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György Korniss
Professor of Physics
Contact:
(518) 276-2555
korniss@rpi.edu
Home Page: http://www.rpi.edu/~korniss/
Education:
1993-1997 Ph.D. in Physics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
1989-1993 M.S. in Physics, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.
1988-89 Physics Major at Kossuth Lajos University, Debrecen, Hungary.
Career Highlights:
2012-present Professor, Department of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
2006-2012 Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
2000-2006 Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
1997-2000 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Supercomputer Computations Research Institute, Florida State University
Research Interests:
Complex system modeling and collective behavior in physical and biological systems; dynamics on complex networks; structure and dynamics of biological, artificial, and social networks; stochastic models for ecological invasion; agent-based simulations and applications to social dynamics.
Non-equilibrium statistical mechanics and condensed matter theory; driven systems, interface evolution and surface growth; metastability, hysteresis, and dynamic phase transition in spatially extended bistable systems; nucleation and droplet theory.
Monte Carlo simulations, Markov processes, and stochastic differential equations.
Developing and implementing algorithms for simulating complex systems: discrete-event simulations, parallelization, scalability.
Selected Publications:
F. Molnar Jr., T. Caraco, and G. Korniss, “Extraordinary Sex Ratios: Cultural Effects on Ecological Consequences”, PLoS One 7(8), e43364 (2012).
A. Asztalos, S. Sreenivasan, B.K. Szymanski, and G. Korniss, “Distributed flow optimization and cascading effects in weighted complex networks”, European Physical Journal B 85, 288 (2012).
J. Xie, J. Emenheiser, M. Kirby, S. Sreenivasan, B.K. Szymanski, and G. Korniss, “Evolution of opinions on social networks in the presence of competing committed groups”, PLoS One 7(3): e33215 (2012).
D. Hunt, G. Korniss, and B.K. Szymanski, “Network Synchronization in a Noisy Environment with Time Delays: Fundamental Limits and Trade-Offs”, Physical Review Letters 105, 068701 (2010) (Editors’ Suggestion);
Q. Lu, G. Korniss, and B.K. Szymanski, “The Naming Game in Social Networks: Community Formation and Consensus Engineering”, Journal of Economic Interaction and Coordination 4, 221—235 (2009).
G. Korniss, “Synchronization in Weighted Uncorrelated Complex Networks in a Noisy Environment: Optimization and Connections with Transport Efficiency”, Physical Review E 75, 051121 (2007).
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