Social Network Computing - Wu, Jiang

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Résumé :
In the era of digital economy with highly-connected world, the ability to comprehend social network computing has become an indispensable skill. This book serves as a vital guide for academics and professionals engaged in research within this rapidly expanding field. The book is organized into three parts, each dedicated to different facets of social network computing. The journey commences with an exploration of foundational principles, encompassing triadic closure, strong and weak ties, network homophily, and positive and negative balance. This lays the groundwork for an in-depth examination of fundamental theories governing social networks. Subsequently, the focus shifts to the laws dictating social networks, elucidating phenomena like the small world effect, power law distribution, community detection, diffusion processes, game theory dynamics, and hypernetworks, also including multiplex networks, multi-mode networks and temporal networks. The final section of the book centers on the practical aspects of social network analysis, delving into topics such as link prediction, influence evaluation, dynamic analysis, random experiments, modeling and simulation, and representation learning. This provides a comprehensive exploration of the applicability of social network analysis in real-world scenarios. This book seamlessly integrates theory with practice by incorporating popular social network computing software, including igraph, Gephi, Ucinet, and Netlogo. By mastering the computational thinking methods presented in this book, readers will deepen their understanding of social network computing and acquire the skills to effectively apply it in various real-world contexts....

Biographie:
Jiang Wu has worked in the field of pollution emission controls for nearly 20 years, and studied in the field of H₂S removal in the coarse coal gas of IGCC for more than 6 years. The author has conducted and charged more than 20 projects sponsored by China government, USA government, and industries, and published more than 50 journal papers and 30 proceedings. Jiang Wu is the professor of the school of energy and environmental engineering, Shanghai University of Electric Power. He is the Pujiang Scholar, Shuguang Scholar and got the Baiyulan Scientific Fund sponsored by Shanghai government, got the Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars sponsored by China State Education Ministry. He also awarded Government Specific Stipend by State Council of China.??...

Sommaire:
Professor Jiang Wu is a scholar specializing in digital social-technical system, holding the position of Associate Dean at Wuhan University's School of Information Management. He also leads the university's E-commerce and Information System discipline development, and directs the university's Center for E-commerce Research and Development and holds the position of Secretary-General at the Hubei E-commerce Association. His contributions include over 150 research articles published in prestigious journals and conferences, as well as three academic monographs until now. A PH.D graduate of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Jiang Wu also studied at Carnegie Mellon University as a joint doctoral student. His research interests include data intelligence, social network, smart healthcare, digital village, and so on. ...