News / Department of Network and Data Science

Borderless Knowledge Lecture: What's the Secret of Success? CEU Határtalan tudás sorozata: Mi a siker titka? Hálózatok a siker szólgálatában

April 10, 2019

A packed audience attended the free public lecture featuring two CEU network science experts and acclaimed singer Bea Palya.

Social Connections Can Predict a Town’s Corruption Risk

April 10, 2019

A new paper co-authored by members of CEU’s Department of Network and Data Science suggests corruption is embedded in local social norms.

Media Echo Chambers Increase Polarization in Society

March 14, 2019

Is it possible to reach a consensus with someone whose political opinion differs from your own? What if you both rely on social media like Facebook and Twitter for information about news and politics?

Barabasi’s Joint Research on Nature's Cover

December 14, 2018

Albert-Laszlo Barabasi’s joint research with Nima Dehmamy and Soodabeh Milanlouei was published in Nature's November 29 issue and featured on its cover. Barabasi is a Visiting Professor at CEU's Department of Network and Data Science.

“Each week Nature publishes a few dozen major discoveries – so it is a real honor to be selected to be on the journal's cover,” Barabasi said to ceu.edu.

#MyCEU with Janos Kertesz

December 14, 2018

"One of the most attractive features of CEU is its openness. It is committed to the ideal of the open society, it is open to students coming from all around the world and it is open to new ideas and directions in science. It is not by accident that the first network science PhD program in Europe was launched at CEU and our department is worldwide the first having network science in its name. I am fascinated by the inspiring environment at this university.

Kertesz Appointed Head of Department of Network and Data Science

June 5, 2018

Professor Janos Kertesz has been appointed head of the new Department of Network and Data Science. Kertesz already directs the PhD in Network Science program at CEU.

CEU's Sinatra and Barabasi on “SciSci” in Science Magazine

March 2, 2018

A group of mathematicians, computational social scientists and network scientists including CEU's Roberta Sinatra and Albert-Laszlo Barabasi are among a group of researchers using big data to look at the practice of science itself. Those outside the scientific world might not know that research scientists' careers flourish or flounder based on getting citations in scientific journals.

Applications Now Open for New Interdepartmental PhD Positions at CEU

January 11, 2018

As part of the Intellectual Themes Initiative, CEU offers four new joint PhD positions this year. The new doctoral programs are interdepartmental: the admitted students are expected to take courses from both participating units and conduct research at the crossroads of those disciplines.

1. Topic: Multilayer Structure of Economic-Financial Transactions

Barabasi Wins Senior Scientific Award at 2017 World Conference of Complex Systems (CCS)

September 26, 2017

CEU Center for Network Science (CNS) Visiting Professor Albert-Laszlo Barabasi received the Senior Scientific Award last week at the 2017 World Conference of Complex Systems (CCS) in Cancun, Mexico. Barabasi was honored for his outstanding work in the field of complex systems.