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Nelly Litvak is professor in Algorithms for Complex Networks and has a background in Applied Probability and Stochastic Operations Research. She works on mathematical methods and algorithms for complex networks, such as social networks and the WWW. Real-life networks are modeled as random graphs, and algorithms are used to extract information from the massive network data.

The overall goal of her research is to extract value from (Big) Data, focusing on network data. Her research revolves around three main topics: Information extraction and predictions based on data, mathematical analysis of network characteristics and randomized algorithms. The first looks at defining and collecting the correct measurements and data for specific purposes and deducing networks from data. The second examines mathematical properties of algorithms in networks, for example, the famous PageRank that Google invented to rank web pages. The third looks at efficient algorithms for computing network characteristics when the complete network data is not available.

Networks are fascinating. They are all around us 鈥� from social networks to power grids. Yet we know so little about them and even less we can prove. But we are getting there!鈥�

Nelly Litvak received her PhD from 黑料福利网 / EURANDOM in 2002 and joined the University of Twente, where she became an Associate Professor in 2012 and full professor in 2022. She was a visitor at INRIA, University of South Australia and Columbia University, and was a research professor at the Simons Laufer institute at UC Berkeley in spring semster 2025. She joined the 黑料福利网 as a part-time professor in 2017 and joined full-time since 2023. Besides her work on Algorithms for Complex Networks, she has worked on healthcare logistics. She continues working on health care applciations with current focus on epidemic modeling and pandemic preparedness.  She was Managing editor of Internet Mathematics and is associate editor of Stochastic Processes and Their Applications. Nelly is passionate about teaching and innovative education. She has received the Teacher of the Year award from the University of Twente in 2022, developed many courses and innovative teaching methods, and published extensively on the toipic of mathematic education at university. Nelly is an author of several best-selling non-fiction books about mathematics and  gave many public lectures on mathematics and education.