GALE - Global Accessibility to Local Experience
Lead Research Organisation:
Queen Mary University of London
Department Name: Sch of Mathematical Sciences
Abstract
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ORCID iD |
| Vito Claudio Latora (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Battiston F
(2014)
Structural measures for multiplex networks.
in Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics
Battiston F
(2016)
Interplay between consensus and coherence in a model of interacting opinions
in Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena
Battiston F
(2016)
Efficient exploration of multiplex networks
in New Journal of Physics
Bergues-Pupo A
(2015)
Role of the central cations in the mechanical unfolding of DNA and RNA G-quadruplexes
in Nucleic Acids Research
Bergues-Pupo AE
(2015)
Thermal and inertial resonances in DNA unzipping.
in The European physical journal. E, Soft matter
Bonaventura M
(2014)
Characteristic times of biased random walks on complex networks.
in Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics
Bozza A
(2015)
Catastrophe resilience related to urban network shape: Preliminary analysis
in COMPDYN 2015 - 5th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
Cardillo A
(2014)
Evolutionary dynamics of time-resolved social interactions.
in Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics
Cavallaro M
(2014)
Assessment of Urban Ecosystem Resilience through Hybrid Social-Physical Complex Networks
in Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering
Ciotti V
(2016)
Homophily and missing links in citation networks.
in EPJ data science
| Description | MULTIPLEX NETWORKS We have developed new mathematics to study and model networks with many layers and where the links can change in time. These can represent real systems such us multimodal transportation systems in a city, or social systems where the different layers stand for different communication channels (on-line, off-line) or interactions (proximity, friendships, professional, etc.) SPATIO-TEMPORAL NETWORKS AND THE CITY We also have studied how services and commercial activities of different types are distributed in a city. From information obtained from the municipality of Rome, we have constructed and made public a database for the space distribution of activities in Rome in the last 100 years. Studying this database we have unveiled some general principles in the mechanism of their growth and their attraction-repulsion. We hope to extend our analysis to other cities. RECOMMENDATION SYSTEMS Finally, we have also worked on devising new algorithms for recommendation systems in bipartite networks, with the final goal to apply them also to spatial systems |
| Exploitation Route | The outcomes of our research can be taken forward by: 1. environmental psychologists and urban sociologists in order to study the impact of new technologies on the urban organized society. 2. architects and urban designers in order to take informed decisions on planning "smart cities", based on how commercial activities are distributed in urban systems 3. transport engineers can find useful our results on multiplex networks to devise efficient routing on multimodal transportation systems. |
| Sectors | Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Transport,Other |
| Description | We have used methods and algorithms developed to provide more accurate description and recommendations in social networks and in spatial systems. We have also used the ideas and methods developed to study innovation ecosystems. |
| Sector | Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Other |
| Impact Types | Cultural |
| Description | 7th Framework Program, EC Call FP7-ICT-2011-8 FET Proactive: Dynamics of Multi-Level Complex Systems |
| Amount | € 2,075,000 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | Contract 318132 |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 11/2012 |
| End | 10/2015 |
| Title | Novel methods of network analysis and models for multiplex networks |
| Description | In many complex systems the interactions among the elementary components can be of qualitatively different nature. Such systems are therefore naturally described and represented in terms of multiplex, i.e. networks where each layer stands for a different type of interaction between the same set of nodes. We have developed basic metrics for multiplex networks, with particular attention to correlations. We have introduced some novel models to construct multiplex networks. We have also introduced a method to reduce the number of layers in multilayer networks while minimizing information loss, which allows to describe the structure of a multilayer complex system with an optimal tradeoff between accuracy and complexity. Finally we also studied dynamical processes, such as biased random walks on multilayer networks, and even the case of two different types of intertwined dynamical processes, namely synchronization and energy transport, taking place on interconnected networks. We have introduced a method to study multivariate time series by transforming them into multiplex networks. |
| Type Of Material | Data analysis technique |
| Year Produced | 2014 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | These mathematical methods are now used by different research groups working in complex networks |
| Description | Network analysis of scientific collaborations in the UK |
| Organisation | Queen Mary University of London |
| Department | School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Providing mehtods of network analysis |
| Collaborator Contribution | Constructed and made available data on scientific collaborations funded by EPSRC |
| Impact | Multidisciplinary collaboration to study through network analysis, how the UK university are collaborating each others |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Novel recommendation systems |
| Organisation | University of Palermo |
| Country | Italy |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Development of algorithms |
| Collaborator Contribution | Development of algorithms |
| Impact | We are developing a new recommendation algorithm |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Space-time analysis of the distribution of activities in a city |
| Organisation | Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Providing them with quantitative methods to study cities |
| Collaborator Contribution | Providing us with novel databases |
| Impact | Multi-disciplinary collaboration between mathematics and urban designers and geographers |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Space-time analysis of the distribution of activities in a city |
| Organisation | University of Strathclyde |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Providing them with quantitative methods to study cities |
| Collaborator Contribution | Providing us with novel databases |
| Impact | Multi-disciplinary collaboration between mathematics and urban designers and geographers |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Conference on Complex Systems at Science Museum London |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The aim of this event was to provide a highly multidisciplinary platform for physicists, biologists and mathematicians to come together to discuss experimental and theoretical approaches for studying emergent behaviour in living systems. Speakers combined an introduction aimed at a broad audience with results from their latest research. Two very stimulating days, with great opportunities for learning and networking outside our field |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://peb2015.iopconfs.org/303816 |
| Description | Conference on the Analysis of Time-evolving Networks in Epidemiology and Medicine, CECAM Berlin, Germany, 20-22 Jul 2015 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | The workshop covered three different topics related to investigating evolving systems: (1) reverse-engineering, (2) analysis and (3) control of time-evolving networks. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.cecam.org/workshop-1-1215.html |
| Description | GALE Workshop on Urban Data Science |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | An experts' discussion on location-based technologies and urban systems. The program, covere aspects of Urban Theory and Applications, Mapping and Sensing Technologies, as well as Data Mining and Machine Learning approaches, applied by today's experts in an effort to build tomorrow's Smart Cities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/research/srg/netos/uds/ |
| Description | Summer School on Networks |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | A summer school with a twofold purpose: provide a theoretical background to students (Master, PhD) and young researchers in the field, with particular attention to current trends in Network Science; Promote philosophical and scientific exchange between all participants |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014,2015 |
| URL | http://mediterraneanschoolcomplex.net/ |