Diffusion in Social Networks

• Main Authors: Shakarian, Paulo (Author), Bhatnagar, Abhivav (Author), Aleali, Ashkan (Author), Shaabani, Elham (Author), Guo, Ruocheng (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2015.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Computer Science,
• Subjects: Computer science.; Data encryption (Computer science).; Artificial intelligence.; Computer Science.; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics).; Data Encryption.

This book presents the leading models of social network diffusion that are used to demonstrate the spread of disease, ideas, and behavior. It introduces diffusion models from the fields of computer science (independent cascade and linear threshold), sociology (tipping models), physics (voter models)...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• The SIR Model and Identification of Spreaders
• The Tipping Model and the Minimum Seed Problem
• The Independent Cascade and Linear Threshold Models
• Logic Programming Based Diffusion Models
• Evolutionary Graph Theory
• Examining Diffusion in the Real World
• Conclusion.