Title: | Social networks: modeling structure and dynamics |
Author(s): | Toivonen, Riitta |
Date: | 2009 |
Language: | en |
Pages: | Verkkokirja (1073 KB, 52 s.) |
Department: | Lääketieteellisen tekniikan ja laskennallisen tieteen laitos |
ISBN: | 978-951-22-9767-2 (electronic) 978-951-22-9766-5 (printed) |
Series: | Department of Biomedical Engineering and Computational Science publications. A, Report, 11 |
ISSN: | 1797-3996 |
Subject: | Computer science |
Keywords: | social networks, network models, community structure, social dynamics, models of competing options |
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Abstract:The study of networks of social interaction can be seen to originate from the work of Jacob Moreno in the 1920's. At the turn of the millennium new actors entered the field, researchers with a background in physics and computer science, who brought with them a new set of tools that could be used to collect and analyse large sets of data. Analysis of large scale social network data from various sources has increased our knowledge of the common features of various social networks, observed in networks of acquaintance and collaboration alike. The quantification and modeling of a particular feature of social networks, namely the tendency of individuals to form densely connected groups with relatively few links to individuals outside the group (called communities in complex networks theory), has taken large steps in recent years. Modeling these structures and their effect on social dynamics is a highly topical issue, relevant for fields such as spreading of epidemics or rumors and formation of opinions, with applications such as prevention of epidemics and marketing.
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Parts:[Publication 1]: R. Toivonen, J.-P. Onnela, J. Saramäki, J. Hyvönen, and K. Kaski: A Model for Social Networks. Physica A, 371(2), 851 (2006).[Publication 2]: R. Toivonen, L. Kovanen, M. Kivelä, J.-P. Onnela, J. Saramäki, and K. Kaski: A comparative study of social network models: network evolution models and nodal attribute models. Helsinki University of Technology, Technical report A10, ISBN 978-951-22-9764-1 (2009).[Publication 3]: R. Toivonen, J. Kumpula, J. Saramäki, J.-P. Onnela, J. Kertész, and K. Kaski: The role of edge weights in social networks: modelling structure and dynamics. In Noise and Stochastics in Complex Systems And Finance, edited by J. Kertész, S. Bornholdt, and R.N. Mantegna. In Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 6601, 66010B-1 (2007).[Publication 4]: X. Castelló, R. Toivonen, V. M. Eguíluz, J. Saramäki, K. Kaski, and M. San Miguel: Anomalous lifetime distributions and topological traps in ordering dynamics. Europhysics Letters, 79, 66006 (2007).[Publication 5]: X. Castelló, R. Toivonen, V. M. Eguíluz, M. San Miguel: Modelling bilingualism in language competition: the effects of complex social structure. In Proceedings of the 4th Conference of the European Social Simulation Association (ESSA 07). IRIT Editions (2007).[Publication 6]: X. Castelló, R. Toivonen, V. M. Eguíluz, L. Loureiro-Porto, J. Saramäki, K. Kaski, M. San Miguel: Modelling language competition: bilingualism and complex social networks. In The evolution of language; Proceedings of the 7th International Conference (EVOLANG7). Edited by A.D.M. Smith, K. Smith, and R. Ferrer-Cancho, World Scientific Publishing Co. (2008).[Publication 7]: R. Toivonen, X. Castelló, J. Saramäki, V. M. Eguíluz, K. Kaski, and M. San Miguel: Broad lifetime distributions for ordering dynamics in complex networks. Physical Review E, 79, 016109 (2009). |
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