This document discusses complex networks and their analysis. It provides a brief history of network analysis starting in the 18th century with Euler's work on the Seven Bridges of Königsberg problem. It then covers key topics like different types of networks, graph modeling approaches, measures to analyze networks, and applications of network analysis to domains like the web, social networks, and disease spreading. The document emphasizes that understanding network structure and interactions is important for studying complex systems and influences within networks.
7. Complex systems
No blueprint
No “master-mind”
Self-organization
Evolution
Adaptation
Behind each complex system
there is a network,
that defines the interactions
between the components
8. Graph theory: 1735, Euler
Social Network Research: 1930s, Moreno
Communication networks/internet: 1960s
Ecological Networks: 1979
History
11. What's next?
"I think the next century
will be
the century of complexity”
S. Hawking
12. Network or Graph?
Network often refers to real systems
• www,
• social network
• metabolic network.
Language: (Network, node, link)
Graph: mathematical representation of a network
• web graph,
• social graph (a Facebook term)
Language: (Graph, vertex, edge)
18. Different problems, different models
The choice of the proper network representation determines
our ability to use network theory successfully.
In some cases there is a unique, unambiguous
representation. In other cases,
the representation is by no means unique
The way we assign the links between a group of individuals
will determine the nature of the question we can study
19. Examples
WWW > directed
Protein Interactions > undirected, unweighted
Collaboration network > undirected or weighted
Mobile phone calls > directed, weighted
Facebook Friendship links > undirected, unweighted.
20. Most graph databases support a graph data
model, known as property graph
A property graph is a
directed, multi-relational graph
25. How does the Web "work"?
• Content analysis (text mining)
• Link analysis (e.g. PageRank)
PageRank is an algorithm that assigns a numerical
weighting to each element of a set of documents
26.
27. Importance of a Node
• Degree centrality (# of links)
• Betweenness centrality (# of shortest-paths)
• Closeness centrality (mean distance to neighbours)
• PageRank (P that a random walker visits that node)
28. Social Networks
A social structure,
determined by interactions
between individuals, groups,
organisations
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hanspoldoja/5001818922/
30. The tendency of individuals to
associate and bond
with similar others
"birds of a feather flock together"
Homophily
http://www.flickr.com/photos/57574984@N00/81938785/
31. Social Influence
One's emotions, opinions, or behaviors
are affected by others
Social networks transmit states and
behaviors such as obesity, smoking,
drinking and happiness*
* http://www.bmj.com/content/337/bmj.a2338
32. Social Influence
Why does it work?
Reciprocity
Commitment and Consistency
Social Proof
Authority
Liking
Scarcity
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0321011473
33. Can we measure
and maximise influence?
Goal:
"Cascades"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA8z7f7a2Pk
34. Disease spreading
• Where to place monitoring stations to
detect epidemics?
Blogs
• Which are the influential blogs?
• Which blogs create big cascades?
Viral marketing
• Who are the influencers?
• Where should I advertise?