Dr Vincenzo Nicosia
Senior Lecturer in Networks and Data Analysis
School of Mathematical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
Queen Mary University of London
Research
Complex Networks, Complex Systems, Non-linear Dynamics, Spatial Networks, Multi-layer networks
Publications
Publications of specific relevance to the Centre for Complex Systems2023
First passage time analysis of spatial mutation patterns reveals sub-clonal evolutionary dynamics in colorectal cancer.Haughey MJ, Bassolas A, Sousa S, Baker A-M, Graham TA, Nicosia V and Huang W
Plos Comput. Biol. vol. 19
01-03-2023
2022
Mapping nonlocal relationships between metadata and network structure with metadata-dependent encoding of random walksBassolas A, Holmgren A, Marot A, Rosvall M and Nicosia V
Science Advances, American Association For The Advancement of Science vol. 8 (43)
28-10-2022
Quantifying ethnic segregation in cities through random walksSousa S and Nicosia V
Nature Communications, Nature Research vol. 13 (1)
03-10-2022
Optimising the mitigation of epidemic spreading through targeted
adoption of contact tracing appsBassolas A, Santoro A, Sousa S, Rognone S and Nicosia V
Physical Review Research, American Physical Society
02-05-2022
Optimizing the mitigation of epidemic spreading through targeted adoption of contact tracing appsBassolas A, Santoro A, Sousa S, Rognone S and Nicosia V
Physical Review Research, American Physical Society vol. 4 (2)
02-05-2022
Impact of urban structure on infectious disease spreading.Aguilar J, Bassolas A, Ghoshal G, Hazarie S, Kirkley A, Mazzoli M, Meloni S, Mimar S, Nicosia V, Ramasco JJ and Sadilek A
Scientific Reports, Nature Research vol. 12 (1), 3816-3816.
09-03-2022
First passage time analysis of spatial mutation patterns reveals evolutionary dynamics of pre-existing resistance in colorectal cancerHaughey MJ, Bassolas A, Sousa S, Baker A-M, Graham TA, Nicosia V and Huang W
, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
24-02-2022
Measuring Equality and Hierarchical Mobility on Abstract Complex NetworksBarnes MR, Nicosia V and Clegg RG
In Complex Networks Xiii, Springer Nature 15-28.
01-01-2022
2021
Metadata-informed community detection with lazy encoding using absorbing random walksBassolas A, Eriksson A, Marot A, Rosvall M and Nicosia V
09-11-2021
Discovering Common Practice: Using Graph Theory to Compare Harmonic Sequences in Musical Audio CollectionsMiller J, Nicosia V and Sandler M
8th International Conference on Digital Libraries for Musicology., 93-97.
28-07-2021
First-passage times to quantify and compare structural correlations and heterogeneity in complex systemsBassolas A and Nicosia V
Communications Physics, Nature Research vol. 4 (1)
15-04-2021
Diffusion segregation and the disproportionate incidence of COVID-19 in African American communitiesBassolas A, Sousa S and Nicosia V
Journal of The Royal Society Interface, The Royal Society vol. 18 (174)
01-01-2021
Metadata-informed community detection with lazy encoding using absorbing random walks.Bassolas A, Eriksson A, Marot A, Rosvall M and Nicosia V
Corr vol. abs/2111.05158
01-01-2021
2020
Quantifying ethnic segregation in cities through random walksSousa S and Nicosia V
, Research Square Platform
30-10-2020
Optimal percolation in correlated multilayer networks with overlapSantoro A and Nicosia V
Physical Review Research vol. 2 (3), 033122-033122.
22-07-2020
Disproportionate incidence of COVID-19 in African Americans correlates with dynamic segregationBassolas A, Sousa S and Nicosia V
, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
10-07-2020
Algorithmic complexity of multiplex networksSantoro A and Nicosia V
Physical Review X, American Physical Society
26-06-2020
Online visibility graphs: Encoding visibility in a binary search treeFano Yela D, Thalmann F, Nicosia V, Stowell D and Sandler M
Physical Review Research, American Physical Society (Aps) vol. 2 (2)
23-04-2020
On the spectral properties of Feigenbaum graphsFlanagan R, Lacasa L and Nicosia V
Journal of Physics a: Mathematical and Theoretical vol. 53 (2)
01-01-2020
2018
Pareto optimality in multilayer network growthSantoro A, Latora V, Nicosia G and Nicosia V
Physical Review Letters, American Physical Society vol. 121 (12), 128302-128302.
