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MA 4044: Structure and Analysis of Complex Networks

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January 2026 Class Schedule

Week Monday Tuesday  Wednesday Thursday
JAN 5-9

CHUNK Learning ("NPS MA4004 Course Resources" unit, particularly Real Networks chunk  )

Real Networks 

 Introduction to multilayer network activity   Create your personal network for the Network Profile Summary Finalize your personal network for the Network Profile Summary, Click here to find examples of networks you can reuse
JAN 12-16

CHUNK Learning ("Network Science Overview" unit)

Meet for the multilayer activity

Network Science overview, 1st part - ER

Network Science overview, 2nd part - WS

Network Science overview, 3rd part - BA

 
JAN 19-23

PPT slide (network introduction) due by 9am 

 

Synthetic Networks and Network Analysis

Multilayer Network Activity presentations  (each group has 15 min to present, followed by Q&A). 

Team  research project (Goal: possible methodologies)

 
JAN 26-30

PPT slide (synthetic networks) due by 9am

 

CHUNK Learning ("Core-Periphery" chunk from "MesoScale" unit)

Core-periphery

Activity

Team research project (Goal: decide on your methodology, work on Section 3 in Overleaf)

Network Profile PPT presentation (core-periphery, k-core, k-dense)

 

Presenters: Dave, Joseph, Joseph, Theodore.

February 2026 Class Schedule

Week Monday Tuesday  Wednesday Thursday
FEB 2-6

PPT slides (core-periphery) due by 9am

 

CHUNK Learning  ("Communities" chunk from "MesoScale" unit)

 

Community Detection

Team research project (Goal: complete Sections 1 and 2 in Overleaf based on the directions of Section 3; complete first two slides of the team presentation)

Network Profile PPT presentation (communities)

 

Presenters: Raaj, Kirby, Dave, Joseph, Joseph.

FEB 9-13

PPT slide (Communities) due by 9am

 

CHUNK Learning ("Scale Free & Small World" chunk from the "MacroScale" unit)

Scale Free 

Small World

Team research project (Goal: start Section 3 in Overleaf; start your 3rd slide of the team presentation)

Network Profile PPT presentation (Scale Free & Small World)

 

Presenters: Theodore, Raaj, Joseph MM, Kirby, Dave.
FEB 16-20

PPT slide (Sccale free & small world) due by 9am

 

CHUNK Learning ("Network Centrality" unit)

 Centralities activity

Centralities: Degree Centrality

Centrality: Eigenvector

Centralities: Katz

Centralities: PageRank

Centralities: HITS

Team research project (Goal: run experiments and update Section 4 in Overleaf; start slide 4 of the team presentation)

Network Profile PPT presentation (degree driven centrality)

 

Presenters: Theodore, Joseph LM, Raaj, Kirby, Dave.
FEB 23-27

 

 

CHUNK Learning ("Network Centrality" unit)

Holiday

Centralities Closeness

Centralities Betweenness

Gephi and Python

 

Team research project (Goal: Finalize experiments and Section 4 in Overleaf; create slide 4 of the team presentation)

Network Profile PPT presentation (distance driven centralities)

 

Presenters: Kirby, Joseph, Joseph, Theodore, Raaj.

March 2026 Class Schedule

Week Monday Tuesday  Wednesday Thursday
MAR 2-6 

PPT slides (all applicable centralities) due by 9am

 

CHUNK Learning: "NS Takeaways" chunk from the "MacroScale" unit

 

Optional: Information propagation in networks: TED talk and Robustness

Prof. Alderson's lecture on "Catching the Network Science bug"

Team research project (Goal: draw results and conclusions. Update Section 5 in Overleaf; Create slide 5 of the team presentation)

Prof. Alderson's lecture on "Catching the Network Science bug"
MAR 9-13

PPT Slide due by 9am (over the points that Prof. Alderson talk)

 

CHUNK Learning: "Homophily and Assortativity" chunk from the "MacroScale" unit) 

Assortativity/Homophily

and

Similarity

Team research project (Goal: Finalize the paper in Overleaf; Finalize the team presentation)

Prof. McClure's lecture on Graph Neuro Networks

Prof. Everton's lecture on Social Networks
MAR 16-20

PPT slides (over your takeaways from previous week's talk) due by 9am

This is the final exam week (your final exam is the team research project: PPT and paper)

Team research project presentation and discussions (Team 1)

Team research project presentation and discussions (Team 2)

Due by March 19th:

1) Final Network Profile Summary - complete PPT deck to include takeaways 2) Research Project due (PPT and paper).
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