Title
The robustness of interdependent networks under the interplay between cascading failures and virus propagation
Abstract
Cascading failures and epidemic dynamics, as two successful application realms of network science, are usually investigated separately. How do they affect each other is still an open, interesting problem. In this letter, we couple both processes and put them into the framework of interdependent networks, where each network only supports one dynamical process. Of particular interest, they spontaneously form a feedback loop: virus propagation triggers cascading failures of systems while cascading failures suppress virus propagation (i.e., the interplay between cascading failures and virus propagation, also named CF-VP model). Under this novel model, the interdependent networks will collapse completely if virus transmissibility exceeds a crucial threshold. In addition, only when the network sustaining the epidemic dynamics has a larger average degree, will the interdependent networks become more vulnerable, which is opposite to the observation of traditional cascading models in interdependent networks. To protect interdependent networks we also propose control measures based on the identification capability: a stronger identification capability leads to more robust interdependent networks. Copyright (C) EPLA, 2016
Year
DOI
Venue
2016
10.1209/0295-5075/115/58004
EPL
Field
DocType
Volume
Network science,Interdependent networks,Quantum mechanics,Feedback loop,Robustness (computer science),Cascading failure,Epidemic dynamics,Transmissibility (vibration),Physics,Distributed computing
Journal
115
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
5
0295-5075
3
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.40
0
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Dawei Zhao119320.38
Zhen Wang2106085.86
Gaoxi Xiao340348.28
Bo Gao4123.33
Lianhai Wang5182.69