Abstract: 

A social network can be represented as a collection of nodes and edges. The nodes represent the people in the network and the edges (or links) between nodes signify a relationship, such as friendship or professional acquaintance. In mathematical terms, such a structure is often called a graph. This talk will introduce the notion of a random graph model, which is essentially a non-deterministic algorithm for producing a graph. It will investigate various random graph models and provide an overview of their strengths and limitations in capturing some essential features of social networks.

Speaker

Zachary Edelstein

Research Area

Pure Maths Seminar

 

Affiliation

UNSW Sydney

Date

Tue, 11/08/2020 - 12:00pm

Venue

Zoom meeting link: https://unsw.zoom.us/j/98036856024