Complex Networks

Abstract

CHALLENGES IN THE NS REPORT: 1. Dynamics, spatial location, and information propagation in networks. 2. Modeling and analysis of very large networks. 3. Design and synthesis of networks. 4. Increasing the level of rigor and mathematical structure. 5. Abstracting common concepts across fields. 6. Better experiments and measurements of network structure. 7. Robustness and security of networks. * ORGANIZED COMPLEXITY SUMMARY: 1. Complex systems are robust yet fragile, with unavoidable constraints and trade-offs. 2. High proof complexity implies problem fragility. 3. Thus robustness and its verifiability are compatible design objectives. 4. Potentially good news for the study of all forms of organized complexity. 5. Needs "new math and technology" not "new science." 6. Encouraging beginnings but the math is not yet readily accessible (making progress on both theory and education).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA481934

Entities

People

  • John M. Doyle

Organizations

  • California Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Complex Systems
  • Computational Biology
  • Computer Networks
  • Computers
  • Computing System Architectures
  • Control Systems
  • Dynamics
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Environment
  • Manufacturing
  • Mathematics
  • Network Architecture
  • Network Science
  • Social Sciences
  • Supply Chain
  • Systems Biology

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computational Linguistics
  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Systems Analysis and Design