Computer Science Department
Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto

 


Analysis of Social and
Information Networks
(PRODEI040)

2020/2021 Edition

Instructors:

 

Main Resources:

  • Handouts (slides, lecture notes and auxiliary material)
  • YouTube - Videos and summaries of the classes
  • Slack (register) - Platform for interaction and communication

Links

Handouts | Videos | Useful Links | Evaluation

 Homeworks

Overview of Classes:

    Week         Date       Description  
#01 15-19 Feb   Course Presentation  
#02 22-26 Feb   Introduction, Motivation and Fundamentals  
#03 1-5 Mar   Measuring Networks and Random Graph Models  
#04 8-12 Mar   Preferential Attachment and Scale-Free Networks  
#05 15-19 Mar   Node Centrality  
#06 22-26 Mar   Pratical: Graph Visualization and Exploration with Gephi  
#07 29 Mar - 02 Apr   Link Analysis  
#08 12-16 Apr   Supporting 1st Homework  
#09 19-23 Apr   Structural Roles and Community Discovery  
#10 26-30 Apr   Subgraph Patterns  
#11 03-07 May   Diffusion and Cascading Behavior - Part 1 (Decision Based Models)  
#12 10-14 May   Diffusion and Cascading Behavior - Part 2 (Probabilistic Models)  
#13 17-21 May   Supporting 2nd Homework  
#14 24-28 May   no class given  
#15 31 May - 4 Jun   Network Construction  
#15 07-11 Jun   Supporting Article Presentation  
#16 14-18 Jun   Supporting Project