Tamás Vicsek

{{short description|Hungarian scientist, physicist (born 1948)}}

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| caption = Vicsek in 2011

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| birth_place = Budapest, Hungary

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| fields = Physics, Network Science

| workplaces = Eötvös Loránd University

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| education = Lomonosov University(M.Sc.) Lajos Kossuth University(Ph.D.)

| alma_mater = Lajos Kossuth University

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| thesis_year = 1976

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| notable_students = Albert-László Barabási

| known_for = Vicsek fractal
Vicsek model
Family–Vicsek scaling
Barabási–Ravasz–Vicsek model

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| spouse = Mária Streho

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| website = {{URL|hal.elte.hu/~vicsek}}

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Tamás Vicsek ({{IPA|hu|ˈtɒmaːʃ ˈvit͡ʃɛk}}, born 10 May 1948, Budapest) is a Hungarian scientist with research interests in numerical studies of dense liquids, percolation theory, Monte Carlo simulation of cluster models, aggregation phenomena, fractal growth, pattern formation (computer and laboratory experiments), collective phenomena in biological systems (flocking, oscillations, crowds), molecular motors, cell locomotion in vitro. He held the position of professor of physics at the Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary, and was visiting scientists in various academia.[https://hal.elte.hu/~vicsek/cv/ Curriculum cvitae][http://mta.hu/koztestuleti_tagok?PersonId=19570 Tamás Vicsek profile] at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences website

He is the namesake of the Vicsek fractal and the Vicsek model of swarm behavior.

He earned M.Sc. from the Lomonosov University, Moscow in 1972 and PhD from Lajos Kossuth University (current University of Debrecen) in 1976.