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AI Seminar
Wed, Nov 04, 2015 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Information Sciences Institute
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Yong-Yeol Ahn, Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing
Talk Title: Modularity and Information Spreading in Complex Networks
Abstract: Our life relies on various complex networks,
such as cellular networks, brain networks, and social networks. For instance, a human brain is a network of neurons connected through synapses; our society is a network of people connected through social relationships. Networks exhibit modular structures that
often correspond to functional units of the system and discovering such modular structures and understanding their implications has been a challenging question. I will talk about how communities can fundamentally alter how information flow in real systems
and what can we learn about the systems by examining information spreading.
Biography: Yong-Yeol (YY) Ahn is an assistant professor at Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing and a co-founder
of Janys Analytics. He develops and leverages mathematical and computational methods to study complex systems such as cells, the brain, society, and culture. His recent contribution includes a new framework to identify pervasively overlapping modules in networks, network-based
algorithms to predict viral memes, and a new computational approach to study food culture. He is a recipient of several awards including Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship. He worked as a postdoctoral research associate at theCenter for Complex Network
Research at Northeastern University and as a visiting researcher at the Center for Cancer Systems Biology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute for three years after earning his PhD in Statistical Physics from KAIST in 2008.
Host: Emilio Ferrara
More Info: http://webcasterms1.isi.edu/mediasite/Viewer/?peid=5299e2cc0c6e44cbbbceb2cfbfadc71e1d
Location: Information Science Institute (ISI) - 11th floor large conference room
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Kary LAU
Event Link: http://webcasterms1.isi.edu/mediasite/Viewer/?peid=5299e2cc0c6e44cbbbceb2cfbfadc71e1d
