The 4th conference of the International Association of Cognitive Semiotics (IACS), which will take place on June 15-18, 2022, is hosted by RWTH Aachen University. Particularly, the Chair of Semiotics and Cognitive Linguistics (Professor Irene Mittelberg, Professor Martin Thiering) is hosting this conference with the assistance of c:o/re (Professor Gabriele Grameslberger, Dr. Alin Olteanu) and, also, colleagues from KU Leuven. The topic of the conference is Semiotic Complexities – Theory & Analysis. The c:o/re team is organizing a panel on “Semiotic Approaches to Research Cultures” (see conference program).