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Dr Andrea Baronchelli

Professor of Complexity Science

School of Science & Technology Department of Mathematics

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  • andrea.baronchelli.1@city.ac.uk
  • a.baronchelli.work@gmail.com

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About

Overview

Andrea Baronchelli is Professor of Complexity Science at City University of London, Token Economy theme lead at The Alan Turing Institute, and a research associate at the UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies.

Andrea investigates the dynamics of decentralised socio-technical systems using concepts and tools from the physics of complex systems, network science and data science. Topics he researches include the emergence and dynamics of social norms and shared category systems, tipping points in collective behaviour, polarisation in social networks, blockchain & crypto ecosystems, and human mobility. His work has has been supported by public and private institutions (UKRI, ESRC, InnovateUK, UK Govt., PayPal, etc). In 2019, he received the Young Scientist Award for Socio and Econophysics from the German Physical Society.

Besides academia, Andrea regularly helps start-ups and companies in the blockchain/crypto space improve their products by assessing, and anticipating, the behaviour of the communities they aim to reach.

For more info please see Dr. Baronchelli's PERSONAL HOMEPAGE: https://www.andreabaronchelli.com/

Research

For more info please see Dr. Baronchelli's PERSONAL HOMEPAGE: https://sites.google.com/site/andreabaronchelli/

Andrea pursues an interdisciplinary research agenda centred on the modeling of social and biological systems, with particular regard to issues in linguistics, cognitive science and evolutionary dynamics. At a more fundamental level, Andrea's research focuses on complex networks and on the way they affect the dynamical processes taking place upon them. He uses concepts and tools coming from Complex Systems, Network Science and Data Science.

Andrea has published 60+ peer-reviewed papers, and has presented his work in 30+ invited talks at International Conferences, Universities and Institutions.

Publications

Featured publications

  1. Falkenberg, M., Galeazzi, A., Torricelli, M., Di Marco, N., Larosa, F., Sas, M. … Baronchelli, A. (2022). Growing polarization around climate change on social media. Nature Climate Change, 12(12), pp. 1114–1121. doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01527-x.

    [publisher’s website]

  2. Bracci, A., Boehnke, J., ElBahrawy, A., Perra, N., Teytelboym, A. and Baronchelli, A. (2022). Macroscopic properties of buyer–seller networks in online marketplaces. PNAS Nexus, 1(4). doi:10.1093/pnasnexus/pgac201.

    [publisher’s website]

  3. Baronchelli, A., Halaburda, H. and Teytelboym, A. (2022). Central bank digital currencies risk becoming a digital Leviathan. Nature Human Behaviour, 6(7), pp. 907–909. doi:10.1038/s41562-022-01404-9.

    [publisher’s website]

  4. Nadini, M., Alessandretti, L., Di Giacinto, F., Martino, M., Aiello, L.M. and Baronchelli, A. (2021). Mapping the NFT revolution: market trends, trade networks, and visual features. Scientific Reports, 11(1). doi:10.1038/s41598-021-00053-8.
  5. Guilbeault, D., Baronchelli, A. and Centola, D. (2021). Experimental evidence for scale-induced category convergence across populations. Nature Communications, 12(1). doi:10.1038/s41467-020-20037-y.

    [publisher’s website]

  6. Lucchini, L., Alessandretti, L., Lepri, B., Gallo, A. and Baronchelli, A. (2020). From code to market: Network of developers and correlated returns of cryptocurrencies. Science Advances, 6(51). doi:10.1126/sciadv.abd2204.

    [publisher’s website]

  7. ElBahrawy, A., Alessandretti, L., Rusnac, L., Goldsmith, D., Teytelboym, A. and Baronchelli, A. (2020). Collective dynamics of dark web marketplaces. Scientific Reports, 10(1). doi:10.1038/s41598-020-74416-y.

