Vermont Complex Systems Institute
@vcsi.bsky.social
The Vermont Complex Systems Institute at the University of Vermont is a post-disciplinary team working on real-world, data-rich, meaningful complex systems problems of all kinds. https://vermontcomplexsystems.org/
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We're excited to welcome @begus.bsky.social as a keynote speaker for IC2S2 2026!
February 5, 2026 at 2:44 PM
We're excited to welcome @begus.bsky.social as a keynote speaker for IC2S2 2026!
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Only six days left! Tutorial submissions close on February 2nd.
Submit here: ic2s2-2026.org/submit-tutor...
Submit here: ic2s2-2026.org/submit-tutor...
January 28, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Only six days left! Tutorial submissions close on February 2nd.
Submit here: ic2s2-2026.org/submit-tutor...
Submit here: ic2s2-2026.org/submit-tutor...
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Jan Eiẞfeldt will be a keynote speaker for IC2S2 2026!
Jan is an external fellow at @sfiscience.bsky.social and serves as Director, Global Head of Trust & Safety at the Wikimedia Foundation @wikimediafoundation.org, the non-profit hosting Wikipedia, Wikidata, and other free knowledge projects.
Jan is an external fellow at @sfiscience.bsky.social and serves as Director, Global Head of Trust & Safety at the Wikimedia Foundation @wikimediafoundation.org, the non-profit hosting Wikipedia, Wikidata, and other free knowledge projects.
January 20, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Jan Eiẞfeldt will be a keynote speaker for IC2S2 2026!
Jan is an external fellow at @sfiscience.bsky.social and serves as Director, Global Head of Trust & Safety at the Wikimedia Foundation @wikimediafoundation.org, the non-profit hosting Wikipedia, Wikidata, and other free knowledge projects.
Jan is an external fellow at @sfiscience.bsky.social and serves as Director, Global Head of Trust & Safety at the Wikimedia Foundation @wikimediafoundation.org, the non-profit hosting Wikipedia, Wikidata, and other free knowledge projects.
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I'm teaching my evolutionary robotics course again, for those who want to follow along.
Lecture 1: why make robots?
youtu.be/FjNNFRDvQgs?...
Lecture 1: why make robots?
youtu.be/FjNNFRDvQgs?...
Lecture 1 of Evolutionary Robotics. Logistics, and why make robots?
YouTube video by Josh Bongard
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January 14, 2026 at 2:04 PM
I'm teaching my evolutionary robotics course again, for those who want to follow along.
Lecture 1: why make robots?
youtu.be/FjNNFRDvQgs?...
Lecture 1: why make robots?
youtu.be/FjNNFRDvQgs?...
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Conference update: IC2S2 Virtual Day. While Vermont is an incredibly kind and welcoming state, national policies and federal actions have a real impact on conference access, particularly for people from countries who cannot enter the US due to federally enacted travel bans. 1/6
January 14, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Conference update: IC2S2 Virtual Day. While Vermont is an incredibly kind and welcoming state, national policies and federal actions have a real impact on conference access, particularly for people from countries who cannot enter the US due to federally enacted travel bans. 1/6
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We are thrilled to announce that @katymilkman.bsky.social will be a keynote speaker at IC2S2 2026.
Milkman is best known for her award-winning research on to identify and overcome barriers that prevent positive behavioral change.
Milkman is best known for her award-winning research on to identify and overcome barriers that prevent positive behavioral change.
January 12, 2026 at 4:19 PM
We are thrilled to announce that @katymilkman.bsky.social will be a keynote speaker at IC2S2 2026.
Milkman is best known for her award-winning research on to identify and overcome barriers that prevent positive behavioral change.
Milkman is best known for her award-winning research on to identify and overcome barriers that prevent positive behavioral change.
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We are excited to welcome @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social as a 2026 keynote for IC2S2. His work at the Complexity Science Hub in Vienna, as well as his work with OECD - OCDE and the The World Bank focuses on mobility, migration and urban dynamics:
December 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
We are excited to welcome @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social as a 2026 keynote for IC2S2. His work at the Complexity Science Hub in Vienna, as well as his work with OECD - OCDE and the The World Bank focuses on mobility, migration and urban dynamics:
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2026 tutorial submissions are open!
