Publications of W. Mei

Thesis

1. W. Mei. Modeling and Analysis of Social Network Dynamics: Propagation, Learning and Structural Balance. PhD thesis, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of California at Santa Barbara, March 2018. Keyword(s): Social Networks. [bibtex-entry]

Articles in journal or book chapters

1. G. Chen, W. Su, W. Mei, and F. Bullo. Convergence of the Heterogeneous Deffuant-Weisbuch Model: A Complete Proof and Some Extensions. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 70(2):877-888, 2025. [bibtex-entry]
2. J. Cheng, G. Chen, W. Mei, and F. Bullo. Multidimensional Opinion Dynamics with Heterogeneous Bounded Confidences and Random Interactions. Automatica, 172:112002, 2025. [bibtex-entry]
3. W. Mei, J. M. Hendrickx, G. Chen, F. Bullo, and F. Dorfler. Convergence, Consensus and Dissensus in the Weighted-Median Opinion Dynamics. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 69(10):6700-6714, 2024. [bibtex-entry]
4. E. Y. Huang, D. Paccagnan, W. Mei, and F. Bullo. Assign and Appraise: Achieving Optimal Performance in Collaborative Teams. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 68(3):1614-1627, 2023. [bibtex-entry]
5. W. Mei, F. Bullo, G. Chen, J. M. Hendrickx, and F. Dorfler. Micro-foundation of opinion dynamics: Rich consequences of the weighted-median mechanism. Physical Review Research, 4(2):023213, 2022. [bibtex-entry]
6. G. Chen, W. Su, W. Mei, and F. Bullo. Convergence Properties of the Heterogeneous Deffuant-Weisbuch Model. Automatica, 114:108825, 2020. [bibtex-entry]
7. G. Chen, X. Duan, W. Mei, and F. Bullo. Linear Stochastic Approximation Algorithms and Group Consensus over Random Signed Networks. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 64(5):1874-1889, 2019. Keyword(s): Social Networks. [bibtex-entry]
8. N. E. Friedkin, W. Mei, A. V. Proskurnikov, and F. Bullo. Mathematical Structures in Group Decision-Making on Resource Allocation Distributions. Scientific Reports, 9(1):1377, 2019. Keyword(s): Social Networks. [bibtex-entry]
9. W. Mei, P. Cisneros-Velarde, G. Chen, N. E. Friedkin, and F. Bullo. Dynamic Social Balance and Convergent Appraisals via Homophily and Influence Mechanisms. Automatica, 110:108580, 2019. Keyword(s): Social Networks. [bibtex-entry]
10. W. Mei, N. E. Friedkin, K. Lewis, and F. Bullo. Dynamic Models of Appraisal Networks Explaining Collective Learning. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 63(9):2898-2912, 2018. Keyword(s): Social Networks. [bibtex-entry]
11. W. Mei and F. Bullo. Competitive Propagation: Models, Asymptotic Behavior and Quality-Seeding Games. IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering, 4(2):83-99, 2017. Keyword(s): Social Networks. [bibtex-entry]
12. W. Mei, S. Mohagheghi, S. Zampieri, and F. Bullo. On the Dynamics of Deterministic Epidemic Propagation over Networks. Annual Reviews in Control, 44:116-128, 2017. Keyword(s): Social Networks. [bibtex-entry]
13. W. Mei and F. Bullo. Sequential Decision Aggregation with Social Pressure. Mathematics of Control, Signals and Systems, 28(3):1-27, 2016. Keyword(s): Social Networks, Decision Making. [bibtex-entry]

Conference articles

1. W. Mei, F. Bullo, G. Chen, J. M. Hendrickx, and F. Dorfler. Rethinking the Micro-Foundation of Opinion Dynamics: Rich Consequences of an Inconspicuous Change. In 3rd IFAC Conference on Cyber-Physical & Human-Systems, Shanghai, China, December 2020. [bibtex-entry]
2. W. Mei, N. E. Friedkin, K. Lewis, and F. Bullo. Dynamic Models of Appraisal Networks Explaining Collective Learning. In IEEE Conf. on Decision and Control, Las Vegas, NV, USA, pages 3554-3559, December 2016. Keyword(s): Social Networks. [bibtex-entry]
3. W. Mei and F. Bullo. Modeling and analysis of competitive propagation with social conversion. In IEEE Conf. on Decision and Control, Los Angeles, USA, pages 6203-6208, December 2014. [bibtex-entry]

Miscellaneous

1. W. Mei and F. Bullo. LaSalle Invariance Principle for Discrete-time Dynamical Systems: A Concise and Self-contained Tutorial, 2017. Note: ArXiv preprint. [bibtex-entry]