
The Gothenburg Physics Centre is pleased to announce a symposium held in the honour of the Gothenburg Lise Meitner Award laureate of 2024, network scientist Prof. Albert-László Barabási.
Title of the symposium: "Understanding complexity: network science and statistical physics"
Students are welcome to attend.
Overview
- Date:Starts 27 September 2024, 09:00Ends 27 September 2024, 17:00
- Location:PJ lecture room, building Physics Origo
- Language:English
Password to Zoom-meeting: barabasi
Programme
Chair: Tünde Fülöp
09:00-09:10
Martin Nilsson-Jacobi (Chalmers)
09:10-10:00
Albert-László Barabási (Center for Complex Network Research, Northeastern University)
“Tangible ties: the impact of physicality on networks”
10:05-10:35
Mogens Jensen (Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen)
“Oscillations, DNA repair and chaos in cell dynamics”
10:35-11:00
Coffee break
11:00-11:30
Alex Vespignani (Northeastern University, College of Science)
"Layer by Layer: Unpacking Networks to Build Actionable Epidemic Models"
11:30-12:00
Fredrik Höök (Chalmers)
"Probing cell-membrane dynamics: how representative are our simplistic experimental models?"
Lunch break (1.5h)
13:30-14:00
Bernhard Mehlig (University of Gothenburg):
“How do deep neural nets learn? A dynamical-systems approach”
14:05-14:35
Ginestra Bianconi (Queen Mary University of London):
“Topology shapes dynamics on higher-order networks”
14:35-15:00
Coffee break
15:00-15:30
Giovanni Volpe (University of Gothenburg)
"What is a physicist to do in the age of AI?"
15:35-16:05
Petter Holme (Aalto University)
“Dreams of universality: Physicists in complexity science and beyond”
16:05-16:50
Panel discussion with Ulf Danielsson (Uppsala University) and Albert-László Barabási, moderated by Tünde Fülöp.

Gothenburg Lise Meitner Award 2024 Ceremony
Welcome to attend the ceremony where the Gothenburg Physics Center presents the Gothenburg Lise Meitner Award for 2024 to network scientist Prof. Albert-László Barabási. Students are welcome to attend.

Gothenburg Lise Meitner Award
The Gothenburg Lise Meitner Award is awarded by the Gothenburg Physics Centre to a scientist who has made a breakthrough discovery in physics.