Duncan J. Watts
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| Duncan J. Watts | |
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| Nationality |  Australian |
| Fields | Physics Sociology Complex systems |
| Institutions | Columbia University Yahoo! Research Santa Fe Institute |
| Alma mater | University of New South Wales Cornell University |
Duncan J. Watts (born 1971) is an Australian researcher and a principal research scientist at Yahoo! Research, where he directs the Human Social Dynamics group. He is also an external faculty member of the Santa Fe Institute and a former professor of sociology at Columbia University, where he headed the Collective Dynamics Group[1]. He is author of the book Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age[2].
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[edit] Life and work
Duncan Watts was born in 1971. He received a B.Sc. in physics from the University of New South Wales and a Ph.D. in theoretical and applied mechanics from Cornell University. He describes his research as exploring the "role that network structure plays in determining or constraining system behavior, focusing on a few broad problem areas in social science such as information contagion, financial risk management, and organizational design."[3] Among his many published works he is particularly known for his 1998 paper with Steven Strogatz in which the two presented a mathematical theory of the small world phenomenon[4]. More recently he has attracted attention for his modern-day replication of Stanley Milgram's small world experiment using email messages and for his studies of popularity and fads in on-line and other communities.
[edit] See also
- Complex network
- Social network
- Small-world network
- Small world experiment
- Clustering coefficient
- Steven Strogatz
- Watts and Strogatz model
[edit] Bibliography
Selected works:
- Watts, D.J.; Strogatz, S.H. (1998). "Collective dynamics of 'small-world' networks.". Nature 393 (6684): 409–10. doi:. PMID 9623998.
- Watts, D.J. (1999). "Networks, Dynamics, and the Small-World Phenomenon". AJS 105 (2): 493–527. doi:. http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/resolve?AJSv105p493PDF.
- Watts, Duncan; Dodds, Peter; Newman, M. E. .J. (2002). "Identity and Search in Social Networks". Science 296 (5571): 1302–1305. doi:. PMID 12016312.
- Watts, Duncan (2002). "A simple model of global cascades on random networks". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 99 (9): 5766–5771. doi:. PMID 16578874.
- Dodds, Peter; Muhamad, Roby; Watts, Duncan (2003). "An Experimental Study of Search in Global Social Networks". Science 301 (5634): 827–829. doi:. PMID 12907800.
- Watts, D.J. (21 April 2004). "The New science of networks". Annual review of sociology 30: 243–270. http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=16005763.
- Dodds, P.S.; Watts, D.J. (2004). "Universal Behavior in a Generalized Model of Contagion". Physical Review Letters 92 (21): 218701. doi:. PMID 15245323.
- Watts, D.J.; Muhamad, R.; Medina, D.C.; Dodds, P.S. (2005). "Multiscale, resurgent epidemics in a hierarchical metapopulation model". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 102 (32): 11157–11162. doi:. PMID 16055564. PMC 1183543. http://www.pnas.org/cgi/reprint/0501226102v1.pdf.
[edit] References
- ^ CDG Collective Dynamics Group
- ^ Watts, Duncan (2003). Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 0393041425.
- ^ Home page of Duncan J. Watts
- ^ Watts, D.J.; Strogatz, S.H. (1998). "Collective dynamics of 'small-world' networks.". Nature 393 (6684): 409–10. doi:. PMID 9623998.
[edit] External links
- Clive Thompson (2008-02). "Is the Tipping Point Toast?". Fast Company. http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/122/is-the-tipping-point-toast.html. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
- Six Degrees: The Science of the Connected Age. 2003-02. http://www.media.mit.edu/events/movies/video.php?id=watts-2003-02-12. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
