Research

Web Routineness and Limits of Predictability: Investigating Demographic and Behavioral Differences Using Web Tracking Data [arXiv, pdf]: Kulshrestha, J., Oliveira, M., Karacalik, O., Bonnay, D., Wagner, C.; Accepted in: The International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM) 2021.
More crime in cities? On the scaling laws of crime and the inadequacy of per capita rankings—a cross-country study [arXiv, pdf]: Oliveira M.; arXiv. 2020.
Characterizing the Social Interactions in the Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm [arXiv, pdf]: Taw, L., Gurrapadi, N., Macedo, M., Oliveira M., Pinheiro, D., Bastos-Filho, M., Menezes, R.; Accepted in: 2019 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (IEEE CEC). 2019.
Spatial concentration and temporal regularities in crime [arXiv, pdf]: Oliveira, M.; Menezes, R.; To appear in "Understanding Crime through Science" (Springer Computational Social Sciences series). 2019.
Unveiling Swarm Intelligence with Network Science—the Metaphor Explained [arXiv, pdf]: Oliveira, M.; Pinheiro, D.; Macedo, M.; Bastos-Filho, C.; Menezes, R.; arXiv. 2018.
Spatio-temporal variations in the urban rhythm: the travelling waves of crime [doi, arXiv, pdf]: Oliveira, M.; Ribeiro, E.; Bastos-Filho, C; Menezes, R.; EPJ Data Science 7:29. 2018.
Altered Modularity and Disproportional Integration in Functional Networks are Markers of Abnormal Brain Organization in Schizophrenia [arXiv]: Cinelli, M.; Echegoyen, I; Oliveira, M.; Orellana, S.; Gili, T.; arXiv. 2018.
The Influence of the Circadian and Ultradian Rhythms to Human Mobility: Empirical Evidences from Location-Based Check-Ins: Barbosa, H.; Oliveira, M.; Pacheco, D.; Menezes, R.; Goshal, G.; NERCCS 2018: First Northeast Regional Conference on Complex Systems, 2018. Binghamton, NY, USA.
Better Exploration–Exploitation Pace, Better Swarm: Examining the Social Interactions [doi, pdf]: Oliveira, M.; Pinheiro, D.; Macedo, M.; Bastos-Filho, C.; Menezes, R.; 4th IEEE Latin American Conference on Computational Intelligence (LA-CCI), 2017. Arequipa, Peru.
The scaling of crime concentration in cities [doi, pdf]: Oliveira, M.; Bastos-Filho, C.; Menezes, R.; PLOS ONE 12(8): e0183110. 2017.
Tippers and stiffers: An analysis of tipping behavior in taxi trips [doi, pdf]: Elliott, D.; Tomasini, M.; Oliveira, M.; Menezes, R.; IEEE Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing, 2017, San Francisco, California, USA.
Using Social Media to Assess Neighborhood Social Disorganization: a Case Study in the United Kingdom [doi, pdf]: Pacheco, D.; Oliveira, M.; Menezes, R.; AI4BigData at the 30th International FLAIRS Conference, 2017, Marco Island, Florida, USA.
On the Effect of Tax Incentives to the Cultural Space of Co-Sponsorship in Brazil: A Network-Centric Approach: Pinheiro, D.; Faustino, J.; Pacheco, D.; Oliveira, M.; Menezes, R.; Menezes, H.; Presentation in: 8th Workshop on Complex Networks (Complenet), 2017. Dubrovnik, Croatia.
Communication Diversity in Particle Swarm Optimizers [doi, pdf]: Oliveira, M. ; Pinheiro, D. ; Andrade, B. ; Bastos-Filho, C.J.A. ; Menezes, R.; ANTS 2016, Tenth International Conference on Swarm Intelligence, 2016. Brussels, Belgium.
The Scaling Laws of Crime: Oliveira, M. ; Menezes, R.; Presentation in: NetCrime - Structure and Mobility of Crime Symposium at NetSci 2015, Zaragoza, Spain.
Network-based Assessment of Swarm Algorithms: Pinheiro, D. ; Oliveira, M. ; Bastos-Filho, C.J.A. ; Menezes, R.; Poster in: NetSci 2015. Zaragoza, Spain.
From Criminal Spheres of Familiarity to Crime Networks [doi, pdf]: Oliveira, M. ; Serrano, H. ; Yehle, T. ; White, S. ; Menezes, R; 6th Workshop on Complex Networks (COMPLENET), 2015. New York, USA.
Using Network Science to Assess Particle Swarm Optimizers [doi, pdf]: Oliveira, M. ; Bastos-Filho, C.J.A. ; Menezes, R.; Social Network Analysis and Mining (2015) 5: 3
Towards a Network-based Approach to Analyze Particle Swarm Optimizers [doi, pdf]: Oliveira, M. ; Bastos-Filho, C.J.A. ; Menezes, R.; 2014 IEEE Symposium on Swarm Intelligence, 2014. Orlando, USA.
The Spatial Structure of Crime in Urban Environments [doi, pdf]: White, S. ; Yehle, T. ; Serrano, H. ; Oliveira, M. ; Menezes, R.; 6th International Conference on Social Informatics (SocInfo 2014). First Workshop on Criminal Network Analysis and Mining, 2014. Barcelona, Spain.
Political Social Networks Reveal Strong Party Loyalty in Brazil and Weak Regionalism [pdf]: Oliveira, M. ; Bastos-Filho, C.J.A. ; Menezes, R.; Sixth ASE International Conference on Social Computing, 2014. Stanford, USA.
Assessing Particle Swarm Optimizers Using Network Science Metrics [doi, pdf]: Oliveira, M. ; Bastos-Filho, C.J.A. ; Menezes, R.; 4th Workshop on Complex Networks (COMPLENET), 2013. Berlin, Germany
Analysis of the Performance of the Fish School Search Algorithm Running in Graphic Processing Units [doi]: Lins, A. ; Bastos-Filho, C.J.A. ; O. Nascimento, D. ; Oliveira, M.; Lima-Neto, F.; Theory and New Applications of Swarm Intelligence. 1ed.: InTech, 2012, v. 1, p. 17-32.
Using Network Science to Define a Dynamic Communication Topology for Particle Swarm Optimizers [doi, pdf]: Oliveira, M. ; Bastos-Filho, C.J.A. ; Menezes, R.; 3rd Workshop on Complex Networks (COMPLENET), 2012. Melbourne, USA
Running Particle Swarm Optimization on Graphic Processing Units [doi]: Bastos-Filho, C.J.A. ; Oliveira, M. ; Nascimento, D.; Search Algorithms and Applications. 1ed.: InTech, 2011, v. 1, p. 47-68.
Optimizing a Routing Algorithm Based on Hopfield Neural Networks for Graphic Processing Units [doi, pdf]: Bastos-Filho, C.J.A. ; Oliveira, M. ; Silva, D. ; Santana, R.; IEEE Symposium on Foundations of Computational Intelligence (FOCI), 2011, Paris, France.
Uma Implementação em FPGA de Redes Neurais de Hopfield para Roteamento em Redes de Comunicação [doi, pdf]: Oliveira, M. ; Bastos-Filho, C.J.A.; Anais do X Congresso Brasileiro de Inteligência Computacional, 2011. Fortaleza, Brazil
Car Setup Optimization Using Multi-Objective Swarm Algorithms [doi, pdf]: Oliveira, M. ; Lacerda, M. ; Barbosa, E. ; Cordeiro, P. ; Bastos-Filho, C.J.A.; Anais do X Congresso Brasileiro de Inteligência Computacional, 2011. Fortaleza, Brazil
Impact of the Random Number generator quality on particle swarm optimization algorithm running on graphic processor units [doi, pdf]: Bastos-Filho, C.J.A. ; Oliveira, M. ; Nascimento, D. ; Ramos, A.; 10th International Conference on Hybrid Intelligent Systems, 2010, Atlanta, USA.
PhD dissertation The growth, structure, and dynamics of crime in cities. Florida Institute of Technology, 2017. Melbourne, USA.
Master's thesis Utilizando Ciência das Redes para Avaliar e Modificar o Fluxo de Informação de um Otimizador por Enxames de Partículas, "Assessing and Modifying Information Flows in Particle Swarm Optimizers." Oliveira, M. University of Pernambuco, 2013. Recife, Brazil.
Undergrad final project Redes Neurais de Hopfield para Roteamento de Redes de Comunicação em FPGA, "Hopfield Neural Networks for Network Routing using FPGA." Oliveira, M. University of Pernambuco, 2011. Recife, Brazil.

