The Physical Networks satellite series brings together researchers working on networks whose nodes and links are physical objects embedded in space. The series focuses on how spatial embedding, geometry, volume exclusion, packing, material constraints, and physical interactions shape network structure and function.
The latest archived edition is Physical Networks IV @ NetSci 2026.
Archive
Physical Networks IV
NetSci 2026
Boston / Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
June 2, 2026
Physical Networks III
NetSci 2025
Maastricht, the Netherlands
June 2, 2025
Physical Networks II
NetSci 2024
Québec City, Canada
Monday, June 17, 2024
Physical Networks I
NetSci 2023
Vienna, Austria
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
About the series
Physical networks are networked systems in which links and nodes are material or spatially embedded objects. Examples include neural connectomes, vascular structures, porous media, cellular and cytoskeletal networks, fiber systems, disordered metamaterials, and random packings.
The satellite series provides a common venue for network science, statistical physics, soft matter, biophysics, geometry, topology, and materials science perspectives on these systems.