George Mason University
AES/CCS/SCS/Statistics Colloquium Series
Seminar Announcement


A Simple Model for Time Series of Graphs

David J. Marchette

Code B10
Naval Surface Warfare Center

Location: Innovation Hall, Room 203
Time: 10:30 a.m. Refreshments, 10:45 a.m. Colloquium Talk
Date: November 11, 2005



ABSTRACT

Several problems naturally give rise to graphs, and it is often the case that the temporal nature of the data produce time series of graphs. Social networks are a classic example of this, where the ties between actors may change with time, due to changes in the social standing or relationships among the actors. I will describe a simple model which will form the basis for research into graph-valued time series. The model uses the random dot product graph of Scheinerman, which models the graph in terms of attributes of the vertices. I will discuss issues of fitting the parameters, and give some ideas of where the research may lead.