Complex networks are mathematical abstractions of real-world systems using sets of nodes
and edges representing the entities and their interactions. Prediction of unknown …

Individuals befriend others who are similar to them. One important source of similarity in
relationships is similarity in felt emotion. In the present study, we used novel methods to …

Political campaigns have frequently used the online social network as an important
environment to exhibit the candidate ideas, their activities, and their electoral plans if …

Most people consider their friends to be more positive than themselves, exhibiting a
Sentiment Paradox. Psychology research attributes this paradox to human cognition bias …

The rapid expansion of social media platforms has provided unprecedented access to
massive amounts of multimodal user-generated content. Comprehending user emotions can …

There has been a surge of interest in machine learning in graphs, as graphs and networks
are ubiquitous across the globe and within science and engineering: road networks, power …

Sentiment analysis research has focused on using text for predicting sentiments without
considering the unavoidable peer influence on user emotions and opinions. The lack of …

Revolutionary technological development has been assumed to be the cause and basis of
the same revolutionary changes in the modern environmental perception of youth. The …

People interact with user interfaces daily to perform tasks such as web browsing, sending
emails, watching videos and playing games. Many of their interactions will involve making …

This thesis investigates the correlation between the communication style of political
candidates and electoral polling trends. Twitter data is used to analyze belief-speaking and …