A look at the way we look at Complex Networks Robustness and Resilience

TL;DR

This paper reviews current research on complex networks' robustness and resilience, clarifies terminology, and proposes a unified framework for comparing mitigation strategies across disciplines.

Contribution

It introduces a common interdisciplinary framework for analyzing and comparing robustness and resilience strategies in complex networks.

Findings

Clarifies the use of robustness and resilience terminology

Proposes a unified framework for strategy comparison

Highlights challenges and future research directions

Abstract

This article offers a brief overview of the current research topics concerning strategies to mitigate the adverse effects of perturbations in complex networks. It addresses the issue of an unclear use of Robustness and Resilience terminology and proposes a common interdisciplinary framework for comparing strategies across different fields. It concludes with a high-level discussion of existing challenges and suggestions for future research.