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Towards a characterization of behavior-disease models
Nicola Perra, Duygu Balcan, Bruno Gonçalves +1
The last decade saw the advent of increasingly realistic epidemic models that leverage on the availability of highly detailed census and human mobility data. Data-driven models aim…
Validation of Dunbar's number in Twitter conversations
Bruno Goncalves, Nicola Perra, Alessandro Vespignani
Modern society's increasing dependency on online tools for both work and recreation opens up unique opportunities for the study of social interactions. A large survey of online exc…
Phase transitions in contagion processes mediated by recurrent mobility patterns
Duygu Balcan, Alessandro Vespignani
Human mobility and activity patterns mediate contagion on many levels, including the spatial spread of infectious diseases, diffusion of rumors, and emergence of consensus. These p…