Baruch Barzel

Baruch Barzel
Baruch Barzel
Born (1976-03-19) 19 March 1976 (age 48)
Jerusalem, Israel
NationalityIsraeli
CitizenshipIsrael
Alma materBar-Ilan University (BS)
Occupation(s)Physicist and Applied mathematician
Known forhis research on complex and
stochastic systems,

specifically on stochastic moment equations
and universality in network dynamics.

Also a public lecturer in Israel, and presents a weekly corner on Jewish thought in Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation.

Baruch Barzel (March 19, 1976) is an Israeli physicist and applied mathematician at Bar-Ilan University,[1] a member of the Gonda Multidisciplinary Brain Research Center[2] and of the Bar-Ilan Data Science Institute.[3] His main research areas are statistical physics,[4][5] complex systems,[6][7] nonlinear dynamics and network science.[8][9][10]

In 2013 he introduced the concept of universality in the dynamics of complex networks, showing that complex systems from different domains condense into discrete forms, or universality classes, of dynamic behavior. In the following years, Barzel and colleagues developed a theoretical framework to predict the observed behavior of complex networked systems: their patterns of information flow;[11] the timescales of their signal propagation;[12] their resilience against failures and disruptions[13][14] and their recoverability.[15]

During the COVID-19 Pandemic Barzel's lab published the alternating quarantine strategy[16] to mitigate the spread of SARS-CoV-2 alongside continuous socioeconomic activity. The strategy was implemented by several agencies in Israel[17][18] and around the world.[19]

Academic career

Barzel completed his Ph.D. in physics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel as a Hoffman Fellow.[20] He then pursued his postdoctoral training at the Center for Complex Network Research[21] at Northeastern University and at the Channing Division of Network Medicine,[22] Harvard Medical School. Barzel is a recipient of the Racah prize (2007) and the Krill prize of the Wolf Foundation (2019).[23] Barzel is also an active public lecturer on science and on Judaism, and presents a weekly corner on Jewish thought on Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation .[24]

Dr. Barzel's research focuses on the dynamic behavior of complex networks, uncovering universal principles that govern the dynamics of diverse systems, such as disease spreading,[25][16][26] gene regulatory[9][27] networks, protein interactions or population dynamics.[28]

Selected publications

Public lectures and media coverage

  • Universal resilience patterns in complex networks in Ynet (Hebrew)
  • Bar-Ilan Nitzotzot meeting 2015 (Hebrew) "Connecting the world in six steps"
  • Interview on Channel 20, 2019 (Hebrew)
  • Network Earth, 2019
  • Universality in network dynamics in 2Physics
  • Predicting the tipping point of complex systems in The Munich eye
  • A new framework to predict spatiotemporal signal propagation in complex networks in Phys.org
  • Profile article on the Complex Network Dynamics lab in Makor Rishon (Hebrew)
  • Krav Mada radio lecture series in Galei Zahal (Hebrew)
  • Israeli experts propose radical post-corona exit strategy in Israel21
  • An alternative quarantine strategy in El Economista
  • A well-calculated proposal: mathematical proposal to fight COVID-19 and get out of the economic blockade in Aula Magna

More here.

