Shlomo Havlin

Shlomo Havlin is a Professor in the Department of Physics at Bar-Ilan University, Israel. He specializes in statistical physics and its applications to complex systems, including infrastructure resilience, climate networks, and epidemic dynamics. His research spans interdependent networks, traffic congestion modeling, and the physics of disordered systems.

Research Interests:

• Statistical physics
• Complex networks
• Interdependent networks
• Cascading failures
• Climate networks
• Science of Science

Awards:

• Lilienfeld Prize (American Physical Society)
• Rothschild Prize
• Order of the Star of Italy
• Israel Prize for Physics and Chemistry
• 2023 Bakhuis Rooseboom Medal

With over 800 publications and 100,000 citations (h-index 150), Havlin’s work bridges theoretical physics and real-world systems like urban traffic and medical networks. His research emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration, focusing on resilience in interconnected infrastructures and societal challenges.