Metech (Methodological and Technical) seminar on igraph
François Lafond, UNU-MERIT
Igraph is a network analysis package which works on R, Python and C. The seminar will cover the R-based version
Participants are strongly advised to bring their own laptop with R and, optionally, a GUI such as TinnR or Notepad++/NpptoR, already installed. Installation and the basics of R will not be covered during the seminar. More information can be found here: http://igraph.sourceforge.net/documentation.html and here: http://www.r-project.org/
Program:
14.30-16.30: Introduction to igraph:
- calculating the most important metrics (e.g. centrality, clustering, etc.)
- detecting and analyzing community structure
- plot your graph
- generate random graphs
16.30-16.45: Break
16.45-18.00: Working with igraph (free exercise and Q&A based on your own dataset and problems)
Venue: UNU-MERIT conference room
Date: 01 December 2011
Time: 14:30 - 18:00 CEST
