Systems science
Study of the nature of systems
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| 2025 |
Cascading failure
Cascading failures caused blackouts in Chile and across Spain, Portugal, and France, highlighting ongoing challenges in power grid stability.
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| 2025 | Yiannis Laouris is elected as President of ISSS, set to serve from 2025 to 2026. |
| 2024 | Gary R. Smith begins his presidential term at ISSS, serving from 2024 to 2025. |
| 2024 |
Complexity Science Hub
IT:U Interdisciplinary Transformation University Austria joined the Complexity Science Hub. The organization relocated from Palais Strozzi to Palais Springer-Rothschild in Vienna's Landstraße district.
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| 2024 |
Complexity Science Hub
CSH established the Digital Innovation School (DIS), an umbrella structure for research training at doctoral and postdoctoral levels, supported by Austrian federal ministries. The program includes nine university partners and one federal research institution, featuring an annual master class series and two research experiences outside academia.
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| 2023 |
Cascading failure
Another countrywide Blackout occurred in Kenya, indicating recurring challenges in power grid resilience.
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| 2023 |
Complexity Science Hub
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) joined the Complexity Science Hub.
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| 2023 |
Computer Pioneer Award
Daniel S. Bricklin awarded the Computer Pioneer Award for creating VisiCalc, the progenitor of the modern spreadsheet.
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| 2023 |
Computer Pioneer Award
Scott Shenker received the Computer Pioneer Award for pioneering contributions to scheduling and management of packet-switched networks.
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| January 2023 | Shayne Gary from the University of New South Wales in Australia becomes president of the System Dynamics Society. |
| 2022 |
Cascading failure
Kenya experienced a countrywide Blackout due to a cascading failure in its power grid.
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| 2022 | IIASA expanded its membership through the Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Member Organization (SSARMO), including 17 African countries participating in the Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI). |
| 2022 |
Computer Pioneer Award
Christos Papadimitriou awarded for fundamental contributions to Computer Science, developing theory of algorithms and complexity.
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| 2022 |
Computer Pioneer Award
Daphne Koller honored with the Computer Pioneer Award for contributions to probabilistic models in computational biology and human health.
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| 2021 | The European Bioinformatics Institute first released the AlphaFold Protein Structure Database (AlphaFold DB), a collaborative project with Google DeepMind to make predicted protein structures freely available to the scientific community. |
| 2021 | Paul Pangaro becomes president of the American Society for Cybernetics. |
| 2021 | IIASA embarked on a new strategy to develop and apply systems science to support transformations to sustainability, launching its Strategy 2021-2030 to position itself as the primary destination for integrated systems solutions and policy insights for global sustainability challenges. |
| 2021 |
Computer Pioneer Award
Moti Yung honored for transformative innovations in 'Trust in Computation', including coinventing 'Malicious Cryptography'.
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| 2021 |
Computer Pioneer Award
Peter J. Denning received the Computer Pioneer Award for seminal contributions to virtual memory, Internet infrastructure, and computing education.
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| 2020 |
Complex adaptive system
Publication of the Complex Adaptive Systems Modeling (CASM) journal ceased.
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| 2020 |
Complexity Science Hub
Central European University joined the Complexity Science Hub.
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| 2020 |
Computer Pioneer Award
Jack Dongarra received the Computer Pioneer Award for leadership in high-performance mathematical software.
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| 2020 |
Computer Pioneer Award
Demetri Terzopoulos awarded for developing computer vision, computer graphics, and medical imaging.
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| March 21 2020 | NECSI's EndCoronaVirus.org initiative assembled a network of over 4,000 volunteers aimed at minimizing the impact of COVID-19 by providing data and action guidelines. |
| January 2020 | Joseph Norman, Yaneer Bar Yam, and Nassim Taleb submitted a paper to the White House administration, urging drastic steps to curtail the COVID-19 coronavirus. |
| 2019 |
Cascading failure
A cascading failure resulted in a Blackout in southeast South America, further highlighting the global occurrence of such systemic failures.
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| 2019 |
Programme on Ecosystem Change and Society
PECS transitioned hosting from Stockholm Resilience Centre to Stellenbosch University.
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| 2019 | Mark Enslin and Fred Steier are awarded the Wiener Medal in Cybernetics. |
| 2019 | The Chinese Government officially adopted the GAINS model to strengthen air quality management in the country. |
| 2019 |
Complexity Science Hub
University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna and the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber joined the Complexity Science Hub.
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| 2019 |
Computer Pioneer Award
Jitendra Malik awarded for developing Computer Vision through research, leadership, and mentorship.
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| 2019 |
Computer Pioneer Award
Laura Haas honored for pioneering innovations in federated databases and data integration.
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| 2018 | Paul Weston receives the Wiener Medal in Cybernetics. |
| 2018 | Published three reports as part of the Challenges and Opportunities for Economic Integration project, analyzing product standards, foreign direct investment, and trans-Eurasian land transport corridors. |
| 2018 |
Complexity Science Hub
University for Continuing Education Krems joined the Complexity Science Hub.
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| 2018 |
Computer Pioneer Award
Larry Page and Sergey Brin awarded for creating the Google search engine and leading ambitious products and research initiatives.
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| 2018 |
Computer Pioneer Award
Barbara Liskov received the Computer Pioneer Award for pioneering data abstraction, polymorphism, and support for fault tolerance in programming languages.
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| 2018 |
Computer Pioneer Award
Bjarne Stroustrup honored for pioneering C++ programming language.
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| 2017 |
Programme on Ecosystem Change and Society
PECS held its second open science conference in Mexico.
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| 2016 |
Cascading failure
South Australia experienced a Blackout caused by a cascading failure, illustrating the ongoing challenges in power grid stability.
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| 2016 | Julia Frazer and John H. Frazer, along with William J. Reckmeyer, are awarded the Wiener Medal in Cybernetics. |
| 2016 |
Complexity Science Hub
Official operations of the Complexity Science Hub began. Vienna University of Economics and Business joined the organization. Stefan Thurner became the first president and scientific director.
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| 2015 |
Programme on Ecosystem Change and Society
PECS organized and hosted its first open science conference in South Africa.
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| 2015 | Ranulph Glanville is honored with the Wiener Medal in Cybernetics. |
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