NICO

@NICOatNU

The Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO) incubates innovative collaborations that leverage complexity, networks, and data science.

Evanston, IL

Joined October 2013

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Matt Groh@mattgroh · Jul 21

Time for @IC2S2 in Norrköping!! Super excited to share this year’s projects in the lab revealing how (M)LLMs can offer insights into human behavior & cognition More at …boration-lab.kellogg.northwestern.edu/ic2s2 If you're here too, say hi! #IC2S2

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PNAS Nexus@PNASNexus · Jul 7

In a Perspective, Julio Ottino describes different types of creativity in the sciences and arts, explores possible limits to AI’s creativity, and differentiates a breakthrough from a “break-with.” In PNAS Nexus: ow.ly/c5V750WlLf3

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Aakriti Kumar@aakriti1kumar · Jun 17

How do we reliably judge if AI companions are performing well on subjective, context-dependent, and deeply human tasks? 🤖 Excited to share the first paper from my postdoc (!!) investigating when LLMs are reliable judges - with empathic communication as a case study 🧐 🧵👇

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Adilson E. Motter@adilson_motter · Jun 16

"AI identifies key gene sets that cause complex disease" news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025/0… Nice news article on our new approach to identify gene sets involved in polygenic traits & how it can serve as a tool to for the development of new multi-target treatments for complex diseases.

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Northwestern@NorthwesternU · Jun 15

Here’s to you, #NU2025! 🎓 A sea of purple filled the United Center at Commencement to celebrate the Northwestern Class of 2025. We’re so proud of you, ‘Cats—you’re officially @NUAlumni! 💜

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NICO@NICOatNU · May 28

This Thursday! Join us at NICO for the final Data Science Night of the spring term. This month, we are hosting Reese Richardson of the @AmaralLab to discuss how #DataScience can help us understand the academic black market. bit.ly/nico-dsn

NICOatNU's tweet image. This Thursday! Join us at NICO for the final Data Science Night of the spring term. This month, we are hosting Reese Richardson of the @AmaralLab to discuss how #DataScience can help us understand the academic black market. bit.ly/nico-dsn

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Yian Yin@yian_yin · May 28

🚨New paper🚨 Excited to share our latest on @Nature today: The PIVOT PENALTY in research. nature.com/articles/s4158… More than five years in the making. Key finding: The impact of new research steeply declines the further a researcher moves from their previous work.

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NICO@NICOatNU · May 20

Living systems exhibit surprising and beautiful self-organization at all scales. This Wed, Rosemary Braun joins us to discuss research that bridges the scales, presenting challenges and opportunities for the future. 🗓️ Wed 5/21 at 12pm US Central 🔗 bit.ly/WedatNICO

NICOatNU's tweet image. Living systems exhibit surprising and beautiful self-organization at all scales. This Wed, Rosemary Braun joins us to discuss research that bridges the scales, presenting challenges and opportunities for the future.

🗓️ Wed 5/21 at 12pm US Central
🔗 bit.ly/WedatNICO

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NICO@NICOatNU · May 14

This Wednesday, NICO is thrilled to once again host Lightning Talks! This term we are lucky to have three amazing researchers from NICO, Kellogg, and McCormick Engineering. Join us in Chambers Hall or online via Zoom. 🗓️ Wed 5/14 at 12pm US Central 🔗 bit.ly/WedatNICO

NICOatNU's tweet image. This Wednesday, NICO is thrilled to once again host Lightning Talks! This term we are lucky to have three amazing researchers from NICO, Kellogg, and McCormick Engineering. Join us in Chambers Hall or online via Zoom.

🗓️ Wed 5/14 at 12pm US Central
🔗 bit.ly/WedatNICO

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NICO@NICOatNU · May 7

Today! NICO is thrilled to host @dgzara from @NotreDame (and a @SonicNU and @KelloggCSSI alumnus), to discuss how female-led teams drive breakthrough ideas in science. Join us in the Kellogg Global Hub or online via Zoom. 🗓️Wed 5/7 at 12pm US Central 🔗 bit.ly/WedatNICO

NICOatNU's tweet image. Today! NICO is thrilled to host @dgzara from @NotreDame (and a @SonicNU and @KelloggCSSI alumnus), to discuss how female-led teams drive breakthrough ideas in science. Join us in the Kellogg Global Hub or online via Zoom.

