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Bringing networks to life. 

 

From sub-cellular biology to the Internet, networks capture the architecture behind complex  behavior. They map the pathways that channel genetic information between cellular components, spread viruses among linked individuals and help neuronal signals propagate between brain regions. But the network is just the static architecture underlying these rich dynamics. How does this structure translate into dynamic behavior?
 

At the Complex Network Dynamics lab we translate structure into function. Predicting how signals spread along network pathways, uncovering the network components that contribute to the system’s stability and resilience and detecting the nodes and links that enable information to flow throughout the system. Our ultimate goal is to systematically use complex network data to understand, predict and control its observed behavior.

So, what can your network do?
 

MAFAT Research & Development
European Commision - Erasmus+
Israel Min. of Sciece Tech & Space
Israel National Cyber Directorate
US National Science Foundation
Italy-Israel Binational Grant
Israel Science Foundaion

Understand.

Predict.

Influence.

Evolving patterns of epidemic flow

While topology is static - the patterns of flow can change with time. Watch as the flow shifts with time from the hubs to the peripheral nodes. Read more

Signal propagation in complex networks

How does a signal travel in a network environment? Unpredictably. Here we use a dynamic metric to predict the actual spatio-temporal propagation patterns. Read more

Baruch Barzel
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Bat-el Ktuvim

Lab Manager

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Dr. Soumen Majhi

Postdoc

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Dr. Nir Lahav

Alumni

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Tal Sido

Alumni

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Dr. Aradhana Singh

Postdoc

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Hillel Sanhedrai

PhD Student

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Rotem Gazit

Masers student

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Sagi Buaron

Alumnus

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Dr. Chandrakala Meena

Alumni

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Dr. Suman Acharyya

Postdoc

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Gil Tankus

Alumni

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Dr. Adar HaCohen

Alumni

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Guy Berger

PhD Student

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Omri Oren

Masers student

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Dr. Chittaranjan Hens

Alumnus

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Dror Meidan

Alumni

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Dr. Priodyuti Pradhan

Postdoc

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Dr. Nir Schreiber

Postdoc

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Uzi Harush

PhD Student

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Yotam Kaplan

Research Student

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Dr. Merav Stern

Alumna

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Eran Reches

Alumnus

Maybe You?

We are always seeking talented and motivated researchers. Contact us about open positions. Or visit our Positions page.

RESEARCH
Patternd of information flow

Dynamic patterns of information flow in complex networks, Nature Communications 8, 2181 (2017)

RESEARCH

Dynamics of Complex Networks

Statistical physics is the theory of interacting particles, gases and liquids. Its way of thought, however, goes beyond the domain of material science. In a broader perspective it provides us with a bridge between the microscopic description of a system and its observed macroscopic behavior. With it we can track the way in which system-level phenomena emerge from the mechanistic description of the system’s interacting components. For instance how the blind interactions between pairs of magnetic spins lead to the seemingly cooperative phenomena of magnetism.


At CND we develop the statistical physics of complex systems: our interacting particles are not atoms or spins, but rather genes, proteins, animal species or humans. We track the way in which individual human interactions lead to the spread of ideas, perceptions and also diseases, or how biochemical reactions between proteins transfer information between cellular components. These systems defy many of the classic principles that are central to the way physics is traditionally done. The particles are self-driven and non-Newtonian, the interactions are nonlinear and the underlying geometry in random, highly irregular and non-localized. In two words – complex systems.


With these challenges at hand, we find that the dynamic behavior of these complex systems – social, biological or technological – can be predicted, analyzed and understood using the tools and way of thought of statistical physics.

MEDIA

MEDIA COVERAGE

To get a popular taste of our scientific research please visit the links below
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Universality in Network Dynamics

We think of statistical mechanics as the theory of interacting particles, gases and liquids. Its toolbox, however - indeed, its way of thought - goes beyond the domain of material science.

17.11.2013

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Predicting the tipping point of complex systems

While preparing soup, have you ever wondered at what point does a pot of boiling water start evaporating?
Now, we know from basic physics that water can be of two states- liquid or gas.
But is it possible to determine the exact interaction and energy between the billions of water molecules that converts liquid to vapor?

12.05.2016

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A new framework to predict spatiotemporal signal propagation in complex networks

Past studies have found that a variety of complex networks, from biological systems to social media networks, can exhibit universal topological characteristics. These universal characteristics, however, do not always translate into similar system dynamics.

22.02.2019

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A KID IN A NETWORK SHOP

“There are some questions that you don’t need to be a scientist to ask. You need to be a little kid,” said Baruch Barzel, a post-doctoral research associate at Northeastern’s Center for Complex Network Research.