20-09-2018
Multiplex Decomposition of Non-Markovian Dynamics and the Hidden Layer Reconstruction ProblemLacasa L, Mariño IP, Miguez J, Nicosia V, Roldán É, Lisica A, Grill SW and Gómez-Gardeñes J
Physical Review X vol. 8 (3)
07-08-2018
Emergent explosive synchronization in adaptive complex networks.Avalos-Gaytán V, Almendral JA, Leyva I, Battiston F, Nicosia V, Latora V and Boccaletti S
Phys Rev E vol. 97 (4-1), 042301-042301.
04-04-2018
2017
The advantages of interdisciplinarity in modern scienceBonaventura M, Latora V, Nicosia V and Panzarasa P
Arxiv
21-12-2017
The Multiplex Dependency Structure of Financial MarketsMusmeci N, Nicosia V, Aste T, Di Matteo T and Latora V
Complexity
20-09-2017
The Multiplex Dependency Structure of Financial Markets.Musmeci N, Nicosia V, Aste T, Matteo TD and Latora V
Complexity vol. 2017, 9586064:1-9586064:1.
20-09-2017
An active-radio-frequency-identification system capable of identifying co-locations and social-structure: Validation with a wild free-ranging animalEllwood SA, Newman C, Montgomery RA, NICOSIA VM, Bueshing CD, Markham A, Trigoni N, Pasztor B, Dyo V, Latora V, Baker SE and Macdonald DW
Methods in Ecology and Evolution, Wiley
17-07-2017
Layered social influence promotes multiculturality in the Axelrod modelBattiston F, Nicosia V, Latora V and Miguel MS
Scientific Reports, Springer Nature vol. 7 (1)
12-05-2017
Multilayer motif analysis of brain networksBattiston F, Nicosia V, Chavez M and Latora V
Chaos vol. 27 (4)
01-04-2017
The new challenges of multiplex networks: Measures and modelsBattiston F, Nicosia V and Latora V
European Physical Journal: Special Topics vol. 226 (3), 401-416.
01-02-2017
2016
Interplay between consensus and coherence in a model of interacting opinionsBattiston F, Cairoli A, Nicosia V, Baule A and Latora V
Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena vol. 323-324, 12-19.
01-06-2016
Correction: Spatio-temporal analysis of micro economic activities in rome reveals patterns of mixed-use urban evolutionFiasconaro A, Strano E, Nicosia V, Porta S and Latora V
Plos One vol. 11 (5)
16-05-2016
Efficient exploration of multiplex networksBattiston F, Nicosia V and Latora V
New Journal of Physics, Iop Publishing: Open Access Journals vol. 18 (4)
01-04-2016
Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Micro Economic Activities in Rome Reveals Patterns of Mixed-Use Urban EvolutionFiasconaro A, Strano E, Nicosia V, Porta S and Latora V
Plos One, Public Library of Science (Plos) vol. 11 (3)
16-03-2016
Homophily and missing links in citation networksCiotti V, Bonaventura M, Nicosia V, Panzarasa P and Latora V
Epj Data Science vol. 5 (1)
03-03-2016
Irreducibility of multilayer network dynamics: The case of the voter modelDiakonova M, Nicosia V, Latora V and Miguel MS
New Journal of Physics vol. 18 (2)
29-01-2016
Emergence of Multiplex Communities in Collaboration Networks.Battiston F, Iacovacci J, Nicosia V, Bianconi G and Latora V
Plos One vol. 11 (1), e0147451-e0147451.
27-01-2016
Robust multiculturality emerges from layered social influence.Battiston F, Nicosia V, Latora V and Miguel MS
Corr vol. abs/1606.05641
01-01-2016
Homophily and missing links in citation networks.Ciotti V, Bonaventura M, Nicosia V, Panzarasa P and Latora V
Epj Data Sci. vol. 5, 7-7.
01-01-2016
2015
Hybrid recommendation methods in complex networksFiasconaro A, Tumminello M, Nicosia V, Latora V and Mantegna RN
Physical Review E, American Physical Society (Aps) vol. 92 (1)
01-07-2015
Structural reducibility of multilayer networksDe Domenico M, Nicosia V, Arenas A and Latora V
Nature Communications vol. 6
23-04-2015
Biased random walks on multiplex networks.Battiston F, Nicosia V and Latora V
Corr vol. abs/1505.01378
01-01-2015
2014
Nonlinear growth and condensation in multiplex networksNicosia V, Bianconi G, Latora V and Barthelemy M
Physical Review E, American Physical Society vol. 90, 042807-042807.
