Advanced Methods for Complex Network Analysis

This work gathers international contributors in computer science, information systems, telecommunication engineering, and information technology to present the latest research in complex network analysis and applications in various areas, including medicine and academic programming. Coverage encompasses current graph models, algorithms, analysis measures, and tools for network science research and practice. Some subjects examined include vertex cover problems in distributed systems, link prediction in complex networks, computer virus propagation on scale free networks, and social network analysis. Other subjects are wireless body area networks for healthcare applications, use of biomedical image processing in blood cell counting using the Hough transform, and a network analysis method for tailoring academic programs. The book contains b&w charts, graphs, and images throughout. With standalone tutorial-style chapters, the book is appropriate for students and researchers in network science as well as industry practitioners and business professionals. Annotation c2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)