Analysis of Dynamic Social and Technological Networks (Dagstuhl Seminar 11452)

Abstract

With the growing popularity of online communication tools, researchers have
turned their attention to the study of the networks arising between users of
social networking services, between mobile phone callers and, in general,
between individuals connected by technological means. Thanks to the rich
set of techniques and methods developed by complex network science, and
joining forces with sociologists and psychologists, the analysis of
dynamic social and technological networks has sparked many important
results, attracting even more interest as the importance of such systems
grows over time.

This Dagstuhl seminar brought together researchers and practitioners from
computer science, physics and psychology, covering the diverse areas of social
and technological network analysis.  The goal of the seminar was to bring
together people from different areas of expertise, focusing on both mathematical
aspects and practical applications of theoretical models and techniques. In
particular, the evolution of this research field and of its future perspectives was a major theme of the seminar.  This seminar was attended by 25 participants.