The geometry of social networks
Speaker:
Anthony Bonato, Toronto Metropolitan University
Date and Time:
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 - 9:00am to 10:00am
Location:
Fields Institute, Stewart Library
Abstract:
We propose a broad geometric view of real-world complex networks, inspired by seminal work on Blau space for social networks. We describe how the examination of mathematical models for on-line social networks led to a hypothesis regarding their dimension. A thesis is presented on how all complex networks possess an underlying geometry related to but distinct from their underlying graph distance metric space.