Information Spread in a Social Media Age

Foreword

In this current time of social and political upheaval, with the added challenge of a raging pandemic, this book, Information Spread in a Social Media Age: Modeling and Control, is both timely and appropriate from an engineering, scientific, and policy point of view. On a global scale, society is experiencing an unprecedented period of tremendous technical growth, leading to a never before seen and increasingly high level of connectivity between people and groups. While the global nature of a networked society has some great advantages, there are also some severe challenges. Misinformation and disinformation can be easily spread through our cyber-social networks creating dangerous consequences for humanity. Hence, it is imperative for ...