287 research outputs found
Ubiquitousness of link-density and link-pattern communities in real-world networks
Community structure appears to be an intrinsic property of many complex
real-world networks. However, recent work shows that real-world networks reveal
even more sophisticated modules than classical cohesive (link-density)
communities. In particular, networks can also be naturally partitioned
according to similar patterns of connectedness among the nodes, revealing
link-pattern communities. We here propose a propagation based algorithm that
can extract both link-density and link-pattern communities, without any prior
knowledge of the true structure. The algorithm was first validated on different
classes of synthetic benchmark networks with community structure, and also on
random networks. We have further applied the algorithm to different social,
information, technological and biological networks, where it indeed reveals
meaningful (composites of) link-density and link-pattern communities. The
results thus seem to imply that, similarly as link-density counterparts,
link-pattern communities appear ubiquitous in nature and design
On the evolution of hyperlinking
Across time, the hyperlink object has supported different applications and studies. This is one perspective on the evolution of the hyperlinking concept, its context and related behaviors. Through a spectrum of hyperlinking applications and practices, the article contrasts the status quo with its related, broader, conceptual roots; it also bridges to some theorized and prototyped hyperlink variations, namely "stigmergic hyperlinks", to make the case that the ubiquitousness of some objects and certain usage patterns can obfuscate opportunities to (re)think them. In trying to contribute an answer to "what has the common hyperlink (such an apparently simple object) done to society, and what has society done to it?", the article identifies situations that have become so embedded in the daily routine, that it is now hard to think of hyperlinking alternatives.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
Software systems through complex networks science: Review, analysis and applications
Complex software systems are among most sophisticated human-made systems, yet
only little is known about the actual structure of 'good' software. We here
study different software systems developed in Java from the perspective of
network science. The study reveals that network theory can provide a prominent
set of techniques for the exploratory analysis of large complex software
system. We further identify several applications in software engineering, and
propose different network-based quality indicators that address software
design, efficiency, reusability, vulnerability, controllability and other. We
also highlight various interesting findings, e.g., software systems are highly
vulnerable to processes like bug propagation, however, they are not easily
controllable
Self-similar scaling of density in complex real-world networks
Despite their diverse origin, networks of large real-world systems reveal a
number of common properties including small-world phenomena, scale-free degree
distributions and modularity. Recently, network self-similarity as a natural
outcome of the evolution of real-world systems has also attracted much
attention within the physics literature. Here we investigate the scaling of
density in complex networks under two classical box-covering
renormalizations-network coarse-graining-and also different community-based
renormalizations. The analysis on over 50 real-world networks reveals a
power-law scaling of network density and size under adequate renormalization
technique, yet irrespective of network type and origin. The results thus
advance a recent discovery of a universal scaling of density among different
real-world networks [Laurienti et al., Physica A 390 (20) (2011) 3608-3613.]
and imply an existence of a scale-free density also within-among different
self-similar scales of-complex real-world networks. The latter further improves
the comprehension of self-similar structure in large real-world networks with
several possible applications
A detailed characterization of complex networks using Information Theory
Understanding the structure and the dynamics of networks is of paramount importance for manyscientific fields that rely on network science. Complex network theory provides a variety of features thathelp in the evaluation of network behavior. However, such analysis can be confusing and misleading asthere are many intrinsic properties for each network metric. Alternatively, Information Theory methodshave gained the spotlight because of their ability to create a quantitative and robust characterizationof such networks. In this work, we use two Information Theory quantifiers, namely Network Entropyand Network Fisher Information Measure, to analyzing those networks. Our approach detects nontrivialcharacteristics of complex networks such as the transition present in the Watts-Strogatz modelfrom k-ring to random graphs; the phase transition from a disconnected to an almost surely connectednetwork when we increase the linking probability of ErdĹ‘s-RĂ©nyi model; distinct phases of scale-freenetworks when considering a non-linear preferential attachment, fitness, and aging features alongsidethe configuration model with a pure power-law degree distribution. Finally, we analyze the numericalresults for real networks, contrasting our findings with traditional complex network methods. Inconclusion, we present an efficient method that ignites the debate on network characterization.Fil: Freitas, Cristopher G. S.. Universidade Federal de Alagoas; BrasilFil: Aquino, Andre L. L.. Universidade Federal de Alagoas; BrasilFil: Ramos, Heitor S.. Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; BrasilFil: Frery, Alejandro CĂ©sar. Universidade Federal de Alagoas; BrasilFil: Rosso, Osvaldo AnĂbal. Instituto Universitario del Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires; Argentina. Universidade Federal de Alagoas; Brasil. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones CientĂficas y TĂ©cnicas; Argentin
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