Centrality metrics have become a popular concept in network science and optimization.
Over the years, centrality has been used to assign importance and identify influential …

Betweenness centrality is one of the key measures of the node importance in a network.
However, it is computationally intractable to calculate the exact betweenness centrality of …

Disruptions in airline operations are common, especially during extreme weather events,
such as hurricanes. These phenomena can and do interrupt smooth and efficient passenger …

During 2020 and 2021, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
transmission has been increasing among the world's population at an alarming rate …

Network analysis is an indispensable part of today's academic field. Among the different
types of networks, the more complex hypergraphs can provide an excellent challenge and …

We introduce the stochastic pseudo-star degree centrality problem, which focuses on a
novel probabilistic group-based centrality metric. The goal is to identify a feasible induced …

Alternative fuel vehicles adoption is rapidly growing in many urban and suburban locations
around the world. These new vehicle technologies require new refueling infrastructure. Their …

Introduction: Photothermal therapy (PTT) by using a near-infrared (NIR) laser, as a
successful treatment of cancer, has attracted extensive attention of researchers. Its …

Traditional network interdiction problems focus on removing vertices or edges from a
network so as to disconnect or lengthen paths in the network; network diversion problems …

There are currently several approaches to managing longitudinal data in graphs and social
networks. All of them influence the output of algorithms that analyse the data. We present an …