In this paper, we review some advances made recently in the study of mobile phone
datasets. This area of research has emerged a decade ago, with the increasing availability …

We study the propagation of information in social networks. To do so, we focus on a cascade
model where nodes are infected with probability p 1 after their first contact with the …

The topology of a networked control system has critical consequences for its performance.
We provide first substantial examples on the effects of topology. Then we proceed to …

We consider two closely related dynamic self-organization problems in networked control
systems. Both are forms of dynamic clustering of nodes. The structure of networked control …

We consider distributed collaborative control and sensing as they frequently arise in
networked control systems. The algorithms are constrained to use local information. We …

Every day, millions of customers of mobile phone operators communicate via phone calls,
SMS or MMS. These interactions can be represented by a large network, where nodes …

A Markov chain is a sequence of random variables x0, x1,... that take values in a state space
S. A set E⊆ S is referred to as an almost invariant aggregate if transitions from xt to xt+ 1 …

In this dissertation, several aspects of design for networked systems are addressed. The
main focus is on combining approaches from system theory and graph theory to characterize …

Word-of-mouth communication has been shown to play a key role in a variety of
environments such as viral marketing and virus spreading. A family of algorithms, generally …

Identifying important, influent individuals in a social network has been, for decades, an
interesting analysis, that can lead in business contexts to a better understanding of the …