14-10-2014
Network structure of multivariate time seriesLacasa L, Nicosia V and Latora V
Sci. Rep. vol. 5
05-08-2014
Collective phenomena emerging from the interactions between dynamical
processes in multiplex networksNicosia V, Skardal PS, Arenas A and Latora V
Phys. Rev. Lett. vol. 118
22-05-2014
Measuring and modelling correlations in multiplex networksNicosia V and Latora V
Phys. Rev. E vol. 92
06-03-2014
Non-parametric resampling of random walks for spectral network
clusteringFallani FDV, Nicosia V, Latora V and Chavez M
Physical Review E: Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics, American Physical Society vol. 89
09-01-2014
Characteristic times of biased random walks on complex networksBonaventura M, Nicosia V and Latora V
Physical Review E: Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics, American Physical Society vol. 89
09-01-2014
Assessment of urban ecosystem resilience through hybrid social-physical complex networksCavallaro M, Asprone D, Latora V, Manfredi G and Nicosia V
Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering
01-01-2014
Assessment of Urban Ecosystem Resilience through Hybrid Social-Physical Complex NetworksCavallaro M, Asprone D, Latora V, Manfredi G and Nicosia V
Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering vol. 29 (8), 608-625.
01-01-2014
Nonparametric resampling of random walks for spectral network clusteringDe Vico Fallani F, Nicosia V, Latora V and Chavez M
Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics vol. 89 (1)
01-01-2014
2013
Urban network resilience analysis in case of earthquakesAsprone D, Cavallaro M, Latora V, Manfredi G and Nicosia V
Safety, Reliability, Risk and Life-Cycle Performance of Structures and Infrastructures - Proceedings of The 11th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, Icossar 2013, 4069-4075.
01-12-2013
Structural measures for multiplex networksBattiston F, Nicosia V and Latora V
Phys. Rev. E vol. 89
14-08-2013
Growing multiplex networksNicosia V, Bianconi G, Latora V and Barthelemy M
Physical Review Letters vol. 111 (5)
02-08-2013
Characteristic exponents of complex networksNicosia V, Domenico MD and Latora V
Epl vol. 106
17-06-2013
Geo-Spotting: Mining Online Location-based Services for Optimal Retail
Store PlacementKaramshuk D, Noulas A, Scellato S, Nicosia V and Mascolo C
07-06-2013
Graph Metrics for Temporal NetworksNicosia V, Tang J, Mascolo C, Musolesi M, Russo G and Latora V
03-06-2013
Applications of Temporal Graph Metrics to Real-World NetworksTang J, Leontiadis I, Scellato S, Nicosia V, Mascolo C, Musolesi M and Latora V
Chapter in Temporal Networks (Petter Holme and Jari Saram\"Aki Editors). Springer. Berlin, Heidelberg 2013
30-05-2013
Phase transition in the economically modeled growth of a cellular
nervous systemNicosia V, Vértes PE, Schafer WR, Latora V and Bullmore ET
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. Usa vol. 110, 7880-7885.
27-04-2013
Remote synchronization reveals network symmetries and functional modulesNicosia V, Valencia M, Chavez M, Díaz-Guilera A and Latora V
Physical Review Letters, American Physical Society vol. 110 (17)
25-04-2013
Social and place-focused communities in location-based online social
networksBrown C, Nicosia V, Scellato S, Noulas A and Mascolo C
C. Brown, V. Nicosia, S. Scellato, a. Noulas, C. Mascolo "Social and Place-Focused Communities in Location-Based Online Social Networks", Eur. Phys. J. B 86 (6), 290 (2013)
26-03-2013
Growing multiplex networksNicosia V, Bianconi G, Latora V and Barthelemy M
Phys. Rev. Lett. vol. 111
28-02-2013
Assessment of urban ecosystem resilience using the efficiency of hybrid
social-physical complex networksAsprone D, Cavallaro M, Latora V, Manfredi G and Nicosia V
13-02-2013
Evolutionary dynamics of time-resolved social interactionsCardillo A, Petri G, Nicosia V, Sinatra R, Gómez-Gardeñes J and Latora V
Physical Review E vol. 90
04-02-2013
Co-evolution of networks and quantum dynamics: a generalization of
preferential attachmentNicosia V, Machida T, Wilson R, Hancock E, Konno N, Latora V and Severini S
Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment
04-02-2013
Social Cohesion, Structural Holes, and a Tale of Two MeasuresLatora V, Nicosia V and Panzarasa P
Journal of Statistical Physics, 1-20.
