György Korniss
Department of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
110 Eighth Street
Troy, NY 12180-3590
Phone: (518) 276-2555
Fax: (518) 276-6680
e-mail: korniss@rpi.edu
http://www.rpi.edu/~korniss





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Invited talks and presentations:

  1. ``Long-range Order in a Quasi One-dimensional Non-equilibrium Three-State Lattice Gas'', Workshop on Non-equilibrium Dynamics, CNLS, Los Alamos, NM (April, 1998)
  2. ``From Massively Parallel Algorithms and Fluctuating Time Horizons to Non-equilibrium Surface Growth'', Computer Science Seminar, Bell Labs/Lucent Technologies, Murray Hill, NJ (December, 1999)
  3. ``Steady States and Phase Transitions in Non-equilibrium Systems'', Condensed Matter Seminar, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA (February, 2000)
  4. ``Non-equilibrium Steady States, Dynamic Phase Transitions, and Massively Parallel Algorithms for Dynamic Monte Carlo Simulations'', Information Technology Seminar, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY (February, 2000)
  5. ``Spatial Condensation in a Quasi One-dimensional Non-equilibrium Lattice Gas'', Workshop on Systems far from Equilibrium, Virginia Tech, (March, 2000)
  6. ``Non-equilibrium Surface Growth and Scalability of Massively Parallel Algorithms for Large Asynchronous Systems'', Condensed Matter Seminar, Virginia Tech, (March, 2000)
  7. ``Non-equilibrium Growth Phenomena and Scalability of Massively Parallel Algorithms for Large Asynchronous Systems'', Computer Research Seminar, CNLS, Los Alamos, NM (March, 2000)
  8. ``Dynamic Phase Transitions, Universality, and Finite-Size Scaling in Spatially Extended Bistable Systems'', Condensed Matter Seminar, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY (October, 2000)
  9. ``Dynamic Phase Transitions and Universality in Spatially Extended Bistable Systems'', Statistical Physics and Non-Linear Dynamics Seminar, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary (January 3, 2001)
  10. ``Parallel Dynamic Monte Carlo for Large Asynchronous Systems: From Non-equilibrium Growth Phenomena to Algorithmic Scalability'', Physics Colloquium, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (March 7, 2001)
  11. ``Parallel Dynamic Monte Carlo for Large Asynchronous Systems: From Non-equilibrium Surface Growth to Algorithmic Scalability'', Soft Matter Seminar, Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University, OH (April 4, 2001)
  12. ``Going through Rough Times: Scalable Parallel Algorithms for Non-parallel Dynamics'', Agent-based Modeling and Simulations Seminar Series, CNLS, Los Alamos, NM (June 1, 2001)
  13. ``Going through Rough Times: from Non-Equilibrium Surface Growth to Scalable Parallel Discrete-Event Simulations'', Physics Colloquium, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY (October 5, 2001)
  14. ``Going through Rough Times: from Non-Equilibrium Scaling to Parallel Scalability'', Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics Seminar, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY (November 2, 2001)
  15. ``Going through Rough Times: from Non-Equilibrium Surface Growth to Algorithmic Scalability'', Symposium on Statistical Mechanical Modeling in Materials Research, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, MA (November 29, 2001)
  16. ``Non-equilibrium Surface Growth and the Scalability of Parallel Discrete-event Simulations for Large Asynchronous Systems'', Computational Materials Theory Program Overview NSF/DMR, The Materials Computation Center at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (June 19, 2002)
  17. ``From Non-Equilibrium Scaling to Parallel Scalability'', Condensed Matter Seminar, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY (October 21, 2002)
  18. ``Dynamic phase transition and finite-size effects in a periodically driven spatially extended bistable system'', Non-Equilibrium Summer Institute at the Center for Nonlinear Studies (CNLS), Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM (July 3, 2003)
  19. ``Extreme Fluctuations in Small-Worlds with Relaxational Dynamics'' NIPS 2003 Workshop: Robust Communication Dynamics in Complex Networks, Whistler, Canada, (December 13, 2003)
  20. ``Extreme Fluctuations in Small-World Networks'', Physics Colloquium, Clark University, Worcester, MA (January 29, 2004)
  21. ``Extreme Fluctuations in Small-World-Synchronized Autonomous Systems'', SPIE Second International Symposium on Fluctuations and Noise, Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, Spain (May 27, 2004)
