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News
WICI cohosting AMMCS-ALIFE Congress Waterloo, August 2026
The Waterloo Institute for Complexity (WICI) is pleased to announce that we will cohost the premier International Conference on Artificial Life next year, 17-21 August 2026. The conference theme for ALIFE 2026 is "Living and Lifelike Complex Adaptive Systems".
The ALIFE meeting will be held jointly with the prestigious Applied Mathematics, Modeling and Computational Science (AMMCS) conference at Wilfrid Laurier University, as part of the AMMCS-ALIFE Congress.
New WISIR Director Announcement
Dr. Maryam Mohiuddin Ahmed Appointed Director of the Waterloo Institute for Social Innovation and Resilience (WISIR)
The Waterloo Institute for Social Innovation and Resilience (WISIR) is pleased to announce that Dr. Maryam Mohiuddin Ahmed has been appointed as its new Director.
WICI Speaker Series Announced
The Waterloo Institute for Complexity & Innovation (WICI) is proud to launch our 2025 Speaker Series with two thought-provoking events.
Join us for two inspiring talks on complexity, governance, AI, and relational futures featuring:.
Dr. Rik Logtenburg, June 26, 2:30 pm,
and
Dr. Vanessa Andreotti, June 27, 10:30 am.
More information and registration details can be found on our events page.
Events
WICI Talk with Dr. Eric De Giuli
"Complexity, noise, and control"
Faculty Hall, PSE 7303 | May 13, 2026 | 2:00 pm
ALiFE 2026
ALIFE 2026 will be held jointly with the AMMCS 2026 conference, giving participants the unique opportunity to attend sessions and talks across both events.
Visit the Conference webpage for more details.