Dan Braha's Main Page

Representative Publications 

Phase Transitions of Civil Unrest across Countries and Time.
npj Complexity 1, 1. 2024.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s44260-024-00001-3
Supplementary Information.

Shannon information criterion for low-high diversity transition in Moran and voter models
Physical Review E 104, 024315. 2021. PDF File.
(with G. Franco, F. Marquitti, L. Fernandes, and M. de Aguiar)

Patterns of Ties in Problem-Solving Networks and Their Dynamic Properties.
Sci Rep 10, 18137 (2020). https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-75221-3

Opinion Dynamics on Networks under Correlated Disordered External Perturbations.
Journal of Statistical Physics. 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10955-018-2135-5PDF file.
(with M. Ramos, and M.A.M. de Aguiar)

Opinion Dynamics on Networks under Correlated Disordered External Perturbations.
arXiv:1803.10041 [physics.soc-ph]. 2018. PDF file.
(with M. Ramos, and M.A.M. de Aguiar)

Complex Design Networks: Structure and Dynamics.
arXiv:1801.02272 [physics.soc-ph]. 2018. PDF file.

Voting Contagion: Modeling and Analysis of a Century of U.S. Presidential Elections.
PLoS ONE 12(5): e0177970. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0177970. (May 2017). Available Online.
(with M.A.M. de Aguiar)

Architecture and Adaptability of Hierarchy.
SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2910944. January 2017. PDF file.
(with E. Lee, J. Lee, and J-H. Lee)

Voting Contagion.
arXiv:1610.04406v2 [physics.soc-ph]. October 14, 2016. PDF file.
Supplementary Material downloadable at: http://bit.ly/2dh0h12
(with M.A.M. de Aguiar)

The Complexity of Design Networks: Structure and Dynamics.
Chapter in Experimental Design Research: Approaches, Perspectives, Applications (Eds. P. Cash, T. Stankovic and M. Štorga), Springer (May 2016). PDF file.

Anticipating Economic Market Crises Using Measures of Collective Panic.
PLoS ONE 10(7): e0131871. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0131871. (July 2015). Available OnlineCorrections and Clarifications.
(with D. Harmon, M. Lagi, M.A.M. de Aguiar, D. D. Chinellato, I. R. Epstein, and Y. Bar-Yam)

Dynamical Response of Networks under External Perturbations: Exact Results.
Journal of Statistical Physics. Volume 159. Pages 221–230 (2015). PDF file.
(with D. D. Chinellato, M.A.M. de Aguiar, I. R. Epstein, and Y. Bar-Yam)

DTM at 25: Essays on Themes and Future Directions.
Proceedings of the 2013 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference IDETC/CIE 2013 August 4-7, 2013, Portland, Oregon, USA (DETC2013-12280). Available Online.
(with D. C. Brown, A. Chakrabarti, A. Dong, G. Fadel, J.R.A. Maier, W. Seering, D.G. Ullman, K. Wood)

Global Civil Unrest: Contagion, Self-Organization, and Prediction.
PLoS ONE 7(10): e48596. (October 2012). Available OnlinePress Release. Movie

A Universal Model of Global Civil Unrest.
arXiv:1207.0739v1 [physics.soc-ph]. 2012. PDF File.
Supplementary Material available upon request

Corporate Competition: A Self-Organizing Network.
Social Networks Volume 33. Issue 3. Pages 219-230 (July 2011). PDF File.
(with B. Stacey and Y. Bar-Yam)

Predicting Economic Market Crises Using Measures of Collective Panic
New England Complex Systems Technical Report 2010-08-01. PDF FilePress Release.
Cite as: arXiv:1102.2620v1 [Statistical Finance]. 2011.
(with D. Harmon, M. A. M. de Aguiar, D. D. Chinellato, I. R. Epstein and Y. Bar-Yam)

Dynamic Model of Time-Dependent Complex Networks
Physical Review E. Vol. 82 (4). 2010. PDF File. View Explanation.
(with S. A. Hill)

Corporate Competition: A Self-Organizing Network
New England Complex Systems Technical Report 2010-3-01, March 15, 2010. 2010. PDF File.
(with B. Stacey and Y. Bar-Yam)

A Dynamic Model of Time-Dependent Complex Networks.
arXiv:0901.4407v1 [physics.soc-ph]. 2009. PDF File.
(with S. A. Hill)

Collaborative Attack on Internet Users' Anonymity.
Internet Research. Vol. 19 (1). 2009. PDF File.
(with R. Puzis, D. Yagil, and Y. Elovici)

Time-Dependent Complex Networks: Dynamic Centrality, Dynamic Motifs, and Cycles of Social Interaction.
Chapter in Adaptive Networks: Theory, Models and Applications (Eds. T. Gross and H. Sayama). PDF file.
(With Y. Bar-Yam)

Dynamical Response of Networks under External Perturbations: Exact Results 
Cite as: arXiv:0705.4607v2 [nlin.SI]. 2007. PDF file.
(with D. D. Chinellato, M.A.M. de Aguiar, I. R. Epstein, and Y. Bar-Yam)

The Topology and Dynamics of Complex Man-made Systems. 
Conference Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics 2007. 
Article number 4414261. Pages 4062-4068. 2007. PDF file.

