Complexity Science Hub
@csh.ac.at
We Are Europe's Research Center Translating Data into Solutions for a Better World
Between 1850 and 1910 the population of Vienna almost quadrupled, from about half a million, to two million. During this Golden Age of Science and Culture, more than half of the Viennese population came from outside Vienna, and a significant share came from outside what today constitutes Austria.
November 14, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Between 1850 and 1910 the population of Vienna almost quadrupled, from about half a million, to two million. During this Golden Age of Science and Culture, more than half of the Viennese population came from outside Vienna, and a significant share came from outside what today constitutes Austria.
This is her year. Congratulations to Liuhuaying Yang, @csh.ac.at visualization expert, on receiving @wien.gv.at #Förderpreis! Earlier this year, she won two gold medals at the Information is Beautiful Awards and her work is now displayed at the Wien Museum.
📸 Stadt Wien / Markus Wache
📸 Stadt Wien / Markus Wache
November 12, 2025 at 8:19 AM
This is her year. Congratulations to Liuhuaying Yang, @csh.ac.at visualization expert, on receiving @wien.gv.at #Förderpreis! Earlier this year, she won two gold medals at the Information is Beautiful Awards and her work is now displayed at the Wien Museum.
📸 Stadt Wien / Markus Wache
📸 Stadt Wien / Markus Wache
Ready to tackle the world’s most complex challenges?
We are looking for #PhD candidates eager to apply large-scale data analysis, quantitative models, and complexity science to shed light on pressing global issues.
csh.ac.at/education/gr...
We are looking for #PhD candidates eager to apply large-scale data analysis, quantitative models, and complexity science to shed light on pressing global issues.
csh.ac.at/education/gr...
November 7, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Ready to tackle the world’s most complex challenges?
We are looking for #PhD candidates eager to apply large-scale data analysis, quantitative models, and complexity science to shed light on pressing global issues.
csh.ac.at/education/gr...
We are looking for #PhD candidates eager to apply large-scale data analysis, quantitative models, and complexity science to shed light on pressing global issues.
csh.ac.at/education/gr...
Sometimes old school really is such a cool way to explore data! No screens, no VR – but puzzles 🧩 and pop-up cards 💌.
This week, CSH data visualization specialist Liuhuaying Yang presented some of her projects at the IEEE VIS 2025 conference. And she decided to go full hands-on.
This week, CSH data visualization specialist Liuhuaying Yang presented some of her projects at the IEEE VIS 2025 conference. And she decided to go full hands-on.
November 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Sometimes old school really is such a cool way to explore data! No screens, no VR – but puzzles 🧩 and pop-up cards 💌.
This week, CSH data visualization specialist Liuhuaying Yang presented some of her projects at the IEEE VIS 2025 conference. And she decided to go full hands-on.
This week, CSH data visualization specialist Liuhuaying Yang presented some of her projects at the IEEE VIS 2025 conference. And she decided to go full hands-on.
Snag one of the last spots for the 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐜 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐲!
📅 When: Nov 12, 2025
📍 Where: Van Swieten Saal, Van-Swieten-Gasse 1a, Vienna
🎯 Who: Open to all Postdocs from Austrian research institutions
🔗 Register here: cc.lbg.ac.at/careerday/
📅 When: Nov 12, 2025
📍 Where: Van Swieten Saal, Van-Swieten-Gasse 1a, Vienna
🎯 Who: Open to all Postdocs from Austrian research institutions
🔗 Register here: cc.lbg.ac.at/careerday/
November 4, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Snag one of the last spots for the 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐜 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐲!
📅 When: Nov 12, 2025
📍 Where: Van Swieten Saal, Van-Swieten-Gasse 1a, Vienna
🎯 Who: Open to all Postdocs from Austrian research institutions
🔗 Register here: cc.lbg.ac.at/careerday/
📅 When: Nov 12, 2025
📍 Where: Van Swieten Saal, Van-Swieten-Gasse 1a, Vienna
🎯 Who: Open to all Postdocs from Austrian research institutions
🔗 Register here: cc.lbg.ac.at/careerday/
👏👏👏 Kudos to our 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐭𝐲 & 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐩𝐬𝐞 research group! Led by Peter Turchin, the team has been awarded an FWF grant to assess the resilience of historic and modern societies, and to identify main factors that contribute to instability and crisis.
www.fwf.ac.at/en/research-...
www.fwf.ac.at/en/research-...
