P2P architecture for scientific collaboration

P2P networks are often associated with file exchange applications among private users. However, their features make them suitable for other uses. In this paper we present a P2P architecture for scientific collaboration networks, which takes advantage of the properties inherent in these social networks - small-world, clustering, community structure, assortative mixing, preferential attachment and small and stable groups - in order to obtain better performance, efficient use of resources and system resilience.