The effects of evolutionary adaptations on spreading processes in complex networks

Abstract

In this article, we bridge the disconnect between how spreading processes propagate and evolve in real life and the current mathematical and simulation models that ignore evolutionary adaptations. We propose a mathematical theory that reveals the effects of evolutionary adaptations on spreading processes in complex networks and highlights the shortcomings of classical epidemic models that do not capture evolution. Our work provides substantive developments to the classical theory of network epidemics and paves the way for exploring depths and revealing insights on the emergence phenomenon.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Mar 02, 2020
Source ID
10.1073/pnas.1918529117

Entities

People

  • Kathleen Carley
  • Osman Yagan
  • Rashad Eletreby
  • Vincent Poor
  • Yong Zhuang

Organizations

  • Army Research Office
  • Carnegie Mellon University
  • National Science Foundation
  • Office of Naval Research
  • Princeton University

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Systems Analysis and Design