Network Science and Education 2026

NetSciEd 2026: The Symposium on Network Science and Education will be held in June 2026 as a satellite of the NetSci 2026 Conference at Boston, USA, following a series of successful previous editions. 

NetSciEd 2026 is a venue to discuss anything related to network science and education, including educational activities to teach/learn network science and applications of network science to understand, model, and improve educational systems and practices. Teachers, students and education researchers are welcome to participate, and we look forward to further discussions about developing a network science curriculum for K-12 students.

PROGRAM: The Satellite will take place on Monday June 1st, 2026 between 2:30pm - 6:00pm EST. See below for details of the program. Detailed schedule will be shared as we approach the day of the Satellite.

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS:

Contributed oral presentations will be 15 minutes long in total (including both talk and Q & A). If you are interested in presenting at NetSciEd 2026, please submit a brief abstract to Evelyn Panagakou (e.panagakou@northeastern.edu) by 20 April 2026.

Your abstract should:

* Include the title of your presentation, the list of authors and their affiliations, and the contact information (e-mail address) of the corresponding author.

* Include a summary of your presentation (up to 300 words).

* Be formatted as a single PDF file (maximum 2 pages including figures/tables, if any).

We will review your submissions and email notifications by 4 May 2026. 

TOPICS OF DISCUSSION:

Topics to be discussed at the Satellite include but are not limited to:

•     Outreach activities, tools, and materials

•     Curricular development and practices for teaching network science 

•     Use of network science concepts and tools to teach traditional subjects in K–12 education

•     Teacher education

•     Informal education

•     Network modeling and analysis of educational systems, curricular materials, classroom/school dynamics

•     Applications of network science for the improvement of education

ORGANIZERS:

Catherine Cramer (Woods Hole Institute, USA, catherine@woodsholeinstitute.org)

Ralucca Gera (Naval Postgraduate School, USA, rgera@nps.edu)

Evelyn (Evangelia) Panagakou (Northeastern University, USA e.panagakou@northeastern.edu — Main Contact)

Mason A. Porter (UCLA, USA, mason@math.ucla.edu )

Hiroki Sayama (Binghamton University, USA, sayama@binghamton.edu )

Stephen Uzzo (Woods Hole Institute, USA, stephen@woodsholeinstitute.org)