Workshop on Paradigms for Control in Social Systems

2015-01-12Posted inBlog, Events, News, SONIC News
PARADIGMS FOR CONTROL IN SOCIAL SYSTEMS @ International Conference on Computational Science (ICCS) 2015 Jun 1-3 2015 Reykjavík, Iceland http://networkdynamics.org/events/iccs2015_control/http://networkdynamics.org/events/iccs2015_control/ While the control of complex networks has recently emerged as an active area of research, the notion of control remains relatively undefined for social and economic systems. For example, what [...]

Computer Model Predicts Where Ebola is Most Likely to Hit Next

2014-11-10Posted inBlog, Networks in the News
Using Wolfram technologies, Dr Marco Thiel from Aberdeen University created a computer model to predict which countries are most likely to suffer an Ebola outbreak next. He said: “The US would be less at risk than the European countries, that is, it would get significant numbers of infected later. All of that seems [...]

Massively Multiplayer Online Game “Travian” Functions as Social Networking Site in Saudi Arabia

2014-10-08Posted inBlog, Networks in the News
This article sheds some light on a new game that the SONIC Lab will be looking at as part of the Virtual Worlds Exploratorium. “Travian is the 7th-most popular site in Iran, 9th-most in Libya, 11th-most in Kuwait, and 12th-most in Palestine, and 25th in Iraq.” “…the key to being [...]

Facebook’s Audience Network Opens to Advertisers Worldwide

2014-10-08Posted inBlog, Networks in the News
Companies worldwide now have access to the Facebook’s user information database, and can use this information to target ads towards users in mobile applications outside of the Facebook network. This transfer of information across networks will likely have a profound impact on the world of digital advertising. In April, the [...]

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2014-06-19Posted inBlog, Networks in the News
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2014-06-13Posted inBlog, Networks in the News
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