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Hiroki Sayama Publishes Complex Systems Textbook
NetSci High collaborator Hiroki Sayama has recently published the textbook Introduction to the Modeling and Analysis of Complex Systems Introduction to the Modeling and Analysis of Complex Systems introduces students to mathematical/computational modeling and analysis developed in the emerging interdisciplinary field of Complex Systems Science. Complex systems are systems made of a large number of […]
NetSci High Goes to CompleNet
With a supplemental award from NSF all our NetSci High students and teachers participated in the 6th International Workshop on Complex Networks. The NetSci High students presented their posters at CompleNet and discussed their work with attendees, and attended the entire conference and networked with some of the top researchers in the Network Science field, […]
Cambridge Science Festival Workshops April 22nd
When: April 22, 2015 Where: Boston University (School of Education Room 130, 2 Silber Way) Time: 2 pm – 4 pm (note new times) Free registration at: Cambridge Science Festival Registration Page The field of network science aims to solve some of the most complex problems facing our society today. In this series of discussions […]
NetSci High Featured on Stelar
This summer, twenty four students had an opportunity to meet Dr. Alex “Sandy” Pentland from MIT’s Media Lab, Dr. Gene Stanley from Boston University’s Center for Polymer Studies, and other researchers to learn about current applications in network science. The goal of ITEST’s Network Science for the Next Generation – known as “NetSci High” – […]
NetSciEd3 Berkeley
NetSciEd3 was held June 2, 2014 at the NetSci International Conference at University California Berkeley. The satellite workshop focussed on network science teaching and learning at all levels of formal and informal education, as well as how network science helps inform and understand learning processes and organizations. The morning included presentations, posters, and a hands-on […]
NetSciEd2 Copenhagen
The Second NetSci Satellite Symposium on Network Science in Education (NetSciEd2) at NetSci 2013 in Copenhagen followed the success of the first NetSciEd held last year, and focussed on how to expand network science-oriented educational outreach on a global scale. NetSciEd2 sought to identify trends in the use of network science to investigate the structure […]
Summer 2013 Workshop & Conference
Planning for our Summer 2013 workshop and conference is underway. Our workshop will be July 15 – 24, 2013 at Boston University’s Science Center (590 Commonwealth Avenue). The broad schedule is: Monday, July 15 and Tuesday July 16: Teacher Focus Workshop Wednesday, July 17: Welcome, Class of 2013 Conference, Keynotes Thursday, July 18 to Wednesday […]
Newburgh Student-Teacher Teams Visit West Point
Several cadets and NSC faculty members met with students, teachers, and family members from Newburgh Free Academy to share a few of the many network science (NS) projects cadets are conducting at West Point. Cadets gave presentations on research they have recently completed and also offered the students some advice based on lessons they learned […]
NetSci High Group Photo
Our NetSci High Workshop was a blast! Twenty high school students from New York and Boston, as well as teachers, graduate students and scientists came together for a hands-on workshop at BU from August 21-25. Students experienced an immersive introduction to network science, completed small group projects, and prepared for an academic year of research.
NetSci High Summer Workshop Nearing
The NetSci High Workshop at Boston University will soon be upon us! We will welcome 20 high school students, teachers and graduate students to Boston for an exciting week from August 21 through 25. All accepted students and teachers to the program have been e-mailed the link for online Registration as well as a Parent/Guardian […]