Interviews and Lectures

  1. Prediction of processes on networks, Topical talk at the Focus Session on "Machine Learning for Complex Socio-Economic Systems", DPG Spring meeting Berlin", 18 March 2024 .
  2. Fractional Derivative in Markov Theory, invited talk at the Fractional Differential Equations, Applications and Complex Networks, Lorentzcenter, University of Leiden, 27 November-1 December, 2023 .
  3. A Pearl of Gauss: the Arithmetic-Geometric Mean. Celebration of my 25 years professorship in Delft, June 9, 2023. The abstract is accompanied by a manuscript "The Arithmetic-Geometric Mean: A Pearl of Gauss", TUDreport20230605, which is summarized in "The Arithmetic-Geometric Mean: A Pearl of Gauss", Nieuw Archief voor Wiskunde (NAW), series 5, vol. 24, No. 3, pp.140-144. Tenslotte verwijs ik graag naar een samenvatting, die verscheen in Jong & Oud van het Jezuïetencollege, Aalst en die geschreven werd door Steven Gijsens en gepubliceerd door Filip Van de Winkel.
  4. Markovian Epidemics on Networks without Re-infections, invited talk at the Workshop on epidemic modelling: Current challenges, University of Girona, 19-21 June, 2023 .
  5. Interview about Interdependent Networks and Professor Havlin's experiment with coupled superconductors in Trouw (Dutch Newspaper), May 13, 2023.
  6. Inverse Problems in Network Science, talk at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China in Chengdu, May 16, 2023 .
  7. Network Science , Meet the IEEE Fellows, Nokia Antwerpen .
  8. Virus Spread in Networks, talk at the University of Virginia, Biocomplexity Institute and Initiative, Charlottesville and posted on YouTube .
  9. Virus verspreiding in Netwerken, invited talk in Dutch (Recorded ) for the Bataafsch Genootschap, in a series of talks on Covid-Lessons Learned .
  10. Prediction of the Epidemic Nodal State from Reported Data, invited panelist at the 40th International Symposium on Forescasting, Virtual ISF, Rio de Janeiro,26-28 October, 2020. Recorded COVID-19 panel discussion on the IFF Youtube channel .
  11. Virus Verspreiding in Netwerken, invited talk in Dutch for the KNAW webinar, June 30, 2020.
  12. Interview about the Corona crisis in the Telegraaf (Dutch Newspaper), April 11, 2020.
  13. Network Reconstruction from Viral State Observations and Prediction of the Epidemic Nodal State, invited talk at CIRM workshop: Mathematical Modeling and Statistical Analysis of Infectious Disease Outbreaks, in Marseille, February 17-21, 2020.
  14. Epidemics on Networks, invited talk at 16th International Conference on Quantitative Evaluation of SysTems (QEST 2019) in Glasgow, September 10-12, 2019.
  15. Simplex Geometry of Graphs, invited talk at Google matrix: fundamentals, applications and beyond, in IHES (Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques), Paris, October 15-18, 2018.
  16. Network Science & Telecommunications, invited talk at the International Teletraffice Congress, ITC 30 on the ITC 30 Networking Science Vision Day, Vienna, Austria, September 4-7, 2018.
  17. Simplex Geometry of Graphs, invited talk at the third workshop on Critical and Collective Effects in Graphs and Networks (CCEGN 2018), in Eurandom, Eindhoven, June 18-22, 2018.
  18. A brief tour through Network Science, keynote talk at the 8th Conference on Decision and Game Theory for Security in Vienna, Austria, on October 23-25, 2017.
  19. Best spreader node in a graph, invited talk at the second workshop on Critical and Collective Effects in Graphs and Networks (CCEGN 2017), in the Independent University of Moscow/Laboratoire J.-V. Poncelet on May 15-19, 2017.
  20. Epidemics on Networks, invited talk at the Leiden Complex Networks Network (LCN2) Seminar, Leiden University, NL, 28th October, 2016.
  21. Are human interactivity times lognormal?, invited talk at the Conference on Complex Systems, Amsterdam , 19-22 September 2016; Satellite Workshop on Burstiness in Human Behavior and Other Natural Phenomena.
  22. Time-varying SIS prevalence in networks: theory and new approximate formula , Workshop Frontier Forum of Network Science (see program), Fudan University, 16th June, 2016. A shorter version was presented at NetSci'16, Seoul, Korea, May 30- June 3, 2016.
  23. Epidemics on Networks, invited talk at Fudan University, China, 17th June, 2016.
  24. Epidemics on Networks, Keynote at the 10th IEEE International Conference on Signal Image Technology & Internet Based Systems, Marrakesh, Morocco, 23-27 November, 2014
  25. SIS epidemics on Networks, Workshop on Performance and Control of Large-Scale Networks, Eurandom, Eindhoven, June 30- July 2, 2014.
  26. N-Intertwined Mean-Field Approximation (NIMFA) of SIS epidemics on Networks, Santa Fe Institute, USA, July 22, 2013. The talk has been recorded and accessible here.
  27. N-Intertwined Mean-Field Approximation (NIMFA) of SIS epidemics on Networks, Informatik-Kolloquium, University of Goettingen, Febr. 25, 2013.
  28. SIS epidemics on networks: N-Intertwined Mean-Field (NIMFA) approximation, STAR Workshop on Random Graphs, Utrecht, Netherlands, Nov. 1-2, 2012.
  29. N-Intertwined Mean-Field Approximation (NIMFA) versus exact SIS epidemics on Networks, Epidemics on Networks: Current Trends and Challenges, Girona, Spain, Sept. 5-7, 2012.
  30. Graph Spectra & the N-intertwined Mean-field SIS approximation on Networks, ECT* Trento Workshop on Spectral Properties of Complex Networks, Trento, Italy, July 23-27, 2012.
  31. Spectral Graph Theory for Dynamic Processes on Networks, Conference on Applications of Graph Spectra in Computer Science, CRM, Barcelona, Spain, July 16-20, 2012.
  32. Robustness of Complex Networks, MOTIA final conference, Rome, 29 March 2012.
  33. Het complexe netwerk van onze hersenen, STAtOR (Vereniging voor Statistiek en Operationele Research), jaargang 13, nummer 1, Maart 2012, p. 13-15.
  34. Robustness of Complex Networks, tutorial 8th International Workshop on Design of Reliable Communication Networks (DRCN 2011), October 10, Krakow, Poland, 2011.
  35. Interview on the Austrian radio (mp3, translated in German) about QoS in the Internet and our QoS routing algorithms TAMCRA and SAMCRA, Februari 2005
  36. Internet-padvinder SAMCRA voor irritatievrij bellen over Internet, Delft Integraal, 2004.2
    The English version: Internet pathfinder SAMCRA for irritation-free Internet phoning, Delft Outlook, 2004.4
  37. Technologische Revolutie in de Telecommunicatie, 1999, De Ingenieur, jaargang 111, nr. 5, 17 maart, pp. 6-11.
  38. Wiskunde is kunst, 1999, Natuur & Techniek, jaargang 67, nr. 2, februari pp. 36-39.
  39. TV op Afstand, 1998, Trends special issue on Intranet, No. 8, 24-th year, pp. 12-14.