Research in Computational Social Science
Social Contagion
Social Networks
Group Dynamics
Collective Decision-Making
Collective Learning
Collective Intelligence
Patterns of Human Collaboration: Social Network Analysis
Excess of Sociality
Optimal Collective Response
Multilayer Social Network Analaysis
Correlations and Collective Response
Collective Learning
Complex Social Contagions
Interplay Between Social Interaction and Agent Memory
From Senseless Swarms to Smart Mobs
AI & Ethics
Spatial Super-Spreaders & Super-Susceptibles
Predicting Covid-19 Hotspots
Peer-Reviewed Publications
- Transition from Simple to Complex Contagion in Collective Decision-Making
Horsevad N, Mateo D, Kooij RE, Barrat A & Bouffanais R
Nature Communications (13), 1442, 2022. [pdf] [doi] - The Effect of Network Connectivity on Exploration and Exploitation During Decentralized Collective Learning
Kwa HL & Bouffanais R
Proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Agent-Based Modelling of Human Behaviour
(ABMHuB’22), online, 2022. [pdf] [web] - ‘Data dregs’ and its Implications for AI Ethics: Revelations From the Pandemic
Lim SS & Bouffanais R
AI & Ethics (1), In Press, 2022. [pdf] [doi] - Interplay Between Success and Patterns of Human Collaboration: Case Study of a Thai Research Institute
Fiscarelli AM, Brust MR, Bouffanais R, Piyatumrong A, Danois G & Bouvry P
Scientific Reports (11), 318, 2021. [pdf] [doi] - Tracking Multiple Fast Targets With Swarms: Interplay Between Social Interaction and Agent Memory
Kwa HL, Kit JL & Bouffanais R
Proceedings of the ALIFE 2021: The 2021 Conference on Artificial Life, July 19-23, online, pp. 62-71, 2021. [pdf] [doi] - Tailoring Exploration and Exploitation in Multi-Agent Systems with Short-Term Memory and Limited Social Interaction
Kwa HL & Bouffanais R
Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Agent-Based Modelling of Human Behaviour (ABMHuB’21), online, July 19-23, 2021. [pdf] [web] - Cities – Try to Predict Superspreading Hotspots for COVID-19
Bouffanais R & Lim SS
Nature (583), 352-355, 2020. [pdf] [doi] - Spatial Super-spreaders and Super-susceptibles in Human Movement Networks
Chin WCB & Bouffanais R
Scientific Reports (10), 18642, 2020. [pdf] [doi] - Optimal Network Topology for Responsive Collective Behavior
Mateo D, Horsevad N, Hassani V, Chamanbaz M & Bouffanais R
Science Advances (5), eaau0999, 2019. [pdf] [doi] - From Senseless Swarms to Smart Mobs: Tuning Networks for Prosocial Behavior
Lim SS & Bouffanais R
IEEE Technology and Society Magazine (38):4, 17-19, 2019. [pdf] [doi] - Are the Different Layers of a Social Network Conveying the Same Information?
Manivannan A, Yow WQ, Bouffanais R & Barrat A
EPJ Data Science (7), 34, 2018. [pdf] [doi] - Effect of Correlations in Swarms on Collective Response
Mateo D, Kuan YK & Bouffanais R
Scientific Reports (7), 10388, 2017. [pdf] [doi] - Excess of Social Activity Reduces the Responsiveness of Swarms
Mateo D and Bouffanais R
Chapter 18: In Complex Systems: Theory and Applications (Eds. G. Rzveski and C.A. Brebbia), WIT Press, pp. 172-180, Print ISBN: 978-1-78466-235-6, eBook ISBN: 978-1-78466-236-3, 2017. [pdf] [doi]
Op-Eds
- Computational Diplomacy – The Science of an Art?
R. Bouffanais & S. S. Lim, The Interpreter (Australia), Sep 15, 2022. [pdf] [web] - Fighting for Data Dregs – And Losing the Fight Against Digital Violence
S. S. Lim & R. Bouffanais, Asia Global (Hong Kong), May 26, 2022. [pdf] [web] - When the Mob Rallies: The Gamestop Stock Rush and Complex Contagions
R. Bouffanais & S. S. Lim, Asia Global (Hong Kong), March 3, 2021. [pdf] [web] - Hoarding Toilet Paper: The Mystery of Such Panic Buying Explained
R. Bouffanais & S. S. Lim, The Straits Times (Singapore), February 14, 2020. [pdf] [web] - How to Fight Fake News: Tech Has the Answers
S. S. Lim & R. Bouffanais, The Straits Times (Singapore), July 9, 2019. [pdf] [web]
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