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Vermont Complex Systems Institute

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The Vermont Complex Systems Institute at the University of Vermont is a post-disciplinary team working on real-world, data-rich, meaningful complex systems problems of all kinds. vermontcomplexsystems.org

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Vermont Complex Systems Institute @vcsi.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
VCSI Director @peterdodds.bsky.social was recently featured on Veritasium along with Steven Strogatz and Brian Enquist, discussing scaling laws and one (unfortunate) elephant. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL9L...
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Why does every mammal get 1 billion heartbeats in their life?
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Vermont Complex Systems Institute @vcsi.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
MassMutual Fellow and Computational Story Lab PhD student Calla Beauregard discussing gender stereotypes in film at @ic2s2.bsky.social : www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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Calla G. presenting a parallel session talk “Archetypes and gender in fiction: A data-driven mapping of gender stereotypes in stories” at IC2S2 | Vermont Complex Systems Institute
Calla G. presenting a parallel session talk “Archetypes and gender in fiction: A data-driven mapping of gender stereotypes in stories” at IC2S2
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Vermont Complex Systems Institute @vcsi.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
@chrisdanforth.bsky.social sharing a lightning talk on LEMURS at @ic2s2.bsky.social ⚡ www.linkedin.com/posts/uvm-vc...
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Chris Danforth presenting an IC2S2 lightning talk ⚡️ on the Lived Experiences Measured Using Rings (LEMURS) study: | Vermont Complex Systems Institute
Chris Danforth presenting an IC2S2 lightning talk ⚡️ on the Lived Experiences Measured Using Rings (LEMURS) study:
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Vermont Complex Systems Institute @vcsi.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
@lhd.bsky.social talks witches at @ic2s2.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/posts/uvm-vc...
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#ic2s2 | Vermont Complex Systems Institute
Laurent Hébert-Dufresne presenting “Witchcraft as Narrative Contagion: Modeling the Diffusion and Mutation of Transmission Mechanisms in the 1692 Salem Crisis” at #ic2s2
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International Conference on Computational Social Science @ic2s2.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Voting is open! Select your favorite #ic2s2 posters, lightning talks, and parallel talks. Voting will be open until our closing session on Friday when winners will be announced. complexforms.uvm.edu/ic2s2/
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International Conference on Computational Social Science @ic2s2.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
@rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social presents our morning Keynote: www.linkedin.com/posts/ic2s2_...
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#ic2s2 | IC2S2
Happening now: Keynote Rafael Prieto-Curiel presents an approach to solving the problem of organized crime using complex systems, modeling Mexican Cartel behavior and recruitment patterns. #ic2s2
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International Conference on Computational Social Science @ic2s2.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
💯. Lightning talk by @vcsi.bsky.social AI and Computational Social Science Postdoctoral Fellow Julia Zimmerman
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Alexa Woodward @alexawoodward.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Arden Olsko, a PhD student in the Glass Brain Lab working on the SOCKS project, presents “Quantifying Language Used in Cross-Partisan Conversations: Does Geography Matter?” - super cool to see @vcsi.bsky.social computational story lab tools used for this project!
Presentation on political discourse using computational social science tools showing rank divergence of word meaning
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Alexa Woodward @alexawoodward.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
@juniperlov.bsky.social presents “A Taste of Privacy: How Context, Identity, and Lived Experience Shape Information Sharing Preferences” in the Social Good & Ethics parallel session at #IC2S2
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Rafael M Batista @rafmbatista.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
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IC2S2 2026 (by Rafael M Batista) — Semble
A collection of papers from IC2S2 conference
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Hiroki Sayama @hirokisayama.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Aviral Chawla studies LLMs' abilities to learn multitudes of preferences #IC2S2 @ic2s2.bsky.social
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International Conference on Computational Social Science @ic2s2.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Tomorrow evening after our welcome reception, we invite conference attendees to join us for a bike ride to North Beach. We'll be leaving from ECHO museum at 6:30pm.
