12th BELGIAN NETWORK RESEARCH MEETING

12th BELGIAN NETWORK RESEARCH MEETING

The 12th edition of the Belgian Network Research Meeting (BENet) will be organised by the Complex Systems Institute from Ghent University on December 11, 2026. The purpose of this annual gathering is to foster communication among Belgian researchers employing network science on their work, regardless of their discipline: sociology, economics, communication, history, biology, physics, medicine, informatics, etc.

Important Dates


November 13, 2026: Submission of abstracts
November 27, 2026: Notification of acceptance
December 1, 2026: Registration deadline
December 11, 2026: Conference

Abstract Decisions

The decision on abstracts will be sent on November 27 at the latest. If the corresponding author did not receive the email, contact the organiser.
Remember to register before the deadline. Inform us if you decide not to participate anymore.

Mailing List

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Previous Editions


Contact Prof Luis Rocha for more information.

Organisers

  • Practical support: Sandy Van Laer and Niels Van Santen

    • The satellite is sponsored by the Research Foundation Flanders, Belgium, via the Belgium Research Network for Network Science (BENet).

    WebMaster: Luis Rocha. Updated: 12.10.2026

    Programme

    Programme schedule
    09:00 – 09:10 Opening (Luis Rocha, UGent)
    09:10 – 10:40 SESSION I Chair: XX, XX
    10:40 – 11:10 Coffee break
    11:10 – 12:40 SESSION II Chair: XX, XX
    12:40 – 13:40 Lunch break + Posters
    13:40 – 15:10 SESSION III Chair: XX, XX
    15:10 – 15:40 Coffee break
    15:40 – ~17:00 SESSION IV Chair: XX, XX
    ~17:00 Closing
    17:30 – 19:00 XXX at XX

    Call for Abstracts

    We welcome the submission of short research abstracts. Authors of selected contributions will be invited to present and discuss their work during the meeting. Please take into account the interdisciplinary nature of this event: tutorial presentations will be favored over detailed reports. If you prefer a shorter (5 min) or longer (15 min) talk, specify your choice during the submission. We will try to accommodate all wishes.

    Submit here your title and abstract (text only, 180-200 words) by November 13, 2026.


    The scope of the meeting includes but is not restricted to:
    Social & organisational theory
    Economics & Finance
    Social media & online activities
    Human communication & mobility
    Information diffusion & opinion dynamics
    Political networks & collective action
    Ecology, ethology, food webs
    Biology & bioinformatics
    Epidemiology
    Physics, Mathematics & Statistics
    Modelling & Data Analysis
    Statistical networks & Bayesian networks
    Social network analysis
    Network visualisation
    Network criminology
    Networks and machine learning
    Networks and AI

    The book of abstracts with list of participants is available here.

    The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.

    Registration

    Registration is free and mandatory here. Register by December 1, 2026.

    Important Dates (duplicate for context)

    November 13, 2026: Submission of abstracts | November 27, 2026: Notification of acceptance | December 1, 2026: Registration deadline | December 11, 2026: Conference

    Location

    The annual meeting will take place at Tranforma - Avenue Jules Bordet 13, Evere (Brussels). Open in Google Maps