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NDlib: a Python Library to Model and Analyze Diffusion Processes Over Complex Networks

Social and Information Networks 2018-01-19 v1

Abstract

Nowadays the analysis of dynamics of and on networks represents a hot topic in the Social Network Analysis playground. To support students, teachers, developers and researchers in this work we introduce a novel framework, namely NDlib, an environment designed to describe diffusion simulations. NDlib is designed to be a multi-level ecosystem that can be fruitfully used by different user segments. For this reason, upon NDlib, we designed a simulation server that allows remote execution of experiments as well as an online visualization tool that abstracts its programmatic interface and makes available the simulation platform to non-technicians.

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@article{arxiv.1801.05854,
  title  = {NDlib: a Python Library to Model and Analyze Diffusion Processes Over Complex Networks},
  author = {Giulio Rossetti and Letizia Milli and Salvatore Rinzivillo and Alina Sirbu and Fosca Giannotti and Dino Pedreschi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1801.05854},
  year   = {2018}
}