Complexity 72h

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Submissions are officially closed!

Record-breaking number of applications this year — our organizers send their regards ❤️

Thanks to everyone who applied, and stay tuned — decisions drop March 10.

Y’all are very lucky — you still have time until March 4th to apply for the Complexity72h Workshop!

Don’t miss it — hurry up and get your application in 🚀

Don’t forget to apply! The deadline is tomorrow!!!!

You've seen the projects, the tutors, the location, the program — and it's all 🔥.

You have zero excuses.

Apply before Feb 28th.

We'll know if you didn't. 👀

Projects & tutors at a glance: Will everyone become stupid or super-intelligent? The impact of AI on education

Explore how student skills evolve with AI-assisted assignments & problem-solving: www.complexitynextgen.org/complexity72...

Projects & tutors at a glance: Universal patterns in egocentric communication networks

How do we distribute attention across social ties?
Explore online & offline egocentric networks — more info here: www.complexitynextgen.org/complexity72...

Projects & tutors at a glance - Turnovers, synergy, and home advantage: Statistical signatures of success in the NBA

What drives momentum in NBA games? 🏀
Analyze play-by-play data on turnovers and quarter dynamics — more info here: www.complexitynextgen.org/complexity72...

Projects & tutors at a glance: The Good, The Bad, and The Liar: Emergent deception in a LLM-enhanced ABM of a sustainability game

What happens when AI agents can talk before they act? 🤖

Find your answers here: www.complexitynextgen.org/complexity72...

Complexity72h program is out! 🚀

Great lecturers. Cool projects. Amazing tutors.
Still not convinced?

Let’s talk socials 🍻
A Greenwich pub institution + full English experience = cherry on top 🍒🇬🇧

👉 www.complexitynextgen.org/complexity72...
Apply now! 👀

Project & tutors at a glance: Regional greenhouse-gas growth from multi-satellite observations

Exploring climate science where data meets policy — detecting pledged emission cuts in the atmosphere

More info: www.complexitynextgen.org/complexity72...

Finally I have also applied as a tutor at @complexity72h.bsky.social with @fede7j.bsky.social for a project on analyzing patterns of success in NBA. Check out this and other exciting projects at www.complexitynextgen.org/complexity72... and apply if you are interested!

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So happy Jessica Davis is joining us for #Complexity72h! 🎉

Research Assistant Prof at Bouvé College & MOBS Lab, she uses network science + epidemic modeling to inform public health policy and outbreak preparedness.

Looking forward to your talk!

Projects & tutors at a glance: Predicting Amazonian biodiversity from canopy height variation

How does forest structure affect climate resilience? Explore how canopy heterogeneity shapes biodiversity, microclimate, and carbon cycling → www.complexitynextgen.org/complexity72...

Projects and tutors at a glance: Linking the “inner” and “outer” self to brain networks

Compare brain network connectivity with sociability & social support using Human Connectome Project data. Details: www.complexitynextgen.org/complexity72...

Projects and tutors at a glance:Inferring empirical belief networks to ground agent-based models of polarisation

Bridge opinion dynamics theory with real political data by calibrating a multi-dimensional model using survey-based belief networks - info: www.complexitynextgen.org/complexity72...

Projects & tutors at a glance: Detecting the National Referral Mechanism

How does the UK identify and support victims of modern slavery? This project uses network science to reveal hidden structures and bottlenecks.

More info here:👉 www.complexitynextgen.org/complexity72...

More teasers soon!

The Complexity72h workshop offers a chance to collaborate on ambitious projects, learn from inspiring speakers, and enjoy full workshop access, meals, and social events - and scholarships make it even more accessible!

👉 More info: www.complexitynextgen.org/complexity72...

The call for participants for Complexity72h is finally open! Apply by February 28 for the best collab ever!

Why???
✨ Amazing projects
👩‍🏫 Fantastic tutors
📍 A great location

👉 Apply now: www.complexitynextgen.org/complexity72...

Do you REALLY need anything else to be convinced?
We didn’t think so.

Since Christmas is just around the corner, we thought we’d give you a little present and extend the call for projects deadline to January 9, 2026 — isn’t that nice?

Happy holidays to you all, and we’re very much looking forward to seeing your projects!

Just a few days left to apply—what are you waiting for?

Apply now!!!

Did you remember to submit your project to become a tutor for the next @complexity72h.bsky.social Workshop? ⏰
The deadline is in less than 72 hours!

If not, what are you waiting for? Apply now 👉 complexity72h.com/projects/

🚨 Last call, complexity lovers! 🚨

This is your final chance to submit a project and become a Complexity72h tutor for the 2026 London edition 🇬🇧

🗓️ Deadline: December 22nd

Don’t miss out — submit now!

Kind reminder (the ominous kind 👀):

Apply NOW to the Call for Projects to become a Complexity72h tutor in London. NOW.

You’ve been warned.

Dynamics of defensive and malicious worm co-propagation across networked systems The proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices has greatly enhanced global connectivity but has also amplified cybersecurity risks, particularl…

Happy to share our @complexity72h.bsky.social 2023 work on defensive vs. malicious worm dynamics. The study reveals when defence tools can contain attacks and when network topology tips the balance.
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Another successful paper coming out of Complexity72h! 🚀

Huge congrats to Alberto Aleta and the team for their freshly published work — check it out:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Wanna be the next one? Our call for projects is now open 👉 www.complexity72h.com

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Introducing our third lecturer:

🙌 Federico Levi 🙌
Deputy Editor, physics and computing, at Nature

Looking forward to your talk @fdlevi.bsky.social!

(Little push 😬)

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We’re thrilled to announce the first two lecturers of #Complexity72h 2026

🙌 Guido Caldarelli 🙌
Director of ISC-CNR & Prof. at Ca’ Foscari

and

🙌 Miriam Redi 🙌
Research Manager at Wikimedia Foundation & Visiting Fellow at King’s College London

Stay tuned!

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🥁 🥁 🥁 CALL FOR PROJECTS 🥁 🥁 🥁

We’re thrilled to announce that the call for tutors for Complexity72h 2026 in London is OPEN! 🚀

When & where: Northeastern University London · 22–26 June 2026

Big and bold idea? Submit your project at www.complexity72h.com/projects/ by Dec 22!

If you're at #CCS25 and are interested in human mobility and inequalities, at 11:30 in Room 149 I will talk of experienced segregation. This is a work we started at the @complexity72h.bsky.social workshop last year.
Take a look at the preprint and see you there 🙂
🔗 arxiv.org/abs/2407.01799