Session 1: Foundational Issues in Social Network Modeling
- Inference from partially observed data, Mark Handcock, UW [slides]
- Decision-theoretic foundations for cross-sectional ERGs, Carter Butts, UCI [slides] [slides]
- Algorithmic problems in social networks, Darren Strash and Lowell Trott, UCI [slides]
Session 2: Dynamic Network Modeling and ERG Estimation Algorithms
- Practical modeling of large dynamic networks via conditional independence, Zack Almquist, UCI [slides]
- Toward "egocentric" relational event models - analyzing event data from individual informant reports, Lorien Jasny and Chris Marcum, UCI [slides]
- Modeling of time-dependent email profiles using Gaussian processes and Poisson models, Romain Thibaux, UCI [slides]
- A comparison of various estimation methods for ERGMs (ML, MPLE, MBLE), Mark Handcock, UW [slides]
Session 3: Statistical and Computational Aspects of Estimation in ERG Models
- Algorithmic approaches to fitting ERG models, Ruth Hummel, Penn State [slides]
- Efficient computation of graph change-scores, David Eppstein, UCI [slides]
- The empirical distribution of the degree h-index, Emma Spiro, UCI [slides]
- Constrained MCMC algorithms for ERG models, Duy Vu, Penn State [slides]
- Variational methods for ERGMs, Mark Handcock, UW [slides]
- Exact sampling for ERGs, Carter Butts, UCI [slides]
Session 4: Collaborative Activities, Research Activities, and Summary
- SVN repository for R code and C code, Chris DuBois and Chris Marcum, UC Irvine
- Open Discussion on Research Topics: led by Dave Hunter and Michael Goodrich
- Concluding comments and summary, Padhraic Smyth