Years of research by Alessandro Vespignani, director of Northeastern University’s Network Science Institute, helped lay the foundation for physics-based models of the spread of infectious diseases, including COVID-19 and Ebola.
Now, the European Physical Society (EPS) has recognized Vespignani’s groundbreaking contributions to the field of statistical physics of complex networks with the Statistical and Nonlinear Physics Division (SNPD) award.
The society said Vespignani, who is also the Sternberg Family Distinguished University Professor at Northeastern University, earned the distinction for “unveiling the universal principles governing epidemic spreading and information diffusion.”
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