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Complex Networks in Software, Knowledge, and Social Systems

  • Presents recent research on complex networks representing engineered and self-organized social systems
  • Places special emphasis on the extraction, analysis and applications of software, ontology, and co-authorship networks
  • Explains how metrics, models, and techniques developed in the framework of complex network theory can be applied in software engineering, ontology engineering, and scientometrics

Part of the book series: Intelligent Systems Reference Library (ISRL, volume 148)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Introduction to Complex Networks

      • Miloš Savić, Mirjana Ivanović, Lakhmi C. Jain
      Pages 3-16
    3. Fundamentals of Complex Network Analysis

      • Miloš Savić, Mirjana Ivanović, Lakhmi C. Jain
      Pages 17-56
  3. Software and Ontology Networks: Complex Networks in Source Code

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 57-57
    2. Analysis of Software Networks

      • Miloš Savić, Mirjana Ivanović, Lakhmi C. Jain
      Pages 59-141
    3. Analysis of Ontology Networks

      • Miloš Savić, Mirjana Ivanović, Lakhmi C. Jain
      Pages 143-175
  4. Co-authorship Networks: Social Networks of Research Collaboration

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 177-177
    2. Co-authorship Networks: An Introduction

      • Miloš Savić, Mirjana Ivanović, Lakhmi C. Jain
      Pages 179-192
    3. Extraction of Co-authorship Networks

      • Miloš Savić, Mirjana Ivanović, Lakhmi C. Jain
      Pages 193-234
    4. Analysis of Co-authorship Networks

      • Miloš Savić, Mirjana Ivanović, Lakhmi C. Jain
      Pages 235-275
    5. Analysis of Enriched Co-authorship Networks: Methodology and a Case Study

      • Miloš Savić, Mirjana Ivanović, Lakhmi C. Jain
      Pages 277-317

About this book

This book provides a comprehensive review of complex networks from three different domains, presents novel methods for analyzing them, and highlights applications with accompanying case studies. Special emphasis is placed on three specific kinds of complex networks of high technological and scientific importance: software networks extracted from the source code of computer programs, ontology networks describing semantic web ontologies, and co-authorship networks reflecting collaboration in science. The book is primarily intended for researchers, teachers and students interested in complex networks and network data analysis. However, it will also be valuable for researchers dealing with software engineering, ontology engineering and scientometrics, as it demonstrates how complex network analysis can be used to address important research issues in these three disciplines.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Sciences, Department of Mathematics and Informatics, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia

    Miloš Savić, Mirjana Ivanović

  • Centre for Artificial Intelligence, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia

    Lakhmi C. Jain

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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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