  22. ``Synchronization and Extreme Fluctuations on Networks, and Application to Scalable Parallel Discrete-Event Simulations'', NSF/ITR Materials Theory Workshop and Review, The Materials Computation Center at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (June 17, 2004)
  23. ``Extreme Fluctuations in Small Worlds with Relaxational Dynamics'', Summer Conference on Statistical Physics of Complex Systems, The Center for Nonlinear Studies, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM (July 30, 2004)
  24. ``Nucleation and Global Time Scales in Ecological Invasion'', Condensed Matter Seminar, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY (November 22, 2004)
  25. ``Extreme Fluctuations in Small-World Networks'', Statistical Physics and Non-Linear Dynamics Seminar, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary (January 5, 2005)
  26. ``Nucleation and Spread of an Invasive Allele'', Physics Colloquium, University of Houston , Houston, TX (June 7, 2005)
  27. ``Synchronization, Transport Efficiency, and Scaling in Small-World Networks'', Physics Colloquium, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (September 23, 2005)
  28. ``Synchronization and Transport Efficiency in Small-World Networks'', Condensed Matter Physics Seminar, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY (September 30, 2005)
  29. ``Invasive Spread of an Advantageous Mutation under Preemptive Competition'', Workshop on Non-Equilibrium Statistical Physics, Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary (December 29, 2005)
  30. ``Time Scales and Finite-Size Effects in the Invasive Spread of an Advantageous Mutation under Preemptive Competition'', Complex Systems Colloquium, Center for Nonlinear Studies (CNLS), Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM (January 30, 2006)
  31. ``Synchronization and Flow Optimization in Weighted Complex Networks with Cost Constraints'', Workshop on Optimization in Complex Networks, Los Alamos, NM (June 19, 2006)
  32. ``Time Scales in Agreement Dynamics in Spatial and Random Complex Networks'', Modeling Social Dynamics Workshop: Sharing Perspectives across Disciplines, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA (October 6, 2006)
  33. ``Naming Games in Spatially Embedded Random Networks'', Condensed Matter Sciences Seminar, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Tallahassee, FL (November 3, 2006)
  34. ``Agreement Dynamics in Spatially Embedded and Random Networks''', Physics Colloquium, Mississippi State University, MS (March 21, 2007)
  35. ``Random Walks, Resistor Networks, and Synchronization in a Noisy Environment in Weighted Complex Networks'', NetSci 2007: International Workshop and Conference on Network Science, New York Hall of Science, Queens, New York (May 21, 2007)
  36. ``Synchronization and Social Dynamics on Complex Networks'', Statistical Physics and Non-Linear Dynamics Seminar, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary (July 25, 2007).
  37. ``Naming Games in Spatially Embedded and Random Networks'', Condensed Matter Seminar, Notre Dame University (November 30, 2007).

Publications:

  1. ``Novel Phase Transitions in Biased Diffusion of Two Species'',
    G. Korniss, B. Schmittmann, and R.K.P. Zia, Europhysics Letters 32, 49 (1995).
  2. ``Nonequilibrium Phase Transitions in a Simple Three State Lattice Gas'',
    G. Korniss, B. Schmittmann, and R.K.P. Zia, Journal of Statistical Physics 86, 721 (1997).
  3. ``Long Range Correlations in the Disordered Phase of a Simple Three State Lattice Gas'',
    G. Korniss, B. Schmittmann, and R.K.P. Zia, Physica A 239, 111 (1997).
  4. ``Asymmetries in Structure Factor Histograms'',
    G. Korniss, B. Schmittmann, and R.K.P. Zia, Journal of Physics A 30, 3837 (1997).
  5. ``Structure Factors and Their Distributions in Driven Two-species Models'',
    G. Korniss and B. Schmittmann, Physical Review E 56, 4072 (1997).
  6. ``Brownian-Vacancy Mediated Disordering Dynamics'',
    Z. Toroczkai, G. Korniss, B. Schmittmann, and R.K.P. Zia, Europhysics Letters 40, 281 (1997).
  7. ``Hard Simulational Problems in the Modelling of Magnetic Materials: Parallelization and Langevin Micromagnetics'',
    G. Korniss, G. Brown, M.A. Novotny, and P.A. Rikvold, in Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed Matter Physics XI, edited by D.P. Landau and H.-B. Schüttler, Springer Proceedings in Physics Vol. 84, pp. 134-139 (Springer, Berlin, 1999).
