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Thursday, September 17, 2026

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.

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

From Particles to Markets: Complex Systems Across Disciplines

The Waterloo Institute for Complexity & Innovation (WICI) is pleased to host Complexity Day, a cross‑disciplinary gathering exploring how complex systems thinking connects mathematics, physics, and economics.

May 13, 2026 | Faculty Hall - PSE 7303

This special event will feature two distinguished speakers whose work spans theory, systems modeling, and real‑world implications of complexity:

Together, these talks will offer complementary perspectives on how nonlinear dynamics, emergence, and constraints shape systems across scales—from physical matter to economies and infrastructures. Complexity Day is designed to foster dialogue across disciplines and highlight shared tools, questions, and insights within complexity science.  The talks are accessible to a wide audience.

To join us, please register on each speaker's event page.


 

Dr. Maryam Mohiuddin Ahmed
Wednesday, November 5, 2025

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. 

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Map the System at UWaterloo and Beyond

Map the System at UWaterloo and Beyond
Paul Heidebrecht discusses UWaterloo’s involvement in Map the System and how it has been integrated as both a curricular and co-curricular learning opportunity, and the impact on students. Gabriel Jabile presents his map, which won this year’s Map the System campus finals at Waterloo, and reflects on his experience competing at the Canadian finals at the Banff Systems Summit and the global finals at Oxford, where he was recognised with an award for excellence for the inclusion of underrepresented voices in his research.
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Understanding Livestock Disease Outbreaks in Uganda
Gabriel Jabile
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Thursday, August 21, 2025

Imagining a Regenerative Future

 POSTPONED:  WICI event

Please register to be kept up to date with how to be involved in bioregioning and our events.  

Be part of a community effort to reimagine the future of the Grand River. The launch begins a shared journey of mapping next steps and building relationships to support resilience and thriving communities across the Grand River Watershed. All are welcome.

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

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.