✔️ Submission deadline: February 2nd, 2026
✔️Acceptance Notification: February 16th, 2026
View the guidelines here:
lnkd.in/eBHVe2tP
✔️ Submission deadline: February 2nd, 2026
✔️Acceptance Notification: February 16th, 2026
View the guidelines here:
lnkd.in/eBHVe2tP
December 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
2026 tutorial submissions are open!
✔️ Submission deadline: February 2nd, 2026
✔️Acceptance Notification: February 16th, 2026
View the guidelines here:
lnkd.in/eBHVe2tP
✔️ Submission deadline: February 2nd, 2026
✔️Acceptance Notification: February 16th, 2026
View the guidelines here:
lnkd.in/eBHVe2tP
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There’s a secret language beneath your favorite movies, musicals, and even video games.
We visualized every motif in Wicked, Hamilton, and Les Mis to show how tiny musical ideas can build entire emotional worlds.
🔗: pudding.cool/2025/12/moti...
We visualized every motif in Wicked, Hamilton, and Les Mis to show how tiny musical ideas can build entire emotional worlds.
🔗: pudding.cool/2025/12/moti...
December 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
There’s a secret language beneath your favorite movies, musicals, and even video games.
We visualized every motif in Wicked, Hamilton, and Les Mis to show how tiny musical ideas can build entire emotional worlds.
🔗: pudding.cool/2025/12/moti...
We visualized every motif in Wicked, Hamilton, and Les Mis to show how tiny musical ideas can build entire emotional worlds.
🔗: pudding.cool/2025/12/moti...
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Keynote Announcement!
We're thrilled to have Kate Starbird from the University of Washington's Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering speak at IC2S2 2026.
Registration is open with submissions opening on 12/15: ic2s2-2026.org
We're thrilled to have Kate Starbird from the University of Washington's Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering speak at IC2S2 2026.
Registration is open with submissions opening on 12/15: ic2s2-2026.org
December 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Keynote Announcement!
We're thrilled to have Kate Starbird from the University of Washington's Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering speak at IC2S2 2026.
Registration is open with submissions opening on 12/15: ic2s2-2026.org
We're thrilled to have Kate Starbird from the University of Washington's Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering speak at IC2S2 2026.
Registration is open with submissions opening on 12/15: ic2s2-2026.org
Woohoo! We're excited.
IC2S2 2026 registration is open!
Explore the 2026 conference here ➡️ ic2s2-2026.org
✔️ Submissions open December 15th
✔️ Keynotes will be announced between now and February
✔️ Full program of selected talks and tutorials will be available in late April
Explore the 2026 conference here ➡️ ic2s2-2026.org
✔️ Submissions open December 15th
✔️ Keynotes will be announced between now and February
✔️ Full program of selected talks and tutorials will be available in late April
December 1, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Woohoo! We're excited.
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We're excited to announce that the website and registration for IC2S2 2026 (July 28-31) will launch in early December! The Vermont Complex Systems Institute @vcsi.bsky.social at the University of Vermont will be hosting IC2S2 in 2026: youtube.com/watch?v=p412S4GnPkc&feature=youtu.be
IC2S2 2026 | Burlington, Vermont
YouTube video by UVM Office of Research
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November 13, 2025 at 3:36 PM
We're excited to announce that the website and registration for IC2S2 2026 (July 28-31) will launch in early December! The Vermont Complex Systems Institute @vcsi.bsky.social at the University of Vermont will be hosting IC2S2 in 2026: youtube.com/watch?v=p412S4GnPkc&feature=youtu.be
Core faculty Juniper Lovato recently joined Across the Fence to discuss artificial intelligence. Check out the episode "What Does a Computer Scientist (and Philosopher) think of A.I.?"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5V8...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5V8...
11/05/25 What Does a Computer Scientist (and Philosopher) think of A.I.?
YouTube video by Across the Fence
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November 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Core faculty Juniper Lovato recently joined Across the Fence to discuss artificial intelligence. Check out the episode "What Does a Computer Scientist (and Philosopher) think of A.I.?"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5V8...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5V8...
