Outbreaks on Social Networks [S-13-36]
| Presenter: | Erik Bollt |
|---|---|
| Location: | SUNY Potsdam: Maxcy 104 |
| Classes: | 1 Session 1.5 hours |
| Dates: | Tue 12:30 PM 04/30 |
| Status: | CLOSED |
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Dynamical Systems, Chaos Theory and Complex Systems Theory have some useful mathematical tools to bring to bear on problems that are very familiar in our own lives. Furthermore, social media have some relevant large-scale data that also lead toward a modern discussion of what happens when people socially contact each other. In this presentation you can find out how mathematical theories can be applied to today’s social media.
Erik Bollt is the endowed W. Jon Harrington Professor of Mathematics at Clarkson University. His research interests center on dynamical systems, including celestial mechanics, ocean dynamics, engineering problems and basic mathematical problems, but also including mathematical epidemiology (i.e. focusing on health-related states or events) and the social dynamics which will be discussed in this presentation.