Browsing by Subject "Social Network Analysis"
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Communication Network Analysis to Compare BIM and Non-BIM Approaches in the AEC Industry
(2017-08-01)Building Information Modelling (BIM) has been established as standard in the Architecture Engineering & Construction (AEC) industry. The ubiquity of the platform has significantly changed the way AEC industry works. BIM ... -
Mining, Modeling, and Leveraging Multidimensional Web Metrics to Support Scholarly Communities
(2015-08-06)The significant proliferation of scholarly output and the emergence of multidisciplinary research areas are rendering the research environment increasingly complex. In addition, an increasing number of researchers are using ... -
On Fork-Join Queues and Maximum Ratio Cliques
(2015-10-28)This dissertation consists of two parts. The first part delves into the problem of response time estimation in fork-join queueing networks. These systems have been seen in literature for more than thirty years. The estimation ... -
The Influence of Friendship Networks on Adolescents' Health-Risk Behaviors: A Social Network Analysis
(2014-12-15)Friendships among adolescents can exert significant influence on behaviors that pose risk to their health. However, empirical evidence for friendships’ influence is mixed due to various factors. Among these factors, are ... -
The Network Influences of Innovation and Lifetime Career Success in Jazz Musicians between 1945 and 1958
(2015-02-18)In this project I explore how career success and historical importance is an outcome of social network characteristics. Specifically, I look at jazz collaboration networks at the height of small-group jazz popularity ...