The colloquium of the DFG Research Training Group "Methods for Discrete Structures" takes place every Monday with lectures held by guests or faculty members. Usually, this lecture gives an introduction to a current research topic or new emerging developments related to the main research fields of the graduate programs. On May 11, 2015 Prof. Tobias Friedrich will talk about "Distributed Processes on Scale-Free Networks".

Where:
Technische Universität Berlin
Institut für Mathematik 
Straße des 17. Juni 136
10623 Berlin
Room MA 041 

When:
Monday, May 11, 2015 
14:15 - 15:30

Title:
Distributed Processes on Scale-Free Networks

Abstract:
The node degrees of large real-world networks often follow a power-law distribution. Such scale-free networks can be social networks, internet topologies, the web graph, power grids, or many other networks from literally hundreds of domains. The talk will introduce three mathematical models of scale-free networks (preferential attachment graphs, Chung-Lu graphs, hyperbolic random graphs) and analyze some of their properties. We then study three distributed processes and algorithms on these network models (rumor spreading, load balancing, de-anonymization) and present several open problems. The talk assumes no prior knowledge about scale-free networks or distributed computing.

External Link:
http://www3.math.tu-berlin.de/MDS/Vorlesungen-SS15/vl-05-11.html