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Understanding complexity: network science and statistical physics Back
September 27th 2024
at Chalmers, Gothenburg
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Gothenburg Lise Meitner Award 2024 Symposium
[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)