Tomas Diviak

Dr. Tomas Diviak is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Manchester and member of the Mitchell Centre for Social Network Analysis. He holds a joint PhD in Sociology from Charles University and University of Groningen, specializing in criminal network analysis. His research examines actors, mechanisms, and structures in criminal organizations using computational methods.

Research interests span:

• Criminal and terrorist network dynamics
• Social network methodology development
• Applications in public health and political science
• Organized crime and corruption networks

Publication analysis reveals consistent focus on:

• Network resilience to disruption
• COVID-19 transmission modeling
• Methodological innovations in SNA
• Cross-disciplinary applications from terrorism to education

Founded Czech Network for Social Network Analysis and co-chairs early-career networks for INSNA. Teaches data analysis in R, social network models, and analytical sociology.