November 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM
👏👏👏 Kudos to our 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐭𝐲 & 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐩𝐬𝐞 research group! Led by Peter Turchin, the team has been awarded an FWF grant to assess the resilience of historic and modern societies, and to identify main factors that contribute to instability and crisis.
www.fwf.ac.at/en/research-...
www.fwf.ac.at/en/research-...
🌐 How can we address organized crime?
Last week, we hosted a #workshop, organized by @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social, exploring the complexity of violence – including cartels and their recruitment practices, social media dynamics, crypto crimes, and law enforcement strategies
Last week, we hosted a #workshop, organized by @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social, exploring the complexity of violence – including cartels and their recruitment practices, social media dynamics, crypto crimes, and law enforcement strategies
October 20, 2025 at 12:52 PM
🌐 How can we address organized crime?
Last week, we hosted a #workshop, organized by @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social, exploring the complexity of violence – including cartels and their recruitment practices, social media dynamics, crypto crimes, and law enforcement strategies
Last week, we hosted a #workshop, organized by @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social, exploring the complexity of violence – including cartels and their recruitment practices, social media dynamics, crypto crimes, and law enforcement strategies
🤝 Today, we had the honor of welcoming Austria’s Secretary Alexander Pröll. He met with CSH President Stefan Thurner and Secretary General Philipp Marxgut to discuss how #digital #solutions can strengthen public administration across health, economy, and supply chain security.
October 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
🤝 Today, we had the honor of welcoming Austria’s Secretary Alexander Pröll. He met with CSH President Stefan Thurner and Secretary General Philipp Marxgut to discuss how #digital #solutions can strengthen public administration across health, economy, and supply chain security.
Join the 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐜 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐲...
...and expect inputs on career paths inside and outside academia — from insights shared by LExA nominees to first-hand perspectives from a leading management consulting company.
Registration: cc.lbg.ac.at/careerday/
...and expect inputs on career paths inside and outside academia — from insights shared by LExA nominees to first-hand perspectives from a leading management consulting company.
Registration: cc.lbg.ac.at/careerday/
October 13, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Join the 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐜 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐲...
...and expect inputs on career paths inside and outside academia — from insights shared by LExA nominees to first-hand perspectives from a leading management consulting company.
Registration: cc.lbg.ac.at/careerday/
...and expect inputs on career paths inside and outside academia — from insights shared by LExA nominees to first-hand perspectives from a leading management consulting company.
Registration: cc.lbg.ac.at/careerday/
👋 A warm welcome to Harry Fox! He recently joined the Complexity Science Hub as a PhD candidate.
A physicist by training, Harry applies ideas from statistical mechanics to questions in economics, sociology, and group psychology.
More about Harry: csh.ac.at/harry-fox/
A physicist by training, Harry applies ideas from statistical mechanics to questions in economics, sociology, and group psychology.
More about Harry: csh.ac.at/harry-fox/
October 9, 2025 at 12:31 PM
👋 A warm welcome to Harry Fox! He recently joined the Complexity Science Hub as a PhD candidate.
A physicist by training, Harry applies ideas from statistical mechanics to questions in economics, sociology, and group psychology.
More about Harry: csh.ac.at/harry-fox/
A physicist by training, Harry applies ideas from statistical mechanics to questions in economics, sociology, and group psychology.
More about Harry: csh.ac.at/harry-fox/
Why do humans live in large-scale societies organized as states? Peter Turchin's "The Great Holocene Transformation" analyzes data from 800+ societies to reveal that #warfare between groups drove humanity's transformation from small bands to complex civilizations. 👉https://shorturl.at/D457n
October 8, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Why do humans live in large-scale societies organized as states? Peter Turchin's "The Great Holocene Transformation" analyzes data from 800+ societies to reveal that #warfare between groups drove humanity's transformation from small bands to complex civilizations. 👉https://shorturl.at/D457n
"This is an experiment" – with these words, CSH's Stefan Thurner and Carrie Cowan opened a very special event:
at the first Complex Systems Connections Forum, CSH #PhD students met #professionals from government and public organizations to explore complementary challenges, skills, and interests.
at the first Complex Systems Connections Forum, CSH #PhD students met #professionals from government and public organizations to explore complementary challenges, skills, and interests.
October 6, 2025 at 10:32 AM
"This is an experiment" – with these words, CSH's Stefan Thurner and Carrie Cowan opened a very special event:
at the first Complex Systems Connections Forum, CSH #PhD students met #professionals from government and public organizations to explore complementary challenges, skills, and interests.
at the first Complex Systems Connections Forum, CSH #PhD students met #professionals from government and public organizations to explore complementary challenges, skills, and interests.
