Erdős–Rényi Prize
The Erdős–Rényi Prize is awarded by the Network Science Society at the yearly flagship NetSci Conference to a selected young scientist (under 40 years old on the day of the nomination deadline) for their achievements in research activities in the area of network science, broadly construed. While the achievements can be both theoretical and experimental, the prize is aimed at emphasizing outstanding contributions relevant to the interdisciplinary progress of network science.[1] The Prize is named for the mathematicians Paul Erdős and Alfréd Rényi, whose seminal contributions to the study of random graphs represent foundational work in the modern field of network science.
Recipients are awarded the prize at a special ceremony during the annual NetSci International Conference on Network Science. The prize is presented by the chair of the prize committee and the president of the Network Science Society, who present an official citation for the basis of the award. Awardees receive a commemorative plaque noting their award, a small cash prize, and are invited to give a prize lecture at the conference.
Recipients
- 2012: Roger Guimera, Rovira i Virgili University.[2] Guimera received the 2012 prize for "outstanding work as a young researcher in Network Science for the technical depth and the interdisciplinary values of his scientific contributions to the analysis of network cartography and community identification."[3]
- 2013: Adilson E. Motter, Northwestern University.[4] Motter received the 2013 prize for "his groundbreaking contributions to the study of synchronization phenomena and the control of cascading failures in complex networks."[3]
- 2014: Mason A. Porter, University of Oxford.[5] Porter was awarded the 2014 prize, for his "fundamental research on the mathematics of networks and his outreach efforts to teach network science to students in schools."[3]
- 2015: Chaoming Song, University of Miami.[6] Song was awarded the 2015 prize, recognizing him "as an outstanding young researcher in Network Science for the breadth and depth of his influential work, ranging from network applications of self-similarity and renormalization group theory, to the in-depth analysis of big data on human mobility."[3]
- 2016: Aaron Clauset, University of Colorado Boulder.[7] Clauset was awarded the 2016 prize "for his contributions to the study of network structure, including Internet mapping, inference of missing links, and community structure, and for his provocative analyses of human conflicts and social stratification."[3]
References
- ↑ Erdős–Rényi prize for young scientists
- ↑ Northwestern University press release: Roger Guimera receives 2012 Erdos-Renyi prize
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Erdős–Rényi prize for young scientists". Network Science Society. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ↑ Northwestern University press release: Adilson E. Motter receives 2013 Erdos-Renyi prize
- ↑ University of Oxford press release: Fellow Mason A. Porter receives 2014 Erdos-Renyi prize
- ↑ University of Miami press release: Chaoming Song receives 2015 Erdos-Renyi prize
- ↑ Santa Fe Institute press release: Aaron Clauset receives 2016 Erdos-Renyi prize