SQUIDS-NASC Joint Seminar: Generalized Friendship Paradoxes in Network Science
| Dates: | 25 March 2026 |
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| Times: | 13:00 - 14:00 |
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| What is it: | Seminar |
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| Organiser: | Department of Mathematics |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, Current University students |
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| Speaker: | Desmond J. Higham |
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Speaker: Professor Desmond J. Higham (University of Edinburgh)
Abstract: Generalized friendship paradoxes occur when, on average, our friends have more of some attribute than us. These paradoxes are relevant to many aspects of human interaction, notably in social science and epidemiology. I will present some new theoretical results concerning the inevitability of a network centrality paradox arising, using a linear algebra perspective. I will also point out some open questions.
Joint with Francesco Hrobat, University of Oxford, and Francesco Tudisco, University of Edinburgh
Speaker
Desmond J. Higham
Role: Professor
Organisation: University of Edinburgh
Travel and Contact Information
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Frank Adams Room 2
Alan Turing Building
Manchester
