851-0586-03L  Applied Network Science

SemesterHerbstsemester 2019
DozierendeU. Brandes
Periodizitätjedes Semester wiederkehrende Veranstaltung
LehrspracheEnglisch
KommentarNumber of participant limited to 20


KurzbeschreibungWe study applications of network science methods, this semester in the domain of collective behavior.
Topics are selected for diversity in research questions and techniques
with applications such as fish swarms, primate groups, collective decision making, and wisdom of the crowds .
Student teams present results from the recent literature, possibly with replication, in a mini-conference.
LernzielNetwork science as a paradigm is entering domains from engineering to the humantities but application is tricky.
By examples from recent research on social media, students learn to appreciate that, and how, context matters.
They will be able to assess the appropriateness of approaches
for substantive research problems, and especially when and why quantitative approaches are or are not suitable.