25.09.2013

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A WIRING DIAGRAM FOR DISEASE

The human genome is a vast parts list for the inner works of our biology. It codes for thousands of proteins that make us who we are and keep our bodies up and running

15.07.2013

הנבואה ניתנה למדענים: מתי ייכחדו הדבורים?

תחשבו איך העולם היה נראה אילו הייתה לנו האפשרות לנבא אסונות, הפסקות חשמל או מחלות? כל אותן דוגמאות הן בעצם תוצאה של קריסת מערכות מורכבות ובזכות מחקר ישראלי פורץ דרך, בו לקח חלק ד"ר ברוך ברזל מהמחלקה למתמטיקה של אוניברסיטת בר אילן, ניתן לזהות כיום לראשונה את אותה נקודה קריטית - רגע לפני קריסתה

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25.03.2016

האם מחקר פורץ דרך בתורת הכאוס יכול להביא למהפכה גם בחקר המוח

תורת הכאוס, שהייתה אופנתית בשנות ה-90 של המאה הקודמת, קצת נזנחה בשנים האחרונות, אבל ניר להב, שחוקר את תופעת הסנכרון במערכות כאוטיות, מקווה להחזיר את העניין בה

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15.12.2018

הקשר המסתורי בין פייסבוק, שפני סלע והפסקות חשמל

מגפות קטלניות, מתקפות סייבר, קריסת תשתיות שמשתקת מדינות שלמות – אנשי המרכז לחקר רשתות משוכנעים שאת כל הקטסטרופות האלה אפשר למנוע בעזרת כמה כלים מתמטיים. במעבדה באוניברסיטת בר־אילן הם מפצחים את הכללים שאליהם מצייתת כל רשת בעולמנו, מצמחייה בג'ונגל ועד טוויטר ופייסבוק, ומגלים כיצד אפשר להציל או למוטט אותה.

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22.09.2019

15 הנערים הכי חכמים בישראל

לאחר מיונים קפדניים ומתישים, 15 נערות ונערים בני 16 התקבלוט לתוכנית היוקרתית ביותר של משרד החינוך. המטרה - לייצר את כלות וחתני פרסי הנובל של שנת אלפיים וחמישים. כלומר, אולי

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14.02.2018

Network dynamics - talk at BIU international school on comlex networks

From Neurons to Facebook - Presentation at Nitzozot

Universal Resilience Patterns in Complex Networks video

An interview with Channel 20

An interview with American Friends of Bar-Ilan University

Editing by Lonnie Ostrow

An interview with Channel 13

Webinar - Alternating quarantine for COVID19 mitigation

Krav Mada - Video presentation with Galey Zahal

No exit? Panel hosted by the Israel embassies to UK and US

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VIDEOS

PUBLICATIONS

PUBLICATIONS

Papers

2023

Chandrakala Meena, Chittaranjan Hens, Suman Acharyya, Simcha Haber, Stefano Boccaletti and Baruch Barzel

Nature Physics

2023

I. Samoylenko et al.

Physical Review X 13, 021032

2022

Adar Hacohen, Reuven Cohen, Sol Efroni, Ido Bachelet and Baruch Barzel

Scientific Reports 12, 10430

2022

Nir Lahav, Irene Sendiña-Nadal, Chittaranjan Hens, Baruch Ksherim, Baruch Barzel, Reuven Cohen and Stefano Boccaletti

Scientific Reports 12, 1

2022

Xiyun Zhang, Zhongyuan Ruan, Muhua Zheng, Jie Zhou, Stefano Boccaletti and Baruch Barzel

Nature Communications 13, 6218

2022

Hillel Sanhedrai, Jianxi Gao, Amir Bashan, Moshe Schwartz, Shlomo Havlin and Baruch Barzel

Nature Physics 18, 338

2022

Xiyun Zhang, Gabriela Lobinska, Michal Feldman, Eddie Dekel, Martin A Nowak, Yitzhak Pilpel, Yonatan Pauzner, Baruch Barzel and Ady Pauzner

PLoS Computational Biology 18, e1010391

2021

Dror Meidan, Nava Schulmann, Reuven Cohen, Simi Haber, Eyal Yaniv, Ronit Sarid, Baruch Barzel

Nature communications 12, 1

2021

Kiriil Kovalenko, Irene Sendiña-Nadal, Nagi Khalil, Alex Dainiak, Daniil Musatov, Andrei M Raigorodskii, Karin Alfaro-Bittner, Baruch Barzel, Stefano Boccaletti

Communications Physics 4, 1

2021

Zhaoqing Li, Zhenghong Deng, Zhen Han, Karin Alfaro-Bittner, Baruch Barzel and Stefano Boccaletti

Chaos, Solitons & Fractals 152, 111307

2020

Yanjun Wang, Yakun Cao, Chenping Zhu, Fan Wu, Minghua Hu, Vu Duong, Michael Watkins, Baruch Barzel & H. Eugene Stanley.

