Computational Network Science

The Chair for Computational Network Science is part of the Faculty of Computer Science and the Department of Biology at RWTH Aachen University.
The research interests of our group are broad, but have one common denominator: the use of graphs and networks to analyse a variety of systems and data. A central methodological issue underlying our research is how one can study and integrate the multiple levels of organization which are commonly found in complex systems and high-dimensional data. To this end, we combine bottom-up dynamical models, and top-down data-driven approaches, and use a blend of tools from control theory, dynamical systems, stochastic processes, topology, machine learning and statistics. See the Research page for more details.

Latest News

August 26, 2026

Paper "Don't be afraid of Cell Complexes!" accepted at Applied Network Science (Springer Nature)

Our paper Don’t be Afraid of Cell Complexes! An Introduction from an Applied Perspective was accepted for publication at the journal Applied Network Science by Stpringer Nature. Publication is still waiting on typesetting, but a preprint with the final content is available on arXiv.

August 10, 2026

Paper on community detection in hypergraphs published in Science Advances

Together with Jiaze Li and Leto Peel we have published a paper on commuity detection in hypergraphs in Science Advances.

August 6, 2026

New preprint introducing the AHORN repository

Florian Frantzen and Michael Schaub coauthored the preprint “A repository for discovery and reuse of higher-order network datasets”, which introduces AHORN, a curated repository of standardized higher-order network datasets, and is now available on arXiv.

July 31, 2026

Yu Xing leaves group to start faculty position

Yu Xing leaves the group to start a faculty position. Congrats Yu!

Contact

Prof. Michael Schaub, PhD

Chair for Computational Network Science

Phone: +49 241 80-21490

EMail: schaub@netsci.rwth-aachen.de

Computer Science Center (E2)

1st floor of E2
Ahornstraße 55
52074 Aachen

How to find us in the Computer Science Center

  1. Enter the Informatikzentrum from “Mies-van-der-Rohe Strasse”
  2. Turn right and walk towards the “Gemeinschaftslabor for Elektronenmikroskopie” (GfE).
  3. Go one floor up the staircase.
  4. Turn into the corridor on the right.

Get to the Computer Science Center

Directions how to get to the Computer Science Center can be found here. In case you arrive by car, please note that you need a guest parking permit for the parking lots of the building, which you can obtain from the secretary. There are also unmetered parking spots available in the surrounding streets.

Biology (Sammelbau Biologie, 42 C)

Ground floor
Worringerweg 1
52074 Aachen

How to find us in the Biology Center

  1. Enter the “Sammelbau Biologie” from the main entrance.
  2. Turn left and walk through the metal/glass door.
  3. Within the green walled foyer space, look for the 42 C part of the building (coming from the main entrance, this should be on the right side vis-a-vis)
  4. Walk through the door with the (oudated) sign “Institut für Umweltforschung (Biologie V)” and enter the corridor in front of you.