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A Community of Thought Leaders

CSSI is proud to bring together so many top experts in the fields of complex sciences. The core of our team is made up of professors, doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows at the Kellogg School of Management and Northwestern University, but our community of collaborators spans the globe. Here’s a look at the team behind the science of science, as well as key contributors and supporters.

The Center is an extraordinary investment, bringing together world-leading researchers to decode innovation and the progress of knowledge.
Ben Jones
Professor of Strategy and the Gordon and Llura Gund Family Professor of Entrepreneurship

Leadership network

 

Researchers

  • Seokkyun Woo

    Post-Doctoral Fellow, Kellogg School of Management, '22-23

    Current: Assistant Professor, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

    Taegyoon Kim

    Post-Doctoral Fellow, Kellogg School of Management, '22-23

    Current: Assistant Professor, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

    Wenyuan Liu

    Post-Doctoral Fellow, Kellogg School of Management, '22-23

    Current:

    Yi Bu

    Post-Doctoral Fellow, Kellogg School of Management, '19-20

    Nima Dehmamy

    Research Assistant Professor, Kellogg School of Management, '19-22

    Diego Gómez-Zará

    Post-Doctoral Fellow, Kellogg School of Management, '21-'22

    Woo Seong Jo

    Post-Doctoral Fellow, Kellogg School of Management, '19-20

    Zihang Lin

    Visiting Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow, Kellogg School of Management '21-22

    Lu Liu

    Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow, Kellogg School of Management, '17-21

    Zifang Liu

    Post-Baccalaureate Research Fellow, Kellogg School of Management '21-22

    Suman Kalyan Maity

    Post-Doctoral Fellow, Kellogg School of Management, '18-21

    Minsu Park

    Research Fellow, Kellogg School of Management, '19-20 

    Yang Wang

    Visiting Professor, Kellogg School of Management, '18

  • Pierre Azoulay

    Professor of Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Albert Laszlo-Barabisi

    Robert Gray Doge Professor of Network Science, Northeastern University

    Nicola Bianchi

    Assistant Professor, Kellogg School of Management

    Jillian Chown

    Associate Professor of Management & Organizations, Kellogg School of Management

    Jeanneate Colvyas

    Associate Professor of Human Development and Social Policy and Associate Professor of Learning Sciences, Northwestern University, Associate Professor and Executive Board Member, Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO), Associate Professor of Management & Operations, Kellogg School of Management (Courtesy)

    Noshir Contractor

    Professor of Behavioral Sciences, Kellogg School of Management and McCormick School of Engineering

    Leslie Dechurch

    Professor of Communication Studies, Northwestern School of Communication

    Ying Ding

    Bill & Luis Suit Professor, School of Information
    Adjunct Professor at Department of Health, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin

    Eli Finkel

    Professor of Management & Organizations, Kellogg School of Management / Professor of Psychology, Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences

    Steve Franconeri

    Professor of Psychology, Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences / Professor of Design, McCormick School of Engineering (Courtesy) / Director, Northwestern Cognitive Science Program, Professor of Leadership, Kellogg School of Management (Courtesy)

    C. Lee Giles

    David Reese Professor, College of Information Sciences and Technology, Pennsylvania State University

    Jason Hartline

    Associate Professor of Computer Science, McCormick School of Engineering

    Danqi Hu

    Assistant Professor of Accounting Information & Management, Kellogg School of Management

    Nour Kteily

    Professor, Management and Organizations, Kellogg School of Management

    Vincent Lariviere

    Professor of Information Science, University of Montreal

    Han Liu

    Associate Professor of Statistics and Computer Science, McCormick School of Engineering

    Robert McDonald

    Professor of Finance and Gaylord Freeman Distinguished Chair in Banking, Kellogg School of Management

    Filippo Mezzanotti

    Assistant Professor of Finance, Kellogg School of Management

    Sam Molyneux

    GM, Meta, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

    William Ocasio

    James F. Towey Professor of Business and Leadership and Director, Illinois Strategic Organization Initiative

    Adam Pah

    Clinical Assistant Professor of Management & Organizations, Kellogg School of Management, Associate Director, Research Assistant Professor, Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO)

    Dimitris Papanikolaou

    Professor of Finance, Kellogg School of Management

    Hatim Rahman

    Assistant Professor, Management and Organizations, Kellogg School of Management

    Iyad Rahwan

    Director, Max Planck Institute for Human Development

    Luis Rayo

    Erwin P. Nemmers Professor of Strategy, Kellogg School of Management

    Lauren Rivera

    Associate Professor of Management & Organizations, Kellogg School of Management
    Associate Professor of Sociology, Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences (Courtesy)

    Nicole Stephens

    Associate Professor of Management & Organizations, Kellogg School of Management
    Associate Professor of Psychology, Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences (Courtesy)

    Roberta Sinatra

    Associate Professor, IT University of Copenhagen

    H. Eugene Stanley

    Professor of Physics, Boston University

    Jie Tang

    Professor, Computer Science and Technology, Tsinghua University

    Lav Varshney

    Associate Professor, University of Illinois

    Ludo Waltman

    Professor of Quantitative Science Studies, Leiden University

    Kuansan Wang

    Managing Director, Microsoft Research Outreach

    Adam Waytz

    Professor of Management & Organizations, Kellogg School of Management

    Jevin West

    Associate Professor, University of Washington

    Teresa K. Woodruff

    Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at Michigan State University

    Hyejin Youn

    Associate Professor of Management & Organizations, Kellogg School of Management

  • Krisztina Eleki

    Associate Director of Administration for the Kellogg Center for Science of Science and Innovation (CSSI)

    Alyse Freilich

    Assistant Director of Content and Communications for the Center for Science of Science and Innovation (CSSI)

    Alyse leads content development and communication efforts for the CSSI, overseeing a wide range of writing and editorial initiatives. Her role involves close collaboration with researchers to distill complex scientific concepts into compelling, accessible content that resonates with diverse audiences.

    Jenna Pawlicki

    Program Coordinator for the Kellogg Center for Science of Science and Innovation (CSSI).

    Jenna handles the day-to-day administrative and financial operations of the center. She also collaborates with CSSI team members in coordinating events and managing communication channels.

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