Vermont Complex Systems Institute
@vcsi.bsky.social
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. https://vermontcomplexsystems.org/
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...
Why does every mammal get 1 billion heartbeats in their life?
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MassMutual Fellow and Computational Story Lab PhD student Calla Beauregard discussing gender stereotypes in film at @ic2s2.bsky.social : www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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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@chrisdanforth.bsky.social sharing a lightning talk on LEMURS at @ic2s2.bsky.social ⚡ www.linkedin.com/posts/uvm-vc...
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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@lhd.bsky.social talks witches at @ic2s2.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/posts/uvm-vc...
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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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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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@rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social presents our morning Keynote: www.linkedin.com/posts/ic2s2_...
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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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💯. Lightning talk by @vcsi.bsky.social AI and Computational Social Science Postdoctoral Fellow Julia Zimmerman
Manoel Horta Ribeiro@manoelhortaribeiro.bsky.social · 2mo ago#ic2s2 these are the coolest slides i’ve ever seen
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!
@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
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.
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!
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/
Events
Upcoming events, seminars, and conferences at the Vermont Complex Systems Institute.
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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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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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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.
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...
International Honor for Laurent Hébert-Dufresne | Computer Science | The University of Vermont
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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)
Only six days left! Tutorial submissions close on February 2nd. Submit here: ic2s2-2026.org/submit-tutor...
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.
I'm teaching my evolutionary robotics course again, for those who want to follow along. Lecture 1: why make robots? youtu.be/FjNNFRDvQgs?...
Lecture 1 of Evolutionary Robotics. Logistics, and why make robots?
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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
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.
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:
2026 tutorial submissions are open! ✔️ Submission deadline: February 2nd, 2026 ✔️Acceptance Notification: February 16th, 2026 View the guidelines here: lnkd.in/eBHVe2tP
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...
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
