Temporal Patterns of Communication in Social Networks

• Main Author: Miritello, Giovanna. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Physics.; Mathematics.; Complex Networks.; Mathematics in the Humanities and Social Sciences.; Communication Studies.; Complex Systems.; Game Theory, Economics, Social and Behav. Sciences.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00110-4

The main interest of this research has been in understanding and characterizing large networks of human interactions as continuously changing objects. In fact, although many real social networks are dynamic networks whose elements and properties continuously change over time, traditional approaches...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction and Motivation
• Social and Communication Networks
• Social Strategies in Communication Networks
• Predicting Tie Creation and Decay
• Information Spreading on Communication Networks
• Conclusion, contributions and vision for the future
• Data and Materials.