LEARNING OUTCOMES
The main objective is to understand the nature of complex networked systems. The course will provide students with fundamentals of networked systems and interdisciplinary perspective and tools to analyse and understand the extremely large-scale complex ecosystem of communications systems, in which technical, economic, and social aspects are intermixed in a dynamic fashion.
Credits: 5
Schedule: 03.09.2024 - 17.10.2024
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Petri Mähönen
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
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Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
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Introduction to networked and complex systems; fundamentals and basic concepts. Fundamental models of large networked systems, small-world network, and scale-free networks. Complexity of simple, chaotic, and extremely complex systems. Long-tail models. The role of human behaviour and quality of experience. Tragedy of commons and selfish behaviour in networked world.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Attending lectures, assignments, examination. The detailed requirements will be given annually.
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
Course contains contact teaching, individual studies & Exam
DETAILS
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Prerequisites
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FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
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Teaching Language: English
Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Autumn I
2025-2026 Autumn I