Here you can download code related to some research works:

network_swarm: A network-based approach to analyze particle swarm optimizers.
pso_gpu: Running Particle Swarm Optimization on graphic processing units
pso_dynamic_topology: A swarm with dynamic topology.
hnn_fpga: This is a VHDL model for Hopfield Neural Networks (HNN) for Routing in Communication Networks
spatial_reference: A helper to find out the correct spatial reference (EPSG) of a bunch of points using spatialreference.org.
partitions2graph: From partitions of a graph to a whole graph
graphml2metis: This converts a file from graphml to METIS format.
simulator: A simple tool to have experiments running in parallel.

NEWS
30/12/20	Check out a fresh new preprint on the scaling laws of crime and the inadequacy of using crime rates per capita to rank cities.
29/12/20	We investigate how people navigate on the Web and characterize our tendency to follow online routines (paper accepted in ICWSM 2021).
25/05/20	Our paper on networks and swarm intelligence is online in Applied Network Science.
10/06/19	Submit your work to Structure and Dynamics of Crime, a special issue in the Applied Network Science journal.
18/01/19	We are organizing the fourth NetCrime (Symposium on the Structure and Mobility of Crime) at NetSci 2019.
10/01/19	Our preprint with an overview of spatial concentration and temporal regularities in crime is out on arXiv.
09/11/18	Check out our new preprint on computational swarm intelligence and network science.
27/09/18	Read our post on the SpringerBlog about listening to the changes in the urban rhythms.
26/09/18	Our latest work on temporal regularities in crime is online in EPJ Data Science.
07/04/18	I gave a short tutorial at Complexity72h on performing embarrassingly parallel data analysis with IPython.

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