We propose an efficient method to discover a new type of influential nodes in a social
network, which we name “super-mediators”, ie, those nodes which, if removed, decrease …

A common theme among previously proposed models for network epidemics is the
assumption that the propagating object (eg, a pathogen [in the context of infectious disease …

In this paper, a modified susceptible–infected–removed (SIR) model has been proposed to
explore rumor diffusion on complex social networks. We take variation of connectivity into …

We investigate how well different information diffusion models can explain observation data
by learning their parameters and discuss which model is better suited to which topic. We use …

In social systems, not only do many interactions take place between pairs of individuals, but
also take place in groups of individuals. To model the rumor propagation with consideration …

The rapid increase in the volume of unsolicited commercial e-mails, also known as spam, is
beginning to take its toll in system administrators, business corporations and end-users …

An e-epidemic SIRS (susceptible–infectious–recovered–susceptible) model for the fuzzy
transmission of worms in computer network is formulated. We have analyzed the …

Group interactions are prevalent in a variety of areas. Many of them, including email
exchanges, chemical reactions, and bitcoin transactions, are directional, and thus they are …

In this paper we evaluate the effects of malware propagating usingcommunication services
in mobile phone networks. Although self-propagating malware is well understood in the …

In this paper, we present results of an empirical investigation into the social structure of
YouTube, addressing friend relations and their correlation with tags applied to uploaded …