Exploring how social, digital and natural networks shape our world.

Network Science bridges computing, sociology, and mathematics to understand connected systems. Researchers study how information and behavior flow through social and technological networks, from viral trends to communication patterns.

Faculty studying network science.

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Larry Blume
Professor of Information Science, Distinguished Arts & Sciences Professor of Economics, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Cornell Bowers
Larry Blume
Professor of Information Science, Distinguished Arts & Sciences Professor of Economics, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Cornell Bowers
Contact
(607) 255-9530
lb19@cornell.edu
Larry Blume's Website
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Cristian Danescu-Niculescu-Mizil
Associate Professor of Information Science
Cristian Danescu-Niculescu-Mizil
Associate Professor of Information Science
Contact
cd326@cornell.edu
Research website
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David Easley
Professor of Information Science, Henry Scarborough Professor of Social Science
David Easley
Professor of Information Science, Henry Scarborough Professor of Social Science
Contact
(607) 255-6283
dae3@cornell.edu
Economics profile
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Jon Kleinberg
Tisch University Professor of Computer Science and Information Science
Jon Kleinberg
Tisch University Professor of Computer Science and Information Science
Contact
(607) 255-9197
kleinber@cs.cornell.edu
Kleinberg's Website
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Michael Macy
Goldwin Smith Professor of Arts and Sciences in Sociology, Director of the Social Dynamics Laboratory at Cornell
Michael Macy
Goldwin Smith Professor of Arts and Sciences in Sociology, Director of the Social Dynamics Laboratory at Cornell
Contact
(607) 255-4555
mwm14@cornell.edu
Macy's Homepage
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David Rand
Professor of Information Science and Marketing and Management Communications
David Rand
Professor of Information Science and Marketing and Management Communications
Contact
dgr7@cornell.edu
Rand's Website
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Éva Tardos
Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Computer Science
Éva Tardos
Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Computer Science
Contact
(607) 255-0984
eva.tardos@cornell.edu
Tardos' Website
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David Williamson
Professor of Information Science, Director of the School of Operations Research and Information Engineering
David Williamson
Professor of Information Science, Director of the School of Operations Research and Information Engineering
Contact
(607) 255-4883
dpw@cs.cornell.edu
Williamson's Website
Yian Yin
Yian Yin
Assistant Professor of Information Science
Yian Yin
Assistant Professor of Information Science
Contact
yy994@cornell.edu
Yin's Website