World-renowned statistical physicist Alessandro Vespignani was installed as Northeastern University’s Sternberg Family Distinguished University Professor of Physics on Tuesday in the Raytheon Amphitheater.
World-renowned researcher elected to the Academy of Europe
Alessandro Vespignani, Northeastern’s newly appointed Sternberg Family Distinguished University Professor of Physics, was recognized for his research on the spread of epidemics.
Understanding complex networks
Network scientists David Lazer and Alessandro Vespignani are awarded a major grant for interdisciplinary work analyzing the interdependence of networks in different kinds of systems.
Forecasting the future of health and science
Alessandro Vespignani, a world-renowned statistical physicist, has conducted landmark research on the spread of viruses.
A ‘ray’ of light on complex systems
Ginestra Bianconi, assistant professor of physics, is part of an international research team whose new findings cite a major a breakthrough in making superconductors more efficient.
Nurturing a seed of discovery
Network scientists at Northeastern collaborate on first large-scale map of a plant’s protein network, which could one day help treat human disease.
Google algorithm links to cancer detection
Network scientists at Northeastern find that Google’s PageRank algorithm can reveal complex interactions in other kinds of networks, such as the human body.
Network scientist awarded international prize for research
Director of Northeastern’s Center for Complex Network Research wins recognition from science foundation based in Italy
Getting inside the control mechanisms of complex systems
In this month’s cover story in the journal Nature, Northeastern researchers provide a pathway to greater control of complex systems, including biological and social networks.
In an emergency, word spreads fast and far
Network science researchers find that disasters trigger rapid rise in mobile communications, suggesting changes in emergency response policy
A cellular roadmap for medical researchers
The latest paper from Northeastern’s Center for Complex Network Research provides a clearer picture of molecular interactions within cells, and their potential to cause disease
Northeastern researchers made the call on “zombie virus”
More than one million Smartphones in China have been crippled—an event predicted last year by Northeastern network scientists studying mobile phone viruses