Abstract
This paper discusses ways of navigating online contact networks - networks of social connections defined under a relational context - on a way that can provide much more meaningful information to those that use them. In particular we use the concept of a weak and strong relational tie to address the different levels of social distance and express them using a trapezoid function of fuzzy numbers. We provide a numerical example using a fuzzy graph where the strength or weakness of the connections is defined as a fuzzy number and address some of the advantages of this approach to provide better information for the members of this contact network.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the IEEE International Fuzzy Systems Conference, FUZZ-IEEE 2007 |
| Place of Publication | London, UK |
| Publisher | The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
| Pages | 1-6 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2007 |
| Event | Fuzzy Systems Conference, 2007 - London, United Kingdom Duration: 23 Jul 2007 → 26 Jul 2007 |
Conference
| Conference | Fuzzy Systems Conference, 2007 |
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| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | London |
| Period | 23/07/07 → 26/07/07 |