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Posted on 08/11/2016 In Internet of Things, Security Critical mass, criticality, IoT, IoT worm, percolation theory, Zigbee chain reaction
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Flu pandemics and small world theory

23/05/2009

Small worlds and pandemics. Thinking about pandemics using network theory.

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In Complexity A(H1N1), epidemic, percolating cluster, percolation theory, Six degrees of freedom, Small world theory, swine flu
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With a Bachelor’s of Engineering and a Master’s of Systems Engineering, Matthew professionally consults on system safety and risk. He also teaches and writes on these subjects.

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