Cooperative and Control of Dynamic Complex Networks

Dear Colleagues,

Complex networks have attracted a great deal of attention among both academic and industry communities due to their prominent advantages, such as abundant application scenarios. Many application scenarios require consideration of the dynamical behaviors of complex networks, calling for the re-design of many research concepts. Network controllability is one of the most important target problems to be tackled for dynamic complex networks to achieve objectives such as stabilization and synchronization. In addition, cooperation among nodes of complex networks is useful for controllability, synchronization, task completion, etc.

The aim of this Special Issue is to focus on the cooperation and control of dynamic complex networks, and to bring together researchers, industry practitioners, and individuals working on critical issues in dynamic complex networks to share their new ideas, latest findings, and state-of-the-art results. Potential topics to be covered by the Issue include, but are not limited to:

• Control algorithm design (e.g., adaptive control, pinning control, and impulsive control);
• Synchronization control of dynamic complex networks;
• Control protocol/controller design;
• Network controllability analysis;
• Network models for cooperation and control;
• Application of artificial intelligence techniques to cooperation and control of dynamic complex networks;
• Community detection for cooperation and control;
• Cooperation and control of complex network survivability;
• Performance evaluation and simulation.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Shengming Jiang
Dr. Yanli Xu
Guest Editors

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