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Infection Spreading and Source Identification: A Hide and Seek Game
The goal of an infection source node (e.g., a rumor or computer virus source)
in a network is to spread its infection to as many nodes as possible, while
remaining hidden from the network administrator. On the other hand, the network
administrator aims to identify the source node based on knowledge of which
nodes have been infected. We model the infection spreading and source
identification problem as a strategic game, where the infection source and the
network administrator are the two players. As the Jordan center estimator is a
minimax source estimator that has been shown to be robust in recent works, we
assume that the network administrator utilizes a source estimation strategy
that can probe any nodes within a given radius of the Jordan center. Given any
estimation strategy, we design a best-response infection strategy for the
source. Given any infection strategy, we design a best-response estimation
strategy for the network administrator. We derive conditions under which a Nash
equilibrium of the strategic game exists. Simulations in both synthetic and
real-world networks demonstrate that our proposed infection strategy infects
more nodes while maintaining the same safety margin between the true source
node and the Jordan center source estimator
Detecting the Influence of Spreading in Social Networks with Excitable Sensor Networks
Detecting spreading outbreaks in social networks with sensors is of great
significance in applications. Inspired by the formation mechanism of human's
physical sensations to external stimuli, we propose a new method to detect the
influence of spreading by constructing excitable sensor networks. Exploiting
the amplifying effect of excitable sensor networks, our method can better
detect small-scale spreading processes. At the same time, it can also
distinguish large-scale diffusion instances due to the self-inhibition effect
of excitable elements. Through simulations of diverse spreading dynamics on
typical real-world social networks (facebook, coauthor and email social
networks), we find that the excitable senor networks are capable of detecting
and ranking spreading processes in a much wider range of influence than other
commonly used sensor placement methods, such as random, targeted, acquaintance
and distance strategies. In addition, we validate the efficacy of our method
with diffusion data from a real-world online social system, Twitter. We find
that our method can detect more spreading topics in practice. Our approach
provides a new direction in spreading detection and should be useful for
designing effective detection methods
Foreign Exchange Intervention When Interest Rates Are Zero: Does the Portfolio Balance Channel Matter After All?
The Japanese zero-interest rate period provides a “natural experiment” for investigating the effectiveness and transmission channels of sterilized intervention when traditional monetary policy options are constrained. This paper takes advantage of the fact that all interventions in the JPY/USD market during the zero-interest rate period are sterilized sales of JPY and, therefore, none of these interventions can signal a future interest rate decrease. In order to further assess through which transmission channel these interventions work, the analysis integrates official daily Japanese intervention data with a comprehensive set of rumors data that capture interventions of which the market is aware. Market awareness is a necessary condition for intervention to disseminate information and work through channels other than the portfolio balance channel. The results of the time series analysis show that intervention, on average, induces a statistically and economically significant same-day depreciation of the JPY. Market awareness is shown to be unimportant. Consequently, the effects of Japanese interventions during the zero-interest rate period are consistent only with the portfolio balance channel. This is a remarkable finding, demonstrating that sterilized intervention is, in principle, an independent policy instrument.exchange rates; foreign exchange market intervention; channels of transmission
Mixing navigation on networks
In this Letter, we proposed a mixing navigation mechanism, which interpolates
between random-walk and shortest-path protocol. The navigation efficiency can
be remarkably enhanced via a few routers. Some advanced strategies are also
designed: For non-geographical scale-free networks, the targeted strategy with
a tiny fraction of routers can guarantee an efficient navigation with low and
stable delivery time almost independent of network size. For geographical
localized networks, the clustering strategy can simultaneously increase the
efficiency and reduce the communication cost. The present mixing navigation
mechanism is of significance especially for information organization of
wireless sensor networks and distributed autonomous robotic systems.Comment: 4 pages, and 7 figure
Foreign exchange intervention when interest rates are zero: does the portfolio balance channel matter after all?
The Japanese zero-interest rate period provides a "natural experiment" for investigating the effectiveness and transmission channels of sterilized intervention when traditional monetary policy options are constrained. This paper takes advantage of the fact that all interventions in the JPY/USD market during the zero-interest rate period are sterilized sales of JPY and, therefore, none of these interventions can signal a future interest rate decrease. In order to further assess through which transmission channel these interventions work, the analysis integrates official daily Japanese intervention data with a comprehensive set of rumors data that capture interventions of which the market is aware. Market awareness is a necessary condition for intervention to disseminate information and work through channels other than the portfolio balance channel. The results of the time series analysis show that intervention, on average, induces a statistically and economically significant same-day depreciation of the JPY. Market awareness is shown to be unimportant. Consequently, the effects of Japanese interventions during the zero-interest rate period are consistent only with the portfolio balance channel. This is a remarkable finding, demonstrating that sterilized intervention is, in principle, an independent policy instrument.Monetary policy - Japan ; Transmission mechanism (Monetary policy) ; Foreign exchange ; Financial markets ; Interest rates - Japan
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