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SIS Contagion Avoidance on a Network Growing by Preferential Attachment

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Author(s)

Brian D. Cloteaux, Vladimir V. Marbukh

Abstract

The economic and convenience benefits of interconnectivity drive the current explosive growth in networked systems. However, as recent catastrophic contagious failures in numerous large-scale networked infrastructures have demonstrated, interconnectivity is also inherently associated with various risks, including the risk of undesirable contagions. This paper reports on a work-in- progress on network formation subject to Susceptible-Infected-Susceptible (SIS) contagion risk mitigation. As opposed to existing research, we concentrate on network growth. Using a generalized form of preferential attachment, we consider evolving networks where each incoming node to the network combines a preference for connecting to high degree nodes with an aversion for contagion risk. Our initial simulation results indicate that contagion risk aversion significantly alters the topology and contagion propagation for an emerging network. We also discuss the computational aspects of our simulation and our future plans to extend this model.
Proceedings Title
GRADES-NDA 2019
Conference Dates
June 30, 2019
Conference Location
Amsterdam

Keywords

network-growth, preferential attachment, SIS contagion risk avoidance

Citation

Cloteaux, B. and Marbukh, V. (2019), SIS Contagion Avoidance on a Network Growing by Preferential Attachment, GRADES-NDA 2019, Amsterdam, -1, [online], https://doi.org/10.1145/3327964.3328502 (Accessed April 25, 2024)
Created June 30, 2019, Updated July 15, 2019