Opinion dynamics are affected by cognitive biases and noise. While mathematical models
have focused extensively on biases, we still know surprisingly little about how noise shapes …

Understanding how individuals change their opinions is essential to mitigating the harmful
effect of fake news and stopping opinion polarization. The current situation in the field of …

The opinion dynamics literature argues that the way people perceive social influence
depends not only on the opinions of interacting individuals, but also on the individuals' non …

Disease surveillance is used to monitor ongoing control activities, detect early outbreaks,
and inform intervention priorities and policies. However, data from disease surveillance that …

This paper introduces a novel image segmentation technique that is inspired by social
influence and opinion dynamics, establishing an association between social sciences and …

Online information cascades (tree-like structures formed by posts, comments, likes, replies,
etc.) constitute the spine of the public online information environment, reflecting its various …

Polarization is a key phenomenon which has been linked to increasing disliking between
people of opposite political groups. Furthermore, polarization can extend to new topics such …

In opinion dynamics, how individuals update their opinions has a profound impact on the
final opinion distribution. Though extensive efforts have been made to explore opinion …

The essence of a model is that it represents–if it is not a model of something it is not a model
at all (Zeigler 1976, Wartofsky 1979). A random bit of code or set of equations is not a model …

Image contrast enhancement is an essential process that improves the visibility of many
features that may remain hidden due to low-contrast conditions arising from environmental …