Dynamic Analysis and Decision-Making in Complex Networks
A special issue of Mathematics (ISSN 2227-7390). This special issue belongs to the section "E: Applied Mathematics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 January 2026 | Viewed by 6
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue focuses on dynamic behaviors and decision-making mechanisms within complex networks, which are fundamental to understanding and managing real-world systems such as social networks, transportation systems, power grids, and biological networks. We invite high-quality contributions that explore theoretical models, computational methods, and applications involving dynamic processes—such as diffusion, synchronization, control, or game–theoretic interactions—in evolving or multilayer network structures. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: networked decision dynamics, emergent behaviors, stability analysis, optimal control, and data-driven modeling approaches. By bringing together cutting-edge research from mathematics, systems science, and applied domains, this Special Issue aims to promote interdisciplinary advancements in the analysis, prediction, and design of intelligent and resilient networked systems.
We look forward to your submissions.
Dr. Dun Han
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- complex networks
- dynamic systems
- network decision-making
- evolutionary game theory
- diffusion and propagation
- multi-agent systems
- stability and control
- network optimization
- multilayer networks
- data-driven modeling
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