CSC 434/539 Network Science, Fall 2014

Instructor: Dr. Natarajan Meghanathan

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Syllabus
Lecture Slides
Project Descriptions
Videos on Network Analysis and Visualization

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Syllabus

CSC 434/539 Syllabus, Fall 2014

Lecture Slides

Module 0: Introduction to Network Science

Module 1: Graph Theory for Network Science

Module 2: Centrality Metrics and Algorithms

Module 3: Community Detection Algorithms

Module 4: Information Cascades and Diffusion          Rough notes on problems

Module 5: Random Networks

Module 6: Scale-Free Networks

Module 7: Small World Networks

Project Descriptions

Project 1: Network Analysis and Visualization using CINET (Due: Oct. 16, 2014)

Project 2: Gephi: Analysis of Facebook Network and a Classical Network (Due: Nov. 6, 2014)

Project 3: Network Generation using CINET and Analysis/Visualization using Gephi (Due: Dec. 2, 2014)

Videos on Network Analysis and Visualization

1 – Using CINET to Analyze Network Metrics and Visualize Networks

2 – Using Gephi to Analyze Network Metrics and Visualize Networks (including: Analysis of a Random Network created and imported from CINET)

3 – Using Gephi to Analyze Network Metrics and Visualize Networks (including: Analysis of a Soccer Football Network whose metrics are calculated and imported from CINET)

4 – Using Gephi to Analyze and Visualize Facebook Network (loaded as a GDF File)

5 – Using Gephi to Analyze and Visualize a Soccer Football Network (loaded as a GML File)