    [publisher’s website]

  8. Amato, R., Lacasa, L., Diaz-Guilera, A. and Baronchelli, A. (2018). The dynamics of norm change in the cultural evolution of language. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 115(33), pp. 8260–8265. doi:10.1073/pnas.1721059115.
  9. Alessandretti, L., Sapiezynski, P., Sekara, V., Lehmann, S. and Baronchelli, A. (2018). Evidence for a conserved quantity in human mobility. Nature Human Behaviour, 2(7), pp. 485–491. doi:10.1038/s41562-018-0364-x.

    [publisher’s website]

  10. Centola, D., Becker, J., Brackbill, D. and Baronchelli, A. (2018). Experimental evidence for tipping points in social convention. Science, 360(6393), pp. 1116–1119. doi:10.1126/science.aas8827.

    [publisher’s website]

  11. Centola, D. and Baronchelli, A. (2015). The spontaneous emergence of conventions: An experimental study of cultural evolution. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(7), pp. 1989–1994. doi:10.1073/pnas.1418838112.

    [publisher’s website]

  12. Baronchelli, A., Ferrer-i-Cancho, R., Pastor-Satorras, R., Chater, N. and Christiansen, M.H. (2013). Networks in Cognitive Science. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 17, pp. 348–360.

    [publisher’s website]

  13. Starnini, M., Baronchelli, A. and Pastor-Satorras, R. (2013). Modeling human dynamics of face-to-face interaction networks. Physical Review Letters, 110(16).
  14. Perra, N., Baronchelli, A., Mocanu, D., Gonçalves, B., Pastor-Satorras, R. and Vespignani, A. (2012). Random walks and search in time-varying networks. Physical Review Letters, 109(23).
  15. Baronchelli, A., Gong, T., Puglisi, A. and Loreto, V. (2010). Modeling the emergence of universality in color naming patterns. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 107(6), pp. 2403–2407.
  16. Puglisi, A., Baronchelli, A. and Loreto, V. (2008). Cultural route to the emergence of linguistic categories. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 105(23), pp. 7936–7940.
  17. Baronchelli, A., Felici, M., Loreto, V., Caglioti, E. and Steels, L. (2006). Sharp transition towards shared vocabularies in multi-agent systems. Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment, (6).

Publications by category

Chapters (9)

  • Moretti, P., Baronchelli, A., Starnini, M. and Pastor-Satorras, R. (2013). Generalized voter-like models on heterogeneous networks. In Ganguly, N. (Ed.), Dynamics On and Of Complex Networks Springer Science & Business. ISBN 978-1-4614-6729-8.
  • Dediu, D., Cysouw, M., Levinson, S.C., Baronchelli, A., Christiansen, M.H., Croft, W. … Lieven, E. (2013). Cultural Evolution of Language. CULTURAL EVOLUTION: SOCIETY, TECHNOLOGY, LANGUAGE, AND RELIGION (pp. 303–332). ISBN 978-0-262-31828-0.
  • Baronchelli, A., Gong, T., Puglisi, A. and Loreto, V. (2010). On the origin of universal categorization patterns: an in-silica experiment. In Smith, A.D.M. (Ed.), The Evolution of Language (pp. 365–366). World Scientific. ISBN 978-981-4295-22-2.
  • Baronchelli, A., Puglisi, A. and Loreto, V. (2010). Complex systems approach to natural categorization. In Smith, A.D.M. (Ed.), The Evolution of Language World Scientific. ISBN 978-981-4295-22-2.
  • Mukherjee, A., Baronchelli, A., Loreto, V., Puglisi, A. and Tria, F. (2010). Aging in the Emergence of Linguistic Categories. In Fellermann, H., Dörr, M., Hanczyc, M.M., Laursen, L.L., Maurer, S.E., Merkle, D. … Rasmussen, S. (Eds.), Artificial Life XII: Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference on the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems, Odense, Denmark, August 19-23, 2010 (pp. 589–590). MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-262-29075-3.
  • Baronchelli, A., Cattuto, C., Loreto, V. and Puglisi, A. (2009). Complex systems approach to the emergence of language. In Minett, J.W. and Wang, W.S.-.Y. (Eds.), Language, Evolution, and the Brain City University of HK Press. ISBN 978-962-937-165-4.
  • Jäger, H., Steels, L., Baronchelli, A., Briscoe, E., Christiansen, M.H., Griffiths, T. … Triesch, J. (2009). What can mathematical, computational and robotic models tell us about the origins of syntax? In Bickerton, D. and Szathmáry, E. (Eds.), Biological Foundations and Origin of Syntax (pp. 385–410). MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-262-01356-7.
  • Loreto, V., Baronchelli, A. and Puglisi, A. (2009). Mathematical modeling of language games. In Nolfi, S. and Mirolli, M. (Eds.), Evolution of Communication and Language in Embodied Agents Springer. ISBN 978-3-642-01250-1.
  • Baronchelli, A., Dall'Asta, L., Barrat, A. and Loreto, V. (2006). Strategies for fast convergence in semiotic dynamic. In Rocha, L.M. (Ed.), Artificial life X (pp. 480–485). The MIT Press.

