Distinguished Lecture Series on Network Science and Research

Networks are everywhere. From computers on the Internet to infected patients in an epidemic to molecular processes within a cell, complex webs of interactions between many different entities play critical roles in both society and the natural world. In light of the growing interest and importance of network science and network research to the Penn State Research community, the Office of the Senior Vice President for Research is sponsoring a Distinguished Lecture Series on Network Science and Research this academic year. Throughout this lecture series, prominent national experts will present cutting-edge work on network science and network research.

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Distinguished Speakers Schedule

Details will be added to this page as they become available. Please check back here for additional event information.

Upcoming Schedule

Ignacio Rodriguez-IturbeMarch 31, 2009, 3:35 p.m. in 100 Life Sciences (Berg Auditorium)
Ignacio Rodríguez-Iturbe, Princeton University
Event Title: River Networks as Ecological Corridors: A Complex System Perspective for Understanding the Environment and Response to Change
Presentation will be broadcast live via media-site here.



Previous Speakers and Presentations

Nathan EagleNovember 5, 2008, 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m., 102 Chambers Building
Nathan Eagle, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and
the Santa Fe Institute

Event title: Inference in Complex Social Systems: Insights and Applications from the Behavior of the Aggregate
Video of event available here.

Luis AmaralNovember 19, 2008, 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m., 113 IST, Cybertorium
Luis Amaral, Northwestern University
Event title: A Web of Short Stories Concerning SARS, Fishing, and Growing
Presentation available here.



Kathleen CarleyDecember 15, 2008, 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 113 IST, Cybertorium
Kathleen Carley, Carnegie Mellon University
Event title: Dynamic Network Analysis: From Words to Spatio-Temporal Network Analytics
Presentation available here.


Mark NewmanJanuary 14, 2009, 3:30 p.m. in 113 IST, Cybertorium
Mark Newman, University of Michigan
Event Title: Networks and Influence
Presentation available here.



James MoodyFebruary 24, 2009, 1:00 p.m. in 112 Kern Building
James Moody, Duke University
Event Title: Diffusion Implications of Network Dynamics
Presentation available here.



Duncan WattsMarch 16, 2009, 11:30 a.m. in 113 IST, Cybertorium
Duncan Watts, Yahoo! and Columbia University
Event Title: Using the Web to do Social Science