01-01-2013
Geo-spotting: mining online location-based services for optimal retail store placement.Karamshuk D, Noulas A, Scellato S, Nicosia V and Mascolo C
KDD., 793-801. Editors: Dhillon IS, Koren Y, Ghani R, Senator TE, Bradley P, Parekh R, He J, Grossman RL and Uthurusamy R.
01-01-2013
Graph Metrics for Temporal NetworksNicosia V, Tang J, Mascolo C, Musolesi M, Russo G and Latora V
In Temporal Networks, Springer Nature 15-40.
01-01-2013
Applications of Temporal Graph Metrics to Real-World NetworksTang J, Leontiadis I, Scellato S, Nicosia V, Mascolo C, Musolesi M and Latora V
In Temporal Networks, Springer Nature 135-159.
01-01-2013
2012
Motion-induced synchronization in metapopulations of mobile agentsGómez-Gardeñes J, Nicosia V, Sinatra R and Latora V
Physical Review E: Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics vol. 87
19-11-2012
The importance of being placefriends: Discovering location-focused online communitiesBrown C, Nicosia V, Scellato S, Noulas A and Mascolo C
Wosn'12 - Proceedings of The Acm Workshop on Online Social Networks, 31-36.
28-09-2012
Elementary processes governing the evolution of road networksStrano E, Nicosia V, Latora V, Porta S and Barthelemy M
Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing vol. 2
01-03-2012
Social cohesion, structural holes, and a tale of two measuresLatora V, Nicosia V and Panzarasa P
Corr vol. abs/1211.0719
01-01-2012
Where Online Friends Meet: Social Communities in Location-Based Networks.Brown C, Nicosia V, Scellato S, Noulas A and Mascolo C
ICWSM. Editors: Breslin JG, Ellison NB, Shanahan JG and Tufekci Z.
01-01-2012
2011
Controlling centrality in complex networksNicosia V, Criado R, Romance M, Russo G and Latora V
21-09-2011
Components in time-varying graphsNicosia V, Tang J, Musolesi M, Russo G, Mascolo C and Latora V
Chaos vol. 22
10-06-2011
Defecting or not defecting: how to read human behavior during
cooperative games by EEG measurementsFallani FDV, Nicosia V, Sinatra R, Astolfi L, Cincotti F, Mattia D, Wilke C, Doud A, Latora V, He B and Babiloni F
Plos One 5(12): E14187 (2010)
27-01-2011
2010
Maximal-entropy random walks in complex networks with limited
informationSinatra R, Gómez-Gardeñes J, Lambiotte R, Nicosia V and Latora V
Physical Review E: Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics, American Physical Society vol. 83
28-07-2010
Impact of network structure on a model of diffusion and competitive
interactionNicosia V, Bagnoli F and Latora V
Europhysics Letters: a Letters Journal Exploring The Frontiers of Physics vol. 94
22-06-2010
Analysing information flows and key mediators through temporal centrality metrics.Tang JK, Musolesi M, Mascolo C, Latora V and Nicosia V
SNS., 3-3. Editors: Yoneki E, Bursztein E and Stein T.
01-01-2010
An adaptive overlay network inspired by social behaviour.Carchiolo V, Malgeri M, Mangioni G and Nicosia V
J. Parallel Distributed Comput. vol. 70, 282-295.
01-01-2010
A Methodology to Extend Imperative Languages with AgentSpeak Declarative Constructs.Fichera L, Marletta D, Nicosia V and Santoro C
WOA. vol. 621 Editors: Omicini A and Viroli M.
01-01-2010
Flexible Robot Strategy Design Using Belief-Desire-Intention Model.Fichera L, Marletta D, Nicosia V and Santoro C
Eurobot Conference. vol. 156, 57-71. Editors: Obdrzálek D and Gottscheber A.
01-01-2010
2009
Complex Networks - Results of the 2009 International Workshop on Complex Networks, CompleNet 2009, Catania, ItalyCompleNet. vol. 207 Editors: Fortunato S, Mangioni G, Menezes R and Nicosia V.
01-01-2009
2008
Extending the definition of modularity to directed graphs with
overlapping communitiesNicosia V, Mangioni G, Carchiolo V and Malgeri M
Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment
10-01-2008
Emerging structures of P2P networks induced by social relationships.Carchiolo V, Malgeri M, Mangioni G and Nicosia V
Comput. Commun. vol. 31, 620-628.
