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Research interests
Márton Karsai, DSc, PhD, HDR, is Professor of Network Science and Head of the Department of Network and Data Science at Central European University, Research Professor at the Rényi Institute of Mathematics (Hungary), and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Advances in Complex Systems (World Scientific). His research interests lie in human dynamics, computational social science, and data science, with a particular focus on heterogeneous temporal dynamics, spatial and temporal networks, socioeconomic systems, and social contagion phenomena. His expertise includes the analysis of large-scale human interaction datasets and the development of data-driven models of diverse social processes.
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Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Condensed Matters Physics, Université Grenoble Alpes
1 Sep 2006 → 3 Jun 2009
Award Date: 3 Jun 2009
PhD, Statistical Physics, University of Szeged
1 Sep 2005 → 3 Jun 2009
Award Date: 3 Jun 2009
Master, Computational Physics, University of Szeged
1 Sep 2000 → 28 Jul 2005
Award Date: 28 Jul 2005
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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MOMA: Multiscale network modelling of migration flows in Austria
Peixoto, T. P. (PI) & Karsai, M. (CoPI)
Vienna Science and Technology Fund
1/01/24 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
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SoBigData PPP: SoBigData RI Preparatory Phase Project
Kertész, J. (CoPI), Karsai, M. (CoPI) & Munz, L. (Researcher)
European Commission - Horizon Europe - Collaborative Projects
1/10/22 → 30/09/25
Project: Research
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SAI: Social Explainable Artificial Intelligence
Kertész, J. (Main researcher at CEU) & Karsai, M. (Researcher)
Austrian Science Fund (FWF) - CHIST-ERA
1/03/21 → 31/10/24
Project: Research
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SoBigData++: European Integrated Infrastructure for Social Mining and Big Data Analytics
Kertész, J. (CoPI), Karsai, M. (CoPI) & Munz, L. (Researcher)
European Commission - H2020 - Collaborative Projects
1/01/20 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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Coordination-free decentralised federated learning in pervasive networks: Overcoming heterogeneity
Valerio, L., Boldrini, C., Passarella, A., Kertész, J., Karsai, M. & Iñiguez, G., 12 Feb 2026, In: Pervasive and Mobile Computing. 118, 102184.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cannabis Use During Pregnancy: Insights from Online Discourse and Socioeconomic Indicators Across the USA and Canada
Espín-Noboa, L., Farsiu, N., Karsai, M. & Corsi, D. J., 7 Jun 2025, Proceedings of the Nineteenth International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media. An, J., Lin, Y.-R., Mejova, Y., Mustafaraj, E., Kulshrestha, J. & Weber, I. (eds.). Washington, DC: AAAI Press, Vol. 19. p. 497-521 25 p.Research output: Contribution to Book/Report types › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Competition between simple and complex contagion on temporal networks
Andres, E., Pastor-Satorras, R., Starnini, M. & Karsai, M., Oct 2025, In: Physical Review Research. 7, 4, 11 p., 043088.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Distinguishing mechanisms of social contagion from local network view
Andres, E., Ódor, G., Iacopini, I. & Karsai, M., 4 Mar 2025, In: npj Complexity. 2, 1, 13 p., 8.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Epidemic-induced local awareness behavior inferred from surveys and genetic sequence data
Ódor, G. & Karsai, M., 22 May 2025, In: Nature Communications. 16, 1, 10 p., 4758.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Advances in Complex Systems (Journal)
Karsai, M. (Editor in chief)
2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial work
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EPJ Data Science (Journal)
Karsai, M. (Member of editorial board)
2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial work
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PLoS ONE (Journal)
Karsai, M. (Member of editorial board)
2019 → 2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial work
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Advances in Complex Systems (Journal)
Karsai, M. (Member of editorial board)
2016 → 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial work
Prizes
Datasets
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Generalized Contact Matrices Allow Integrating Socio-economic Variables into Epidemic Models
Manna, A. (Creator), Dall'Amico, L. (Creator), Tizzoni, M. (Creator), Karsai, M. (Creator) & Perra, N. (Creator), ZENODO, 25 Jun 2024
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.12533501, https://zenodo.org/records/12533501
Dataset
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Socioeconomic biases in urban mixing patterns of US metropolitan areas
Hilman, R. M. (Creator), Iñiguez, G. (Creator) & Karsai, M. (Creator), Figshare, 2022
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.6011248, https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/Socioeconomic_biases_in_urban_mixing_patterns_of_US_metropolitan_areas/6011248
Dataset
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Source code and for "Directed Percolation in Temporal Networks" and "Directed Percolation in Random Temporal Network Models with Heterogeneities"
Badie-Modiri, A. (Creator), K. Rizi, A. (Creator), Karsai, M. (Creator) & Kivelä, M. (Creator), ZENODO, 14 Oct 2021
Dataset
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CanPreg datasets
Espin-Noboa, L. (Creator), Farsiu, N. (Creator), Corsi, D. J. (Creator) & Karsai, M. (Creator), OSF, 14 Jan 2025
Dataset
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When dialects collide: how socioeconomic mixing affects language use
Louf, T. (Creator), Ramasco, J. J. (Creator), Sánchez, D. (Creator) & Karsai, M. (Creator), Figshare, 2025
DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/RSXUD, https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.7922307
Dataset