“What is now proved was once only imagined.” (William Blake)
Monitoring the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on illicit online trade
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What is the impact of COVID-19 on dark web marketplaces? Is there a relationship between social media attention and products sold via illicit online trade?
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This project has received extensive news coverage: ITV News, Daily Mail, Ansa, BBC Newsday (Radio), and El Universal |
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Epidemic spreading in temporal networks
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What are the key variables governing the evolution of disease processes? How do temporal patterns influence the diffusion of disease processes?
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Detecting strong ties in temporal networked systems
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Strong ties in a systems represent the set of relevant interactions, such as friendship ties or strong collaborators. Is the detection of strong ties influenced by individual temporal patters? Do they depend on the size of the network considered?
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Teaching Network Science and Epidemiology
to the general population
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Studying the diffusion of disease processes on a network is a relatively new approach. Is the general population aware of it? Can we use networks to teach to the general public the best practice to prevent disease (flu) spreading?
To answers to some of these questions, we developed StopTheSpread and currently pursuing a field study Publications Downloads - Google Play Store - Apple Store |
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Understanding human behavior through
technology-mediated interactions
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sSmartphones, computers, game platforms, and virtual realities are some of the technology that entered in our every-day life. Can we use them to understand some key aspects of human behavior?
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