Conference papers and proceedings (5)

  • Starnini, M., Lepri, B., Baronchelli, A., Barrat, A., Cattuto, C. and Pastor-Satorras, R. (2017). Robust Modeling of Human Contact Networks Across Different Scales and Proximity-Sensing Techniques.
  • Lin, Y.-.R., Margolin, B., Keegan, A., Baronchelli, A. and Lazer, D. (2013). #Bigbirds never die: Understanding social dynamics of emergent hashtag. THE SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL AAAI CONFERENCE ON WEBLOGS AND SOCIAL MEDIA 8-11 July, MIT Media Lab and Microsoft.
  • Baronchelli, A., Caglioti, E., Loreto, V. and Steels, L. (2006). Complex systems approach to language games. Second European Conference on Complex Systems ECCS'06 Oxford, UK.
  • Baronchelli, A., Dall'Asta, L., Barrat, A. and Loreto, V. (2006). Bootstrapping communication in language games. 6th International Conference (EVOLANG6).
  • Baronchelli, A., Felici, M., Caglioti, E., Loreto, V. and Steels, L. (2005). Self-organizing communication in language games. First European Conference on Complex Systems ECCS'05 Paris, France.

Journal articles (85)

  • (2022). Climate polarization is increasing on Twitter. Nature Climate Change, 12(12), pp. 1094–1095. doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01533-z.

    [publisher’s website]

  • Bracci, A., Nadini, M., Aliapoulios, M., McCoy, D., Gray, I., Teytelboym, A. … Baronchelli, A. (2022). Vaccines and more: The response of Dark Web marketplaces to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. PLOS ONE, 17(11). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0275288.

    [publisher’s website]

  • Mekacher, A., Bracci, A., Nadini, M., Martino, M., Alessandretti, L., Aiello, L.M. … Baronchelli, A. (2022). Author Correction: Heterogeneous rarity patterns drive price dynamics in NFT collections. Scientific Reports, 12(1). doi:10.1038/s41598-022-20027-8.

    [publisher’s website]

  • Mekacher, A., Bracci, A., Nadini, M., Martino, M., Alessandretti, L., Aiello, L.M. … Baronchelli, A. (2022). Heterogeneous rarity patterns drive price dynamics in NFT collections. Scientific Reports, 12(1). doi:10.1038/s41598-022-17922-5.

    [publisher’s website]

  • Lucchini, L., Aiello, L.M., Alessandretti, L., De Francisci Morales, G., Starnini, M. and Baronchelli, A. (2022). From Reddit to Wall Street: the role of committed minorities in financial collective action. Royal Society Open Science, 9(4). doi:10.1098/rsos.211488.
  • Nadini, M., Bracci, A., ElBahrawy, A., Gradwell, P., Teytelboym, A. and Baronchelli, A. (2022). Emergence and structure of decentralised trade networks around dark web marketplaces. Scientific Reports, 12(1). doi:10.1038/s41598-022-07492-x.

    [publisher’s website]

  • Iacopini, I., Petri, G., Baronchelli, A. and Barrat, A. (2022). Group interactions modulate critical mass dynamics in social convention. Communications Physics, 5(1). doi:10.1038/s42005-022-00845-y.
  • Ozaita, J., Baronchelli, A. and Sánchez, A. (2022). Ethnic markers and the emergence of group-specific norms: an experiment. Scientific Reports, 12(1). doi:10.1038/s41598-022-07981-z.

