Prof Christian Beck

Professor of Applied Mathematics
Head of The Centre for Complex Systems
School of Mathematical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
Queen Mary University of London
Research
Stochastic modelling, spatio-temporal chaos, power grids, dynamics of air pollution, sustainable energy systems, superstatistics
Interests
Christian Beck’s research is in the general area of data-driven analysis and stochastic modelling of complex systems, with applications to real-world problems, e.g. sustainable energy systems, frequency fluctuations in power grid networks, spatio-temporal air pollution data, traffic delays, and environmental problems. He has made important well-recognized contributions to the understanding of equilibrium states and stationary nonequilibrium states of complex systems, introducing (together with E.G.D Cohen, Rockefeller University New York) so-called superstatistical techniques, which by now have become an established standard method in statistical physics. He is an expert in dynamical systems, stochastic processes, data-driven approaches to complex systems, spatio-temporal chaotic dynamics, stochastic modelling techniques, and interdisciplinary applications.In 2023 Christian Beck was elected to the Executive Committee of the European Physical Society (EPS). He is currently on the Editorial Board of the journals Scientific Reports, Physica A, Entropy, and Frontiers in Complex Systems. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (FIMA).
Publications of specific relevance to the Centre for Complex Systems
2024

Beck C, Tirnakli U and Tsallis C
Physical Review E: Statistical, Nonlinear, Biological, and Soft Matter Physics, American Physical Society
13-12-2024

He H, Boehringer T, Schäfer B, Heppell K and Beck C
Scientific Reports, Springer Nature vol. 14 (1)
12-09-2024

Beck C
, Editors: Hidalgo C.
23-03-2024

Klages R, Yan J, Beck C, Majumdar M, Ruffo S and Sato Y
Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science, American Institute of Physics
20-02-2024
2023

Böttcher PC, Rydin Gorjão L, Beck C, Jumar R, Maass H, Hagenmeyer V, Witthaut D and Schäfer B
Energy Advances, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 2 (1), 91-97.
01-01-2023
2022

Aswin Giri J, Schäfer B, Verma R, He H, Shiva Nagendra SM, Khare M and Beck C
Journal- Institution of Engineers (India) Series A, Springer Nature
24-11-2022

Yan J and Beck C
Entropy, Mdpi vol. 24 (11)
17-11-2022

Anvari M, Proedrou E, Schäfer B, Beck C, Kantz H and Timme M
Nature Communications, Springer Nature vol. 13 (1)
06-08-2022

Schäfer B, Beck C, Rhys H, Soteriou H, Jennings P, Beechey A and Heppell CM
Scientific Reports, Springer Nature vol. 12 (1)
19-07-2022

He H, Schäfer B and Beck C
Scientific Reports, Nature Research vol. 12 (1)
16-07-2022

Han C, Hilger H, Mix E, Böttcher PC, Reyers M, Beck C, Witthaut D and Gorjão LR
Prx Energy, American Physical Society (Aps) vol. 1 (1)
07-04-2022

Beck C
Europhysics News vol. 53 (1), 10-10.
28-02-2022

Gorjão LR, Vanfretti L, Witthaut D, Beck C and Schäfer B
Ieee Access vol. 10, 18065-18073.
30-01-2022

Beck C and Barbato F
Europhysics News, Edp Sciences vol. 53 (5), 36-39.
01-01-2022
2021

Schäfer B, Heppell CM, Rhys H and Beck C
Iscience vol. 24 (11)
19-11-2021

Itto Y and Beck C
Journal of Physics : Conference Series, Institute of Physics (Iop) vol. 2090 (1), 012168-012168.
01-11-2021

Gorjão LR, Schäfer B, Witthaut D and Beck C
New Journal of Physics vol. 23 (7), 073016-073016.
01-07-2021

Schäfer B, Heppell CM, Rhys H and Beck C
Iscience, Elsevier (Cell Press), 102881-102881.
01-07-2021

Mitsokapas E, Schaefer B, Harris R and Beck C
Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing Group
12-04-2021