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International Conference on Computational Social Science @ic2s2.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Our amazing @vcsi.bsky.social crew has been working hard to welcome you to Vermont! Our team designed a hand-drawn program zine (drawn by VCSI executive director @alexawoodward.bsky.social) and we folded 600 of them with love. See you soon!
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Vermont Complex Systems Institute @vcsi.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
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We’re excited to welcome you to this special place! See you soon! | IC2S2
We’re excited to welcome you to this special place! See you soon!
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Vermont Complex Systems Institute @vcsi.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
We're incredibly proud that so many VCSI affiliated researchers are presenting their work at @ic2s2.bsky.social next week! Stop by and say hello! vermontcomplexsystems.org/events/
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Events
Upcoming events, seminars, and conferences at the Vermont Complex Systems Institute.
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Vermont Complex Systems Institute @vcsi.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
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Our MassMutual Center of Excellence in Complex Systems and Data Science graduate student team had a great time presenting their research, brainstorming, and sharing ideas at MassMutual's HQ at the...
Our MassMutual Center of Excellence in Complex Systems and Data Science graduate student team had a great time presenting their research, brainstorming, and sharing ideas at MassMutual's HQ at the Bos...
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Vermont Complex Systems Institute @vcsi.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
😍 🐙 👀 www.linkedin.com/posts/robert...
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I recently finished a Spring Puzzles series of illustrations for the Vermont Complex Systems Institute. On to Summer! | Robert Babboni
I recently finished a Spring Puzzles series of illustrations for the Vermont Complex Systems Institute. On to Summer!
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Vermont Complex Systems Institute @vcsi.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Researchers at the University of Vermont, led by VCSI Director @peterdodds.bsky.social, have uncovered a powerful new insight about how language works—one that overturns a cornerstone assumption in psychology, linguistics, and artificial intelligence that has stood for more than 70 years.
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Vermont Complex Systems Institute @vcsi.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Congratulations to Laurent Hébert-Dufresne @lhd.bsky.social, UVM Professor of Computer Science and core faculty member of the Vermont Complex Systems Institute, on receiving the 2026 Young Scientist Award for Socio and Econophysics from the German Physical Society! www.uvm.edu/cems/cs/news...
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International Honor for Laurent Hébert-Dufresne | Computer Science | The University of Vermont
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International Conference on Computational Social Science @ic2s2.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Abstract submissions close on March 3rd! We are also extending a ✨ call for mentored reviewers ✨ if you advise excellent graduate or postdoctoral researchers you are welcome to recommend them to review for IC2S2 2026. Email IC2S2@uvm.edu to nominate mentored reviewers (or faculty colleagues)
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International Conference on Computational Social Science @ic2s2.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
We're excited to welcome @begus.bsky.social as a keynote speaker for IC2S2 2026!
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International Conference on Computational Social Science @ic2s2.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Only six days left! Tutorial submissions close on February 2nd. Submit here: ic2s2-2026.org/submit-tutor...
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International Conference on Computational Social Science @ic2s2.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Jan Eiẞfeldt will be a keynote speaker for IC2S2 2026! Jan is an external fellow at @sfiscience.bsky.social and serves as Director, Global Head of Trust & Safety at the Wikimedia Foundation @wikimediafoundation.org, the non-profit hosting Wikipedia, Wikidata, and other free knowledge projects.
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Josh Bongard @doctorjosh.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
I'm teaching my evolutionary robotics course again, for those who want to follow along. Lecture 1: why make robots? youtu.be/FjNNFRDvQgs?...
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Lecture 1 of Evolutionary Robotics. Logistics, and why make robots?
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International Conference on Computational Social Science @ic2s2.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Conference update: IC2S2 Virtual Day. While Vermont is an incredibly kind and welcoming state, national policies and federal actions have a real impact on conference access, particularly for people from countries who cannot enter the US due to federally enacted travel bans. 1/6
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International Conference on Computational Social Science @ic2s2.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
We are thrilled to announce that @katymilkman.bsky.social will be a keynote speaker at IC2S2 2026. Milkman is best known for her award-winning research on to identify and overcome barriers that prevent positive behavioral change.
