Exploring Machine-Mediated Social Interaction Mesh from a Network Science Perspective

拟议的研究计划调查了日益流行的移动设备和智能设备促进的社会互动网络的属性，这些设备和智能设备能够通过基础设施和它们之间直接进行数据通信。目标是提供对这种多模态、时变、复杂网络的鲁棒性和数据承载能力的理解。在这项研究中产生的解决办法将构成信息技术部门与其他学科（如公共卫生和社会网络研究）之间的媒介，以进行合作研究。

The proposed research program investigates properties of the mesh of social interaction facilitated by the increasingly prevalent mobile devices and smart gadgets, which are capable of data communication through infrastructure and directly between themselves. The objective is to provide an understanding of the robustness and data-carrying capacity of such a multi-modal, time-varying, complex network. The solutions produced in this research will constitute an intermediary between the IT sector and other disciplines, such as public health and social network studies, for collaborative research.