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
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
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
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
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
2021
For his seminal work in statistical physics and complex networks.
Prof. José Fernando Mendes
2020
For his seminal contributions and the many further developments of the theory of Complex Networks.
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
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
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
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
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
2014
For his varied contributions to Statistical Physics, Complex Liquids, Complex Biological Systems, and Techno-social and Economical Systems