We are pleased to have welcomed Prof. Ginestra Bianconi from the Queen Mary University of London to Science Tokyo! With support from the WRH Program, she visited Professor Hiroya Nakao at the School of Engineering.

(From left: Professor Hiroya Nakao, Professor Ginestra Bianconi)

Professor Bianconi’s expertise lies at the edge between applied mathematics and theoretical physics. Her latest research on the interplay between topology and dynamics on higher-order network has had a major impact in the field of complex systems, providing insight into the mechanisms underlying synchronization, infectious disease spread, and other phenomena, and also affecting various fields such as machine learning and signal processing. Meanwhile, Professor Nakao’s research focuses primarily on analyzing collective behavior in complex systems, with particular focus on synchronization dynamics.

Professors Bianconi and Nakao met online when they served as examiners for the doctoral dissertation of Dr. Riccardo Muolo, who is now a research fellow at Nakao Lab. Building on this connection, they aim to join their expertise to advance the study of synchronization on higher-order networks. Professor Nakao’s experience with reduction methods for analyzing oscillatory system can bring further understanding of collective behaviors on higher-order networks and Professor Bianconi’s pioneering topological methods can provide insights into the interplay between the oscillatory dynamics and higher-order topology. Their collaboration will also find application in the systems and control field.

The two researchers are collaborating on the project “A phase reduction approach to the control of oscillatory dynamics on higher-order networks”.

(From left: Professor Hiroya Nakao, Professor Ginestra Bianconi, and Doctor Riccardo Muolo)

We look forward to their collaboration!

Related links:
– World Research Hub (WRH) Program
– Nakao Lab
– School of Engineering