Abstract
BACKGROUND:
The new generation networks (5G and beyond) will allow us to collect and process real-time information about a user and his context. Analyzing the adolescents’ behaviour and taking into account relations between their psychological frailty and socio-cultural context, it is possible to highlight situations of vulnerability.
OBJECTIVE:
It is crucial to shed light on how the nature of social relationships and the similarity among individuals play a role in the collective dynamics.
METHODS:
To understand these dynamics, Evolutionary Game Theory and the analysis of social networks, modeled as multiplex networks, are useful.
RESULTS:
Thanks to a simulative approach we evaluate the emergence and maintenance of cooperation within a class, assessing the role of social network structure and of the homophily on the dynamics.
CONCLUSION:
Exploiting these tools it is possible to design innovative ICT context-aware services based on collective cooperation and aimed at improving social inclusion, education and support for frail people.
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