Network Science
1st Edition
Published on 15. December 2005
124 pages
978-0-309-65388-6 (ISBN)
Description
The military is currently attempting to develop itself into a force capable of networkcentricoperations. While this effort has highlighted the military's dependence oninteracting networks, it has also shown that there is a huge gap between what we need toknow about networks and our fundamental knowledge about network behavior. This gapmakes the military vision of NCO problematic. To help address this problem, the Armyasked the NRC to find out whether identifying and funding a new field of "e,networkscience"e, could help close this gap. This report presents an examination of networks andthe military, an analysis of the promise, content, and challenges of network science, and an assessment of approaches to creating value from network science.
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National Research Council | Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences | Board on Army Science and Technology
Network Science
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12/2005
National Academies Press
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Content
- FrontMatter
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Acknowledgment of Reviewers
- Contents
- Figures, Tables, and Boxes
- Acronyms and Abbreviations
- Executive Summary
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Networks and Network Research in the 21st Century
- 3 Networks and the Military
- 4 The Definition and Promise of Network Science
- 5 The Content of Network Science
- 6 Status and Challenges of Network Science
- 7 Creating Value from Network Science: Scope of the Opportunity
- 8 Conclusions and Recommendations
- Appendixes
- A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
- B Committee Meetings and Other Activities
- C Content of Network Science Courses
- D Questionnaire Data
- E Opportunities for Creating Value from Network Science
- F Recommended Reading List
