Alessandro Vespignani
Alessandro Vespignani is Sternberg Family Distinguished University Professor at Northeastern University, where he directs the Network Science Institute. In Italy, he currently serves as President of Fondazione ISI in Turin.
His research lies at the intersection of computational modeling, data science, and complex systems, with a focus on contagion phenomena such as epidemics, information diffusion, and collective behavior. He currently leads EPISTORM, a center funded by the U.S. CDC, a national project to develop the next generation of analytical tools for epidemic emergencies.
His work has been published in leading international scientific journals, including Nature, Science, and PNAS. He has received numerous international awards, including the EPS-SNPD Prize from the European Physical Society and the Euler Award from the Network Science Society. He is the author of popular science books, including "L'algoritmo e l'oracolo" and "I piani del nemico." He is an Honorary Fellow of the American Physical Society, the Network Science Society, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.