The 12 players to watch during the FIFA World Cup 2026 according to NetSI Sport, based on network analysis of the Hudl Statsbomb dataset. Players who don't just score, assist, and defend but change the shape of the game with their craft.
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We are excited to announce ๐ก๐๐ก ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ, a blog by Northeastern Global News (@nuglobalnews.bsky.social) born from a collaboration between Northeastern University's Network Science Institute and the university's news outlet.
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Congratulations to the winners and thanks to the Awards Sponsor @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social (Entropy & Complexities)
๐ชง ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ
โข Lin Chen โ Northeastern University
โข Flavia Petruso โ EPFL
โข Yessica Herrera Guzmรกn โ University of Notre Dame
โข Nima Moghaddas โ Northeastern University
As Ebola spreads across Central Africa, NU researchers Alessandro Vespignani, Jessica Davis, & Samuel Scarpino are using AI, forecasting, and network science to turn data into actionable intelligenceโhelping guide the global response when every decision matters.
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Congratulations to ๐๐น๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐-๐๐ฎฬ๐๐๐น๐ผฬ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฎฬ๐๐ถ on receiving the ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ! ๐
The Societyโs highest honor recognizes his pioneering work establishing the foundations of network science, including the scale-free network paradigm and universal principles shaping complex systems.
The ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฝ kicks off this week, and throughout the tournament, Northeastern Global News will publish insights from our ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ research group, offering a network science perspective on one of the world's biggest sporting event.
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Congratulations to ๐๐บ๐ถ๐๐ฟ๐ถ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ธ๐ผ๐, Professor in the Departments of Physics, Mathematics, and Electrical & Computer Engineering at Northeastern University and core faculty member of the Network Science Institute for being elected a ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ผ๐. ๐
Northeastern researchers analyzed 3,400+ match events to identify which players are the top threats in the 2026 World Cup.
Well deserved!
๐ค ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ง๐ฎ๐น๐ธ
โข Violet Ross โ University of Colorado Boulder
โข Joรฃo Brรกzia โ Network Science Institute at Northeastern University London
โข Katerina Tang โ Cornell University
โข Mattia Marzi โ IMT-School of Advanced Studies Lucca
โพ See you tonight at Fenway Park! NetSci 2026 attendees are heading to Bostonโs iconic ballpark for a Red Sox game. Fenway is just a 25โ30 min walk from the Hyatt via the BU Bridge, with MBTA and rideshare options too. Enjoy the game, and go ๐ด๐งฆSox!
Congratulations to the winners!!
โก ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ง๐ฎ๐น๐ธ
โข Juliana Taube โ Georgetown University
โข Anna Mancini โ INFN Roma Tor Vergata
NGN will provide a front-row seat to the World Cup with ongoing insights and analysis from Northeasternโs Network Science Institute.