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International Conference on Computational Social Science @ic2s2.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
We are excited to welcome @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social as a 2026 keynote for IC2S2. His work at the Complexity Science Hub in Vienna, as well as his work with OECD - OCDE and the The World Bank focuses on mobility, migration and urban dynamics:
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International Conference on Computational Social Science @ic2s2.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
2026 tutorial submissions are open! ✔️ Submission deadline: February 2nd, 2026 ✔️Acceptance Notification: February 16th, 2026 View the guidelines here: lnkd.in/eBHVe2tP
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The Pudding @pudding.cool · 10/12/2025
There’s a secret language beneath your favorite movies, musicals, and even video games. We visualized every motif in Wicked, Hamilton, and Les Mis to show how tiny musical ideas can build entire emotional worlds. 🔗: pudding.cool/2025/12/moti...
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International Conference on Computational Social Science @ic2s2.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Keynote Announcement! We're thrilled to have Kate Starbird from the University of Washington's Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering speak at IC2S2 2026. Registration is open with submissions opening on 12/15: ic2s2-2026.org
IC2S2 2026 Speaker announcement displaying the image of Kate Starbird from the University of Washington with a background showing Lake Champlain in Vermont
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Vermont Complex Systems Institute @vcsi.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Woohoo! We're excited.
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International Conference on Computational Social Science @ic2s2.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
We're excited to announce that the website and registration for IC2S2 2026 (July 28-31) will launch in early December! The Vermont Complex Systems Institute @vcsi.bsky.social at the University of Vermont will be hosting IC2S2 in 2026: youtube.com/watch?v=p412S4GnPkc&feature=youtu.be
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IC2S2 2026 | Burlington, Vermont
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Vermont Complex Systems Institute @vcsi.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Core faculty Juniper Lovato recently joined Across the Fence to discuss artificial intelligence. Check out the episode "What Does a Computer Scientist (and Philosopher) think of A.I.?" www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5V8...
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11/05/25 What Does a Computer Scientist (and Philosopher) think of A.I.?
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Vermont Complex Systems Institute @vcsi.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Eight arms clapping for our champions: "Complex City United" is #1! Our complex systems team of faculty and graduate students won UVM's recreational soccer finals this month:
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Vermont Complex Systems Institute @vcsi.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Congratulations (to us) for making a Valencian-approved paella 🥘 under suboptimal (regular) stove top conditions in honor of our excellent cohort of visiting PhD scholars from Spain:
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Laurent Hébert-Dufresne @lhd.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
We wrote a little something! @nwlandry.bsky.social and I talk about how new software to study networks with groups (like @xgi.bsky.social !) can help interdisciplinary collaborations tackle old questions from social ontology and the science of groups. www.siam.org/publications...
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Group Science: The Open Source Study of Higher-order Networks With XGI | SIAM
The CompleX Group Interactions (XGI) software package offers analytical tools, tutorials, and documentation for higher-order network science research.
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Vermont Complex Systems Institute @vcsi.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
It’s fall in Vermont and here we are with @uvmvermont.bsky.social president Dr. Marlene Tromp for the annual social on the green 🍁🍂
Students and faculty standing outside for a group picture on a fall day in Vermont
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Josh Bongard @doctorjosh.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
New paper dropped! Led by @thosvarley.bsky.social and Pai Vaibhav, we show that flows of information within a #xenobot resemble flows of information observed in adult human brains. Thomas provides caveats and context below. w/ @drmichaellevin.bsky.social, Caitlin Grasso, & Jeantine Lunshof.
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João Franco @okfranco.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
🎓 I've joined the PhD in Complex Systems & Data Science at @vcsi.bsky.social to work w/ @lhd.bsky.social & @juniperlov.bsky.social to explore social (complex) dynamics 🔬 Huge thanks to @joanagsa.bsky.social & Lília Perfeito for helping me get ready for this chapter 🚀 Excited for this next step!
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Vermont Complex Systems Institute @vcsi.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Excited about this paper and the interactive story to accompany it. Congrats @lhd.bsky.social @juniperlov.bsky.social @giulioburgio.bsky.social @sfiscience.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social and nice story telling @jstonge.bsky.social!
