Call for the Mediterranean School of Complex Networks 2025
We are glad to announce the call for the 10th edition of the Mediterranean School of Complex Networks: MSCX X 2025
Since 2014, the school has trained nearly 400 young researchers in network science, with a highly interdisciplinary flavor.
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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
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X Mediterranean School of Complex Networks
30 June - 5 July 2025, Ortigia Island (Syracuse), Italy
Web: https://mediterraneanschoolcomplex.net/
Watch this short video of a past edition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR1apC8-HZY
In the last decade, network theory has been revealed to be a perfect instrument to model the structure of complex systems and the dynamical process they are involved in. The wide variety of applications to social sciences, technological networks, biology, transportation and economics, to cite just some of them, showed that network theory is suitable to provide new insights into many problems.
After a decade of successful editions of the Mediterranean School of Complex Networks, started in 2014, we call for applications to the 10th Edition in 2025.
The goal of this school is twofold:
- Provide a theoretical background to students (Master, PhD) and young researchers in the field, with particular attention to current trends in Network Science;
- Promote philosophical and scientific exchange between all participants, i.e., lecturers and attendants.
For this reason, the program always involves lectures and focused seminars from experts in different fields (social sciences, biology, physics, computer science, etc) for 70% of the duration of the school. The remaining time will be dedicated to student activities (including talks, debates, scientific group activities).
In this edition, we will host lectures and focused seminars about the most recent advances on:
* Structure and dynamics of complex networks
* Human behavior in complex environments
* Computational social science
* Networks in biomedical sciences
* Network epidemiology
* Network in the cities
* Network inference
Invited Lecturers and Speakers
Vittoria Colizza (Sorbonne Université / INSERM)
Marta Gonzalez (UC Berkeley)
Joe Loscalzo (Harvard University / Brigham and Women's Hospital)
Marc Barthelemy (CEA/CNRS, France)
Jesùs Gomez-Gerdeñez (University of Zaragoza)
Marta Sales-Pardo (Universitat Rovira i Virgili)
Stefano Schiavo (University of Trento)
Sofia Andrea Teixeira (Northeastern University London)
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
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The school will take place in the Ortigia Island, Syracuse, a beautiful city located in Sicily along the sea, with a history that has its roots in the ancient Magna Grecia almost 2,800 years ago.
Application and Registration are mandatory for participants, visit the official webpage for details: https://mediterraneanschoolcomplex.net/
* School fee is 475€.
* School fee + social events is 575€.
The participation is in-person and, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the school, limited to 60 attendants. Early applications will be appreciated.
Please, note that meals are NOT included (except for the social dinner).
Accommodation is NOT included, but special offers will be available for a limited time.
IMPORTANT DATES
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• Application deadline (no payment needed at this stage):
11 February 2025
• Notification of Acceptance:
18 February 2025
• Registration deadline (payment needed):
3 March 2025
• School:
30 June - 5 July 2025
Local Organizing Committee
Serafina Agnello
Georgia Fichera
Marco Grassia (University of Catania)
Chairs of this edition
Manlio De Domenico (University of Padua)
Giuseppe Mangioni (University of Catania)
Board of Directors
Alex Arenas (Universitat Rovira i Virgili)
Vincenza Carchiolo (University of Catania)
Manlio De Domenico (University of Padua)
Giuseppe Mangioni (University of Catania)
You can visit the website of the School for further details about the program, the location, previous editions, to apply or to contact the organizers. See the attached flier.
For logistic and economic details, write to: cometa.segreteria@consorzio-cometa.it
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