Scientific Reports 10, 6890

2020

Xiyun Zhang, Zhongyuan Ruan, Muhua Zheng, BaruchBarzel and Stefano Boccaletti

Chaos, Solitons & Fractals 140, 110130

2019

Hoi-To Wai, Anna Scaglione, Baruch Barzel and Amir Leshem

IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing 67, 4582

2019

Adar Hacohen, Reuven Cohen, Sol Efroni, Baruch Barzel and Ido Bachelet 

Scientific Reports 9, 14345 

2019

Eran Reches, Daniel Knebel, Jan Rilich, Amir Ayali and Baruch Barzel

iScience  12, 53

2019

Chittaranjan Hens, Uzi Harush, Reuven Cohen and Baruch Barzel

Nature Physics 15, 403

2019

Nir Schreiber, Reuven Cohen, Simi Haber, Gideon Amir and Baruch Barzel

Physical Review E 100, 052119

2018

Nir Lahav, Irene Sendiña Nadal, Chittaranjan Hens, Baruch Ksherim, Baruch Barzel, Reuven Cohen and Stefano Boccaletti

Physical Review E 98, 052204

2018

Prosenjit Kundu, Chittaranjan Hens, Baruch Barzel and Pinaki Pal

Europhysics Letters,120, 40002

2017

Uzi Harush and Baruch Barzel

Nature Communications 8, 2181

2016

Jianxi Gao, Baruch Barzel and Albert-László Barabási

Nature 530, 307

2015

Gang Yan, Georgios Tsekenis, Baruch Barzel, Yang-Yu Liu, Jean-Jacques E. Slotine and Albert-László Barabási

Nature Physics 11, 779

2015

Baruch Barzel, Yang-Yu Liu and Albert-László Barabási

Nature Communications 6, 7186

2013

Baruch Barzel and Albert-László Barabási

Nature Physics 9, 673-681

2013

Baruch Barzel and Albert-László Barabási

Nature Biotechnology 31, 720-725

2012

Baruch Barzel and Ofer Biham

Physical Review E 86, 031126-38

2011

Baruch Barzel and Ofer Biham

Physical Review Letters 106, 150602-05

2010

Baruch Barzel, Ofer Biham, Raz Kupferman, Azi Lipshtat and Amir Zait

Physical Review E 82, 021117-28

2009

Baruch Barzel and Ofer Biham

Physical Review E, 80, 031117-30

2009

Baruch Barzel and Ofer Biham

Physical Review E, 80, 046104-14

2009

Franck Le-Petit, Baruch Barzel, Ofer Biham, Evelyne Roueff and Jacques Le-Bourlot

Astronomy and Astrophysics 505, 1153-1165

2008

Baruch Barzel and Ofer Biham

Physical Review E 78, 041919-26

2007

Baruch Barzel, Ofer Biham and Raz Kupferman

Physical Review E, 76, 26703-12

2007

Baruch Barzel and Ofer Biham

Astrophysical Journal Letters, 658, L37-L40

2007

Baruch Barzel, Ofer Biham and Raz Kupferman

SIAM Multiscale Modeling & Simulation, 6(3), 963-982

2007

Baruch Barzel and Ofer Biham

In Proceeding of the International Workshop on Molecules in Space & Laboratory, Paris, France, (May 14-18, 2007). Eds.: J.L. Lemaire and F. Combes, 425-430

2007

Baruch Barzel and Ofer Biham

Journal of Chemical Physics, 127, 144703

Correspondence

2015

Response to comment on Network link prediction by global silencing of indirect correlations

Baruch Barzel and Albert-László Barabási

Nature Biotechnology 33, 339-342

2014

Response to comment on Binomial moment equations for stochastic reaction systems

Baruch Barzel and Ofer Biham

Physical Review Letters 112, 088902

Books

2022

Nework science and automation

Springer Handbook of Automation

Lorenzo Zino, Baruch Barzel and Alessandro Rizzo

Springer

2017

Proceedings of the Third International Winter School and Conference on Network Science

NetSci-X 2017 

Rami Puzis, Baruch Barzel and Erez Shmueli

Academic Press - Elsevier

2013

Graph theory properties of cellular networks

Handbook of Systems Biology – Concepts and Insights, Chapter 9.

Baruch Barzel, Amitabh Sharma and Albert-László Barabási

Springer Nature

CONTACT US

Prof. Baruch Barzel
baruchbarzel@gmail.com
Mathematics Department
Bar-Ilan University
Ramat-Gan, 52900
Israel

 

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