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Laurent Hébert-Dufresne @lhd.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Our Physical Review Letter looks at how to get power-law distributions of cascade size without tuning or self-organization to criticality by allowing cascades to improve in quality and jump over gaps or dead-ends TL;DR complex-stories.uvm.edu/friends-funn... Paper: journals.aps.org/prl/abstract...
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Vermont Complex Systems Institute @vcsi.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Working on an interesting data project? Want to enjoy Vermont during leaf peeping season? Submit a talk for PyData Vermont 2025! We will be hosting this event at UVM through our open source program office, VERSO: pydata.org/vermont2025/
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PyData Vermont 2025 | Join the Python conference today
PyData Vermont 2025 is a two-day in-person conference for data scientists, engineers, and developers, featuring keynotes, talks, and networking at UVM in Burlington, VT, October 21-22.
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Vermont Complex Systems Institute @vcsi.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
We love this research profile on Vermont Complex Systems Institute core faculty @juniperlov.bsky.social 🐙 www.linkedin.com/posts/uvm-vc...
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Juniper Lovato is a Vermont Complex Systems Institute core faculty member and an outstanding thinker who has been critical to many of our most significant research efforts. Learn about what makes her…...
Juniper Lovato is a Vermont Complex Systems Institute core faculty member and an outstanding thinker who has been critical to many of our most significant research efforts. Learn about what makes her ...
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Vermont Complex Systems Institute @vcsi.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
What do cascade dynamics teach us about why things go viral? New research from VCSI faculty and @sfiscience.bsky.social considers the fact that things don’t just spread — they change as they spread, and those changes strengthen or weaken their impact. Read more here: www.uvm.edu/cems/cs/news...
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Going Viral: How Ideas, Beliefs, and Innovations Spread in the Digital Age | Computer Science | The University of Vermont
It might start as a joke, a belief, or a rumor. At first, it’s easy to dismiss. But then it gains a twist, builds momentum, and spreads like wildfire. What causes some ideas to die out while others ta...
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Vermont Complex Systems Institute @vcsi.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Why do stock markets behave the way they do? New work from our partnership with MITRE upends traditional understanding of stylized facts in markets. Read more here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Revisiting Cont's stylized facts for modern stock markets
In 2001, Rama Cont introduced a now-widely used set of ‘stylized facts’ to synthesize empirical studies of financial price changes (returns), resulting in 11 statistical properties common to a larg...
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International Conference on Computational Social Science @ic2s2.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
All the keynote recordings are available now, enjoy! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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IC2S2'25 Norrköping - YouTube
This playlist contains all keynotes from IC2S2'25 in Norrköping, Sweden.
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Vermont Complex Systems Institute @vcsi.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Proud of our team's talks and posters at #IC2S2 in Norrköping Sweden - what a great week. We're excited to host next year in Vermont!
Team from the University of Vermont + External faculty posing for a picture by a riverVCSI executive director announcing location for the conference in 2026, standing on a large stage with colleaguesfemale scholar presenting a parallel talk, engaging with the audience PhD student presenting a research poster
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Vermont Complex Systems Institute @vcsi.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Our team had an amazing week at @ic2s2.bsky.social in Norrköping Sweden and we will post pictures of our posters and talks soon - the big news is that we're so excited to host #IC2S2 in Burlington in 2026! youtu.be/p412S4GnPkc
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IC2S2 2026 | Burlington, Vermont
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Vermont Complex Systems Institute @vcsi.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Newish work from VCSI core and external team members: @lhd.bsky.social @juniperlov.bsky.social @jstonge.bsky.social @jgyou.bsky.social & @nwlandry.bsky.social 👀
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Vermont Complex Systems Institute @vcsi.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Some big news for us and congrats to @chrisdanforth.bsky.social on this NSF award: www.uvm.edu/uvmnews/news...
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UVM Attracts $5.5M from NSF for AI Supercomputer, Underground Robots, Health Science | UVM News | The University of Vermont
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