We are excited to host Yuanzhao Zhang (Santa Fe Institute) in the BeyondTheEdge Seminar series:
Dynamics on hypergraphs and hypergraphs from dynamics
Yuanzhao Zhang will discuss some recent results on how higher-order interactions shape collective dynamics. For example, do higher-order interactions promote synchronization? What role does the hypergraph structure play? In the other direction, I will discuss how to infer hypergraphs from time-series data and demonstrate its applications in neuroscience. For example, how important are higher-order interactions in the brain? How do we know when are network models adequate and when are they not?
About the speaker
Yuanzhao Zhang is an Omidyar Fellow at the Santa Fe Institute in the United States. He received his Ph.D. in Physics from Northwestern University, where he worked on complex systems under the supervision of Adilson Motter. Prior to his current role, he was a Schmidt Science Fellow at Cornell University, collaborating with Steven Strogatz. His research focuses on developing mathematical and computational tools for the study of complex systems, especially using techniques from dynamical systems, network theory, data science, and machine learning. A major focus of his recent work is on higher-order networks, which extend beyond pairwise interactions to better capture the structure of real-world systems. He applies these tools to questions in neuroscience, such as how nonpairwise interactions shape collective brain dynamics
Join the seminar
https://polito-it.zoom.us/j/89240848169
Meeting ID: 892 4084 8169