Understanding complexity: network science and statistical physics Back

September 27th 2024
at Chalmers, Gothenburg
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Gothenburg Lise Meitner Award 2024 Symposium
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[Gothenburg Lise Meitner Award 2024 Symposium](https://www.chalmers.se/en/current/calendar/gpc-symposium-lise-meitner-award-2024/) ### 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”](https://youtu.be/tbhI4X48rtY) 10:05-10:35 **Mogens Jensen** (Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen) [“Oscillations, DNA repair and chaos in cell dynamics”](https://youtu.be/pVNtctB_pho) 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"](https://youtu.be/XuShjCIhwiA) 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”](https://youtu.be/it4wmUmcm28) 14:05-14:35 **Ginestra Bianconi** (Queen Mary University of London) [“Topology shapes dynamics on higher-order networks”](https://youtu.be/hn_-5cffM-g) 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?"](https://youtu.be/0dIib48Btnk) 15:35-16:05 **Petter Holme** (Aalto University) [“Dreams of universality: Physicists in complexity science and beyond”](https://youtu.be/wLRqREvCLB0) 16:05-16:50 [Panel discussion with Ulf Danielsson (Uppsala University) and Albert-László Barabási](https://youtu.be/UYOcNk6clQk)

Organizing team
Tünde Fülöp
István Pusztai
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