Ágnes Horvát is an Associate Professor of Communication Studies and Computer Science (by courtesy) at Northwestern University, where she directs the Lab on Innovation, Networks, and Knowledge (LINK).
Her research lies in human-centered computing and network science and investigates how online spaces operate and disseminate information. Her goal is to make digital tools more efficient for scientists, entrepreneurs, and creative artists. Her recent projects investigate the use of LLMs in scientific writing and music creation, study biases in online attention to science, and identify opportunities for AI-facilitated decision-making.
Professor Horvát developed and teaches the 'Cultural Analytics' course that trains students for careers at the intersection of creative occupations, AI, and data science. Her work has been awarded an NSF CAREER, CRII, and collaborative awards as PI. Her doctoral advisees have received highly competitive prizes, including a Northwestern Presidential Fellowship and best student paper awards at international conferences. Her research has been featured recently in Nature, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Le Monde, The Economist, and Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
Education
- Post-Doctoral Researcher, Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO)
- PhD, Interdisciplinary Physics, Heidelberg University, Germany
- BSc, Physics and Computer Science, Babeș-Bolyai University, Romania
- BA, Photography, Film, and Media, Sapientia University, Romania