Projects

Human Dynamics in Online Communication

Human Dynamics in Online Communication

Sustainability of User Generated Content

Sustainability of User Generated Content

Media Data Analytics

Media Data Analytics

Hong Kong Internet Project (2000-2008)

This is a longitudinal study of the diffusion, use, and impact of the Internet in Hong Kong.

The shape of the Web in terms of its graphical structure has been a widely interested topic.

On the Controllability of Social networks

The classical concept of controllability from control theory is applied to social networks subjected to exogenous input, where the nodes can be divided into two groups, i.e., leaders and followers.

The Phenomenon of Role Transition and Inertia in P2P System

This study is aim to investigate the transition and inertia phenomena of roles which users played in P2P systems. Some users tend to change their behaviors frequently (role transition), while others are more likely to keep one role over the time (role inertia). In P2P systems, users can download from others, and be downloaded by others freely if they are online. However, the patterns of download behaviors are very different from user to user. Some of them are more inclined to be free riders who just download from others but don’t let others download from them; some of them are more inclined to be altruist who just let others download from them but don’t download from others.

The Universal Scaling Laws in Human online behavior

There are universal scaling laws in human online behavior, which includes writing blogs, making friends and sharing files.

Time Path of Friendship Formation Behavior on Social Network Sites

The current exploratory study examines the trajectory of individuals’ friendship formation in the online social network.