mobility, and consumption during COVID-19 and extreme heat in Seoul. 🔗 tinyurl.com/238j9adr

Still on the fence about NetSci? 👀 We’ve lined up an incredible group of speakers across complex systems, AI, biology, and more. Fresh ideas, deep dives, and new connections await. This is your sign—register now 😉 www.netsci2026.com/registration Huge thanks to our speakers, with more to come!

⚾ Join us June 2 to see the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park! 🏟️ Unwind after travel, explore Boston, and connect with fellow attendees before the conference begins. Grab tickets to sit in the NetSci section: www.gofevo.com/event/Netsci...

We had a full house for 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗞𝗿𝗮𝗸𝗮𝘂𝗲𝗿’s talk on life and intelligence. Missed it? Watch the recording on YouTube. During his visit, he met with NetSI researchers exchanging ideas and, inevitably, finding connections across many lab projects. A great couple of days! www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBeH...

🚨𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗦𝗰𝗶 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻!🚨 Don’t miss your chance to save and join the global network science community this June in Boston. 🗓 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟳, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 www.netsci2026.com/registration

As we approach @netsciconf.bsky.social , we are announcing our keynotes for the FRIENDS satellite! Among them is Alec Kirkley from the University of Hong Kong! We are also accepting abstract submissions until *this Thursday*! signet-friends.github.io See you in Boston! @signet-friends.bsky.social

🚢 New research from the Network Science Institute London, published in 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, shows that the most efficient crude oil tankers aren’t those sticking to short routes, but those willing to travel farther and explore more. Read the #NGN story: tinyurl.com/3np6p963

As we approach @netsciconf.bsky.social , we are announcing our keynotes for the FRIENDS satellite! Among them is Ruisheng Wang from Harvard Medical School! We are also accepting abstract submissions until *this Thursday*! signet-friends.github.io See you in Boston! @signet-friends.bsky.social

Artificial neural networks power AI, but large LLMs use 100× more energy than the human brain. ⚡🧠 At the upcoming #NetSI_Talk, 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗼 𝗩𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗼 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶 explores brain-inspired AI, introducing the 𝘾𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙞–𝙃𝙚𝙗𝙗 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙤𝙛𝙩 𝙧𝙪𝙡𝙚 for efficient, topology-driven learning. tinyurl.com/mhwsj5t3

Researchers at NetSI study networks, but sometimes the network is our own community. Using publication data from Dimensions, @rodgdor.bsky.social mapped collaborations among NetSI researchers, revealing how ideas and partnerships connect our institute. Thanks for sharing, Rodrigo!

Kicking off the 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗞𝗿𝗮𝗸𝗮𝘂𝗲𝗿, President of the Santa Fe Institute, explores a bold idea—that life and intelligence may be inseparable. Join us as he discusses the evolution of intelligence across genes, brains, language, and culture. tinyurl.com/4mdpdz2h

🤖 What happens when autonomous AI agents get real-world access for two weeks? In Agents of Chaos, 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗵 𝗥𝗶𝗲𝗱𝗹 and colleagues deployed six AI agents with memory, email access, and file control to test the limits of autonomy. See what they discovered in this #NGN story. tinyurl.com/msbhj8v7

What happens when a journalist covering misinformation becomes part of the information ecosystem? Join us at the 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 for a talk by 𝗞𝗮𝗶 𝗞𝘂𝗽𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗶𝗱𝘁 of 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘦 on the challenges of reporting on misinformation research. 🔗 tinyurl.com/4uhhv59j @kakape.bsky.social

NetSI team, led by @alexvespi.bsky.social, is keeping COVID-era forecasting tools alive through #Epydemix (www.epydemix.org), a real-time mobility dashboard for testing disease spread scenarios—part of #EPISTORM —to strengthen U.S. outbreak preparedness. news.northeastern.edu/2026/03/06/e...

