Nataša Djurdjevac Conrad

Dr. Nataša Djurdjevac Conrad is the Head of the 'Computational Humanities' research group and Deputy Head of the Modeling and Simulation of Complex Processes department at the Zuse Institute Berlin (ZIB) since 2022. Her work bridges mathematics, archaeology, and social science through data-driven modeling of spatio-temporal processes.

• Research Focus: Modeling opinion dynamics, innovation dissemination (e.g., Roman road activation in ancient Tunisia), and epidemic spreading (MODUS-COVID project).
• Methodologies: Expertise in agent-based models (ABMs), stochastic metapopulation models, ODE/SDE compartmental models, and network analysis techniques like Galerkin projection and random-walk-based clustering.
• Awards:
  • 'Paper of the Semester' award (2023) by MATH+ Activity Group 'Mathematics of Data Science'
  • Corresponding member of the German Archaeological Institute (DAI) since 2022
• Projects: Leads interdisciplinary work on cultural dispersion, epidemic policy design, and ancient innovation spreading.