Lectures

Lecture 1 (24th January):

Speaker: Ritaman Ghosh

Topics: Properties of real-life networks, various models of random graphs. Erdos-Renyi graphs, Generalized Random Graphs, Configuration Models

Sections: Sections 1.1, 1.2 and till 1.3.3(a) in section 1.3 from the notes were covered in this lecture.

Notes: link

Lecture 2 (31st January):

Speaker: Kuldeep Guha Mazumder

Topics: Further discussion on configuration models, preferential attachment models, Introduction to branching processes

Sections: 1.3.3(b), 1.3.4, 1.3.5, 1.3.6, 2.1.1

Notes: link

Lecture 3 (7th February):

Speaker: Aritra Mandal

Topics: Branching processes, local weak convergence of random graphs

Sections: 2.1, 2.2.1

Notes: link

Lecture 4(14th February):

Speaker: Ritaman Ghosh

Topics: Local weak convergence of random graphs

Sections: 2.2

Notes: link

Lecture 5(21st February):

Speaker: Ritaman Ghosh

Topics: Local weak convergence of random graphs, configuration model worked out as an example

Sections: 2.2

Notes:link

Lecture 6(28th February):

Speaker: Ritaman Ghosh

Topics: Local weak convergence of random graphs, configuration model worked out as an example(Continuation of previous lecture)

Sections: 2.2

Notes: link

Lecture 7(14th March):

Speaker: Ritaman Ghosh

Topics: Proof of Lemma 2.13

Sections: 2.2(Lemma 2.13)

Notes: link

Lecture 8(28th March):

Speaker: Kuldeep Guha Mazumder

Topics: Giant components in random graphs

Sections: 2.3

Notes: link

Lecture 9( 4th April):

Speaker: Kuldeep Guha Mazumder

Topics:Giant components in random graphs

Sections:2.3

Notes: link

Lecture 10(11th April):

Speaker: Kuldeep Guha Mazumder

Topics: Connectivity of Random Graphs

Sections: 2.4, 2.5

Notes:

Lecture 11(18th April):

Speaker: Aritra Mandal

Topics: First Passage Percolation on Random Graphs

Sections: 3

Notes: link

Lecture 12(25th April):

Speaker: Aritra Mandal

Topics: First Passage Percolation on Random Graphs

Sections: 3

Notes: link


Lecture 13(2nd May):

Speaker: Aritra Mandal

Topics: An overview of chapter 3

Sections: 3

Notes: link

Lecture 14(9th May):

Speaker: Ritaman Ghosh

Topics: An overview of the course

Notes: link