Welcome to the 20th Conference on Complex Systems, CCS2024! The CCS is the flagship annual meeting for the complex systems research community, operating within the framework of the Complex Systems Society. This special 20th anniversary conference is jointly organised by Northeastern University London and the University of Exeter.

We welcome participants looking to appreciate the connection with the multidisciplinary community that CCS brings together. In this 20th edition of the conference we welcome young researchers for a warm-up session in beautiful London, followed by the main conference just a train ride away in Exeter.

The UK-China Higher Education Young Talent Alliance (HEYTA) 2024 student conference will be hosted between Tuesday September 3rd to Thursday September 5th at the University of Exeter, UK. The aim of the conference is to promote cooperation, mutual understanding and trust between university students from the UK and China – and, thus, nurture future leaders with the skills to navigate a complex world.