Organized by the
Queen Mary, University of London
13-14 July 2007
Queen Mary College
University of London
London, UK
Presentation
The UK Social Network Conference offers an interdisciplinary venue for social and behavioural scientists, mathematicians, computer scientists, physicists, statisticians, and others to present their work in the area of social networks. The primary objective of the Conference is to facilitate interactions between the many different disciplines interested in network science. The Conference provides a unique opportunity for the dissemination and debate of recent advances in experimental, theoretical and applied network research.
Call for papers
• Models of networks (Random graph models; "Small-world" networks; "Scale-free" networks)
• Empirical studies of cross-sectional and longitudinal network datasets
• Knowledge and communication networks
• Social network analysis of communities of practice
• Network evolution and growth mechanisms
• Information diffusion in social networks
• Affiliation networks
• Epidemics and rumors in networks
• Robustness of networks
• Interpersonal influence, contagion, and collective decision-making
• Searching networks
• Algorithms for detecting community structure
• Geographical clusters, networks, and innovation
• Effects of network structure and dynamics on knowledge transfer and sharing
• Online communities and computer networks
• Computational models and agent-based simulations of networks
• Networks and terrorism
Invited speakers
Important dates
Registration Deadline: Monday 4th June
Authors will be notified of acceptance by the end of May. All accepted extended abstracts will be made available to delegates prior to the Conference. All delegates will be provided with copies of the proceedings upon arrival. Speakers may wish to bring paper copies of their articles for distribution during the Conference.