Eight arms clapping for our champions: "Complex City United" is #1! Our complex systems team of faculty and graduate students won UVM's recreational soccer finals this month:
October 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Eight arms clapping for our champions: "Complex City United" is #1! Our complex systems team of faculty and graduate students won UVM's recreational soccer finals this month:
Congratulations (to us) for making a Valencian-approved paella 🥘 under suboptimal (regular) stove top conditions in honor of our excellent cohort of visiting PhD scholars from Spain:
October 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Congratulations (to us) for making a Valencian-approved paella 🥘 under suboptimal (regular) stove top conditions in honor of our excellent cohort of visiting PhD scholars from Spain:
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We wrote a little something! @nwlandry.bsky.social and I talk about how new software to study networks with groups (like @xgi.bsky.social !) can help interdisciplinary collaborations tackle old questions from social ontology and the science of groups.
www.siam.org/publications...
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Group Science: The Open Source Study of Higher-order Networks With XGI | SIAM
The CompleX Group Interactions (XGI) software package offers analytical tools, tutorials, and documentation for higher-order network science research.
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October 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
We wrote a little something! @nwlandry.bsky.social and I talk about how new software to study networks with groups (like @xgi.bsky.social !) can help interdisciplinary collaborations tackle old questions from social ontology and the science of groups.
www.siam.org/publications...
www.siam.org/publications...
It’s fall in Vermont and here we are with @uvmvermont.bsky.social president Dr. Marlene Tromp for the annual social on the green 🍁🍂
October 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
It’s fall in Vermont and here we are with @uvmvermont.bsky.social president Dr. Marlene Tromp for the annual social on the green 🍁🍂
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New paper dropped!
Led by @thosvarley.bsky.social and Pai Vaibhav, we show that flows of information within a #xenobot resemble flows of information observed in adult human brains.
Thomas provides caveats and context below.
w/ @drmichaellevin.bsky.social, Caitlin Grasso, & Jeantine Lunshof.
Led by @thosvarley.bsky.social and Pai Vaibhav, we show that flows of information within a #xenobot resemble flows of information observed in adult human brains.
Thomas provides caveats and context below.
w/ @drmichaellevin.bsky.social, Caitlin Grasso, & Jeantine Lunshof.
October 12, 2025 at 12:52 PM
New paper dropped!
Led by @thosvarley.bsky.social and Pai Vaibhav, we show that flows of information within a #xenobot resemble flows of information observed in adult human brains.
Thomas provides caveats and context below.
w/ @drmichaellevin.bsky.social, Caitlin Grasso, & Jeantine Lunshof.
Led by @thosvarley.bsky.social and Pai Vaibhav, we show that flows of information within a #xenobot resemble flows of information observed in adult human brains.
Thomas provides caveats and context below.
w/ @drmichaellevin.bsky.social, Caitlin Grasso, & Jeantine Lunshof.
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🎓 I've joined the PhD in Complex Systems & Data Science at @vcsi.bsky.social to work w/ @lhd.bsky.social & @juniperlov.bsky.social to explore social (complex) dynamics
🔬 Huge thanks to @joanagsa.bsky.social & Lília Perfeito for helping me get ready for this chapter
🚀 Excited for this next step!
🔬 Huge thanks to @joanagsa.bsky.social & Lília Perfeito for helping me get ready for this chapter
🚀 Excited for this next step!
September 1, 2025 at 9:19 PM
🎓 I've joined the PhD in Complex Systems & Data Science at @vcsi.bsky.social to work w/ @lhd.bsky.social & @juniperlov.bsky.social to explore social (complex) dynamics
🔬 Huge thanks to @joanagsa.bsky.social & Lília Perfeito for helping me get ready for this chapter
🚀 Excited for this next step!
🔬 Huge thanks to @joanagsa.bsky.social & Lília Perfeito for helping me get ready for this chapter
🚀 Excited for this next step!
Excited about this paper and the interactive story to accompany it. Congrats @lhd.bsky.social @juniperlov.bsky.social @giulioburgio.bsky.social @sfiscience.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social and nice story telling @jstonge.bsky.social!
