About

The Young Researchers of the Complex Systems Society (yrCSS) is a branch of the Complex Systems Society (CSS) formed by and for young researchers. We aim to bring together young scientists working with complex systems. Our goal is to strengthen the community in order to stimulate an exchange of ideas and help build future collaborations. We try to create opportunities for interaction in a less formal way than in typical conferences, but still formal enough to retain the seriousness and productivity of high-level scientific collaborations.

Under a different name, yrCSS has been active since 2011. Throughout our history, we have organized many satellite sessions, workshops, and panel discussions of senior researchers. We have also provided numerous scholarships for events involving complex systems (SECS) and collaboration grants (Bridge Grant). Every year, we also organize the Warm-Up of the Conference on Complex Systems.

Advisory Board

The Advisory Board is the administrative and executive organ of yrCSS. Here below are the current members of the board:

Structure of the yrCSS

Formally, yrCSS is a group of peer scientists and its administrative and executive organ, the Advisory Board, which resides within the Complex Systems Society. The Advisory Board is a committee of the CSS. To achieve its aims, the Advisory Board may prepare proposals and motions, make statements, create an online community, organize a job market, as well as setting up courses, seminars, schools, satellites, workshops, and meetings to promote the yrCSS. The Advisory Board may, as occasion arises, cooperate with other bodies having similar aims and set up Working Commissions to help in the collaboration.

The yrCSS is organized in three levels:

• a group of young researchers in the meaning of bullet point 1 of the Bylaws (see below),
• an administrative and executive organ called Advisory Board,
• a variable number of Working Commissions that can be appointed if needed.

The Advisory Board holds the highest rank in the hierarchy of yrCSS and is responsible for making decisions.

The Advisory Board shall have:

• A Chair, who is responsible to formally represent the Advisory Board and to convey the Advisory Board when needed.
• A Secretary, who is responsible to make a summary of the decisions taken in every meeting of the Advisory Board and to report the activity of the Working Commissions. The Secretary is also responsible for posting on the yrCSS social media channels, advertising our activities and activities of our collaborators.
• A Treasurer, who is responsible for keeping track of the budget of the yrCSS and report to the Advisory Board when needed.

The Advisory Board is convened by the Chair or in his absence by a member appointed by the Chair. A meeting of the Advisory Board or a meeting that represents the Advisory Board must include the Chair or a member appointed by the Chair. The Advisory Board decides which activities are going to be promoted on behalf of yrCSS and how to allocate the annual budget to such activities. The Advisory Board can be partially renewed every year.

Bylaws

1. The requirements to be considered a young researcher of the CSS are:
   1. being an active CSS member,
   2. being a Master’s student, a PhD student or an early stage researcher (up to 4 years after PhD) working on complex systems.
2. All young researchers of the CSS have full access to all the activities and opportunities promoted and organized by the Advisory Board.
3. A person not fulfilling the requirements at point 1.2 can still be considered a young researcher of the CSS subject to the approval of the Advisory Board.
4. The Advisory Board of the yrCSS is partially renewed in elections each year.
   1. Candidates for the Advisory Board members must be considered young researchers of the CSS in the meaning of point 1.
   2. The maximum term of office for the Advisory Board members is 2 years.
   3. The number of regular members of the Advisory Board is 6.
   4. The Advisory Board must have a Chair, a Secretary and a Treasurer.
      1. Before the yearly renewal process, the next Chair, Secretary and Treasurer of the Advisory Board must be appointed among members who are about to start their second year in office.
      2. If no consensus emerges among them, a vote which involves all current Board members should take place.
5. Honorary Advisory Board members can be appointed by the Advisory Board to help in the organization of the statutory activities.
6. The Advisory Board may create a Working Commission formed by any collaborator to help in conducting work out of the main scope of the activities.
7. In order to make any amendment to the present bylaws, the Board members shall approve the amendment by absolute majority.
8. In cases not covered by the bylaws, the Advisory Board has decisive power.

Previous members of the Board

• María Martínez-Barbeito (2022-2024)
• Iva Bačić (2022-2024)
• Aleix Bassolas Esteban (2021-2023)
• Violeta Calleja Solanas (2021-2023)
• Anshuman Swain (2021-2023)
• Alexey Medvedev (2020-2022)
• Chico Camargo (2020-2022)
• Furkan Gursoy (2020-2022)
• Andreia Sofia Teixeira (2019-2021)
• Tomasz Raducha (2019-2021)
• Matteo Cinelli (2019-2021)
• Mateusz Wilinski (2018-2020)
• Jarosław Klamut (2019-2020)
• Krishna Bathina (2018-2020)
• Eugenio Valdano (2018-2019)
• Alberto Antonioni (2017-2019)
• Federico Botta (2017-2019)
• Alice Patania (2017-2019)
• Laura Alessandretti (2016-2018)
• Federico Battiston (2016-2018)
• Aleksandra Aloric (2015-2017)
• Elisa Omodei (2015-2017)
• Giovanni Petri (2015-2017)
• Sarah De Nigris (2013-2016)
• Evelyn (Evangelia) Panagakou (2013-2016)
• Domenico Bullara (2013-2015)
• Matteo Chinazzi (2013-2015)
• Jasmin S. A. Link (2013-2015)