Humankind has become a dominant factor within the Earth System. Indeed, some researchers have coined the term Anthropocene (‘The Age of Man’). However, we are rapidly approaching our planet’s limits, with trends such as advancing climate change and the destruction of biological diversity jeopardising our natural life support systems. Nonetheless, there are also some positive developments, such as the shift in values towards greater ...

When dealing with networks of several kind, network theory provides the theoretical framework and the practical tools to analyze them. Mostly analysis focuses on steady networks, i.e. networks with fixed topology. However, real - world scenarios often deal with (highly) dynamic topologies. As of today, the question of how to investigate such scenarios, e.g. defining a meaningful notion of “temporal centrality”, has generally not been answered. ...