Spatio-Temporal Constraints on Social Networks, Position Papers

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" Spatio-Temporal Constraints on Social Networks, Position Papers "
Center for Spatial Studies, UCSB

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	907320
Doc. No	:	LA1ks041vp
Title & Author	:	Spatio-Temporal Constraints on Social Networks, Position Papers [Article]\ Center for Spatial Studies, UCSB
Date	:	2010
Title of Periodical	:	UC Santa Barbara
Abstract	:	In advance of the meeting, 34 researchers prepared position statements on the following kinds of questions:• What is the current state of knowledge with respect to spatiotemporal constraints on social networks and informationflows, particularly from a meta-network perspective?• How can theories of social network interaction be extended to incorporate the constraining effects of space, time, theInternet, and mass media?• Can probability distributions be developed for networks or network metrics that are parameterized by spatial andtemporal separation?• What rich sources of data can be found to calibrate and parameterize these new models?• What new metrics and models can be developed for assessing critical nodes, groups, and trails in and throughnetworks that take spatio-temporal constraints, the Internet, and mass-media effects into account?• Can we develop novel methods for visualizing the operation of spatio-temporal constraints and their effects on the flow of ideas and information through meta-networks?• What methods of inference are appropriate for detection of spatio-temporal and network constraints in crowd-sourced data, and what are appropriate metrics of uncertainty?