Center for the Study of Complex Systems

How an Applied Physics student became a Complex Systems Standout “I thought I would just be strictly physics. But then I learned about complex systems and was like, wait, the computer does what?! I thought it was so cool.”

I enjoyed the material so much I switched my career plans to continue my study of complex systems. I declared a Complex Systems minor as a sophomore to compliment my major in Mathematics. I wanted to supplement my pure methodological work with applications and interdisciplinarity. -- Daniel Kaiser, Class of 2019

Dillon Patel, Mech-Eng, CSCS Minor, Class of 2018 "The CSCS curriculum allowed me to explore topics outside of my core engineering coursework, work with graduate students from multiple disciplines, and has already had a direct effect on my career... I feel I had unique perspective on how to apply modeling to real-world situations."

Irina Mondescu - Class of 2016 "Beyond college, my time at CSCS helped me stand out in interviews. I noticed that many companies were looking for people who could bring new perspectives and ideas to the team. My complex systems minor helped me stand out from students solely from business or finance backgrounds."

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What do we do at CSCS? Our Center studies systems like economies, the brain, ecosystems, political systems, social networks, and the Internet that consist of many interacting parts, which in turn produce collective behaviors that exceed the capabilities of the constituent parts.

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Recent News

"An Unexpected Evolution" - the work of Luis Zaman featured in Fall 2020 LSA Magazine.

In the Fall 2020 LSA Magazine, Anna Megdell covers the ground breaking work of Luis who 'researches evolution—both biological and digital'. This publication comes out days after Luis was named to the 16-member UM Covid Council.

Complex Systems Science and Systemic Racism

A statement from The Complex Systems Faculty "Here at the Center for the Study of Complex Systems, we stand in solidarity with these efforts toward greater social justice and vocally oppose all expressions of bigotry and hate."

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WELCOME TO THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS

The Center for the Study of Complex Systems (CSCS) is a broadly interdisciplinary program in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts (LSA) at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Our mission is to encourage and facilitate research and education in the general area of nonlinear, dynamical and adaptive systems.

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CLICK TO WATCH THE VIDEO ANIMATION: PLANT-POLLINATOR SYSTEMS UNDER THREAT

This video was created for Complex Systems Professor Fernanda Valdovinos and Valdovinos Lab.

Valdovinos Lab studies the structure and dynamics of ecological networks at ecological and evolutionary scales, including their resilience to biodiversity loss, biological invasions, climate change, and exploitation by humans.

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