    [publisher’s website]

  • Briand, S.C., Cinelli, M., Nguyen, T., Lewis, R., Prybylski, D., Valensise, C.M. … Quattrociocchi, W. (2021). Infodemics: A new challenge for public health. Cell, 184(25), pp. 6010–6014. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2021.10.031.

    [publisher’s website]

  • Gozzi, N., Scudeler, M., Paolotti, D., Baronchelli, A. and Perra, N. (2021). Self-initiated behavioural change and disease resurgence on
    activity-driven networks.
    Physical Review E (PRE), 104(1). doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.104.014307.
  • Nadini, M., Alessandretti, L., Giacinto, F.D., Martino, M., Aiello, L.M. and Baronchelli, A. (2021). Mapping the NFT revolution: market trends, trade networks and visual
    features.
    Scientific Reports, 11, p. 20902.

    [publisher’s website]

  • Ozaita, J., Baronchelli, A. and Sánchez, A. (2020). Ethnic markers and the emergence of group-specific norms. Scientific Reports, 10(1). doi:10.1038/s41598-020-79222-0.

    [publisher’s website]

  • Ribeiro, F.L., Meirelles, J., Netto, V.M., Neto, C.R. and Baronchelli, A. (2020). Correction: On the relation between transversal and longitudinal scaling in cities. PLOS ONE, 15(10). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0240758.

    [publisher’s website]

  • Ribeiro, F.L., Meirelles, J., Netto, V.M., Neto, C.R. and Baronchelli, A. (2020). On the relation between transversal and longitudinal scaling in cities. PLOS ONE, 15(5). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0233003.

    [publisher’s website]

  • Alessandretti, L., Baronchelli, A. and He, Y.-.H. (2019). Machine Learning meets Number Theory: The Data Science of
    Birch-Swinnerton-Dyer.
    .
  • ElBahrawy, A., Alessandretti, L. and Baronchelli, A. (2019). Wikipedia and Cryptocurrencies: Interplay Between Collective Attention and Market Performance. Frontiers in Blockchain, 2. doi:10.3389/fbloc.2019.00012.
  • Wulff, D.U., De Deyne, S., Jones, M.N. and Mata, R. (2019). New Perspectives on the Aging Lexicon. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 23(8), pp. 686–698. doi:10.1016/j.tics.2019.05.003.

    [publisher’s website]

  • De Domenico, M. and Baronchelli, A. (2019). The fragility of decentralised trustless socio-technical systems. EPJ Data Science, 8(1). doi:10.1140/epjds/s13688-018-0180-6.
  • Alessandretti, L., Lehmann, S. and Baronchelli, A. (2018). Understanding the interplay between social and spatial behaviour. EPJ Data Science, 7(1). doi:10.1140/epjds/s13688-018-0164-6.

    [publisher’s website]

  • Alessandretti, L., Lehmann, S. and Baronchelli, A. (2018). Understanding the interplay between social and spatial behaviour. EPJ Data Science, 7(1). doi:10.1140/epjds/s13688-018-0164-6.
  • Alessandretti, L., Elbahrawy, A., Aiello, L.M. and Baronchelli, A. (2018). Anticipating Cryptocurrency Prices Using Machine Learning. Complexity, 2018. doi:10.1155/2018/8983590.
  • Bastos, M., Mercea, D. and Baronchelli, A. (2018). The geographic embedding of online echo chambers: Evidence from the Brexit campaign. PLOS ONE, 13(11). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0206841.

    [publisher’s website]

  • Baronchelli, A. (2018). The emergence of consensus: a primer. Royal Society Open Science, 5(2), pp. 172189–172189. doi:10.1098/rsos.172189.

    [publisher’s website]

  • ElBahrawy, A., Alessandretti, L., Kandler, A., Pastor-Satorras, R. and Baronchelli, A. (2017). Evolutionary dynamics of the cryptocurrency market. Royal Society Open Science, 4, pp. 170623–170623. doi:10.1098/rsos.170623.

