Wednesdays@NICO
Wednesdays@NICO is a vibrant weekly seminar series focusing broadly on the topics of complex systems, data science and network 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 collaborations. Please join us on Wednesdays at 12 PM US Central in person in Chambers Hall or via Zoom.
Nominate a speaker for our Wednesdays@NICO speaker series.
Sign up to present at one of our NICO Lightning Talk sessions.
Spring 2025 Seminar Speakers
AI for Patents: Progress, Pitfalls, and Potential
Sourav Medya, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)
April 9, 2025, 12:00pm Central
The Emergent Structure of the Online Information Ecosystem
David Lazer, Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Computer Sciences, Northeastern University
April 23, 2025, 12:00pm Central
Exploring the Science of Biomedical Science from Discovery to Impact
Nicole Woitowich, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Executive Director, NUCATS
April 30, 2025, 12:00pm Central
All-Female and Female-Led Teams Drive More Breakthrough Ideas in Science and Innovation
Diego Gómez-Zará, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Notre Dame
May 7, 2025, 12:00pm Central
Lightning Talks!
Lightning Talks with NU Fellows and Scholars
May 14, 2025, 12:00pm Central
Yessica Herrera, Visiting Scholar, Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems
Aakriti Kumar, Postdoctoral Fellow, Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems
Tingyu "Mark" Zhao, PhD Student, Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences
The Scale of Life
Rosemary Braun, Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University
May 21, 2025, 12:00pm Central
In person location: Chambers Hall, Lower Level, Evanston, IL
Remote option: https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/97015976754
Passcode: NICO25
Winter 2025 Seminar Speakers
The Brain as a Critical Spatial Network
István Kovács, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University
January 22, 2025, 12:00pm Central
Some Models of Content Moderation for Social Networks in the Presence of Competition
Cedric Langbort & So Sasaki, Coordinated Science Lab, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (UIUC)
January 29, 2025, 12:00pm Central
Abstract and Bios | Video available by request
Precision Education in Medicine
Marianne Green, MD, Vice Dean for Education, Chair, Department of Medical Education, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
February 5, 2025, 12:00pm Central
Measuring Active Stress: Vignettes of Data Driven Approaches Applied to the MT-Kinesin Active Fluid
Aparna Baskaran, Professor of Physics, Brandeis University
February 19, 2025, 12:00pm Central
AI, Complexity, and the Future of Work
Morgan Frank, Assistant Professor, Department of Informatics and Networked Systems, University of Pittsburgh
February 26, 2025, 12:00pm Central
Computational Modeling of Emergent Spatiotemporal Cell Population Dynamics
Neda Bagheri, Associate Professor, Department of Biology, University of Washington
March 5, 2025, 12:00pm Central
Shaping a Soft Future
Michael Dickey, Camille & Henry Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NC State University
March 12, 2025, 12:00pm Central