COS 496: Complex Networks - Analysis and Applications

Complex networks arise through the analysis of complex systems in many areas of study. Well known areas include social network analysis (e.g. Facebook friends), text citation analysis (e.g. Wikipedia) and biological network analysis (e.g. protein-protein interactions). Complex networks can be distinguished from random networks and from regular networks, such as grids, which are often created by design for applications such as interconnecting computers. This course examines methods of analysis of complex networks and how this analysis can be applied to enhance our understanding of real-world systems.