@article {10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007517, title = {Efficient sentinel surveillance strategies for preventing epidemics on networks}, journal = {PLOS Computational Biology}, volume = {15}, number = {11}, year = {2019}, month = {11}, pages = {1-19}, publisher = {Public Library of Science}, abstract = {Author summary In a network of individuals susceptible to some infectious disease, what are the best locations to monitor in order to detect the infection before most damage can be done? In this paper we address this question by considering various heuristic strategies for sentinel placement that can potentially be implemented in real-world situations without requiring excessive amounts of computation, or even having perfect data about the structure of the network. We find that strategies that attempt to distribute sentinels over different regions of the network perform best in highly modular or spatially embedded networks, whereas the strategy of targeting the most well connected individuals works best when there is a considerable amount of contact heterogeneity between individuals. Our results may be used as a guideline to help decide when certain strategies should, or should not, be implemented.}, doi = {10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007517}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007517}, author = {Colman, Ewan and Holme, Petter and Sayama, Hiroki and Gershenson, Carlos} } @article {Siqueiros-Garcia2018, title = {ALife and Society: Editorial Introduction to the Artificial Life Conference 2016 Special Issue}, journal = {Artificial Life}, volume = {24}, year = {2018}, pages = {1{\textendash}4}, publisher = {MIT Press}, isbn = {1064-5462}, doi = {10.1162/ARTL_e_00256}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1162/ARTL_e_00256}, author = {Siqueiros-Garc{\'\i}a, Jes{\'u}s M. and Froese, Tom and Gershenson, Carlos and Aguilar, Wendy and Sayama, Hiroki and Izquierdo, Eduardo} } @inbook {GershensonALife2018, title = {Self-Organization and Artificial Life: A Review}, booktitle = {The 2018 Conference on Artificial Life: A Hybrid of the European Conference on Artificial Life (ECAL) and the International Conference on the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems (ALIFE)}, year = {2018}, pages = {510{\textendash}517}, publisher = {MIT Press}, organization = {MIT Press}, address = {Tokyo, Japan}, abstract = {Self-organization has been an important concept within a number of disciplines, which Artificial Life (ALife) also has heavily utilized since its inception. The term and its implications, however, are often confusing or misinterpreted. In this work, we provide a mini-review of self-organization and its relationship with ALife, aiming at initiating discussions on this important topic with the interested audience. We first articulate some fundamental aspects of self-organization, outline its usage, and review its applications to ALife within its soft, hard, and wet domains. We also provide perspectives for further research.}, doi = {10.1162/isal_a_00094}, url = {https://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1162/isal_a_00094}, author = {Gershenson, Carlos and Trianni, Vito and Werfel, Justin and Sayama, Hiroki}, editor = {Takashi Ikegami and Nathaniel Virgo and Olaf Witkowski and Mizuki Oka and Reiji Suzuki and Hiroyuki Iizuka} }