With online social networking having revolutionized the way in which individuals
communicate and interact with each other, there is heightened research interest in the …

Networked systems emerge and subsequently evolve. Although several models describe
the process of network evolution, researchers know far less about the initial process of …

Social networks play a predominant role in determining how information spreads between
individuals. Previous works suggest that long ties, which connect people who do not share …

Networks of personal relations evolve over time. They reflect and go with processes of
socialization. Their history and dynamics contribute to their present structure. The number of …

Social networks affect many aspects of life, including the spread of diseases, the diffusion of
information, the workers' productivity, and consumers' behavior. Little is known, however …

In this thesis, we provide methodological contributions toward a better understanding of
evolving social networks. In particular, we emphasize the importance and consequences of …

Human social networks are composed of multiple dynamic and overlapping communication
networks, in which membership changes over time. However, less well understood are …

Every day millions of users are connected through online social networks, generating a rich
trove of data that allows us to study the mechanisms behind human interactions. Triadic …

The authors study how strangers become friends within an evolving online social network.
By modeling the coevolution of individual users' friendship tie formations (when and with …

This paper presents an analysis of a temporal network that describes the social connections
of a large-scale (∼ 30,000) sample of online social network users, inhabitants of a fixed city …