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Official account of the 2026 International School and Conference on Network Science in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. June 1-5, 2026. Official hashtag: #NetSci2026

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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
February 9, 2026 at 7:46 PM
🥁 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
February 4, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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!
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January 30, 2026 at 7:23 PM
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
January 26, 2026 at 7:48 PM
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Did you miss us? Join us this summer at @netsciconf.bsky.social, where our excellent group of thinkers will explore the role of #NetworkMedicine across different scales!🧬🔁🏥

Submit your contribution by March 3rd: shorturl.at/WC6U3

#NetSci2026 #NetBioMed2026

netbiomed-symposium.github.io
January 23, 2026 at 2:15 PM
📣 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.
January 23, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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excited that @wins-society.bsky.social once again will have a satellite at @netsciconf.bsky.social where our mentorship program is back by popular demand! you can submit at this link: forms.gle/nFivVAiE4gdE...
January 22, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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
January 22, 2026 at 7:51 PM
@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.
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January 13, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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We're picking up the pace with speaker announcements for #NetSci2026! Stay tuned for more 👀

...and get those abstracts submitted! Portal closes in <24 hours www.netsci2026.com/call-for-abs...

**The deadline will not be extended again** @netsciconf.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Another joint keynote at NetSci 2026 is official! 𝗔𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁-𝗟𝗮́𝘀𝘇𝗹𝗼́ 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗮́𝘀𝗶 and 𝗥𝗲́𝗸𝗮 𝗔𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁 reunite on stage for a one-of-a-kind talk. Their discovery of scale-free networks and the Barabási–Albert model reshaped network science. We can’t wait to welcome you!
@barabasi.bsky.social
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January 9, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Continuing our exciting NetSci 2026 speaker lineup, we’re happy to welcome Eric Kolaczyk as a School Speaker!
A McGill University Professor, his work advances statistical and ML foundations for network data & related data objects in computing-enabled and engineered systems.
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January 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Thrilled to announce Petra Vertes as an Invited Speaker at NetSci 2026! A Cambridge University Professor, she leads the Systems Neuroscience Lab, using computational modeling & network science to uncover principles of brain organization, function, & neurodevelopmental disorders.
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January 8, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Final reminder! 👋
Abstracts for NetSci 2026 are due January 9 (anywhere on Earth).
Join us in celebrating the 20th anniversary of NetSci in Boston, June 1–5, 2026. Submission details here:
www.netsci2026.com/call-for-abs...
January 8, 2026 at 3:34 PM
📣 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗦𝗰𝗶 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲!

🗓️ New deadline: 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 (anywhere on Earth)
👉 Find abstract requirements, conference topics, and submission instructions here: www.netsci2026.com/call-for-abs...

We can’t wait to see your contributions! 🚀
December 19, 2025 at 8:51 PM
We’re excited to announce 𝗨𝗹𝗿𝗶𝗸 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘀 as an Invited Plenary Speaker at @netsciconf.bsky.social 2026! ✨ A leader in social network science & visualization, his work spans centrality, clustering, & more recently sports analytics using network-based approaches to football.
www.netsci2026.com/speakers
December 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Early bird reg approaching, NetSciX in New Zealand, Feb 2026. And you can travel down the north island for the Capital City Complex Systems Symposium the week after. netscix2026.github.io www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz/conferences/... @cna25.bsky.social @cssociety.bsky.social @netsciconf.bsky.social
December 11, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Attending NetSci 2026? Two lodging options are available:
🏨 𝗛𝘆𝗮𝘁𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗕𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻/𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 — discounted rooms at the conference venue (book early!).
🏡 𝗕𝗨 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝟭𝟬 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗦𝘁.) — affordable single rooms in shared suites, a 20-min scenic walk away.
www.netsci2026.com/accommodations
December 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
We’re excited to announce Moon Duchin as a #NetSci2026 Plenary Speaker! A top University of Chicago mathematician, she applies geometry and computation to democracy and voting systems. Her award-winning work bridges math, policy, and complex systems.

www.netsci2026.com/speakers
December 3, 2025 at 8:40 PM
⏰ 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟵!

NetSci 2026 abstract submissions close Dec 19 — just around the corner.
If you’re doing exciting work in network science (theory, computation, or applications), this is your chance to share it with a global community.

📅 Submit by Dec 19
🔗 www.netsci2026.com/call-for-abs...
December 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM
✨ Excited to announce 𝗬𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝗬𝗲𝗼𝗹 (𝗬𝗬) 𝗔𝗵𝗻 as a NetSci 2026 Plenary Speaker! A leading network and data scientist, YY explores how complex systems shape behavior, cognition, and discovery. Stay tuned for more speaker updates as we build toward an inspiring NetSci 2026! ✨
www.netsci2026.com/speakers
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
⏰ 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝗗𝗲𝗰 𝟴!
Submit your Satellite proposal for NetSci 2026.
Details on how to apply, the review process, and organizer responsibilities are at the link below.
Don’t miss your chance to contribute to the program!
👉 tinyurl.com/42sru6kz
November 21, 2025 at 7:07 PM
𝗗𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝘁𝘀 & 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗮𝘁𝘇 will give their first-ever 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗸𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 at NetSci 2026! Their groundbreaking work has shaped how we understand networks, & this session will be a highlight of NetSci’s 20th anniversary.
Call for abstracts: tinyurl.com/3tbj2v83
Call for satellites: tinyurl.com/42sru6kz
November 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
What happens when a network is neither perfectly ordered nor completely random? Watts & Strogatz’s 1998 “small-world” insight: add a few random shortcuts to a local network, you keep the clustering but gain short paths.
𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙚𝙙, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙡-𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙣𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙎𝙘𝙞 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢 𝙨𝙤𝙤𝙣…
November 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Next up: two classic sociological networks!
Mohr & Duquenne (1997) map how NYC’s social welfare system evolved from strict moral categorizations of “the poor” in 1888 to a professionalized structure by 1917.
A Galois lattice reveals how culture shaped the very logic of relief.
🔗 tinyurl.com/a35dr9cv
November 12, 2025 at 7:29 PM