01-01-2008
The Dilemma of Trust: a Social Network Based Approach.Carchiolo V, Longheu A, Malgeri M, Mangioni G and Nicosia V
Scalable Comput. Pract. Exp. vol. 9
01-01-2008
Adaptive E-Learning: An Architecture Based on PROSAP2P Network.Carchiolo V, Longheu A, Mangioni G and Nicosia V
IEA/AIE. vol. 5027, 777-786. Editors: Nguyen NT, Borzemski L, Grzech A and Ali M.
01-01-2008
Proceedings - 2008 International Symposium on Applications and the Internet, SAINT 2008: Message from the organizers of the workshop on social and personal computing for web-supported learning communities SPeL 2008Popescu E, Nicosia V and Graf S
Proceedings - 2008 International Symposium on Applications and The Internet, Saint 2008
01-01-2008
2007
On robustness and self-adaptiveness of a socially inspired P2P networkCarchiolo V, Malgeri M, Mangioni G and Nicosia V
22nd International Symposium on Computer and Information Sciences, Iscis 2007 - Proceedings, 322-327.
01-12-2007
Efficient Searching and Retrieval of Documents in PROSANicosia V, Mangioni G, Carchiolo V and Malgeri M
22-02-2007
Exploiting social networks dynamics for P2P resource organisationNicosia V, Mangioni G, Carchiolo V and Malgeri M
Lecture Notes on Computer Science (Lncs) 4263 (2006)
22-02-2007
Social Behaviours Applied to P2P Systems: An efficient Algorithm for
Resource OrganisationCarchiolo V, Malgeri M, Mangioni G and Nicosia V
15th Ieee International Workshops on Enabling Technologies: Infrastructure For Collaborative Enterprises, 2006. Wetice '06. June 2006 Page(S):65 - 72
14-02-2007
Fast Information Retrieval in a Self-Organising P2P Network.Carchiolo V, Malgeri M, Mangioni G and Nicosia V
J. Comput. vol. 2, 75-81.
01-01-2007
Exploiting social networks dynamics for P2P resource organisationNicosia V, Mangioni G, Carchiolo V and Malgeri M
Corr vol. abs/cs/0702127
01-01-2007
Towards hard real-time Erlang.Nicosia V
Erlang Workshop., 29-36. Editors: Thompson SJ and Fredlund L-Å.
01-01-2007
Applying Social Behaviours to Model Trusting.Carchiolo V, Longheu A, Malgeri M, Mangioni G and Nicosia V
IDC. vol. 78, 105-114. Editors: Badica C and Paprzycki M.
01-01-2007
An Approach to Trust Based on Social Networks.Carchiolo V, Longheu A, Malgeri M, Mangioni G and Nicosia V
WISE. vol. 4831, 50-61. Editors: Benatallah B, Casati F, Georgakopoulos D, Bartolini C, Sadiq W and Godart C.
01-01-2007
2006
Evaluating the Dynamic Behaviour of PROSA P2P Network.Carchiolo V, Malgeri M, Mangioni G and Nicosia V
ISPA. vol. 4330, 904-915. Editors: Guo M, Yang LT, Martino BD, Zima HP, Dongarra JJ and Tang F.
01-01-2006
Social Behaviours in P2P Systems: An Efficient Algorithm for Resource Organisation.Carchiolo V, Malgeri M, Mangioni G and Nicosia V
WETICE., 65-72.
01-01-2006
Software Agents for Autonomous Robots: the Eurobot 2006 Experience.Nicosia V, Spampinato C and Santoro C
WOA. vol. 204 Editors: Paoli FD, Stefano AD, Omicini A and Santoro C.
01-01-2006
Self-Organisation of Resources in PROSA P2P Network.Carchiolo V, Malgeri M, Mangioni G and Nicosia V
SelfMan. vol. 3996, 171-174. Editors: Keller A and Martin-Flatin J-P.
01-01-2006
Efficient Searching and Retrieval of Documents in PROSA.Carchiolo V, Malgeri M, Mangioni G and Nicosia V
DBISP2P. vol. 4125, 298-309. Editors: Moro G, Bergamaschi S, Joseph S, Morin J-H and Ouksel AM.
01-01-2006
PROSA: P2P Resource Organisation by Social Acquaintances.Carchiolo V, Malgeri M, Mangioni G and Nicosia V
AP2PC. vol. 4461, 135-142. Editors: Joseph S, Despotovic Z, Moro G and Bergamaschi S.
01-01-2006
Grants
Grants of specific relevance to the Centre for Complex SystemsAssessing spatial heterogeneity through random walks on graphsVincenzo Nicosia
£162,886 EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
01-09-2019 - 31-08-2021