The Unfolding and Control of Network Cascades

TL;DR

This paper reviews recent advances in understanding, predicting, and controlling cascade phenomena in various networks, highlighting key challenges and progress in modeling these contagious processes.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of current methods and challenges in modeling, predicting, and controlling network cascades across different systems.

Findings

Advances in cascade modeling techniques

Emerging methods for cascade prediction

Strategies for cascade detection and control

Abstract

A characteristic property of networks is their ability to propagate influences, such as infectious diseases, behavioral changes, and failures. An especially important class of such contagious dynamics is that of cascading processes. These processes include, for example, cascading failures in infrastructure systems, extinctions cascades in ecological networks, and information cascades in social systems. In this review, we discuss recent progress and challenges associated with the modeling, prediction, detection, and control of cascades in networks.