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Isaenko, Matvei (author)In my thesis I was studying the interrelation between network topology and dynamics and the emergence and evolution of institutions for the governance of CPR. This research was intended to shed some light on what is the role of networks in formation of endogenous institutions and the possible insights for policy makers and users of CPR. To...master thesis 2023
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IJpma, Marije (author)In the last decade, European citizens had to overcome multiple severe disruptive events like Covid-19, extreme weather and war at the EU-boarder. With ongoing climate change and political instability, more crises are expected to arise. To deal with these crises an increased resilience of individuals, organisations and society is needed. One...master thesis 2023
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Kuttikkattil Remesh Kumar, Rahul (author)Using an exploratory approach, this research delves into the intricate interplay between diversity and team dynamics, using social network analysis as a powerful tool. By combining theoretical insights from literature with comprehensive network analysis, the effects of diversity on power, influence and communication on construction project teams...master thesis 2023
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Wiss, Josse (author)Freshwater is becoming an increasingly scarce resource globally. The chemical industry is the second largest freshwater consuming industry and the largest wastewater producer. To reduce the freshwater consumption sustainable measures are introduced within the industrial sector, of which Industrial Symbiosis (IS), has gained prominence....master thesis 2023
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Van Houdenhoven, Robyn (author)The intellectual disability population increased from 65.545 people in 2011 to 116.200 people in 2020. In other words, the population almost doubled in less than ten years' time. Interventions are required to be able to make sure everyone receives the needed care. Therefore, the causes for the growth should be further examined before any...master thesis 2023
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Li, Wanda (author), Xu, Zhiwei (author), Sun, Yi (author), Gong, Qingyuan (author), Chen, Y. (author), Ding, Aaron Yi (author), Wang, Xin (author), Hui, Pan (author)Outstanding users (OUs) denote the influential, 'core' or 'bridge' users in online social networks. How to accurately detect and rank them is an important problem for third-party online service providers and researchers. Conventional efforts, ranging from early graph-based algorithms to recent machine learning-based approaches, typically rely on...journal article 2023
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Huawei Knowledge Transfer in Africa: Corporate Communication and Users’ Responses on Social NetworksCalzati, S. (author)This article focuses on the launch by the Chinese company Huawei of ICT academies in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and Kenya especially. Existing literature shows contrasting findings concerning the impact of such formation and recruitment centres. Through high-level thematic and sentiment analyses, this article examines various Huawei accounts on...journal article 2023
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Bardi, Sara (author), Conti, M. (author), Pajola, L. (author), Tricomi, Pier Paolo (author)Social Honeypots are tools deployed in Online Social Networks (OSN) to attract malevolent activities performed by spammers and bots. To this end, their content is designed to be of maximum interest to malicious users. However, by choosing an appropriate content topic, this attractive mechanism could be extended to any OSN users, rather than...conference paper 2023
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Nasri, M. (author), Baratchi, Mitra (author), Tsou, Yung Ting (author), Giest, Sarah (author), Koutamanis, A. (author), Rieffe, Carolien (author)The present study aims to infer individuals’ social networks from their spatio-temporal behavior acquired via wearable sensors. Previously proposed static network metrics (e.g., centrality measures) cannot capture the complex temporal patterns in dynamic settings (e.g., children’s play in a schoolyard). Moreover, existing temporal metrics...journal article 2023
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Hasankhani, M. (author), van Engelen, J.M.L. (author), Celik, S (author), Diehl, J.C. (author)Distributed hydrogen infrastructures have emerged as a complementary element in the quest for sustainable energy solutions, with potential applications in regions featuring high industrial demands and spatially resolved negative residual loads. These infrastructures can contribute to the decarbonization of electricity, heating, and transport...conference paper 2023
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Huang, R. (author), Liu, Guiwen (author), Li, Kaijian (author), Liu, Zhengxuan (author), Fu, Xinyue (author), Wen, J. (author)The cooperative behavior of residents is complex and influenced by their complicated social relationships. This complexity is especially noticeable in neighborhood renewal, so the government does not know how to promote residents' cooperative behavior. Therefore, this study proposes an agent-based model (ABM) to investigate the development of...journal article 2023
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Pathak, Royal (author), Spezzano, Francesca (author), Pera, M.S. (author)Social networks are a platform for individuals and organizations to connect with each other and inform, advertise, spread ideas, and ultimately influence opinions. These platforms have been known to propel misinformation. We argue that this could be compounded by the recommender algorithms that these platforms use to suggest items potentially...journal article 2023
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DAI, Yuxin (author)Smart City has become one of the most popular topics in recent years due to the emergence of innovative digital technologies. Start-ups have been active in an innovation system defined as Smart City Entrepreneurial Ecosystem (SCEE) in this study, where stakeholders in the Smart City industry are involved and interact with each other, including...master thesis 2022
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STROUMPOULIS, KONSTANTINOS (author)Projects are becoming larger and more complex, resulting in work being done more in a team environment. Among other industries, the construction industry is project-based as well. For the successful completion of construction projects, inter-organizational teams consisting of representatives from the owner, designer, contractors and other...master thesis 2022
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Wagenblast, Thorid (author)Climate is changing. It is widely accepted that irrespective of the emission reductions efforts, adaptation to the already committed climate change is a must in the coming decades. Flooding is one of the most devastating climate-induced hazards, calling for adaptation across scales: from government-led adaptation (e.g. dikes), to personal...master thesis 2022
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Zhang, Zhiyue (author)The rapid growth of the Internet use has allowed social networks to become the most effective means for marketing, leading to the emergence of "viral marketing" as a business model. The biggest challenge that is facing "viral marketing" is selecting seed users from the whole user set to form a "seed-set" to spread the influence and maximize the...master thesis 2022
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Liu, Xinhan (author)Opinion dynamics models study how the interaction among people influences the opinion formation process. In most opinion dynamics models, only one opinion could exist in the steady state, which is different from the real-life opinion formation process. In 2009, Shao \emph{et al.} introduced a non-consensus opinion (NCO) model, which allows...master thesis 2022
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de Metz, Skip (author)Due to the dynamic and complex nature of the construction industry, it is evident that the integration of processes and groups is more challenging to attain in comparison to other industries (Demirkesen & Ozorhon,2017). Therefore, there is a call for better integration of project participants and processes in construction projects (Franz et...master thesis 2022
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Teodoro Morales, J.D. (author), Baird, Julia (author), Otung, Idorenyin (author)Farmer peer networks have been identified as a key way to increase adoption of beneficial management practices to minimize negative environmental impacts of intensive agriculture. We studied the social processes that contribute to beneficial management practice adoption. We administered two questionnaires to participants of a farmer community of...journal article 2022
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Marin, L. (author)This paper proposes a conceptual framework for evaluating how social networking platforms fare as epistemic environments for human users. I begin by proposing a situated concept of epistemic agency as fundamental for evaluating epistemic environments. Next, I show that algorithmic personalisation of information makes social networking platforms...journal article 2022