Urban Science Research Seminar: Alessandro Rizzo

The Center for Urban Science + Progress (CUSP) at NYU Tandon welcome you to attend a lecture by Alessandro Rizzo, an Associate Professor at Politecnico di Torino, Italy, where he directs the Complex Systems Laboratory. This event is hosted as part of the Spring 2025 Urban Science Research Seminar Series and will take place in Room 1201.

About the Lecture

Incorporating human behavior into network epidemic models
The spreading dynamics of an epidemic and the collective behavioral pattern of the population over which it spreads are deeply intertwined and the latter can critically shape the outcome of the former. Motivated by this, our research group is engaged in devising parsimonious yet dynamically rich models that, despite their simplicity, are able to faithful reproduce complex epidemic phenomena, including successful collective responses, periodic oscillations, and resurgent epidemic outbreaks. In this talk, I will outline some of these models and present our recent results.

About the Speaker
Alessandro Rizzo is an Associate Professor at Politecnico di Torino, Italy, where he directs the Complex Systems Laboratory. Dr. Rizzo conducts and supervises research on modeling, analysis and control of complex systems and networks, distributed estimation and control, bioinspired and distributed robotics, and nonlinear dynamics. He holds two international patents; he authored one book and more than 200 papers in peer-reviewed international journals and conference proceedings. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and a Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Science Society and was the recipient of two Amazon Research Awards in Robotics, in 2019 and 2021.

Visitor Information
This event will take place in Room 1201 at 370 Jay St. Please visit the NYU Tandon website for directions and a campus map. Advance registration through Eventbrite is required for campus access at NYU for external guests.

About the Urban Science Research Seminar Series
The Center for Urban Science + Progress’s annual Research Seminar series features leading voices in the growing field of urban informatics examining real-world challenges facing cities and urban environments around the world. The Spring 2025 series is organized by Assistant Professors Takahiro Yabe, Qi Sun, and Graham Dove.

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