    [publisher’s website]

  • Starnini, M., Baronchelli, A. and Pastor-Satorras, R. (2017). Effects of temporal correlations in social multiplex networks. Scientific Reports, 7(1). doi:10.1038/s41598-017-07591-0.

    [publisher’s website]

  • Alessandretti, L., Sun, K., Baronchelli, A. and Perra, N. (2017). Random walks on activity-driven networks with attractiveness. Physical Review E, 95(5). doi:10.1103/physreve.95.052318.

    [publisher’s website]

  • Budroni, M.A., Baronchelli, A. and Pastor-Satorras, R. (2017). Scale-free networks emerging from multifractal time series. Physical Review E, 95(5). doi:10.1103/physreve.95.052311.

    [publisher’s website]

  • Alessandretti, L., Sapiezynski, P., Lehmann, S. and Baronchelli, A. (2017). Multi-scale spatio-temporal analysis of human mobility. PLOS ONE, 12(2). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0171686.

    [publisher’s website]

  • Starnini, M., Lepri, B., Baronchelli, A., Barrat, A., Cattuto, C. and Pastor-Satorras, R. (2017). Robust Modeling of Human Contact Networks Across Different Scales and Proximity-Sensing Techniques. pp. 536–551. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-67217-5_32.

    [publisher’s website]

  • Alessandretti, L., Sun, K., Baronchelli, A. and Perra, N. (2017). The interplay between activity and attractiveness on random walks in time-varying networks. CoRR, abs/1701.06449.
  • Baronchelli, A. (2016). A gentle introduction to the minimal Naming Game. Computational Construction Grammar and Constructional Change, 30, pp. 171–192. doi:10.1075/bjl.30.08bar.

    [publisher’s website]

  • Starnini, M., Baronchelli, A. and Pastor-Satorras, R. (2016). Model reproduces individual, group and collective dynamics of human contact networks. Social Networks, 47, pp. 130–137. doi:10.1016/j.socnet.2016.06.002.

    [publisher’s website]

  • Starnini, M., Frasca, M. and Baronchelli, A. (2016). Emergence of metapopulations and echo chambers in mobile agents. Scientific Reports, 6(1). doi:10.1038/srep31834.

    [publisher’s website]

  • Starnini, M., Baronchelli, A. and Pastor-Satorras, R. (2016). Temporal correlations in social multiplex networks. CoRR, abs/1606.06626.
  • Starnini, M., Baronchelli, A. and Pastor-Satorras, R. (2016). Model reproduces individual, group and collective dynamics of human contact networks. Social Networks, 47, pp. 130–137.
  • Trianni, V., Simone, D.D., Reina, A. and Baronchelli, A. (2016). Emergence of Consensus in a Multi-Robot Network: From Abstract Models to Empirical Validation. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 1, pp. 348–353.
  • Trianni, V., De Simone, D., Reina, A. and Baronchelli, A. (2016). Emergence of Consensus in a Multi-Robot Network: From Abstract Models to Empirical Validation. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 1(1), pp. 348–353. doi:10.1109/lra.2016.2519537.

    [publisher’s website]

  • Sun, K., Baronchelli, A. and Perra, N. (2015). Contrasting effects of strong ties on SIR and SIS processes in temporal networks. The European Physical Journal B, 88(12). doi:10.1140/epjb/e2015-60568-4.

    [publisher’s website]

  • Mistry, D., Zhang, Q., Perra, N. and Baronchelli, A. (2015). Committed activists and the reshaping of status-quo social consensus. Physical Review E, 92(4). doi:10.1103/physreve.92.042805.

    [publisher’s website]

  • Baronchelli, A., Loreto, V. and Puglisi, A. (2015). Individual biases, cultural evolution, and the statistical nature of language universals: the case of colour naming systems. PloS one, 10(5). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0125019.
  • Baronchelli, A. (2014). Modeling is a tool, and data are crucial. Physics of Life Reviews, 11(2), pp. 317–318. doi:10.1016/j.plrev.2014.01.014.