  8. ``Long-Range Order in a Quasi One-Dimensional Non-equilibrium Three-State Lattice Gas'',
    G. Korniss, B. Schmittmann, and R. K. P. Zia, Europhysics Letters 45, 431 (1999).
  9. ``Computational Modeling of Magnetic Hysteresis in Nanoparticles and Ultrathin Films'',
    G. Korniss, G.Brown, M. A. Novotny, S. W. Sides, M. Kolesik, X. Kou, and P. A. Rikvold, in Physical Phenomena at High Magnetic Fields III, edited by Z. Fisk, L. Gor'kov, D. Meltzer, and R. Schrieffer, pp. 579-582 (World Scientific, Singapore, 1999).
  10. ``Parallelization of a Dynamic Monte Carlo Algorithm: a Partially Rejection-Free Conservative Approach'',
    G. Korniss, M.A. Novotny, and P.A. Rikvold, Journal of Computational Physics 153, 488 (1999).
  11. ``Dynamic Phase Transition and Hysteresis in Kinetic Ising Models'',
    P.A. Rikvold, G. Korniss, C.J. White, M.A. Novotny, and S.W. Sides, in Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed Matter Physics XII, edited by D.P. Landau, S.P. Lewis, and H.-B. Schüttler, Springer Proceedings in Physics Vol. 85, pp. 105-119 (Springer, Berlin, 2000) (invited paper).
  12. ``From Massively Parallel Algorithms and Fluctuating Time Horizons to Non-equilibrium Surface Growth'',
    G. Korniss, Z. Toroczkai, M.A. Novotny, and P.A. Rikvold, Physical Review Letters 84, 1351 (2000).
  13. ``Extremal-point Densities of Interface Fluctuations'',
    Z. Toroczkai, G. Korniss, S. Das Sarma, and R.K.P. Zia, Physical Review E 62, 276 (2000).
  14. ``Non-equilibrium Surface Growth and Scalability of Parallel Algorithms for Large Asynchronous Systems'',
    G. Korniss, M.A. Novotny, Z. Toroczkai, and P.A. Rikvold, in Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed Matter Physics XIII, edited by D.P. Landau, S.P. Lewis, and H.-B. Schüttler, Springer Proceedings in Physics Vol. 86, pp. 183-188 (Springer, Berlin, 2001).
  15. ``Dynamic Phase Transition, Universality, and Finite-size Scaling in the Two-dimensional Kinetic Ising Model in an Oscillating Field'',
    G. Korniss, C.J. White, M.A. Novotny, and P.A. Rikvold, Physical Review E 63, 016120 (2001).
  16. ``Dynamic Phase Diagram for a Periodically Driven Kinetic Square-lattice Ising Ferromagnet: Finite-size Scaling Evidence for the Absence of a Tri-critical Point'',
    G. Korniss, P.A. Rikvold, and M.A. Novotny, in Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed Matter Physics XIV, edited by D.P. Landau, S.P. Lewis, and H.-B. Schüttler, Springer Proceedings in Physics Vol. 89, pp. 34-39 (Springer, Berlin, 2002).
  17. Comment on ``Extremal-point Densities of Interface Fluctuations in a Quenched Random Medium'',
    Z. Toroczkai and G. Korniss, Physical Review E 64, 048101 (2001).
  18. ``Going through Rough Times: from Non-Equilibrium Surface Growth to Algorithmic Scalability'',
    G. Korniss, M.A. Novotny, P.A. Rikvold, H. Guclu, and Z. Toroczkai, Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings Series Vol. 700, pp. 297-308, 2002 (refereed paper).
  19. ``Statistical Properties of the Simulated Time Horizon in Conservative Parallel Discrete-Event Simulations'',
    G. Korniss, M.A. Novotny, A.K. Kolakowska, and H. Guclu, SAC 2002, Proceedings of the 2002 ACM Symposium on Applied Computing, pp. 132-138, 2002 (refereed paper).
  20. ``Absence of First-order Transition and Tricritical Point in the Dynamic Phase Diagram of a Spatially Extended Bistable System in an Oscillating Field'',
    G. Korniss, P.A. Rikvold, and M.A. Novotny, Physical Review E 66, 056127 (2002).
  21. ``Algorithmic Scalability in Globally Constrained Conservative Parallel Discrete-Event Simulations of Asynchronous Systems'',
    A.K. Kolakowska, M.A. Novotny, and G. Korniss, Physical Review E 67 046703 (2003).
  22. ``Suppressing Roughness of Virtual Times in Parallel Discrete-Event Simulations'',
    G. Korniss, M.A. Novotny, H. Guclu, Z. Toroczkai, and P.A. Rikvold, Science 299, 677 (2003).
  23. ``Stochastic Growth in a Small World'',
    B. Kozma and G. Korniss, in Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed Matter Physics XVI, edited by D.P. Landau, S.P. Lewis, and H.-B. Schüttler, Springer Proceedings in Physics Vol. 95 (Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2004) pp. 29-33.
