Computer Science Department
Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto

 

Network Science
(CC4063 / CC4095 / M.IA019)

2024/2025 Edition

Instructor:

 

Main Resources:

  • Handouts (slides, lecture notes and auxiliary material)
  • YouTube - Videos of the classes (from previous remote editions)
  • Discord Server - Platform for interaction and communication

Links

Handouts | Videos | Useful Links | Evaluation

 Evaluation Deliverables

Overview of Classes:

    Date         Class       Description  
18/02 #01   Course Overview  
  Introduction and Motivation  
  Fundamental Graph Concepts  
25/02 #02   Measuring Graphs and Results on Real Networks  
  Erdös-Renyi Random Graph Model  
  Watts–Strogatz Small-World Model  
04/03 ----- Carnival
11/03 #03   Power Laws and the Preferential Attachment Model  
  Node Centrality  
18/03 #04   Network Analysis and Visualization with Gephi  
  Presenting Homework #01  
25/03 #05   Link Analysis  
  (Supporting Homework #01)  
01/04 #06   Structural Roles and Community Discovery  
  (Supporting Homework #01)  
08/04 ----- FCUP Activities
15/04 ----- Easter Holidays
22/04 #07   Subgraph Patterns  
29/04 #08   Predicted: Networks & Programming APIs (networkx and igraph)  
  Presenting Homework #02
 
06/05 ----- Academic Week
13/05 #09   Predicted: Diffusion and Cascading / Supporting Homework #02 
20/05 #10   Predicted: Network Construction / Test Preparation / Project Preparation 
27/05 #11   Predicted: Written Mini-Test during class 
03/06 #12   Predicted: Guest Lecture? Extra Material? Supporting Project