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The Center for Complex Networks and Systems Research (CNetS) focuses on fostering interdisciplinary research in all areas related to complex networks and systems, computational social science, and data science. We mine, model, and analyze complex systems and networks, producing high-impact and high-visibility research that applies, and occasionally develops, AI approaches to a wide range of topics: from modeling online diffusion and influence to detecting social bots and online manipulation, and from science of science to climate studies and a range of health-related topics.

 

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Fortunato elected Fellow of the AAAS

Santo Fortunato has been elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for pioneering contributions to the science of complex networks, computational social science and the science of science, including foundational work on community detection and citation dynamics....


Kristina Lerman Talk

Kristina Lerman Talk February 17, 2026 3:00pm EDT Luddy AI 2005 Speaker: Kristina Lerman Title: Cyberpsychology: Emotion as the Hidden Driver of Social Behavior in Online Networks Abstract: Emotions shape every aspect of social life, yet their role in digital communication has been surpri...


Fortunato named James H. Rudy Professor in Informatics and Computing

Santo Fortunato has received the title of James H. Rudy Professor on Informatics and Computing from IU's President Pamela Whitten. This career-long appointment is given to faculty members who have achieved local, national, and international distinction in both teaching and research/creative activit...


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