🗓️Wed 5/7 at 12pm US Central
🔗 bit.ly/WedatNICO

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NICO@NICOatNU · May 6

Brian Uzzi Among Nine @NorthwesternU Faculty Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Congratulations, @UzziLeadership! mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/…

NICOatNU's tweet card. The Academy – one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies – recognizes leaders across disciplines, professions, and perspectives.

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NICO@NICOatNU · Apr 29

This Wednesday! NICO is excited to host Nicole Woitowich from @NUCATSInstitute to explore the biomedical research enterprise from a science of science perspective. Join us in person in Chambers Hall or online via Zoom. 🗓️Wed 4/30 at 12pm US Central 🔗 bit.ly/WedatNICO

NICOatNU's tweet image. This Wednesday! NICO is excited to host Nicole Woitowich from @NUCATSInstitute to explore the biomedical research enterprise from a science of science perspective.

Join us in person in Chambers Hall or online via Zoom.

🗓️Wed 4/30 at 12pm US Central
🔗 bit.ly/WedatNICO

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Dashun Wang@dashunwang · Apr 25

🚨 Our latest paper is out today in Science! We uncover stark and systematic partisan differences in the amount, content, and character of science used in policy, which mirror differences in political elites’ trust in science. Four years in the making. Led by @zfurnas 1/n

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NICO@NICOatNU · Apr 23

David Lazer’s in the house. #DavidLazer

NNICO@NICOatNU · Apr 22

This Wednesday, NICO is thrilled to host @davidlazer from @Northeastern to discuss the emergent and sometimes paradoxical logic of the internet news ecosystem. Join us in person in Chambers Hall or online via Zoom. 🗓️ Wed 4/23 at 12pm US Central 🔗 bit.ly/WedatNICO

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NICO@NICOatNU · Apr 22

NICOatNU's tweet image. This Wednesday, NICO is thrilled to host @davidlazer from @Northeastern to discuss the emergent and sometimes paradoxical logic of the internet news ecosystem. Join us in person in Chambers Hall or online via Zoom.

🗓️ Wed 4/23 at 12pm US Central
🔗 bit.ly/WedatNICO

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Moh Hosseinioun@MohHosseinioun · Apr 17

In many ways, learning involves building layers upon layers of knowledge and expertise. It turns out that the depth of these layers and their interdependencies are crucial. In our paper in @NatureHumBehav, we first identify these skill layers, then analyze how their structural...

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NICO@NICOatNU · Apr 8

This week, we are kicking off our spring speaker series with @sourav_medya from @UICCS, exploring how #AI can be harnessed to enhance the patent process. Join us in Chambers Hall or online via Zoom. 🗓️ Wed 4/9 at 12pm US Central 🔗 Full speaker schedule: bit.ly/WedatNICO

NICOatNU's tweet image. This week, we are kicking off our spring speaker series with @sourav_medya from @UICCS, exploring how #AI can be harnessed to enhance the patent process. Join us in Chambers Hall or online via Zoom.

🗓️ Wed 4/9 at 12pm US Central
🔗 Full speaker schedule: bit.ly/WedatNICO

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NICO@NICOatNU · Apr 2

Super cool opportunity to work with two brilliant scientists and fantastic mentors @mattgroh @dashunwang 🌟🌟 Come work with us @NICOatNU @KelloggSchool ! Feel free to reach out!

MMatt Groh@mattgroh · Apr 2

📢📢 Postdoc Opportunity at @NorthwesternU @dashunwang and I are seeking a creative, interdisciplinary researcher for a joint postdoc fellowship between our labs. If you're passionate about Human-AI Collaboration and Science of Science, this may be for you! Please share!

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NICO@NICOatNU · Jan 22

A reminder, NICO can be found on other social media platforms as well. Please follow us on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/nicoat… Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/nicoat… YouTube: youtube.com/@nicoatnu and Facebook: bit.ly/nico-facebook

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