  24. ``Scalability, Random Surfaces, and Synchronized Computing Networks'',
    Z. Toroczkai, G. Korniss, M. A. Novotny, and H. Guclu, in Computational Complexity and Statistical Physics, edited by A. Percus, G. Istrate, and C. Moore, Santa Fe Institute Studies in the Sciences of Complexity Series (Oxford University Press, 2006), pp. 249-270 (peer-reviewed/invited to an edited compilation).
  25. ``Effects of Inter-Agent Communications on the Collective'',
    Z. Toroczkai, M. Anghel, G. Korniss, and K.E. Bassler, in Collectives and the Design of Complex Systems, edited by K. Tumer and D.H. Wolpert (Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004) pp. 185-198 (invited to an edited compilation).
  26. ``Algorithms for Faster and Larger Dynamic Metropolis Simulations'',
    M.A. Novotny, A.K. Kolakowska, and G. Korniss, in Proceedings of The Monte Carlo Method in the Physical Sciences: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Metropolis Algorithm, edited by J. E. Gubernatis (Los Alamos, NM, June, 2003), pp. 240-247.
  27. ``Small-World Synchronized Computing Networks for Scalable Parallel Discrete-Event Simulations'',
    H. Guclu, G. Korniss, Z. Toroczkai, and M.A. Novotny, in Complex Networks, edited by E. Ben-Naim, H. Frauenfelder, and Z. Toroczkai, Lecture Notes in Physics Vol. 650 (Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2004) pp. 255-275 (peer-reviewed/invited to an edited compilation).
  28. ``Competition-driven network dynamics: Emergence of a scale-free leadership structure and collective efficiency'',
    Z. Toroczkai, M. Anghel, K. Bassler, and G. Korniss, Physical Review Letters 92, 058701 (2004).
  29. ``Roughness Scaling for Edwards-Wilkinson Relaxation in Small-World Networks'',
    B. Kozma, M. B. Hastings, and G. Korniss, Physical Review Letters 92, 108701 (2004).
  30. ``Extreme Fluctuations in Small-World Networks with Relaxational Dynamics'',
    H. Guclu and G. Korniss, Physical Review E 69 065104(R) (2004).
  31. ``Spatial Dynamics of Invasion: The Geometry of Introduced Species'',
    G. Korniss and T. Caraco, Journal of Theoretical Biology 233, 137-150 (2005).
  32. ``Extreme Fluctuations in Small-World-Coupled Autonomous Systems with Relaxational Dynamics'', H. Guclu and G. Korniss, in Noise in Complex Systems and Stochastic Dynamics II, edited by Z. Gingl, J.M. Sancho, L. Schimansky-Geier, and J. Kertesz, Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 5471 (SPIE, Bellingham, WA, 2004) pp. 159-170 (invited paper)
  33. ``Extreme Fluctuations in Small-World-Coupled Autonomous Systems with Relaxational Dynamics'',
    H. Guclu and G. Korniss, Fluctuation and Noise Letters 5, L43 (2005).
  34. ``Nucleation and Global Time Scales in Ecological Invasion under Preemptive Competition'',
    L. O'Malley, A. Allstadt, G. Korniss, T. Caraco, in Fluctuations and Noise in Biological, Biophysical, and Biomedical Systems III, edited by N.G. Stocks, D. Abbott, and R.P. Morse, Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 5841 (SPIE, Bellingham, WA, 2005), pp. 117-124.
  35. Processes on Annealed and Quenched Power-Law Small-World Networks'', B. Kozma, M.B. Hastings, and G. Korniss, in Noise in Complex Systems and Stochastic Dynamics III, edited by L.B. Kish, K. Lindenberg, Z. Gingl, Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 5845 (SPIE, Bellingham, WA, 2005) pp. 130-138.
  36. ``Magnetic Small-World Nanomaterials: Physical Small-World Networks'',
    M.A. Novotny, X. Zhang, J. Yancey, T. Dubreus, M.L. Cook, S. Gill, T. Norwood, A.M. Novotny, and G. Korniss, Journal of Applied Physics 97, 10B309, (2005).
  37. ``Diffusion Processes on Power-Law Small-World Networks'',
    B. Kozma, M. B. Hastings, and G. Korniss, Physical Review Letters 95, 018701 (2005).
  38. ``Invasive Allele Spread under Preemptive Competition'',
    J.A. Yasi, G. Korniss, and T. Caraco, in Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed Matter Physics XVIII, edited by D.P. Landau, S.P. Lewis, and H.-B. Schüttler, Springer Proceedings in Physics (Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2006, in press).
