Date : 17th Nov., 2008
Time : 10:00-11:30
Place : Shiran-kaikan, Kyoto University, Japan
Title : Complex Networks: From the WWW to the cell
Albert-Laszlo Barabasi,
Center for Complex Network Research, Northeastern University and
Department of Medicine, Harvard University
Systems as diverse as the world wide web, Internet or the cell are described by highly interconnected networks with amazingly complex topology. Recent studies indicate that these complex networks are the result of self-organizing processes governed by simple but generic laws, resulting in architectural features that appear to be universal. My goal is to discuss the amazing order characterizing our interconnected work, and their implications to network behavior and robustness.