Complex Networks Analysis(INF 514)
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
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INF 514 | Complex Networks Analysis | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Prerequisites | |
Admission Requirements |
Language of Instruction | English |
Course Type | Elective |
Course Level | Masters Degree |
Course Instructor(s) | Günce Keziban ORMAN korman@gsu.edu.tr (Email) |
Assistant | |
Objective | In this class, we will describe both theoretical and practical aspects of complex networks analysis. We will review some basic graph theoretical concepts allowing to define the main properties observed in real-world complex networks (small-world effect, scale-free networks, preferential attachment, etc.). We will also describe the principal models allowing to randomly generate networks. We will present the main methods and tools used to analyze and interpret networks (community detection, link prediction, information propagation, resilience to attacks...). As an illustration, we will apply them to some real-world data (Internet, social networks, etc.) |
Content |
1. Introduction 2. Basic graph theoretical notions 3. Random graphs and models I 4. Random graphs and models II 5. Network properties I 6. Network properties II 7. Community detection I 8. Community detection II 9. Community detection III 10. Epidemics and information propagation I 11. Epidemics and information propagation II 12. Dynamic networks I 13. Dynamic networks II 14. Link prediction |
Course Learning Outcomes |
1. Notion of complex system 2. Topological properties 3. Methods for the analysis of networks 4. Use of the R language and iGraph library |
Teaching and Learning Methods | project=50%, final=50% |
References |
• M. E. J. Newman, The structure and function of complex networks, SIAM Review 45:167-256,2003. • R. Albert and A.-L. Barabasi Statistical mechanics of complex networks. Rev. Mod. Phys., 74(1), 2002. • S. N. Dorogovtsev, Lectures on Complex Networks, Oxford University Press, 2010. |
Theory Topics
Week | Weekly Contents |
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1 | Introduction |
2 | Basic graph theoretical notions |
3 | Random graphs and models I |
4 | Random graphs and models II |
5 | Network properties I |
6 | Network properties II |
7 | Community detection I |
8 | Community detection II |
9 | Community detection III |
10 | Epidemics and information propagation I |
11 | Epidemics and information propagation II |
12 | Dynamic networks I |
13 | Dynamic networks II |
14 | Link prediction |
Practice Topics
Week | Weekly Contents |
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Contribution to Overall Grade
Number | Contribution | |
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Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 0 | 0 |
Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 0 | 0 |
Toplam | 0 | 0 |
In-Term Studies
Number | Contribution | |
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Assignments | 0 | 0 |
Presentation | 0 | 0 |
Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 0 | 0 |
Project | 0 | 0 |
Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
Other Applications | 0 | 0 |
Quiz | 0 | 0 |
Term Paper/ Project | 0 | 0 |
Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 |
Reports | 0 | 0 |
Learning Diary | 0 | 0 |
Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 |
Seminar | 0 | 0 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Toplam | 0 | 0 |
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Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
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Class Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Working Hours out of Class | 12 | 2 | 24 |
Project | 8 | 10 | 80 |
Final Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Total Workload | 156 | ||
Total Workload / 25 | 6.24 | ||
Credits ECTS | 6 |