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1st project grades

1 dezembro 2018, 16:50 Alexandre Francisco

Dear Network Science students,

The 1st project grades are published. Please let us know if there is any question.

Best regards,
Alexandre and Francisco


2nd project

25 outubro 2018, 12:56 Francisco Correia dos Santos

Dear Network Science students,


Please check the list of suggested challenges to address in the 2nd project (section Project 2) [New version 3.0 available]. Please let us know how we may help and feel free to suggest any other topic or paper that you prefer to explore. 

Kind regards, 
Francisco and Alexandre.


Tomorrow's class (Friday Oct.19, 2pm, FA1)

18 outubro 2018, 17:26 Francisco Correia dos Santos

Dear CRC students,


Unfortunately tomorrow I won't be able to lecture our 14h class (room FA1). I sincerely apologise for this. I will compensate this class later on. 
In any case,  given that we're so close to the deadline for our 1st project, you will be very much welcome to step by room FA1 at 14h, as usual. Prof. Alexandre Francisco will be there to help you with any question you may have. The 15h30 lab will also happen as usual.

My apologies once again.

Kind regards,
Francisco.


1st project

12 outubro 2018, 13:20 Francisco Correia dos Santos

Dear Network Science students,

Our 2 projects/assignments should be addressed in groups of 2 or 3 students. If you already have a group, please register your team at Fenix. This will allow you to submit your 1st project, also through Fenix. 


The maximum number of pages for the report is 4. It should contain a short introduction, a summary of gathered results (if any), a brief discussion and supporting references. You may write your report in Portuguese or English. There's no particular template you should use.

If applicable, we ask you to add any code you find relevant with the submission (you may submit a single zip file, including the report) or to include a link to your code in the report, assuming that you make it available in a public repository. Also, if possible, it would be helpful if you could add README file together with your code. 

In the meantime, let us know if you have any questions. We're here to help.

Best, 
Francisco and Alexandre.


News

7 outubro 2018, 23:31 Francisco Correia dos Santos

Dear Network Science students,


In the last two weeks, we have briefly reviewed the basic concepts related to computational complexity, got into the most standard global and local network measures, and learned about succinct data structures applied to large network datasets. We have also discussed classic random graph models and the surprisingly “universal patterns" of real-world networks. 

At this point, it is reasonable to question if real networks are indeed random: Both Erdős-Rényi and Watts-Strogatz models, while offering simple explanations of empirically observed network features, fail to grasp the emergence of heterogeneous degree distributions and the scale-free property. 

Tomorrow (Monday, Oct 7, 14h), we will discuss a simple model able to capture the sufficient conditions to assemble scale-free networks. As we continue to explore the origins of the scale-free networks, one should also keep in mind that the power-laws are seldom seen in its pure form. The reason is that a wide variety of constraints may affect the topology of each particular network structure, which also shapes the degree distributions. We will also discuss these effects in the following class.

At this point, it is also crucial that you start addressing your 1st project. Since last Friday we had a public holiday (Oct 5), those who subscribed to Friday’s lab, will be most welcome in tomorrow’s lab (Monday, Oct. 7, 15h30-17h). We have booked an additional room (Lab 13) for that purpose. Thus, we will be both in Labs 11 and 13 in case you need us. Hope it helps!

Best regards,
Francisco & Alexandre.