📣Announcing the 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲! Leading researchers in network science and complex systems will visit the 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 to share ideas and connect with our community. Stay tuned for more on the speakers & talks! @douglasguilbeault.bsky.social @jkbren.bsky.social

Last week we hosted our first Hackathon + Conference dedicated to Sports Analytics, with the Sports Analytics Club at Northeastern University & PySport. Free and open to Boston-area students, it was truly cross-campus. Huge thanks to everyone who organized, spoke, judged, hacked, and shared data!

⏳ Abstract deadlines for NetSci 2026 Satellites are happening now or soon. Explore the full list and submit yours! www.netsci2026.com/satellites See you in Boston!

Thursday, March 5th! I’m giving a @lecturesontap.bsky.social about our work on drug-free zone laws & data justice — with incredible collaborators at @campaignzero.bsky.social @nunetsi.bsky.social @hutchinscenter.bsky.social Currently sold out, but there’s sometimes day-of tickets, so check back!

We're kicking off March with two data-driven talks, from 🏙️ cities to ⚾ baseball. 𝗥𝗮𝗳𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗛. 𝗠. 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗮 explores spatial accessibility and equitable urban policy. 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀 applies modern stats to baseball, from pitch models to MLB pickoff strategy and bat-tracking data. tinyurl.com/mpr87m6t

Looking for something ✨network-y ✨ to do the Sunday before NetSci 2026 starts? How about 𝗔 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿-𝗢𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻? We'll explore the Bluesky starter pack dataset from 𝘼 𝘽𝙡𝙪𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩 (doi.org/10.3886/ICPS...). 🚨Fill out this form by March 13🚨 tinyurl.com/26warr3n tinyurl.com/ytzfhc74

We'll explore this rich dataset using higher-order network analysis techniques to learn more about multiway user interactions on social media. This will be a fun, collaborative event with brief ⚡lightning talks ⚡ explaining the dataset & introducing higher-order network analysis methods.

If you are interested in: ✨ learning more about higher-order network analysis ✨ meeting cool people ✨ hacking on an interesting research question with said cool people Then fill out our interest form by March 13th! This event will take place at Northeastern on Sunday, May 31st. tinyurl.com/26warr3n

Join our visiting speakers for talks diving into career adaptability, urban mobility, and AI. tinyurl.com/mpr87m6t

The speaker lineup keeps getting better! ✨ Meet our next speaker, 𝗦𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗮 𝗝𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻. A Professor of Physics at IIT Indore, her work spans nonlinear dynamics, complex systems & network science, revealing how network structure shapes collective behavior. Welcome! #Speakers 👉 www.netsci2026.com/speakers

🥁 We’re thrilled to announce our next NetSci Conference Keynote Speaker! ✨ 2x ERC grant winner ✨ Director, Covid Crisis Lab ✨ COVID-19 advisor to the Italian government ✨ Pioneer in infectious-disease modeling Please join us in welcoming @alemelegaro.bsky.social! www.netsci2026.com/speakers

[New paper!] Mobility data are incredibly powerful, but also come with a long list of well-known biases (sampling, coverage, demographics, behavioral, etc.). In the paper, we survey them all and then zoom in on one that has been surprisingly underexplored: temporal bias. arxiv.org/abs/2601.22330

Our new paper (w. @foucaultwelles.bsky.social ) shows how Asians online created new vocabularies for subversive humor and "everyday activism" that defy both Western propaganda and Asian hypernationalism. Link: doi.org/10.1080/1071...

