Faculty

New this term, University of Waterloo graduate students will discuss their complex systems work during a monthly seminar. Join us for a 20 minute talk, followed by a 20-minute discussion and feedback opportunity. Afterwards, everyone who is able is welcome to meet at the Graduate House for food and socializing from 6 p.m. onward. 

This month, Jude H. Kurniawan talks about 'Visualizing different perspectives of energy scenarios' on Thursday, May 16 from 4:30-5:30 in EV3 3401. We hope to see you there!

WICI Complex Systems Student Project Symposium for Graduate and Undergraduate students

Amanda Raffoul: Are we (unintentionally) doing more harm than good? Systems Approaches to the Prevention of Eating-and-Weight-Related Disorders

Kevin Church: The Hidden Geometry of Complex Dynamics and How to Exploit It

Katharine Zywert:  Social-Ecological Systems Change and the Future of Human Health

WICI Speaker Series with Thomas Bury: Critical Transitions in Cardiac Systems

Thursday, May 2, 2024

12:30 p.m.

WICI Director Dr. Sean Geobey and his research team share how their work with the Investment Readiness Program, in partnership with Canadian Community Economic Development Network (CCEDNet), connects with social finance and community-wealth building.

Dr. Robert L. Axtell, Professor of Computational Social Science at George Mason University, illustrates how a ‘complexity economics’ approach using large-scale agent-based computing methodology offers novel insights unavailable from conventional rational expectations equilibrium models.

WICI Director Dr. Sean Geobey brings community leaders Naudia Banton, Manager of Waterloo Region Small Business Centre, Trevor Charles, Executive Director of LiftOFF, Eric Avner, President and CEO of Waterloo Region Community Foundation, and Carla Leon, President and CEO of Just Like Family Home Care, together to share their perspectives on community wealth building.

WICI Speaker Series on Cybernetic Aesthetics with Heather A. Love

WICI Speaker Series on AI and Social Science Research with Dr. Igor Grossmann featuring panellists Dr. Maura Grossman, Dr. Joel Blit, and Dr. Amir-Hossein Karimi

WICI and Perimeter Institute present the "Hammers & Nails Climate Workshop" on Monday 17th July. This workshop will continue the spirit of theMay 2023 WICI-Fields Math for Complex Climate Challenges Workshop, aiming to bring mathematicians in the same room with experts from climate, energy and biodiversity research.