Preferential Detachment in Broadcast Signaling Networks: Connectivity and Cost Trade-off.  
Europhysics Letters 79 (2007) 58005. PDF file. Press Release.
(with M. Lim, S. Wijesinghe, S. Tucker, and Y. Bar-Yam)

From Centrality to Temporary Fame: Dynamic Centrality in Complex Networks. 
Complexity. Vol. 12 (2). November/December 2006. PDF file. View Journal Cover Art. Press Release.
(with Y. Bar-Yam)

The Statistical Mechanics of Complex Product Development: Empirical and Analytical Results. 
Management Science. Vol. 53 (7). pp. 1127-1145. July 2007. PDF file. View Explanation. Press Release.
(with Y. Bar-Yam)

A Theory of Actionable Data Mining with Application to Semiconductor Manufacturing Control.  
International Journal of Production Research. Vol. 45, No. 13. pp. 3059-30841. 2007. PDF file.
(with Y. Elovici and M. Last)

The Topology of Large-Scale Engineering Problem-Solving Networks. 
Physical Review E. Vo. 69 (1). 2004. PDF file.
(with Y. Bar-Yam)

Information flow structure in large-scale product development organizational networks. 
Journal of Information Technology. Vol. 19 (4). 244-253. 2004. PDF file.
(with Y. Bar-Yam)  

Information Hiding in Product Development: The Design Churn Effect. 
Research in Engineering Design. Vol. 14 (3). pp. 131-144. 2003. PDF file.
(with A. Yassine, N. Joglekar, S. Eppinger, and D. Whitney)

Topological Structures for Modeling Complex Engineering Design Processes. 
Research in Engineering Design. Vol. 14 (4). pp. 185-199. 2003. PDF file.
(with Y. Reich) 

Complex Concurrent Engineering and the Design Structure Matrix Approach. 
Concurrent Engineering: Research and Applications. Vol. 11 (3). pp. 165-177. 2003. PDF file.
(with A. Yassine)

A Decision-Theoretic Approach to Data Mining. 
IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics. Part A. Vol. 33 (1). pp. 1-10. 2003. PDF file. Proofs of Theorems.
(with Y. Elovici) 

On the use of Decision Tree Induction for Discovery of Interactions in a Photolithographic Process.
IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing. Vol. 16 (4). pp. 644-652. 2003. PDF file.
(with A. Shmilovici)  

Data Mining for Improving A Cleaning Process in the Semiconductor Industry.
IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing. Vol. 15 (1). pp. 91-101. 2002. PDF file.
(with A. Shmilovici)

Probabilistic Sequential Methodology for Designing a Factorial System with Multiple Responses. 
International Journal of Production Research. Vol. 37 (12). pp. 2703-2724. 1999. PDF file.
(with I. Ben-Gal and O. Maimon) 

A MATHEMATICAL THEORY OF DESIGN: Modeling the Design Process (Part II). 
International Journal of General Systems. Vol. 27(4-5). pp. 319-347. 1999. PDF file.
(with O. Maimon).

A MATHEMATICAL THEORY OF DESIGN: Representation of Design Artifacts (Part I). 
International Journal of General Systems. Vol. 27(4-5). pp. 275-318. 1999. PDF file.
(with O. Maimon). 

Manufacturing Control of A Serial System with Binomial Yields, Multiple Production Runs, and Non-Rigid Demand: Decomposition Approach.
IIE Transactions. Vol. 31 (1). 1-10. 1999. PDF file.

The Measurement of A Design Structural And Functional Complexity. 
IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetic. Part A. Vol. 28 (4). pp. 527-535. 1998. PDF file.
(with O. Maimon) 

A Genetic Algorithm Approach to Scheduling PCBs on a Single Machine. 
International Journal of Production Research. Vol. 36 (3). pp. 761-784. 1998. PDF file.
(with O. Maimon) 

Grouping Components in Printed Circuit Board Assembly with Limited Component Staging Capacity and Single Card Setup: Problem Characteristics and Solution Procedures. 
International Journal of Production Research. Vol. 35 (6). pp. 1617-1638. 1997. PDF file.
(with M. Daskin, O. Maimon, and A. Shtub) 

The Design Process: Properties, Paradigms, and Structure. 
IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetic. Part A. Vol. 27 (2). pp. 146-166. Mar 1997. PDF file.
(with O. Maimon)

On the Complexity of the Design Synthesis Problem. 
IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetic. Part A. Vol. 26 (1). pp. 142-150. 1996. PDF file.
(with O. Maimon)

Control Limits for Multi-Stage Manufacturing Processes with Binomial Yield: Single and Multiple Production Runs. 
Journal of the Operational Research Society. Vol. 47. pp. 98-112. 1996. PDF file.
(with M. Barad)

Other Publications

Partitioning Tasks to Product Development Teams. 
Proceedings of DETC'02: ASME 2002 Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, September 29 - October 2, 2002, Montreal, Canada. PDF file. 

CERA Journal Special Issue on 'A Complex Systems Perspective on Concurrent Engineering.' 

Information Hiding in Product Development: The Design Churn Effect.
MIT Sloan Working Paper No. 4333-02, 02/01PDF file.
(with A. Yassine, N. Joglekar, S. D. Eppinger, and D. Whitney)

A Mathematical Theory of Design: Foundations, Algorithms, and Applications.
Springer, 680 pages. July, 1998. Table of Contents. Download Chapter 2.
(with O. Maimon) 

Data Mining for Design and Manufacturing: Methods and Applications.
Springer, 544 pages. November 2001. Table of Contents. Preface PDF file.

Temporal Reasoning in Process Planning. 
Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis, and Manufacturing (AI EDAM). Vol. 13 (2). pp. 91-104. 1999. PDF file.
(with M. Balaban)

A Neural Network Approach for Robot Task Sequencing Planning. 
Artificial Intelligence in Engineering.  Vol. 14 (2). 175-189. 2000. PDF file.
(with O. Maimon and V. Seth)

Design-as-Satisfiability: A New Approach for Automated Synthesis. 
Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis, and Manufacturing (AI EDAM). Vol. 15 (5). pp. 385-399. 2001. PDF file.

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