NetSci 2026

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

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

📣 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.

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...

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

@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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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

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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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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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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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...

📣 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! 🚀

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

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

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

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

⏰ 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...

✨ 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

⏰ 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

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

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…

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

Another striking network visualization: the Network of Political Blogs during the 2004 U.S. presidential election.
Red = Republican, Blue = Democratic.
The analysis revealed dense within-party links and few cross-party ties—an early snapshot of online polarization.
Study 🔗 tinyurl.com/4mfxpr9b

🚨 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗦𝗰𝗶 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻!
Secure your spot at the flagship conference of the Network Science Society and take advantage of the early bird registration special - www.netsci2026.com/registration
📅 June 1–5, 2026 | Hyatt Regency, Cambridge, MA
Join us as we celebrate 20 years of NetSci!

Another great visualization—The Network of the Conclave maps the social structure of the papal conclave, where each node represents a cardinal, colored by doctrinal orientation. Few modern decision-making processes combine secrecy, ritual, and influence as vividly as this one.
🔗 tinyurl.com/2rz3as5w

Next up! ✈️ A look at the worldwide airport network (2013). Researchers tested 12 attack strategies and found that degree-based and Bonacich-based attacks most disrupt passenger flow—laying the groundwork for smarter, more resilient air transport systems.

Continuing our network visualization series.
Research has long focused on a few related disorders—but genetics now reveals links across nearly all diseases. The HDN, developed by @barabasi.bsky.social maps genetic connections between disorders, offering a genome-wide roadmap for future discoveries.

Let’s warm up your appetite for the beauty of networks! 🌐
Leading up to #NetSci2026, we’ll share iconic visualizations that reveal just how interconnected our world is. Consider this your visual warm-up before the conference! 👀

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Don’t miss a moment—join the conversation! 👇

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📌 Save the Date!

The flagship conference of the Network Science Society - 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗦𝗰𝗶 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 - is coming to Northeastern University’s Network Science Institute, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭-𝟱, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.
Prepare to share ideas, discoveries & challenges in network science.

Registration opens soon! 🔗 www.netsci2026.com