Fast algorithms to improve fair information access in networks

Dennis Robert Windham; Caroline J. Wendt; Alex Crane; Madelyn J. Warr; Freda Shi; Sorelle A. Friedler; Blair D. Sullivan; Aaron Clauset

doi:10.1371/journal.pcsy.0000094

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Fast algorithms to improve fair information access in networks

Dennis Robert Windham,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Computer Science, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America
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Caroline J. Wendt,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources

Affiliation Department of Computer Science, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0253-4688

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Alex Crane,

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft

Affiliation School of Computing, University of Utah, Utah, United States of America
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Madelyn J. Warr,

Roles Formal analysis, Resources

Affiliation School of Computing, University of Utah, Utah, United States of America
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Freda Shi,

Roles Formal analysis, Resources

Affiliation School of Computing, University of Utah, Utah, United States of America
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Sorelle A. Friedler,

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Computer Science, Haverford College, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Blair D. Sullivan,

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Computing, University of Utah, Utah, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7720-6208

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Aaron Clauset

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: aaron.clauset@colorado.edu

Affiliations Department of Computer Science, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America, BioFrontiers Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America, Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3529-8746

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Fast algorithms to improve fair information access in networks

Dennis Robert Windham,
Caroline J. Wendt,
Alex Crane,
Madelyn J. Warr,
Freda Shi,
Sorelle A. Friedler,
Blair D. Sullivan,
Aaron Clauset

Published: March 4, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcsy.0000094

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