The Belykh Lab

Biological and Engineering Networks Lab

Distinguished University Professor Igor Belykh

Igor Belykh
Our primary research focuses are on complex dynamical networks with applications to neuroscience, biology, ecology, and electrical and mechanical engineering. Our research is supported by the National Science Foundation and US Army Research Office.

Ph.D. Students

Lanjing Bao

Lanjing Bao

Kendal Golden

Kendall Golden

Marrium Shamshad

Marrium Shamshad

Kevin Slote

Kevin Slote

Kelley Smith

Kelley Smith

Undergraduate Students

Andalib Malit Samandari

Andalib Malit Samandari

Visiting Lab Members

Kelvin Rozier

Kelvin Rozier, Ph.D.

Lecturer
Longkun Tang

Longkun Tang, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Long-term visitor from the School of Mathematical Sciences at Huaqiao University, China

Former Lab Members (We miss you!) [the list is incomplete]

Kevin Daley

Kevin Daley

Received a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics in Summer 2023. Ph.D. Thesis: "Emergent collective dynamics with applications in bridge engineering and social networks."
First position: National Research Council (NRC) Postdoctoral Fellow, the Naval Research Laboratory, DC, Washington.

Barrett Brister

Barrett Brister

Received a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics in Summer 2020. Ph.D. Thesis: "Phase clusters and chimeras in networks of Kuramoto oscillators with inertia."
First position: Data Scientist at the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta.

Russell Jeter

Russell Jeter

Received a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics in Spring 2018. Ph.D. Thesis: "The stability and control of stochastically switching dynamical systems."
First position: First position: Postdoctoral Fellow in Machine Learning in Medicine, Department of Biomedical Informatics, Emory University, Atlanta.

Douglas Carter Jr.

Douglas Carter Jr.

Received a Ph.D. in Mathematics in 2016. Ph.D. Thesis: "Synchronization in Dynamical Networks with Mixed Coupling."
First position: Tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Morehouse College in Atlanta.
Sajiya Jalil

Sajiya Jalil

Received a Ph.D. in Mathematics (Bioinformatics Concentration) in 2012. Ph.D. Thesis: "Stability analysis of phase-locked bursting in inhibitory neuron networks."
First position: NIH-funded Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
Kun Zhao

Kun Zhao

Received a Ph.D. in Mathematics (Bioinformatics Concentration) in 2012. Ph.D. Thesis: "Mathematical methods for network analysis, proteomics, and disease prevention."
First position: Senior Bioinformatist (permanent position) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta.
Reimbay Reimbayev

Reimbay Reimbayev

Received a Ph.D. in Mathematics (Bioinformatics Concentration) in 2017. Ph.D. Thesis: " Synchronization in Neuronal Networks with Electrical and Chemical Coupling."
First position: Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Auburn University.
Malcom Devoe

Malcom Devoe

Received a M.S. degree in Mathematics (Scientific Computing Concentration) in 2012. M.S. Thesis: "Cellular neural networks with switching connections."
First position: Ph.D. student in Mathematical Education at GSU.
Victor Bailey

Victor Bailey

NSF REU student.
First position: Ph.D. student in Mathematics at Georgia Tech.
Megan Shellman

Megan Shellman

Undergraduate student funded under a grant from the US Army Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program (URAP). Received B.S in Computer Science in 2016.
First Position: Systems Analyst at Cox Automotive Inc. in Atlanta
Shaina Morgan

Shaina Morgan

High school student funded under a grant from the US Army High School Apprenticeship Program (HSAP). Graduated from Westlake High School in 2017.
First Position: Undergraduate student at the University of Georgia.

Jonathan Lopez

Jonathan Lopez

Ratislav Krylov

Ratislav Krylov

Recent News

Our lab video was selected as a semi-finalist in the nation-wide 2019 NSF We are Mathematics Video Competition!


Our 2017 paper in Science Advances, "Foot force models of crowd dynamics on a wobbly bridge" has received a considerable amount of media attention! We have been in The New York Times, Physics World, and Popular Science. Below is a teaser of the project from Igor and Russell:



This paper also received coverage from a television show "Good Morning Russia" on a national Russian TV channel "Russia One".


It was also featured on the GSU homepage. Here is a link to the permanent article from GSU.


Another one of our research projects involving synchronization and control of evolving networks was also featured in the article "In Disasters, Researchers Hope Robotic Fish Can Come To The Rescue" in Fishsens Magazine.

Recently in Print

  • B. Brister, V. Belykh, and I. Belykh, "When three is a crowd: chaos from clusters of Kuramoto oscillators with inertia," Physical Review E, V. 101, 062206 (2020). PDF


  • K. Daley, K. Zhao, and I. Belykh, "Synchronizability of directed networks: the power of non-existent ties," Chaos, V. 30, 043102 (2020). PDF
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Open Positions

There are PhD student positions available in our group. Highly motivated students interested in applied dynamical systems and networks are welcome to apply by e-mail. Funding is also available for undergraduate students.