Spring School - Complex Network: Theory, Methods ans Applications (10th edition)

Spring School
Complex Network: Theory, Methods ans Applications
10th Edition

Villa del Grumello, Como, Italy, May 18-22, 2026
ntml.lakecomoschool.org

Sponsored by
Lake Como School of Advanced Studies
Fondazione Alessandro Volta
Fondazione Cariplo
SICC - Italian Society for Chaos and Complexity

*** DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: February 16, 2026 (firm deadline) ***

Many real systems can be modeled as networks, where the elements of the system are nodes and interactions between elements are edges. An even larger set of systems can be modeled using dynamical processes on networks, which are in turn affected by the dynamics. Networks thus represent the backbone of many complex systems, and their theoretical and computational analysis makes it possible to gain insights into numerous applications. Networks permeate almost every conceivable discipline---including sociology, transportation, economics and finance, biology, and myriad others---and the study of "network science" has thus become a crucial component of modern scientific education.

The school "Complex Networks: Theory, Methods, and Applications" offers a succinct education in network science. It is open to all aspiring scholars in any area of science or engineering who wish to study networks of any kind (whether theoretical or applied), and it is especially addressed to doctoral students and young postdoctoral scholars. The aim of the school is to deepen into both theoretical developments and applications in targeted fields.

LECTURERS

  • STEFANO BATTISTON, University of Venice
  • GINESTRA BIANCONI, Queen Mary University of London
  • VITTORIA COLIZZA, INSERM and Sorbonne Université, Paris
  • JAMES GLEESON, University of Limerick
  • PETTER HOLME, Aalto University
  • YAMIR MORENO, University of Zaragoza
  • CARLO PICCARDI, Politecnico di Milano

PROGRAM

Monday, 18 May, morning - no lectures
Monday, 18 May, afternoon - Higher-order networks (Bianconi)
Monday, 18 May, evening - Short talks by students

Tuesday, 19 May, morning - Temporal networks (Holme)
Tuesday, 19 May, afternoon - no lectures

Wednesday, 20 May, morning - Branching processes for spreading on networks (Gleeson)
Wednesday, 20 May, afternoon - Dynamics of information spreading in complex environments (Moreno)

Thursday, 21 May, morning - Modeling the spatial transmission of infectious diseases (Colizza)
Thursday, 21 May, afternoon - no lectures

Friday, 22 May, morning - Financial networks models: from risk to climate-related risk (Battiston)
Friday, 22 May, afternoon - Analyzing the network of international trade (Piccardi)

For information and application: ntml.lakecomoschool.org.