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Area of Science:

  • Network Science
  • Epidemiology
  • Social Behavior Analysis

Background:

  • Human social behavior significantly influences the spread of pathogens (e.g., SARS-CoV-2) and information (e.g., fake news).
  • Contact networks, formed by social interactions, are crucial for understanding transmission dynamics.
  • Analyzing temporal network data requires methods that account for the dynamic nature of interactions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel method for quantifying individual impact on spreading phenomena within temporal social networks.
  • To introduce a new metric, contact sequence centrality, to identify potential 'behavioral super-spreaders'.
  • To assess the effectiveness of this new metric compared to traditional static and temporal network measures.

Main Methods:

  • Event mapping was used to transform temporal network data of agent contacts.
  • A novel metric, contact sequence centrality, was defined to quantify an individual's impact on contact sequences.
  • The method was applied to social interaction data from an art fair in Amsterdam.

Main Results:

  • Contact sequence centrality effectively quantifies an individual's behavioral potential for spreading.
  • The new metric allows for ranking individuals and identifying potential behavioral super-spreaders.
  • Traditional network metrics (static and temporal) showed reduced resemblance to contact sequence centrality, especially at longer time scales.

Conclusions:

  • Accounting for the sequential nature of contacts is crucial for accurate analysis of social interactions and spreading phenomena.
  • Contact sequence centrality offers a valuable tool for understanding and potentially intervening in disease and information spread.
  • The findings underscore the limitations of static network analysis in dynamic social contexts.