The interactive story is by @jstonge.bsky.social and other friends: complex-stories.uvm.edu/friends-funn....
The paper is with friends from @vcsi.bsky.social @sfiscience.bsky.social and @unioflimerick.bsky.social.
The paper is with friends from @vcsi.bsky.social @sfiscience.bsky.social and @unioflimerick.bsky.social.
complex-stories.uvm.edu
September 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Excited about this paper and the interactive story to accompany it. Congrats @lhd.bsky.social @juniperlov.bsky.social @giulioburgio.bsky.social @sfiscience.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social and nice story telling @jstonge.bsky.social!
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Our Physical Review Letter looks at how to get power-law distributions of cascade size without tuning or self-organization to criticality by allowing cascades to improve in quality and jump over gaps or dead-ends
TL;DR complex-stories.uvm.edu/friends-funn...
Paper: journals.aps.org/prl/abstract...
TL;DR complex-stories.uvm.edu/friends-funn...
Paper: journals.aps.org/prl/abstract...
complex-stories.uvm.edu
September 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Our Physical Review Letter looks at how to get power-law distributions of cascade size without tuning or self-organization to criticality by allowing cascades to improve in quality and jump over gaps or dead-ends
TL;DR complex-stories.uvm.edu/friends-funn...
Paper: journals.aps.org/prl/abstract...
TL;DR complex-stories.uvm.edu/friends-funn...
Paper: journals.aps.org/prl/abstract...
Working on an interesting data project? Want to enjoy Vermont during leaf peeping season? Submit a talk for PyData Vermont 2025! We will be hosting this event at UVM through our open source program office, VERSO: pydata.org/vermont2025/
PyData Vermont 2025 | Join the Python conference today
PyData Vermont 2025 is a two-day in-person conference for data scientists, engineers, and developers, featuring keynotes, talks, and networking at UVM in Burlington, VT, October 21-22.
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August 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Working on an interesting data project? Want to enjoy Vermont during leaf peeping season? Submit a talk for PyData Vermont 2025! We will be hosting this event at UVM through our open source program office, VERSO: pydata.org/vermont2025/
We love this research profile on Vermont Complex Systems Institute core faculty @juniperlov.bsky.social 🐙 www.linkedin.com/posts/uvm-vc...
Juniper Lovato is a Vermont Complex Systems Institute core faculty member and an outstanding thinker who has been critical to many of our most significant research efforts. Learn about what makes her…...
Juniper Lovato is a Vermont Complex Systems Institute core faculty member and an outstanding thinker who has been critical to many of our most significant research efforts. Learn about what makes her ...
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August 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
We love this research profile on Vermont Complex Systems Institute core faculty @juniperlov.bsky.social 🐙 www.linkedin.com/posts/uvm-vc...
What do cascade dynamics teach us about why things go viral? New research from VCSI faculty and @sfiscience.bsky.social considers the fact that things don’t just spread — they change as they spread, and those changes strengthen or weaken their impact.
Read more here: www.uvm.edu/cems/cs/news...
Read more here: www.uvm.edu/cems/cs/news...
Going Viral: How Ideas, Beliefs, and Innovations Spread in the Digital Age | Computer Science | The University of Vermont
It might start as a joke, a belief, or a rumor. At first, it’s easy to dismiss. But then it gains a twist, builds momentum, and spreads like wildfire. What causes some ideas to die out while others ta...
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August 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
What do cascade dynamics teach us about why things go viral? New research from VCSI faculty and @sfiscience.bsky.social considers the fact that things don’t just spread — they change as they spread, and those changes strengthen or weaken their impact.
Read more here: www.uvm.edu/cems/cs/news...
Read more here: www.uvm.edu/cems/cs/news...
Why do stock markets behave the way they do? New work from our partnership with MITRE upends traditional understanding of stylized facts in markets. Read more here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Revisiting Cont's stylized facts for modern stock markets
In 2001, Rama Cont introduced a now-widely used set of ‘stylized facts’ to synthesize empirical studies of financial price changes (returns), resulting in 11 statistical properties common to a larg...
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August 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Why do stock markets behave the way they do? New work from our partnership with MITRE upends traditional understanding of stylized facts in markets. Read more here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....