Opinion maximization is a kind of optimization method, which leverages a subset of
influential nodes in social networks to spread user opinions towards the target product and …

Abstract The Ego Network Model (ENM) is a model for the structural organisation of
relationships, rooted in evolutionary anthropology, that is found ubiquitously in social …

Provides an overview of the developments and advances in the field of network clustering
and blockmodeling over the last 10 years This book offers an integrated treatment of network …

We propose a novel paradigm for modeling real-world scale-free networks, where the
integration of new nodes is driven by the combined attractiveness of degree and …

With the proliferation of mobile technology and IT development, people can use social
network services anywhere and anytime. Among many social network mining problems …

The Ego Network Model (ENM) describes how individuals organise their social relations in
concentric circles (typically five) of decreasing intimacy, and it has been found almost …

This chapter presents the basic label propagation method for network clustering and
partitioning, together with its numerous variants and advances, extensions to different types …

Community detection and link prediction are two basic tasks of complex network system
analysis, which are widely used in the detection of telecom fraud organizations and …

Many real-world networks are large, complex and thus hard to understand, analyze or
visualize. Data about networks are not always complete, their structure may be hidden, or …

The openness of open‐knowledge communities (OKC s) leads to concerns about the
knowledge quality and reliability of such communities. This confidence crisis has become a …