CIS 4524/5524: ANALYSIS AND MODELING OF SOCIAL AND INFORMATION NETWORKS
Spring 2025

Instructions for Preparing an Independent Research Project Final Report

The final report due time: May 01 by 5:30 pm
Submit PDF file using Canvas [Final Project Final Report]
The final report format:
10 pages, single column, 12pt plus references (as many references as needed). It should contain title, author name, email address, abstract, and the following sections:
  • introduction
  • related work
  • methodology
  • results
  • discussion
  • acknowledgements
  • references

You are allowed to place supplemental materials online. Examples of appropriate supplemental materials include tables and figures with additional results, supplementary data sets, code, etc.
If the supplemental materials are included, this should be referred in the text of your final report.

The final report weight is 25% of the course, while the weight of the progress presentation is 5%.

Research Projects Progress Presentations

  • Prepare 10 minutes progress presentation of your independent research progress
  • Plan on 1 additional minute to answer questions and to allow discussion
  • Plan on 1 minute transition to the next talk
Grading rubrics
  • Objective and Significance
  • Background
  • Proposed approach
  • Data description
  • Evaluation plan
  • Preliminary results
  • Moving forward plan to submitting the final report by May 01 at 5:30pm
  • Discussion and conclusions
April 17th Presentations
1Abhudaya ShrivastavaUsing multiplex graph network for shape similarity analysis
2Christos PetridisExploring Embedding Techniques using GNNs in Heterogeneous Networks
3Heron ZiegelPredict Future Changes in International Alliances
4Chandana RUnraveling Hidden Influencers: Social Dynamics and Community Structures in Twitter Networks
5Nimish PrabhakarGraph-Based Anomaly Detection in Financial Transactions for Fraud Detection
6Surya Narayan SwamyA Trust-Based Dating Network Using Friends-of-Friends-of-Friends (FoFoF) Recommendation
7Tam TrangNetwork Robustness of the Twitter Social Circles
8Eric L ReizasResilience of Underground Markets on the Dark Web
9Ali AnsariImpact of fraud people on Bitcoin prices
10Faith SangGitHub Collaboration Network Analysis
11Yi FungA Structural Analysis of the Networks and Communities of the California Road Networks
12Farnoush NilizadeTemporal Patterns of Student Engagement in MOOCs and Their Link to Dropout
April 24th Presentations
1Gavin MaiIdentifying the Primary Roles of Math Overflow Users
2Nasif Fahmid PrangonPredicting Friendships Between Twitch Streamers
3Mauricio EstrellaPredicting Links between Wikipedia Articles
4Sanobar RustamovaUnlocking Patent Success: Predictions from Citation Network Features
5Sitong TiePredicting and Identifying Unknown Artifacts in Cultural and Historical Networks
6Paige Reece?
7Jeffin M JohnykuttyNetwork-Based Analysis of the Most Influential Player in an NBA Game
8Jonathan ZhangPredict malware authors using GitHub contributor network
9Santhiya TheanrajDiscovering unknown side effects of multi drug combination therapy using link prediction
10Zuzanna Monika BakPredicting Membership in Healthy Lifestyle Communities Using Network Science Methods
11Yang ZhaoKnowledge Graph Completion on Oregano