Analysis, control and applications of complex networks: A brief overview

Complex networks are ubiquitous in the world. Many phenomena in nature can be described by the complex networks, such as brain structures, protein-protein interaction networks, scientific citation networks, food web, social interactions, the Internet, and so on. The study of complex networks is a young and active area of scientific research inspired largely by the empirical investigations of many real-world complex networks such as computer networks and social networks. It is very necessary to briefly review the main advances in the analysis, control and applications of complex networks over the last decade.