Beck C and Itto Y
Journal of The Royal Society Interface, Royal Society, The
03-03-2021
2020

Rydin Gorjao L, Jumar R, Maass H, Hagenmeyer V, Yalcin C, Kruse J, Timme M, Beck C, Witthaut D and Schaefer B
Nature Communications, Nature Research (Part of Springer Nature)
11-12-2020

Beck C, van den Beek K and Ritort F
, Editors: Beck C, van den Beek K and Ritort F. Europhysics News, Edp Sciences (51/5)
12-11-2020

Smolla M, Schäfer B, Lesch H and Beck C
New Journal of Physics, Iop Publishing vol. 22 (9)
01-09-2020

Beck C and Yan J
Chaos, Solitons and Fractals, Elsevier
20-06-2020

Beck C, Benedek G, Livadiotis G, Rapisarda A, Tirnakli U and Tsallis C
European Physical Journal: Special Topics vol. 229 (5), 707-709.
12-03-2020

Iacopini I, Schäfer B, Arcaute E, Beck C and Latora V
Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science, Aip Publishing
31-01-2020

Gorjao LR, Anvari M, Kantz H, Beck C, Witthaut D, Timme M and Schafer B
Ieee Access, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Ieee), 1-1.
20-01-2020

Williams G, Schäfer B and Beck C
Physical Review Research, American Physical Society (Aps) vol. 2 (1)
01-01-2020
2019

Weber J, Reyers M, Beck C, Timme M, Pinto JG, Witthaut D and Schäfer B
Scientific Reports, Springer Nature vol. 9 (1)
27-12-2019

Yan J and Beck C
Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, Elsevier
10-12-2019

Beck C
Europhysics News, Edp Sciences
01-10-2019

Martyr R, Schaefer B, Beck C and Latora V
Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks, Elsevier
12-04-2019
2018

Martyr R, Moriarty J and Beck C
Journal of Building Performance Simulation, Taylor & Francis vol. 12 (5), 580-594.
07-11-2018

Williams G and Beck C
Nonlinearity, Iop Publishing vol. 31 (7), 3484-3511.
14-06-2018

Yalcin GC and BECK C
Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing Group
29-01-2018

Schäfer B, BECK C, Aihara K, Witthaut D and Timme M
Nature Energy, Nature Publishing Group vol. 3, 119-126.
08-01-2018
2017

Jizba P, Korbel J, Lavička H, Prokš M, Svoboda V and BECK C
Physica a: Statistical Mechanics and Its Applications, Elsevier
03-11-2017

BECK C
Lanl.Arxiv.Org/Abs/1710.04299v1 vol. EPS-HEP2017 (Proc. of Science), 058-058.
11-10-2017

Xu D and Beck C
Epl (Europhysics Letters) vol. 118 (3), 30001-30001.
07-07-2017

BECK C and Cohen EGD
Kappa Distributions: Theory and Applications of Plasmas
01-05-2017
2016

Beck C
Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing Group: Open Access Journals - Option C vol. 6
20-06-2016

Yalcin GC, Rabassa P and Beck C
Journal of Physics a-Mathematical and Theoretical vol. 49 (15)
15-04-2016

Xu D and Beck C
Physica a: Statistical Mechanics and Its Applications vol. 453, 173-183.
22-02-2016

Penrose C and Beck C
Dynamical Systems-An International Journal vol. 31 (1), 89-105.
02-01-2016
2015

Akram G and Beck C
Applied Numerical Mathematics, Elsevier vol. 91, 89-97.
01-05-2015

Beck C
Physics of The Dark Universe, Elsevier vol. 7, 6-11.
01-03-2015

Rabassa P and Beck C
Physica a Statistical Mechanics and Its Applications, Elsevier vol. 417, 18-28.
01-01-2015
Grants


Christian Beck
£170,347 EU Commission - Horizon 2020
01-06-2019 - 31-05-2021

Christian Beck
£497,382 EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
01-04-2016 - 11-05-2019