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Tools for Networks

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Synonyms

SNA software; Social network analysis packages

Glossary

Big data:

Computer science and engineering term for large and complex datasets for which special data management (collection, storage, processing, visualization), usually distributed, has to be used.

Cloud computing:

Computer engineering paradigm where hardware, network, and software resources are provided as services over the network.

INSNA:

International Network for Social Network Analysis.

Internet of Things (IoT):

An experimental concept of integration of real-world devices (sensors, actuators, machines) and objects (buildings, cars, trains, etc.) into Internet over standardized interfaces using unique identifiers.

NOSQL database:

A database implemented on some data storage model and query concept alternative to relational databases (document databases, key-value stores, graph databases, etc.). Relational databases use Standard Query Language (SQL) for queries and database operations, while NOSQL databases use other...

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Acknowledgments

This work has been partially financed by Slovenian Research Agency (ARRS) within the EUROCORES program EUROGIGA (project GReGAS) of the European Science Foundation (ARRS grant number N1-0011) and by ARRS project Z7-7614 (B).

The authors would like to thank Vladimir Batagelj for valuable suggestions.

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  1. Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Alen Orbanić

  2. Physics and Mechanics, Institute of Mathematics, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Alen Orbanić

  3. Andrej Marušič Institute, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia

    Alen Orbanić

  4. Abelium d.o.o., Research and Development, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Alen Orbanić & Monika Cerinšek

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  1. Computer Science, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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  2. University of Calgary Computer Science, Calgary, Canada

    Jon Rokne

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  1. Department of Mathematics, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Vladimir Batagelj

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Orbanić, A., Cerinšek, M. (2017). Tools for Networks. In: Alhajj, R., Rokne, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Social Network Analysis and Mining. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7163-9_314-1

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