  39. ``Scaling in Small-World Resistor Networks'',
    G. Korniss, M.B. Hastings, K.E. Bassler, M.J. Berryman, B. Kozma, D. Abbott, Physics Letters A, 350, 324 (2006).
  40. ``Fisher Waves and the Velocity of Front Propagation in a Two-Species Invasion Model with Preemptive Competition'',
    L. O'Malley, B. Kozma, G. Korniss, Z. Rácz, T. Caraco, in Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed Matter Physics XIX, edited by D.P. Landau, S.P. Lewis, and H.-B. Schüttler, Springer Proceedings in Physics (Springer, Berlin, 2007, in press).
  41. ``Threshold-Controlled Global Cascading in Wireless Sensor Networks'',
    Q. Lu, G. Korniss, and B.K. Symanski, in Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Networked Sensing Systems (INSS 2006) (Transducer Research Foundation, San Diego, CA, 2006), pp. 164-171 (refereed paper).
  42. ``Synchronization Landscapes in Small-World-Connected Computing Networks'',
    H. Guclu, G. Korniss, M.A. Novotny, Z. Toroczkai, and Z. Rácz, Physicsal Review E 73 066115 (2006).
  43. ``Invasive Advance of an Advantageous Mutation: Nucleation Theory'',
    L. O'Malley, J. Basham, J. Yasi, A. Allstadt, G. Korniss, T. Caraco, Theoretical Population Biology 70, 464 (2006).
  44. ``Naming Games in Spatially-Embedded Random Networks'',
    Q. Lu, G. Korniss, and B.K. Szymanski, in Proceedings of the 2006 American Association for Artificial Intelligence Fall Symposium Series, Interaction and Emergent Phenomena in Societies of Agents (AAAI Press, Menlo Park, CA 2006) pp. 148-155 (refereed paper).
  45. ``Fisher Waves and Front Roughening in a Two-Species Invasion Model with Preemptive Competition'',
    L. O'Malley, B. Kozma, G. Korniss, Z. Rácz, and T. Caraco, Physical Review E 74, 041116 (2006).
  46. ``Synchronization in Weighted Uncorrelated Complex Networks in a Noisy Environment: Optimization and Connections with Transport Efficiency'',
    G. Korniss, Physical Review E 75, 051121 (2007).
  47. ``Extreme Fluctuations in Noisy Task-Completion Landscapes on Scale-Free Networks'',
    H. Guclu, G. Korniss, and Z. Toroczkai, Chaos 17, 026104 (2007).
  48. ``Ecological Invasion: Spatial Clustering and the Critical Radius'',
    A. Allstadt, T. Caraco, and G. Korniss, Evolutionary Ecology Research 9, 375 (2007).
  49. ``Diffusion Processes on Small-World Networks with Distance-Dependent Random Links'',
    B. Kozma, M.B. Hastings, and G. Korniss, Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment, P08014 (2007).
  50. ``Naming Games in Two-Dimensional and Small-World-Connected Random Geometric Networks'',
    Qiming Lu, G. Korniss, and B.K. Szymanski, Physical Review E 77, 016111 (2008).
  51. ``Gradient Networks'',
    Z. Toroczkai, B. Kozma, K.E. Bassler, N.W. Hengartner, and G. Korniss, Journal of Physics A 41, 155103 (2008).
  52. ``Ecological Invasion, Roughened Fronts, and a Competitor's Extreme Advance: Integrating Stochastic Spatial-Growth Models'',
    L. O'Malley, G. Korniss, and T. Caraco, Bulletin of Mathematical Biology (submitted, 2008).

    In preparation:

  53. ``Seasonal Effects in Two-Species Ecological Systems with Preemptive Competition'',
    O'Malley, G. Korniss, and T. Caraco.
  54. ``Preemptive Spatial Competition Under a Reproduction-Mortality Constraint'',
    Andrew Allstadt, Thomas Caraco, and G. Korniss.

    Others:

  55. ``Low Dimensional Magnetic Systems''
    G. Korniss and J. Sólyom, in Proceedings of ICPS'92, Lisbon, Portugal (1992), pp. 156-162.
  56. ``A Variational Approach to the Ground State Phase Diagram of the S=1 Bilinear-Biquadratic Spin Chain''
    M.S. Thesis, 49 pp., Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest (1993)
  57. ``Non-equilibrium Phase Transitions and Steady States in Biased Diffusion of Two Species''
    Ph.D. Dissertation, 102 pp., Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia (1997)