1 Corresponding author: [email protected] Tel: ++33 (0)1 60 72 45 36. Fax: ++33 (0)1 60 74 61 79. ABSTRACT We consider complex products as a network of components that share technical interfaces in order to function as a whole. Building upon previous work in graph theory and social network analysis, we define three measures of component modularity that consider how components may share dir...

When controlling a complex networked system it is not feasible to control the full network because many networks, including biological, technological, and social systems, are massive in size and complexity. But neither is it necessary to control the full network. In complex networks, the giant connected components provide the essential information about the entire system. How to control these g...

Chinese medicine is known to treat complex diseases with multiple components and multiple targets. However, the main effective components and their related key targets and functions remain to be identified. Herein, a network analysis method was developed to identify the main effective components and key targets of a Chinese medicine, Lianhua-Qingwen Formula (LQF). The LQF is commonly used for t...

Network survivability—the ability to maintain operation when one or a few network components fail—is indispensable for present-day networks. In this paper, we characterize three main components in establishing network survivability for an existing network, namely, (1) determining network connectivity, (2) augmenting the network, and (3) finding disjoint paths. We present a concise overview of n...

Artiicial Neural Networks(ANN) play an important role in developing robust Knowledge Based Systems(KBS). The ANN based components used in these systems learn to give appropriate predictions through training with correct input-output data patterns. Unlike traditional KBS that depends on a rule database and a production engine, the ANN based system mimics the decisions of an expert without specii...

Computer networks and networked services are essential enabling technologies of many aspects of modern societies today. One necessary requirement to guarantee their correct functioning and availability is to ensure network security. In managed environments, such as in enterprise networks, trained professionals administer a wide range of security mechanisms. However, in these days also a large a...

Software metrics are currently used in the industry mainly for cost and effort estimation, while some research suggested their use as fault indicators. There are very few empirical studies in software measurement, especially in the realm of object-oriented metrics. There is no record of management system assessment using software metrics. In this paper we discuss the use of the established obje...