    [publisher’s website]

  • Ciulla, F., Perra, N., Baronchelli, A. and Vespignani, A. (2014). Damage detection via shortest-path network sampling. Physical Review E, 89(5). doi:10.1103/physreve.89.052816.

    [publisher’s website]

  • Baronchelli, A. and Radicchi, F. (2013). Lévy flights in human behavior and cognition. Chaos, Solitons and Fractals, 56, pp. 101–105.
  • Mocanu, D., Baronchelli, A., Perra, N., Gonçalves, B., Zhang, Q. and Vespignani, A. (2013). The Twitter of Babel: Mapping World Languages through Microblogging Platforms. PLoS ONE, 8(4).
  • Halu, A., Zhao, K., Baronchelli, A. and Bianconi, G. (2013). Connect and win: The role of social networks in political elections. EPL, 102(1).
  • Liu, S.Y., Baronchelli, A. and Perra, N. (2013). Contagion dynamics in time-varying metapopulation networks. Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics, 87(3).
  • Baronchelli, A., Chater, N., Christiansen, M.H. and Pastor-Satorras, R. (2013). Evolution in a Changing Environment. PLoS ONE, 8(1).
  • Ribeiro, P., Perra, N. and Baronchelli, A. (2013). Quantifying the effect of temporal resolution on time-varying networks. Scientific Reports, 3. doi:10.1038/srep03006.
  • Baronchelli, A., Chater, N., Pastor-Satorras, R. and Christiansen, M.H. (2012). The Biological Origin of Linguistic Diversity. PLoS ONE, 7(10).
  • Starnini, M., Baronchelli, A. and Pastor-Satorras, R. (2012). Ordering dynamics of the multi-state voter model. Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment, 2012(10).
  • Radicchi, F. and Baronchelli, A. (2012). Evolution of optimal Lévy-flight strategies in human mental searches. Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics, 85(6).
  • Starnini, M., Baronchelli, A., Barrat, A. and Pastor-Satorras, R. (2012). Random walks on temporal networks. Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics, 85(5).
  • Baronchelli, A., Loreto, V. and Tria, F. (2012). Language dynamics. Advances in Complex Systems, 15(3-4).
  • Baronchelli, A. and Díaz-Guilera, A. (2012). Consensus in networks of mobile communicating agents. Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics, 85(1).
  • Radicchi, F., Baronchelli, A. and Amaral, L.A.N. (2012). Rationality, irrationality and escalating behavior in lowest unique bid auctions. PLoS ONE, 7(1).
  • Gong, T., Puglisi, A., Loreto, V. and Baronchelli, A. (2012). Exploring the roles of complex networks in linguistic categorization. Artificial Life, 18(1), pp. 107–121.
  • Ciulla, F., Mocanu, D., Baronchelli, A., Goncalves, B., Perra, N. and Vespignani, A. (2012). Beating the news using social media: the case study of American Idol. EPJ Data Science, 1(8). doi:10.1140/epjds8.
  • Moretti, P., Liu, S., Baronchelli, A. and Pastor-Satorras, R. (2012). Heterogenous mean-field analysis of a generalized voter-like model on networks. European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter and Complex Systems, 85. doi:10.1140/epjb/e2012-20501-1.
  • Tria, F., Mukherjee, A., Baronchelli, A., Puglisi, A. and Loreto, V. (2011). A fast no-rejection algorithm for the Category Game. Journal of Computational Science, 2(4), pp. 316–323.
  • Baronchelli, A. (2011). The maturity of modeling. A comment on "Modeling the Cultural Evolution of Language" by Luc Steels. Physics of Life Reviews, 8(4), pp. 377–378.
  • Baronchelli, A., Castellano, C. and Pastor-Satorras, R. (2011). Voter models on weighted networks. Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics, 83(6).
  • Baronchelli, A. (2011). Role of feedback and broadcasting in the naming game. Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics, 83(4).
  • Loreto, V., Baronchelli, A., Mukherjee, A., Puglisi, A. and Tria, F. (2011). Statistical physics of language dynamics. Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment, 2011(4).
  • Moretti, P., Baronchelli, A., Barrat, A. and Pastor-Satorras, R. (2011). Complex networks and glassy dynamics: Walks in the energy landscape. Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment, 2011(3).
