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ArticleJournal of intelligent information systems2021

Modeling information diffusion in online social networks using a modified forest-fire model.

Sanjay Kumar, Muskan Saini, Muskan Goel, B S Panda

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Article in Journal of intelligent information systems, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sanjay KumarDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, Delhi Technological University, Main Bawana Road, New Delhi, 110042 India.ORCID 0000-0002-8951-5996
Muskan SainiMicrosoft India, Hyderabad, Telangana 500032 India.
Muskan GoelMicrosoft India, Banglore, Karnataka 560025 India.
B S PandaComputer Science and Application Group, Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016 India.
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi · INMicrosoft (India) · INMicrosoft Research (India) · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Information dissemination has changed rapidly in recent years with the emergence of social media which provides online platforms for people worldwide to share their thoughts, activities, emotions, and build social relationships. Hence, modeling information diffusion has become an important area of research in the field of network analysis. It involves the mathematical modeling of the movement of information and study the information spread pattern. In this paper, we attempt to model information propagation in online social networks using a nature-inspired approach based on a modified forest-fire model. A slight spark can start a wildfire in a forest, and the spread of this fire depends on vegetation, weather, and topography, which may act as fuel. On similar lines, we labeled users who haven't joined the network yet as

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Forest-fire modelInformation diffusionNature-inspired algorithmOnline social networksTwitter

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PMID33071464
PMCPMC7548310
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