Speaker: Dr. Jon MacKay
Saïd Business School, University of OxfordDate: Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Location: QNC 1501
Time: 2-4pm
Join us for refreshments starting at 2pm. The lecture will start at 2:30pm and run till approximately 3:30pm. A Q&A with the speaker will follow the lecture.AbstractCongressional parties are commonly viewed as […]

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WICI Open House

On September 3, 2016 By

Join us Tuesday, September 20, 2016 from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm in DC 1301 for a WICI Open House. Meet our Director Madhur Anand, network with other complex system scholars, and learn about our upcoming events and initiatives for 2016-17. Beverages and snacks to be provided.

To register for the Open House, please […]

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The Waterloo Institute for Complexity and Innovation invites applications for small grants to support development and submission of funding proposals to support complex systems research at the University of Waterloo ($5,000-$10,000, commensurate with the scope of the developed proposal).

Applications must have a substantive complex systems focus, but can be from any academic domain, and […]

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Katharine Zywert

On July 23, 2016 By

Katharine is a PhD student in the School of Environment, Resources, and Sustainability at the University of Waterloo, where she studies medicine in the Anthropocene. Her research investigates health and care practices (some long-standing, others newly emerging) that could offer alternative trajectories for health systems coming to terms with the ecological and social […]

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Igor Grossmann

On June 13, 2016 By

Dr. Grossmann’s main research goal is to understand the complex processes that enable individuals to think and act “wisely,” for instance by using cognitive strategies that facilitate the resolution of social conflicts, or by adaptively regulating emotions that undermine their goals and compromise their health. He has also conducted ground-breaking research on socio-ecological processes impacting […]

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Yu Huang

On June 1, 2016 By

Yu Huang is currently completing her PhD degree in Urban Planning at the School of Planning, University of Waterloo. Her research focuses on the complex interactions within the urban housing market system and the emergent urban patterns and market dynamics. Specifically, based on a home buyer and seller survey, she will explore the heterogeneous location […]

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Please join us May 26th for a WICI Talk with Dr. Melanie Mitchell from Portland State University and Santa Fe Institute.

Enabling computers to recognize abstract visual situations remains a hard open problems in artificial intelligence. No machine vision system comes close to matching human ability at identifying the contents of images or visual scenes, […]

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Amanda Raffoul

On April 28, 2016 By

Amanda Raffoul is a MSc Candidate in the School of Public Health and Health Systems at the University of Waterloo, working under the supervision of Dr. Sharon Kirkpatrick. Her research interests involve psychosocial contributors to weight status, such as dieting, body image, and weight bias, and how they influence our overall health. She is currently […]

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