MARCH 11 - 13, 2026 ROCHESTER, NY (& ONLINE)
NERCCS 2026:
NERCCS 2026: The Ninth Northeast Regional Conference on Complex Systems will follow the success of the previous NERCCS conferences to promote the emerging venue of interdisciplinary scholarly exchange for complex systems researchers in the Northeast U.S. region (and beyond) to share their research outcomes through presentations and online publications, network with their peers, and promote interdisciplinary collaboration and the growth of the research community.
NERCCS will particularly focus on facilitating the professional growth of early career faculty, postdocs, and students in the region who will likely play a leading role in the field of complex systems science and engineering in the coming years.
The 2026 conference will be held primarily in person at the University of Rochester, with an online participation option via Zoom.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
We call for submissions for oral and poster presentations on a wide variety of complex systems research. Relevant topics include (but are not limited to):
Theoretical foundations of complex systems
Nonlinear dynamics and chaos
Systems theory, information theory, and systems science
Game theory, decision theory, and socio-economical applications
Self-organization, pattern formation, and collective behavior
Structure and dynamics of complex networks
Sustainability and adaptability of complex systems
Bio-inspired systems, machine learning, and evolutionary computation
Data-driven approaches to complex systems
Applications to the humanities, art, and literature
Historical and philosophical aspects of complex systems
Complex systems and education
Submissions should be made as a single PDF file via the Google Form submission system, in extended abstract format (1 page, including one figure).
The full-paper publication option will also be available in the post-conference special issue in Northeast Journal of Complex Systems (NEJCS) (free of charge). Interested authors can contact the Publication Chairs (Georgi Georgiev and Bernard Ricca).
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Best Oral Presentation / Best Poster Awards: NERCCS 2026 will offer the Best Oral Presentation and Best Poster Awards. The winner will be selected from accepted talks and posters by the judge panel, which will be recognized with a certificate at the conference.
Important Dates:
| Extended abstract submission deadline: | January 15, 2026 |
| Extended abstract notification to authors: | February 3, 2026 |
| Revision deadline: | March 5, 2026 |
| Registration deadline: | March 1, 2026 |
| Conference: | March 11-13, 2026 |
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
PROGRAM
Start: 12:00pm March 11, 2026. End: 12:30pm March 13th, 2026.
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Times are all in the U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT = UTC - 04:00).
VENUE
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
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ORGANIZERS
Organizing Committee:
| General Chairs: |
Bernard Ricca (University of Rochester) Gourab Ghoshal (University of Rochester) Sean P Maley (Binghamton University, Finger Lakes Community College, SUNY) |
Program Committee:
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