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Networks:
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.
Areas of Research:
- Complex systems and non-linear dynamics
- Stochastic processes
- Networks
- Statistical physics
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Oct 2005 → Oct 2010
Award Date: 30 Oct 2010
Master's Degree, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Oct 2003 → Sep 2005
Award Date: 30 Sep 2005
Bachelor, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Oct 2000 → Sep 2003
Award Date: 30 Sep 2003
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Surface optimization governs the local design of physical networks
Meng, X., Piazza, B., Both, C., Barzel, B. & Barabási, A. L., 8 Jan 2026, In: Nature. 649, 8096, p. 315-322 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
Observing network dynamics through sentinel nodes
MacLaren, N. G., Barzel, B. & Masuda, N., 20 Nov 2025, In: Nature Communications. 16, 1, 10211.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations -
Privacy preserving optimization of communication networks
Lei, D., Lin, X., Yu, X., Zhao, Z., Liu, F., Shi, Y., Zhuang, S., Gao, H., Barzel, B. & Boccaletti, S., 26 Sep 2025, In: Nature Communications. 16, 1, 8501.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Scopus citations -
Learning interpretable dynamics of stochastic complex systems from experimental data
Gao, T. T., Barzel, B. & Yan, G., 17 Jul 2024, In: Nature Communications. 15, 1, 6029.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access29 Scopus citations -
Reply to: Evolutionary rescue effect can disappear under non-neutral mutations—a reply to Zhang et al. (2022)
Zhang, X., Ruan, Z., Zheng, M., Zhou, J., Boccaletti, S. & Barzel, B., 13 Dec 2024, In: Nature Communications. 15, 1, 10677.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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Prizes
Activities
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International Network Science Society (External organization)
Barzel, B. (Member)
2017 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of association
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Northeastern University
Barzel, B. (Visiting researcher)
3 Jul 2016 → 3 Sep 2016Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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Northeastern University
Barzel, B. (Visiting researcher)
3 Jul 2015 → 3 Sep 2015Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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Harvard University, Medical School (External organization)
Barzel, B. (Postdoctoral fellow) & Liu, Y.-Y. (Supervisor)
2013 → 2014Activity: Membership › Postdoctoral Fellowship
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Northeastern University, Center for Complex Network Research and Departments of Physics, Computer Science and Biology. in joint affiliation with Harvard Medical School, Boston, Center for Cancer Systems Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (External organization)
Barzel, B. (Postdoctoral fellow) & Barabási, A.-L. (Supervisor)
2010 → 2013Activity: Membership › Postdoctoral Fellowship
Press/Media
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Faculty For Israel
Barzel, B., Caplan, E., Aster, S. Z., Rynhold, J. & Geva, R.
2/11/23
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