Senior scientific award

In order to recognize contributions to the science of complex systems the society has established several awards. The senior scientific award is the most prestigious award granted by the society to recognize society members who have advanced the field of complexity science by achieving truly exceptional scientific results.

Awardees

Prof. Guido Caldarelli

Prof. Guido Caldarelli

2025

For his fundamental role in the development of complex network science, including innovative models of scale-free networks, the DebtRank methodology for systemic risk assessment in financial networks, and his international leadership in strengthening the complex systems community.

Prof. Alex Arenas

Prof. Alex Arenas

2024

For his fundamental contributions to the science of complex systems and networks, in particular community detection, synchronization processes, multilayer networks and epidemic spreading

Prof. Melanie Mitchell

Prof. Melanie Mitchell

2023

For outstanding contributions to adaptive computation, biologically inspired computing, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and cognition from the lens of complexity science and the education of broad audiences about complex systems.

Prof. Adilson Motter

Prof. Adilson Motter

2022

For his contributions to the study of nonlinear dynamics in complex systems and networks, including synchronization, chaos, cascading failures, control, and its interdisciplinary applications including technical, socio-technical and biomedical systems.

Prof. Shlomo Havlin

Prof. Shlomo Havlin

2021

For his seminal work in statistical physics and complex networks.

Prof. José Fernando Mendes

Prof. José Fernando Mendes

2020

For his seminal contributions and the many further developments of the theory of Complex Networks.

Prof. Yamir Moreno

Prof. Yamir Moreno

2019

For his longstanding scientific career at the core of Complexity Science, and for his contributions in Statistical Physics, Computational Social Sciences and Human Behaviour, Complex Systems and Networks, Mathematical Biology and Epidemiology. 

Prof. Alessandro Vespignani

Prof. Alessandro Vespignani

2018

For his outstanding contributions to Complex Systems & Network sciences during the last 25 years, including seminal works on the Statistical Physics of Fracture Processes, Self-Organized and Out-of-Equilibrium Systems, Digital and Network Epidemiology and Computational Social Sciences.

Prof. Albert-László Barabási

Prof. Albert-László Barabási

2017

For setting the basis of what is now modern Network Science and for opening numerous paths in the application of networks to biological, social and natural systems, including pioneering topics such as control of networked systems, human mobility patterns, systems biology and computational social science.

Prof. Michael Batty

Prof. Michael Batty

2016

for his long standing scientific career in the fields of Geography, Urban Modelling, Dynamic Systems, in which he has pioneered the idea of cities as complex systems, as well as for his leading role in the conformation of the Science of Cities that combines a wide spectrum of disciplines ranging from Statistical Physics, Mathematics, Architecture and Engineering, to Social Sciences and Economics.

Prof. Maxi San Miguel

Prof. Maxi San Miguel

2015

For his long standing scientific career characterized by a cross-disciplinary approach at the core of Complexity Sciences, and for his contributions in Statistical Physics, Computational Social Sciences, Stochastic Processes, Nonlinear Dynamics and Photonics.

Prof. Eugene H. Stanley

Prof. Eugene H. Stanley

2014

For his varied contributions to Statistical Physics, Complex Liquids, Complex Biological Systems, and Techno-social and Economical Systems

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