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
Office:
Computing & Information Science 263
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Cristian Danescu-Niculescu-Mizil
Associate Professor of Information Science
Cristian Danescu-Niculescu-Mizil
Office:
Computing and Information Science Building 260
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David Easley
Professor of Information Science, Henry Scarborough Professor of Social Science
David Easley
Office:
Gates Hall 213
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Jon Kleinberg
Tisch University Professor of Computer Science and Information Science
Jon Kleinberg
Office:
Gates Hall 318
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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
Office:
213 Gates Hall
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David Rand
Professor of Information Science and Marketing and Management Communications
David Rand
Office:
Gates Hall 208
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Éva Tardos
Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Computer Science
Éva Tardos
Office:
Gates Hall 316
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David Williamson
Professor of Information Science, Director of the School of Operations Research and Information Engineering
David Williamson
Office:
236 Rhodes Hall; 213 Gates Hall
Yian Yin
Yian Yin
Assistant Professor of Information Science
Yian Yin
Office:
Computing and Information Science Building 288