Giulio Cimini

Giulio Cimini is Associate Professor of Theoretical Physics in the Department of Physics at the University of Rome Tor Vergata and a Research Associate at the 'Enrico Fermi' Research Center. He is a statistical physicist with a strong interdisciplinary focus on complex networks and their applications in socio-economic systems.

His research interests include:

• Statistical Physics of Complex Networks
• Reconstruction and Validation of Economic Networks
• Social Network Interactions and Financial Markets
• Systemic Risk and Financial Contagion
• Scientific Success, Fitness, and Complexity
• Adaptive Social Recommendation
• Codon Usage Bias and Protein Interaction Networks

His recent publications reveal a strong trend in applying statistical physics to real-world networks, particularly in finance and social systems. Key themes include the modeling of systemic risk in supply chains and financial networks, the dynamics of collective action on platforms like Reddit (e.g., the GameStop short squeeze), and the development of network reconstruction methods using maximum entropy and optimal transport frameworks. His work often combines empirical analysis with theoretical modeling.

Scientific awards and recognitions include:

• Associate Editor, Frontiers in Physics – Interdisciplinary Physics
• Board Member, Network Science Society
• Member, Council of the Complex Systems Society
• Steering Committee, CCS/Italy

He has advised or collaborated with numerous researchers, particularly in projects related to economic networks and complex systems. His work has been supported by Italian national grants such as PRIN and PNRR. He leads or co-leads research projects including RENet and C2T. His research is conducted within interdisciplinary teams involving physicists, economists, and computer scientists, often in collaboration with institutions like ISC-CNR, IMT Lucca, and the Network Science community.