Event by SIG on Network Science & Centre for Complex Systems Studies

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We are delighted to invite you to the event “Network Science”  which will be a combined event of the Special Interest Group (SIG) on Network Science and Centre for Complex Systems Studies. This event is open for everyone and will be a fantastic opportunity for all of you interested in network science and complex system studies to come together, learn from expert speakers, and engage in discussion and networking.

Speaker

Prof. Christian Steglich
Title:  Rewiring as a reason for peer-led network intervention failure: An empirically calibrated simulation study
Abstract: Peer-led interventions are a prominent type of network intervention utilized to promote behavior change in a given community. They rely on the identification of well-connected individual network members as intervention targets ("peer leaders") who subsequently receive training to promote behavior change. Starting with the targets, the behavior change will then diffuse through the network ties by processes of peer influence. The success of such interventions varies in empirical studies and typically does not reach adoption levels expected from agent-based simulation studies.
In this presentation, Dr. Steglich will show how disconsideration of network rewiring processes when designing the intervention may be the reason for this prediction gap. Making use of data from the UK-based anti-smoking intervention ASSIST, he presents an empirically calibrated simulation study as proof of concept, offering insights for designing more effective network interventions.

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Centre for Complex Systems Studies, Minneart 4.16 (Utrecht University)