We were pleased to welcome a delegation from Sony Computer Science Laboratories (Sony CSL) at CSH 🤝
The visit created space for discussions on #supplychains, #mobility, #cityplanning, and #collective #adaptation – areas where collaboration can generate valuable new knowledge 🌍
The visit created space for discussions on #supplychains, #mobility, #cityplanning, and #collective #adaptation – areas where collaboration can generate valuable new knowledge 🌍
October 1, 2025 at 1:58 PM
We were pleased to welcome a delegation from Sony Computer Science Laboratories (Sony CSL) at CSH 🤝
The visit created space for discussions on #supplychains, #mobility, #cityplanning, and #collective #adaptation – areas where collaboration can generate valuable new knowledge 🌍
The visit created space for discussions on #supplychains, #mobility, #cityplanning, and #collective #adaptation – areas where collaboration can generate valuable new knowledge 🌍
We’re hiring a #Postdoc! The Transforming Economies group at the Complexity Science Hub is looking for a new team member.
👉 Learn more & apply: csh.ac.at/engage/jobs
👉 Learn more & apply: csh.ac.at/engage/jobs
September 29, 2025 at 9:39 AM
We’re hiring a #Postdoc! The Transforming Economies group at the Complexity Science Hub is looking for a new team member.
👉 Learn more & apply: csh.ac.at/engage/jobs
👉 Learn more & apply: csh.ac.at/engage/jobs
🇫🇷 Et voilà! CSH is featured on the French Institute's website! Amélie Desvars-Larrive recently hosted Auregan Labrune from the French Institute/French Embassy in Vienna at CSH, discussing how complexity science tackles real-world challenges through interdisciplinary research. 👉 shorturl.at/VAIgG
September 26, 2025 at 11:45 AM
🇫🇷 Et voilà! CSH is featured on the French Institute's website! Amélie Desvars-Larrive recently hosted Auregan Labrune from the French Institute/French Embassy in Vienna at CSH, discussing how complexity science tackles real-world challenges through interdisciplinary research. 👉 shorturl.at/VAIgG
Tackling cybercrime requires global collaboration.
This week, we were proud to host the 4th INTERPOL New Technology Forum. Nearly 100 experts from 38 countries came together to discuss how new technologies can support law enforcement in dealing with today’s volume and complexity of data.
This week, we were proud to host the 4th INTERPOL New Technology Forum. Nearly 100 experts from 38 countries came together to discuss how new technologies can support law enforcement in dealing with today’s volume and complexity of data.
September 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Tackling cybercrime requires global collaboration.
This week, we were proud to host the 4th INTERPOL New Technology Forum. Nearly 100 experts from 38 countries came together to discuss how new technologies can support law enforcement in dealing with today’s volume and complexity of data.
This week, we were proud to host the 4th INTERPOL New Technology Forum. Nearly 100 experts from 38 countries came together to discuss how new technologies can support law enforcement in dealing with today’s volume and complexity of data.
What matters in #science today? You might want to ask @floragraham.bsky.social, editor of Nature Briefing. Last week, Flora joined us to give our scientists a crash course in science communication. Thank you for sharing your expertise, Flora, and for sparking such thought-provoking discussions!
September 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
What matters in #science today? You might want to ask @floragraham.bsky.social, editor of Nature Briefing. Last week, Flora joined us to give our scientists a crash course in science communication. Thank you for sharing your expertise, Flora, and for sparking such thought-provoking discussions!
Grateful for our #postdocs! Last week at CSH we celebrated #PostdocAppreciationWeek with a research jam featuring talks on history, women’s health, algorithms, the brain & more. Postdocs drive CSH science, and shape our community. @spintheory.bsky.social @lespin.bsky.social @vitelot.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Grateful for our #postdocs! Last week at CSH we celebrated #PostdocAppreciationWeek with a research jam featuring talks on history, women’s health, algorithms, the brain & more. Postdocs drive CSH science, and shape our community. @spintheory.bsky.social @lespin.bsky.social @vitelot.bsky.social
Our first Art & Science night at Palais Springer-Rothschild explored Wendelin Pressl’s NEOΣ KOΣMOΣ. From his book to the PLANETOTHEK installation, guests became part of the art—an experiment in perception, imagination & discovery.
