Netsci Conference


The International School and Conference on Network Science, also called NetSci, is an annual conference focusing on networks. It is organized yearly since 2006 by the . Physicists are especially prominently represented among the participants, though people from other backgrounds attend as well. The study of networks expanded at the end of the twentieth century, with increasing citation of some seminal papers.
Following this increase in interest from the scientific community, network science was examined by the National Research Council, the arm of the US National Academies in charge of offering policy recommendations to the US government. NRC assembled two panels, resulting in recommendations summarized in two NRC Reports, offering a definition of the field of network science. These reports not only documented the emergence of a new research field, but highlighted the field’s role for science, national competitiveness and security. The NetSci conference series was set up in 2006 to address the need of the new and emerging highly interdisciplinary network science community to meet and exchange ideas. The NetSci conference has been a yearly event since then. In 2015, a shorter regional conference, called NetSci-X, was added.

History

The formal NetSci conference series was preceded by several meetings:
  • , ICTP Trieste May 22–25
  • Midterm Conference
  • : Networks, Structure, Dynamics and Function, May 12–26, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Organized by Zoltán Toroczkai, Eli Ben-Naim, Hans Frauenfelder, Pieter Swart, supported by Los Alamos National Laboratory.
  • Aveiro Conference CNET 2004 August 29–September 2
  • , ICTP Trieste May 16–28
In 2006 these events became part of an organized structure with one network conference per year.
In 2015, the Network Science Society added an additional, shorter regional conference, called NetSci-X, held in January:

Plenary Speakers

2020

School speakers
Invited speakers
Erdős–Rényi Prize
2020 Young Network Scientist Award
  • TBA
Euler Prize
2020 Network Scientist Award
  • TBA
Service Price
2020 NetSci outstanding service award
  • TBA

2019

School speakers
Keynote speakers
Invited speakers
Erdős–Rényi Prize
2019 Young Network Scientist Award
Euler Prize
2019 Network Scientist Award
Service Price
2019 NetSci outstanding service award

2018

School speakers
Keynote speakers
Invited speakers
  • Claudia Wagner
  • Sam Scarpino
  • Sonia Kéfi
  • Brooke Foucault Welles
  • Amy Wesolowski
  • Stefano Battiston
  • Sophie Achard
  • Paolo Ciuccarelli
Erdős–Rényi Prize
2018 Young Network Scientist Award

2017

Erdős–Rényi Prize
2017 Young Network Scientist Award
  • Vittoria Colizza

2016

Erdős–Rényi Prize
2016 Young Network Scientist Award

2015

Erdős–Rényi Prize
2015 Young Network Scientist Award
  • Chaoming Song

2014

Erdős–Rényi Prize
2014 Young Network Scientist Award

2013

Erdős–Rényi Prize
2013 Young Network Scientist Award

2012

Erdős–Rényi Prize
2012 Young Network Scientist Award
  • Roger Guimerà

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

Event structure

The NetSci conference generally starts with two days of satellite meetings organized by different people, and classes offering an introduction into different aspects of network science. The formal NetSci conference starts on Wednesday, and has a series of keynote speakers, invited speakers, and contributed talks in parallel sections.

Erdős–Rényi Prize

The Erdös-Rényi Prize in Network Science is awarded annually at the NetSci meeting,