DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY

Professor Kovács is working on bridging the gap between structure and function in complex systems. His group is developing novel methodologies to predict the emerging structural and functional patterns in a broad spectrum of problems ranging from systems biology to quantum physics, in close collaboration with experimental groups.

Honors & Awards:

• NSF CAREER Award, 'CAREER: Network-based inference of complex biological interactions', Division of Physics (POLS) (2025)
• Karl Rosengren Faculty Mentoring Award, mentor of best Summer URG project, Office of Undergraduate Research, Northwestern University (2021 & 2023)
• Faculty Honor Roll, for powerful and exceptional impact on student experience, Associated Student Government, Northwestern University (2021-2022)
• Junior Prize, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (2015)
• Young Researcher Award, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (2014)

Selected Publications

• An up-to-date list of publications can be found at: https://sites.northwestern.edu/kovacslab/publications/