#ArtAndScience #ComplexityScience
#ArtAndScience #ComplexityScience
September 18, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Our first Art & Science night at Palais Springer-Rothschild explored Wendelin Pressl’s NEOΣ KOΣMOΣ. From his book to the PLANETOTHEK installation, guests became part of the art—an experiment in perception, imagination & discovery.
#ArtAndScience #ComplexityScience
#ArtAndScience #ComplexityScience
She’s a superstar! 🌟 Mirta Galesic kicked off our Tuesday Talks at CSH with an open + inspiring talk on her journey from Croatia to co-leading #CollectiveMinds. Honest about setbacks, rejections, and moving across cultures—her reflections made us rethink what it means to be a researcher today.
September 17, 2025 at 12:23 PM
She’s a superstar! 🌟 Mirta Galesic kicked off our Tuesday Talks at CSH with an open + inspiring talk on her journey from Croatia to co-leading #CollectiveMinds. Honest about setbacks, rejections, and moving across cultures—her reflections made us rethink what it means to be a researcher today.
Not every day CSH President Stefan Thurner joins a workshop. This time he did—alongside CSH scientists—for a session led by Aashima Dogra on the unspoken challenges of science. From values to vulnerabilities, power to powerlessness, participants reflected on the human side of science.
September 16, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Not every day CSH President Stefan Thurner joins a workshop. This time he did—alongside CSH scientists—for a session led by Aashima Dogra on the unspoken challenges of science. From values to vulnerabilities, power to powerlessness, participants reflected on the human side of science.
Vienna-based artist Wendelin Pressl invites you to explore his latest work on Wednesday, 17 September 2025, at 7:00 PM, at the Complexity Science Hub. He'll be joined by curator Astrid Kury, and complexity scientist Leonhard Horstmeyer.
💌 RSVP: shorturl.at/WQrap
💌 RSVP: shorturl.at/WQrap
September 15, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Vienna-based artist Wendelin Pressl invites you to explore his latest work on Wednesday, 17 September 2025, at 7:00 PM, at the Complexity Science Hub. He'll be joined by curator Astrid Kury, and complexity scientist Leonhard Horstmeyer.
💌 RSVP: shorturl.at/WQrap
💌 RSVP: shorturl.at/WQrap
🌟 We were honoured to welcome @erc.europa.eu president Maria Leptin to CSH! Helga Nowotny, chair of CSH science board, and Stefan Thurner, CSH president, met with her. Leptin also connected with Mirta Galesic (ERC Advanced Grant) and Aashima Dogra (Maria Leptin @embo.org Fellow).
September 12, 2025 at 7:02 AM
🌟 We were honoured to welcome @erc.europa.eu president Maria Leptin to CSH! Helga Nowotny, chair of CSH science board, and Stefan Thurner, CSH president, met with her. Leptin also connected with Mirta Galesic (ERC Advanced Grant) and Aashima Dogra (Maria Leptin @embo.org Fellow).
Young research in the spotlight! At #FallingWalls Lab Vienna 2025, 12 talents pitched bold ideas in 3 min.
🥇 Tayebeh Saghaei (BOKU)
🥈 Sanja Savić (OFI)
🥉 Benedikt Schwarze (Uni Vienna)
Tayebeh will represent 🇦🇹 at the Berlin final!
🥇 Tayebeh Saghaei (BOKU)
🥈 Sanja Savić (OFI)
🥉 Benedikt Schwarze (Uni Vienna)
Tayebeh will represent 🇦🇹 at the Berlin final!
September 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Young research in the spotlight! At #FallingWalls Lab Vienna 2025, 12 talents pitched bold ideas in 3 min.
🥇 Tayebeh Saghaei (BOKU)
🥈 Sanja Savić (OFI)
🥉 Benedikt Schwarze (Uni Vienna)
Tayebeh will represent 🇦🇹 at the Berlin final!
🥇 Tayebeh Saghaei (BOKU)
🥈 Sanja Savić (OFI)
🥉 Benedikt Schwarze (Uni Vienna)
Tayebeh will represent 🇦🇹 at the Berlin final!
What a week at the 21st Conference on #ComplexSystems in Siena! Proud of our researchers sharing work on migration, supply chains, economies, collective minds & fairness. Thanks @css-conference.bsky.social — see you in Binghamton 2026!
September 8, 2025 at 9:15 AM
What a week at the 21st Conference on #ComplexSystems in Siena! Proud of our researchers sharing work on migration, supply chains, economies, collective minds & fairness. Thanks @css-conference.bsky.social — see you in Binghamton 2026!