The MoBS laboratory is home to research projects aiming at developing innovative mathematical models and computational tools to better understand, anticipate and control large-scale complex networks and systems.
The laboratory, directed by Alessandro Vespignani, has joint affiliations with the Department of Physics, the Department of Health Sciences and the College of Computer and Information Sciences at Northeastern University.
The laboratory, directed by Alessandro Vespignani, has joint affiliations with the Department of Physics, the Department of Health Sciences and the College of Computer and Information Sciences at Northeastern University.
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MOBS LAB activities featured at NETSCI 2013
MOBS LAB papers and projects have been presented at NETSCI 2013, the annual largest gathering in the world of Network Scientists. Marton Karsai, Nicola Perra and Bruno Goncalves have all reported on the laboratory's results concerning the modeling of time-varying networks, the recent "Twitter of Babel" project, the analysis of scientific production in Physics.....
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GLEAMviz v4.2: new data layers available
The v4.2 release allows the users to visualize on the geographical mapping the additional data layers regarding population data and healthcare indicators. The 4.2 version also features major improvement to the simulation engine and enhancement to the data visualization settings.
GLEAMviz is now also a great teaching tool..... Read More |
Infographic summarizing the H7N9 progression
Earlier this month, the U.S. government declared that the emerging H7N9 bird flu “poses a significant potential for a public health emergency.” Although at the moment, the lack of human-to-human transmission makes the spreading pattern of the current outbreak not compatible with any widespread epidemic scenario, we have been mapping the disease’s progression .....
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