Publications

Simplicial contagion in temporal higher-order networks

Complex networks represent the natural backbone to study epidemic processes in populations of interacting individuals. Such a modeling …
S. Chowdhary, A. Kumar, G. Cencetti, I. Iacopini, F. Battiston
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Simplicial contagion in temporal higher-order networks

London in lockdown: Mobility in the Pandemic City

This chapter looks at the spatial distribution and mobility patterns of essential and non-essential workers before and during the …
M. Batty, R. Murcio, I. Iacopini, M. Vanhoof, R. Milton
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London in lockdown: Mobility in the Pandemic City

Influential groups for seeding and sustaining hypergraph contagions

Several biological and social contagion phenomena, such as superspreading events or social reinforcement, are the results of multi-body …
G. St-Onge, I. Iacopini, V. Latora, A. Barrat, G. Petri, A. Allard, L. Hébert-Dufresne
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Influential groups for seeding and sustaining hypergraph contagions

On the dual nature of adoption processes in complex networks

Adoption processes in socio-technological systems have been widely studied both empirically and theoretically. The way in which social …
I. Iacopini, V. Latora
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On the dual nature of adoption processes in complex networks

Vanishing size of critical mass for tipping points in social convention

How can minorities of regular individuals overturn social conventions? Theoretical and empirical studies have proposed that when a …
I. Iacopini, G. Petri, A. Baronchelli, A. Barrat
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Vanishing size of critical mass for tipping points in social convention

Modelling the social dynamics of contagion and discovery using dynamical processes on complex networks

Complex networks have been successfully used to describe the social structure on top of which many real-world social processes take …
I. Iacopini
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Social contagion on higher order structures

In this Chapter, we discuss the effects of higher-order structures on SIS-like processes of social contagion. After a brief …
A. Barrat, G.F. de Arruda, I. Iacopini, Y. Moreno
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Social contagion on higher order structures

Interactive discovery processes on complex networks

Innovation is the driving force of human progress. Recent urn models reproduce well the dynamics through which the discovery of a …
I. Iacopini, G. Di Bona, E. Ubaldi, V. Loreto, V. Latora
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Interactive discovery processes on complex networks

Networks beyond pairwise interactions: structure and dynamics

The complexity of many biological, social and technological systems stems from the richness of the interactions among their units. Over …
F. Battiston, G. Cencetti, I. Iacopini, V. Latora, M. Lucas, A. Patania, J.-G. Young, G. Petri
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Networks beyond pairwise interactions: structure and dynamics

Multilayer modeling of adoption dynamics in energy demand management

Due to the emergence of new technologies, the whole electricity system is undergoing transformations on a scale and pace never observed …
I. Iacopini, B. Schäfer, E. Arcaute, C. Beck, V. Latora
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Multilayer modeling of adoption dynamics in energy demand management

The brokerage role of small states and territories in global corporate networks

Global economic activity is networked through cross‐national linkages between firm headquarters, branches, and subsidiaries. Brokerage …
K. Martinus, T. Sigler, I. Iacopini, B. Derudder
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The brokerage role of small states and territories in global corporate networks

Using Foursquare data to reveal spatial and temporal patterns in London

Understanding the functional structure of contemporary cities can find many applications ranging from urban planning to local …
M. Vanhoof, A. Godoy-Lorite, R. Murcio, I. Iacopini, N. Zdanowska, J. Raimbault, R. Milton, E. Arcaute, M. Batty
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Using Foursquare data to reveal spatial and temporal patterns in London

Creative Connectivity Project - A network based approach to understand correlations between interdisciplinary group dynamics and creative performance

Creativity, technology and innovation are the main driving forces of our modern world and they often trigger behavioural and cultural …
V. S. Torrisi, S. Manfredi, I. Iacopini, V. Latora
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Creative Connectivity Project - A network based approach to understand correlations between interdisciplinary group dynamics and creative performance

Evaluating the impact of PrEP on HIV and gonorrhea on a networked population of female sex workers

Sexual contacts are the main spreading route of HIV. This puts sex workers at higher risk of infection even in populations where HIV …
A. Bernini, E. Blouzard, A. Bracci, P. Casanova, I. Iacopini, B. Steinegger, A. S. Teixeira, A. Antonioni, E. Valdano
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Evaluating the impact of PrEP on HIV and gonorrhea on a networked population of female sex workers

Simplicial models of social contagion

Complex networks have been successfully used to describe the spread of diseases in populations of interacting individuals. Conversely, …
I. Iacopini, G. Petri, A. Barrat, V. Latora
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Simplicial models of social contagion

The role of tax havens and offshore financial centres in shaping corporate geographies: an industry sector perspective

T. Sigler, K. Martinus, I. Iacopini, B. Derudder
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The role of tax havens and offshore financial centers in Asia-Pacific networks: evidence from firm-subsidiary connections

K. Martinus, T. Sigler, I. Iacopini, B. Derudder
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Network dynamics of innovation processes

We introduce a model for the emergence of innovations, in which cognitive processes are described as random walks on the network of …
I. Iacopini, S. Milojević, V. Latora
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Network dynamics of innovation processes