Synchronization in a network of connected elements is essential to the proper functioning of
both natural and engineered systems and is thus of increasing interest across disciplines. In …

Recent years have witnessed a significant trend towards filling the gap between Social
Network Analysis (SNA) and control theory. This trend was enabled by the introduction of …

At the beginning of this century, Hegselmann and Krause proposed a dynamical model for
opinion formation that is referred to as the Bounded Confidence Opinion Dynamics (BCOD) …

The ability to 'sense'the social environment and thereby to understand the thoughts and
actions of others allows humans to fit into their social worlds, communicate and cooperate …

We introduce a minimal opinion formation model that is quite flexible and can reproduce a
wide variety of the existing micro-influence assumptions and models. The model can be …

Dynamic graph neural networks (DGNNs) are increasingly pervasive in exploiting spatio-
temporal patterns on dynamic graphs. However, existing works fail to generalize under …

A fundamental aspect of society is the exchange and discussion of opinions between
individuals, occurring in situations as varied as company boardrooms, elementary school …

We develop a conceptual framework for studying collective adaptation in complex socio-
cognitive systems, driven by dynamic interactions of social integration strategies, social …

Belief change and spread have been studied in many disciplines—from psychology,
sociology, economics and philosophy, to biology, computer science and statistical physics …

Individual's opinions are fundamentally shaped and evolved by their interactions with other
people, and social phenomena such as disagreement and polarization are now tightly …