NetSciX 2026
International School and Conference on Network Science17th-20th February 2026Auckland, New Zealand
Keynote speakers & programme at a glance
School headline speaker
| Professor Eduardo Altmann (University of Sydney) | ||
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Programme at a glance (tentative)
| Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | ||||
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| 08:00:00 | Registration open | Registration open | Registration open | Registration open | |||
| 9:00-10:15 | Meso-scale organization of networks: theory and applications (1/2) – Eduardo Altman | 9:00-10:00 | Keynote 1: Tina Eliassi-Rad | 9:00-10:00 | Keynote 3: Rio Sun | 9:00-10:00 | Coffee and networking morning |
| 10:15-10:45 | Coffee break | 10:00-10:30 | Coffee break | 10:00-10:30 | Coffee break | 10:00-11:00 | Keynote 5: Clare Postlethwaite |
| 10:45-12:00 | Meso-scale organization of networks: theory and applications (2/2) – Eduardo Altman | 10:30-12:00 | Presentation Session | 10:30-12:00 | Parallel thematic session | 11:00-12:00 | Presentation Session |
| Discrete network models in biology | |||||||
| Networks in Science of Science | |||||||
| The Scales of Movement (1/2) | |||||||
| 12:00-1:15 | Lunch | 12:00-1:15 | Lunch | 12:00-1:15 | Lunch | 12:00-1:15 | Lunch |
| 1:15-2:30 | Ecological Networks: from data reconstruction to dynamical insights – Kate Wootton and Anshuman Swain | 1:15-2:15 | Keynote 2: Lewis Mitchell | 1:15-2:45 | Parallel thematic session | 1:15-2:45 | Presentation Session |
| Algorithmic Fairness in Network Science | |||||||
| The scales of Movement (2/2) | |||||||
| 2:30-3:45 | Gentle Introduction to Deep Graph Learning for Network Scientists – Ingo Sholtes | 2:15-3:45 | Presentation Session | 2:45-3:45 | Keynote 4: Yukie Sano | ||
| 3:45-4:15 | Coffee break | 3:45-4:15 | Coffee break | 3:45-4:15 | Coffee break | 2:45-3:15 | Coffee break |
| 4:15-5:30 | Indigenous Data Sovereignty – Daniel Wilson | 4:15-5:30 | Spotlight Talks | 4:15-5:30 | Lightning Talks | 3:15-3:30 | Closing |
| 5:30-late | Welcome reception | 5:30-7:30 | Poster session and reception | 7:00-late | Conference dinner |
Registration & Location
| Registration Type | Early Bird (available until Dec 15th 2025) | Standard (after Dec 15th 2025) |
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| Academic full registration | NZ$800 | NZ$990 |
| Non-academic full registration | NZ$950 | NZ$1,150 |
| Student registration | NZ$500 | NZ$600 |
The conference will be held at the Sir Owen G Glenn Building at the University of Auckland (12 Grafton Road, Auckland 1010).
Accommodation
We have secured discounts with a number of accommodation options. Please use the booking code NSX2026 for these.
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