References

  1. ^ "Homepage".
  2. ^ "Bar Ilan Brain sciences – Gonda multidisciplinary brain research center". gondabrain.biu.ac.il. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  3. ^ "The Data Science Institute at Bar-Ilan University – Understanding the world through data". Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  4. ^ B Barzel, O Biham, R Kupferman, A Lipshtat, A Zait (2010). "Dimensional reduction of the master equation for stochastic chemical networks: The reduced-multiplane method". Physical Review E. 82 (2): 021117. Bibcode:2010PhRvE..82b1117B. doi:10.1103/physreve.82.021117. PMID 20866785. S2CID 8224296.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ B Barzel, O Biham (2009). "Stochastic analysis of dimerization systems". Physical Review E. 80 (3): 031117. arXiv:0910.3365. Bibcode:2009PhRvE..80c1117B. doi:10.1103/physreve.80.031117. PMID 19905072. S2CID 8785965.
  6. ^ B Barzel, O Biham (2012). "Stochastic analysis of complex reaction networks using binomial moment equations". Physical Review E. 86 (3): 031126. Bibcode:2012PhRvE..86c1126B. doi:10.1103/physreve.86.031126. PMID 23030885.
  7. ^ B Barzel, O Biham (2008). "Calculation of switching times in the genetic toggle switch and other bistable systems". Physical Review E. 78 (4): 041919. Bibcode:2008PhRvE..78d1919B. doi:10.1103/physreve.78.041919. PMID 18999467.
  8. ^ B. Barzel and A.-L. Barabási (2013). "Universality in Network Dynamics". Nature Physics. 9 (10): 673–681. Bibcode:2013NatPh...9..673B. doi:10.1038/nphys2741. PMC 3852675. PMID 24319492.
  9. ^ a b B. Barzel and A.-L. Barabási (2013). "Network link prediction by global silencing of indirect correlations". Nature Biotechnology. 31 (8): 720–725. doi:10.1038/nbt.2601. PMC 3740009. PMID 23851447.
  10. ^ B. Barzel Y.-Y. Liu and A.-L. Barabási (2015). "Constructing minimal models for complex system dynamics". Nature Communications. 6: 7186. Bibcode:2015NatCo...6.7186B. doi:10.1038/ncomms8186. PMID 25990707.
  11. ^ U. Harush and B. Barzel (2017). "Dynamic patterns of information flow in complex networks". Nature Communications. 8 (1): 2181. Bibcode:2017NatCo...8.2181H. doi:10.1038/s41467-017-01916-3. PMC 5736766. PMID 29259160.
  12. ^ C. Hens, U. Harush, S. Haber, R. Cohen and B. Barzel (2019). "Spatiotemporal signal propagation in complex networks". Nature Physics. 15 (4): 403–412. Bibcode:2019NatPh..15..403H. doi:10.1038/s41567-018-0409-0. S2CID 127226650.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ J. Gao, B. Barzel and A.-L. Barabási (2016). "Universal resilience patterns in complex networks". Nature. 530 (7590): 307–312. Bibcode:2016Natur.530..307G. doi:10.1038/nature16948. PMID 26887493. S2CID 4409052.
  14. ^ C. Meena, C. Hens, S. Acharyya, S. Haber, S. Boccaletti and B. Barzel (2023). "Emergent stability in complex network dynamics". Nature Physics. 19 (7): 1033–1042. arXiv:2007.04890. doi:10.1038/s41567-023-02020-8. S2CID 234358850.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ H. Sanhedrai, J. Gao, A. Bashan, M. Schwartz, S. Havlin and B. Barzel (2022). "Reviving a failed network through microscopic interventions". Nature Physics. 18 (3): 338–349. arXiv:2011.14919. Bibcode:2022NatPh..18..338S. doi:10.1038/s41567-021-01474-y. S2CID 246160989.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ a b Meidan; et al. (2021). "Alternating quarantine for sustainable epidemic mitigation". Nature Communications. 12 (1): 220. doi:10.1038/s41467-020-20324-8. PMC 7801583. PMID 33431866.
  17. ^ שומפלבי, אטילה; לוקש, אלכסנדרה (2020-06-02). "בצל החשש לגל הדבקה נוסף: האם יונהג סגר במשמרות?". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  18. ^ "עבודה שבוע-שבוע ושחרור לפי גיל: האם כך תיראה היציאה מהסגר?". TheMarker. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  19. ^ "May 29, 2020: Leuze in the fast lane with "alternating quarantine"". www.leuze.com. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  20. ^ "Hoffman fellowship alumni".
  21. ^ "CCNR website".
  22. ^ "Channing website".
  23. ^ "Baruch Barzel". Wolf Foundation. 2019-12-17. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  24. ^ "Kol Shishi radio show".
  25. ^ Uzi Harush and Baruch Barzel (2017). "Dynamic patterns of information flow in complex networks". Nature Communications. 8 (1): 2181. Bibcode:2017NatCo...8.2181H. doi:10.1038/s41467-017-01916-3. PMC 5736766. PMID 29259160.
  26. ^ Hacohen; et al. (2019). "Digitizable therapeutics for decentralized mitigation of global pandemics". Scientific Reports. 9 (1): 14345. Bibcode:2019NatSR...914345H. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-50553-x. PMC 6778202. PMID 31586137.
  27. ^ "Chapter 9". Handbook of systems biology: concepts and insights. Academic Press, Cambridge. 2012.
  28. ^ B. Barzel and O. Biham (2011). "Binomial moment equations for stochastic reaction systems". Physical Review Letters. 106 (15): 150602. arXiv:1011.0012. Bibcode:2011PhRvL.106o0602B. doi:10.1103/physrevlett.106.150602. PMID 21568538. S2CID 293255.