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AAAI
2010
13 years 8 months ago
The Genetic Algorithm as a General Diffusion Model for Social Networks
Diffusion processes taking place in social networks are used to model a number of phenomena, such as the spread of human or computer viruses, and the adoption of products in `vira...
Mayank Lahiri, Manuel Cebrián
ICLP
2010
Springer
13 years 11 months ago
Using Generalized Annotated Programs to Solve Social Network Optimization Problems
Abstract. Reasoning about social networks (labeled, directed, weighted graphs) is becoming increasingly important and there are now models of how certain phenomena (e.g. adoption o...
Paulo Shakarian, V. S. Subrahmanian, Maria Luisa S...
BIOSURVEILLANCE
2008
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
Dynamic Network Model for Predicting Occurrences of Salmonella at Food Facilities
Salmonella is among the most common food borne illnesses which may result from consumption of contaminated products. In this paper we model the co-occurrence data between USDA-cont...
Purnamrita Sarkar, Lujie Chen, Artur Dubrawski
SIGECOM
2010
ACM
137views ECommerce» more  SIGECOM 2010»
14 years 13 days ago
Prediction without markets
Citing recent successes in forecasting elections, movies, products, and other outcomes, prediction market advocates call for widespread use of market-based methods for government ...
Sharad Goel, Daniel M. Reeves, Duncan J. Watts, Da...
WH
2010
142views Healthcare» more  WH 2010»
13 years 2 months ago
Social sensing: obesity, unhealthy eating and exercise in face-to-face networks
What is the role of face-to-face interactions in the diffusion of health-related behaviors- diet choices, exercise habits, and long-term weight changes? We use co-location and com...
Anmol Madan, Sai T. Moturu, David Lazer, Alex Pent...