CANCELLED - 15 April 2019 - Valerio Restocchi

Abstract

In this talk I will give an introduction to opinion control, or influence maximisation, which is the problem of finding the optimal subset of nodes in a social network that can maximise the propagation of social influence (e.g., behaviours, ideas, opinions). I will talk about the (very) different approaches that researchers with different backgrounds employ, the open challenges. I will also present my work on this subject, presenting theoretical and experimental results, and discuss the many possible real-world applications, ranging from marketing to health, from finance to defence.