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Models of Real-World Random Networks April 18, 2005 - April 22, 2005
Registration Deadline: April 22, 2005 over 19 years ago
To apply for Funding you must register by: January 18, 2005 almost 20 years ago
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Organizers David Aldous, Claire Kenyon, Jon Kleinberg, Michael Mitzenmacher, Christos Papadimitriou, Prabhakar Raghavan
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Since the late 1990s there has been a surge of interest in stochastic models for real-world networks: the Internet (physical links and WWW links), social networks (co-authors, friends), biological (gene regulatory networks, ecology, protein folding) and many more. This workshop seeks to bring together (a) mathematicians studying the math properties of particular models, and (b) experts in various network fields who can survey the successes and challenges of modeling within their field. ________________________________________________________ Workshop Schedule (Lecture Abstracts - PDF file updated 4/15/05) All sessions will be held in the Second Floor lecture Hall. Monday April 18 9:20 – 9:30 David Eisenbud and MSRI staff: Welcome 9:30 – 10:30 Walter Willinger: The many facets of Internet topology 10:30 – 10:55 Morning Tea Break (6th Floor) 10:55 – 11:55 George Varghese: Streaming Algorithms for Traffic Analysis at High Speeds 12:05 – 12:35 Aaron Clauset: On the Bias of Traceroute Sampling 12:35 – 2:00 Lunch Break 2:10 – 2:40 Volker Schmidt: Fitting and Simulation of Models for Telecommunication Access Networks 2:50 – 3:20 Susan Holmes: Multivariate Techniques for using Graph Structure and Covariates 3:20 – 3:45 Afternoon Tea Break (6th Floor) 3:45 – 4:45 John Byers: Unveiling Hidden Topologies: Applications, Algorithms and Measurements Tuesday April 19 9:30 – 10:30 Fan Chung: A duplication-deletion model for random power law graphs 10:30 - 10:55 Morning Tea Break (6th Floor) 10:55 – 11:55 TBA 12:05 – 12:35 Anthony Bonato: Infinite limits and models of the web graph 12:35 – 2:00 Lunch Break 2:10 – 2:40 Michael Mitzenmacher: New Directions for Power Law Research 2:50 – 3:20 Kevin Lang: Cuts and Balance in Power Law Graphs 3:20 – 3:45 Afternoon Tea Break (6th Floor) 3:45 – 4:45 Milena Mihail: Algorithmic performance in complex networks 4:55 – 5:25 Balaji Prabhakar: Some engineering uses of randomization and power laws Wednesday April 20 9:30 – 10:30 P.R. Kumar: Scaling laws in information theory for wireless networks 10:30 - 10:55 Morning Tea Break (6th Floor) 10:55 – 11:25 Dmitri Znamenskiy: Connectivity, component sizes and distances in the power law random graphs 11:35 – 12:05 Marko Puljic: Synchrony in the Probabilistic Cellular Networks 12:15 – 12:45 Mason Porter: A network analysis of committees in the United States House of Representatives Wednesday afternoon free Thursday April 21 9:30 – 10:30 TBA: Spread of viruses in networks 10:30 - 10:55 Morning Tea Break (6th Floor) 10:55 – 11:55 Don Towsley: Modeling Internet Worms and Viruses 12:05 – 12:35 Ashish Goel: Sharp thresholds in geometric random graphs, with algorithmic implications 12:35 – 2:00 Lunch Break 2:10 – 2:40 Kevin McCurley: Hierarchical structure in real world networks 2:50 – 3:20 Raissa d'Souza: Competition-Induced Preferential Attachment 3:20 – 3:45 Afternoon Tea Break (6th Floor) 3:45 – 4:45 Mark Newman: Spatial Networks Friday April 22 9:30 – 10:30 Rick Durrett: Life in a small world 10:30 - 10:55 Morning Tea Break (6th Floor) 10:55 – 11:55 Mike Steel: Random autocatalytic networks 12:05 – 12:35 Shweta Bansal: The Spread of Infectious Disease through Contact Networks 12:35 – 2:00 Lunch Break 2:00 – 2:30 Chris Wiggins: Predicting Evolution from Topology: A Machine Learning Approach 2:40 – 3:10 Lea Popovic: Stochastic Models for Intra-cellular Networks 3:10 – 3:45 Afternoon Tea (6th Floor) Lodging: Rooms for this workshop are being held at the Hotel Durant at the rate of $118+tax/night. To make reservations, send an e-mail, referencing code "JB0000", to :reservations@hoteldurant.com. The cut-off date for reservations is March 18th, 2005. For alternative short-term accommodations click here.
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Apr 18, 2005
Monday
09:30 AM - 10:30 AM
  The Many Facets of Internet Topology.
Walter Willinger
10:55 AM - 11:55 AM
  Streaming Algorithms for Traffic Analysis at High Speeds.
George Varghese
12:05 PM - 12:35 PM
  On the Bias of Traceroute Sampling.
Aaron Clauset
02:10 PM - 02:40 PM
  Fitting and Simulation of Models for Telecommunication Access Networks.
Volker Schmidt
02:50 PM - 03:20 PM
  Multivariate Techniques for using Graph Structure and Covariates.
Susan Holmes (Stanford University)
Apr 19, 2005
Tuesday
09:30 AM - 10:30 AM
  A Duplication-Deletion Model for Random Power Law Graphs.
Fan Chung Graham
10:55 AM - 11:55 AM
  Some Engineering Uses of Randomization and Power Laws.
Balaji Prabhakar
12:05 PM - 12:35 PM
  Infinite Limits and Models of the Web Graph.
Anthony Bonato
02:10 PM - 02:40 PM
  New Directions for Power Law Research.
Michael Mitzenmacher (Harvard University)
02:50 PM - 03:20 PM
  Cuts and Balance in Power Law Graphs.
Kevin Lang
03:45 PM - 04:45 PM
  Algorithmic Performance in Complex Networks.
Milena Mihail
Apr 20, 2005
Wednesday
09:30 AM - 10:30 AM
  Scaling Laws in Information Theory for Wireless Networks.
P. Kumar
10:55 AM - 11:25 AM
  Connectivity, Component Sizes and Distances in the Power Law Random Graphs.
Dmitry Znamenskiy
11:35 AM - 12:05 PM
  Synchrony in the Probabilistic Cellular Networks.
Marko Puljic
Apr 21, 2005
Thursday
09:30 AM - 10:30 AM
  Spread of Viruses in Networks.
Noam Berger (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
10:55 AM - 11:55 AM
  Epidemics on Networks, with Internet Applications.
Don Towsley
12:05 PM - 12:35 PM
  Sharp Thresholds in Geometric Random Graphs, with Algorithmic Implications.
Ashish Goel
02:10 PM - 02:40 PM
  Hierarchical Structure in Real World Networks.
Kevin McCurley (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
02:50 PM - 03:20 PM
  Competition-Induced Preferential Attachment.
Raissa D'Souza
03:45 PM - 04:45 PM
  Spatial Networks.
Mark Newman
Apr 22, 2005
Friday
10:55 AM - 11:55 AM
  Random Autocatalytic Networks.
Mike Steel
12:05 PM - 12:35 PM
  The Spread of Infectious Disease through Contact Networks.
Shweta Bansal
02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
  Predicting Evolution from Topology: A Machine Learning Approach.
Chris Wiggins
03:40 PM - 04:10 PM
  Stochastic Models for Intra-cellular Networks.
Lea Popovic (Concordia University)