Epidemiological modelling of peer-to-peer viruses and pollution

Proceedings - IEEE INFOCOM

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Thommes, Richard ^a   Coates, Mark ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MODELING; PEER-TO-PEER VIRUSES;

COMPUTER VIRUSES;

EID: 39049092655     PISSN: 0743166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/INFOCOM.2006.101     Document Type: Conference Paper

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