How do battles for hearts and minds shape our information world? 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 explores patterns in information competition, the ecosystems they occur in, and how understanding them can help reduce escalating conflict. Join the 𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 at NetSI on Feb 4: tinyurl.com/mry49whc

Another fantastic Invited Speaker joining NetSci 2026 💫 𝗔𝘀𝘂 𝗢𝘇𝗱𝗮𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗿 (MIT), MathWorks Professor and Head of EECS. Her work spans optimization, machine learning, economics, and networks, focusing on incentives and algorithms for data-driven human-machine systems. Welcome! tinyurl.com/4t5p46yr

Join 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗣𝗼𝗽𝗲𝘀𝗰𝘂 at the Network Science Institute on Jan. 30! Explore 3D knitted fabric formworks and how computational fabrication, geometry, and structural principles enable more sustainable construction and new architectural expression. 🔗 tinyurl.com/3uwuf8cd

A new study in 𝘐𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘺, co-authored by #NetSI 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻, reveals the true economic burden of #dengue in Puerto Rico. Costs reach $63M in a median year & soar to $1.1B during epidemics, highlighting the need for stronger prevention & policy action. tinyurl.com/4dj4a3tx

Please join us in welcoming 𝗞𝗶𝗺 𝗔𝗹𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗵𝘁 as the next School Speaker at NetSci 2026 ✨ A data & media artist and information designer, Kim explores how data and computational systems shape visibility in contemporary culture. Speakers 🔗 www.netsci2026.com/speakers

📣 Announcing 𝗗𝗶𝗲𝗴𝗼 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶 as Invited Speaker at NetSci Conference 2026! Professor at the IMT School for Advanced Studies in Lucca & at Leiden University’s Lorentz Institute for Theoretical Physics, his research combines statistical physics, information theory, & random-graph modeling.

We’re thrilled to welcome 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗿 as a School Speaker at NetSci Conference 2026! An Assistant Professor at Harvard, she leads the Geometric Machine Learning Group, developing efficient, theory-backed ML methods. Meet her & all the speakers 👉 www.netsci2026.com/speakers

Chapter 2: Duncan Watts & @davidlazer.bsky.social reflect on how the field has evolved from early simulation models to today’s large-scale data and experiments, and ask how can computational social science move from producing insights to having real societal impact? @nunetsi.bsky.social

🚨 New pop-up talk! Join 𝗥𝘆𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗪𝗼𝗹𝗳𝗲 this Wed, Jan. 21 at the Network Science Institute as he explores hierarchical single linkage clustering for community detection with HDBSCAN, tackling outliers and flexible community structures. 🔗 www.networkscienceinstitute.org/talks/ryan-d...

Join us this week for a series of exciting talks at our #London and #Boston campuses! 🔗 tinyurl.com/mpr87m6t @rocher.lc @hitanshupandit.bsky.social @angelinawang.bsky.social

A spotlight by #NGN on @alexvespi.bsky.social, Director of the Network Science Institute, awarded the EPS Statistical and Nonlinear Physics Division Prize for "unveiling the universal principles governing epidemic spreading and information diffusion". 🎉 news.northeastern.edu/2026/01/15/c...

‪🎉 Big news! Giovanni Petri has been selected for the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 at the Museum of Science. He’ll join 40+ fellows to advance the impact of science through digital storytelling. 👏 tinyurl.com/68skdhdy @lordgrilo.bsky.social, @museumofscience.bsky.social

New 𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙎𝙄 𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 group at Northeastern uses network science to study sports dynamics. Treating play like a language, they reveal team “signatures” and launch a new sports analytics course (🔗 tinyurl.com/bddkc8vf). @alexvespi.bsky.social @jkbren.bsky.social news.northeastern.edu/2026/01/13/s...

A new @nuglobalnews.bsky.social article spotlights research by #NetSI Christoph Riedl, & Ben Weidmann: the key to effective AI collaboration isn’t just technical skill, but also soft skills like it’s empathy and perspective-taking. news.northeastern.edu/2026/01/12/h...

@kyriakikalimeri.bsky.social & Elisa Omodei come together for a rare joint session at NetSci Conference 2026. Their research draws on real-world data, exploring how network and computational social science can address societal issues. tinyurl.com/4t5p46yr

Join us at the Network Science Institute for our first 2026 visiting speaker! 📅 Jan 16, 2 PM EST 💻 www.networkscienceinstitute.org/talks/serena... Serena Wang explores how AI and platform evaluators face “unknown unknowns” and when agents have incentives to reveal metric observability.