Netintel: A Database for Manipulation of Rich Social Network Data

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Maksim Tsvetovat

Carnegie Mellon University - School of Computer Science

Jana Diesner

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Kathleen M. Carley

Carnegie Mellon University; Carnegie Mellon University - H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management; Institute for Software Research - Carnegie Mellon University

Date Written: March 3, 2005

Abstract

There is a pressing need to automatically collect data on social systems as rich network data, analyze such systems to find hidden relations and groups, prune the datasets to locate regions of interest, locate key actors, characterize the structure, locate points of vulnerability, and simulate change in a system as it evolves naturally or in response to strategic interventions over time or under certain impacts, including modification of data. To meet this challenge, we need to develop a new mechanism for storing and manipulating social structure data.

Social structure data will be stored in a relational database capable of manipulating large quantities of data. The database is structured to preserve the character and integrity of the data in an extensible manner, and is extended with a number of functions specifically designed for manipulating graph-based data.

Keywords: Database, Social Networks

Suggested Citation

Tsvetovat, Maksim and Diesner, Jana and Carley, Kathleen M., Netintel: A Database for Manipulation of Rich Social Network Data (March 3, 2005). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2728442 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2728442

Maksim Tsvetovat

Carnegie Mellon University - School of Computer Science ( email )

5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
United States

Jana Diesner

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ( email )

601 E John St
Champaign, IL Champaign 61820
United States

Kathleen M. Carley (Contact Author)

Carnegie Mellon University ( email )

Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890
United States
412-268-6016 (Phone)

Carnegie Mellon University - H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management ( email )

Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890
United States

Institute for Software Research - Carnegie Mellon University ( email )

School of Computer Science
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
United States

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