Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Algorithms and Dynamical Models for Communities and Reputation in Social Networks
Vincent Traag
€ 121.31
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Algorithms and Dynamical Models for Communities and Reputation in Social Networks
Paperback. Series: Springer Theses. Num Pages: 243 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, 19 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; PBUD; PDE; PHU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 379.
A persistent problem when finding communities in large complex networks is the so-called resolution limit. This thesis addresses this issue meticulously, and introduces the important notion of resolution-limit-free. Remarkably, only few methods possess this desirable property, and this thesis puts forward one such method. Moreover, it discusses how to assess whether communities can occur by chance or not. One aspect that is often ignored in this field is treated here: links can also be negative, as in war or conflict. Besides how to incorporate this in community detection, it also examines the dynamics of such negative links, inspired by a ... Read more
A persistent problem when finding communities in large complex networks is the so-called resolution limit. This thesis addresses this issue meticulously, and introduces the important notion of resolution-limit-free. Remarkably, only few methods possess this desirable property, and this thesis puts forward one such method. Moreover, it discusses how to assess whether communities can occur by chance or not. One aspect that is often ignored in this field is treated here: links can also be negative, as in war or conflict. Besides how to incorporate this in community detection, it also examines the dynamics of such negative links, inspired by a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
Series
Springer Theses
Number of Pages
229
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319360621
SKU
V9783319360621
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Vincent Traag
After having obtained a (cum laude) Masters in sociology from the University of Amsterdam, Vincent Traag turned to the Université catholique de Louvain in Belgium, where he obtained his Ph.D. in applied mathematics, under the supervision of Paul Van Dooren and Yurii Nesterov. Trying to combine sociology and mathematics, Traag performed extensive research in complex networks, with a particular focus ... Read more
Reviews for Algorithms and Dynamical Models for Communities and Reputation in Social Networks