  • Mukherjee, A., Tria, F., Baronchelli, A., Puglisi, A. and Loreto, V. (2011). Aging in language dynamics. PLoS ONE, 6(2).
  • Baronchelli, A. and Pastor-Satorras, R. (2010). Mean-field diffusive dynamics on weighted networks. Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics, 82(1).
  • Baronchelli, A. and Pastor-Satorras, R. (2009). Effects of mobility on ordering dynamics. Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment, 2009(11).
  • Castelló, X., Baronchelli, A. and Loreto, V. (2009). Consensus and ordering in language dynamics. European Physical Journal B, 71(4), pp. 557–564.
  • Baronchelli, A., Barrat, A. and Pastor-Satorras, R. (2009). Glass transition and random walks on complex energy landscapes. Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics, 80(2).
  • Baronchelli, A., Catanzaro, M. and Pastor-Satorras, R. (2008). Bosonic reaction-diffusion processes on scale-free networks. Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics, 78(1).
  • Baronchelli, A., Catanzaro, M. and Pastor-Satorras, R. (2008). Random walks on complex trees. Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics, 78(1).
  • Baronchelli, A., Loreto, V. and Steels, L. (2008). In-depth analysis of the naming game dynamics: The homogeneous mixing case. International Journal of Modern Physics C, 19(5), pp. 785–812.
  • Baronchelli, A., Dall'Asta, L., Barrat, A. and Loreto, V. (2007). Nonequilibrium phase transition in negotiation dynamics. Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics, 76(5).
  • Barrat, A., Baronchelli, A., Dall'Asta, L. and Loreto, V. (2007). Agreement dynamics on interaction networks with diverse topologies. Chaos, 17(2).
  • Baronchelli, A., Dall'Asta, L., Barrat, A. and Loreto, V. (2007). The role of topology on the dynamics of the Naming Game. European Physical Journal: Special Topics, 143(1), pp. 233–235.
  • Dall'Asta, L. and Baronchelli, A. (2006). Microscopic activity patterns in the naming game. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General, 39(48), pp. 14851–14867.
  • Dalla'Asta, L., Baronchelli, A., Barrat, A. and Loreto, V. (2006). Nonequilibrium dynamics of language games on complex networks. Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics, 74(3).
  • Dall'Asta, L., Baronchelli, A., Barrat, A. and Loreto, V. (2006). Agreement dynamics on small-world networks. Europhysics Letters, 73(6), pp. 969–975.
  • Baronchelli, A. and Loreto, V. (2006). Ring structures and mean first passage time in networks. Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics, 73(2).
  • Baronchelli, A., Dall'Asta, L., Barrat, A. and Loreto, V. (2006). Topology-induced coarsening in language games. Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics, 73(1).
  • Baronchelli, A., Caglioti, E. and Loreto, V. (2005). Measuring complexity with zippers. European Journal of Physics, 26(5).
  • Baronchelli, A., Caglioti, E. and Loreto, V. (2005). Artificial sequences and complexity measures. Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment, 2005. doi:10.1088/1742-5468/2005/04/P04002.
  • Baronchelli, A., Caglioti, E., Loreto, V. and Pizzi, E. (2004). Dictionary-based methods for information extraction. Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 342(1-2 SPEC. ISS.), pp. 294–300.
  • Baronchelli, A. and Loreto, V. (2004). Data Compression approach to Information Extraction and Classification. CoRR, cond-mat/0403233.
  • Bracci, A., Nadini, M., Aliapoulios, M., Gray, I., McCoy, D., Teytelboym, A. … Baronchelli, A. Dark Web Marketplaces and COVID-19: The vaccines. SSRN Electronic Journal. doi:10.2139/ssrn.3783216.

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Thesis/dissertation

  • Baronchelli, A. Statistical mechanics approach to language games. (PhD Thesis)

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