Affiliations: [a] Pegaso International, Ricasoli, Kalkara SCM, Republic of Malta | [b]
Department of Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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Corresponding author: Serena Grimaldi, Pegaso International, Smart City Malta, Unit 605 SCM01, Ricasoli, Kalkara SCM 1001, Republic of Malta. E-mail: serena.grimaldi@gmail.com.
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.
Keywords: Frailty, context-awareness, social networks, evolutionary game theory, multiplex networks
