About the Authors

Pierpaolo Mastroianni

Affiliations ENEA, Casaccia Research Center, Via Anguillarese 301, 00123, Rome, Italy, Sapienza University of Rome, Physics Dept., P.le Aldo Moro 2, 00185 Roma, Italy

Bernardo Monechi

mone.berna@gmail.com

Affiliation Sapienza University of Rome, Physics Dept., P.le Aldo Moro 2, 00185 Roma, Italy

Carlo Liberto

Affiliation ENEA, Casaccia Research Center, Via Anguillarese 301, 00123, Rome, Italy

Gaetano Valenti

Affiliation ENEA, Casaccia Research Center, Via Anguillarese 301, 00123, Rome, Italy

Vito D. P. Servedio

Affiliations Sapienza University of Rome, Physics Dept., P.le Aldo Moro 2, 00185 Roma, Italy, Institute for Complex Systems (ISC-CNR), Via dei Taurini 19, 00185 Roma, Italy

Vittorio Loreto

Affiliations Sapienza University of Rome, Physics Dept., P.le Aldo Moro 2, 00185 Roma, Italy, Institute for Scientific Interchange Foundation, Via Alassio 11/c, 10126, Turin, Italy, SONY-CSL, 6, Rue Amyot, 75005, Paris, France

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. The affiliation of VL to SONY-CSL does not alter the authors’ adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Analyzed the data: PM CL GV. Wrote the paper: PM BM CL GV VDPS VL. Analyzed the OCTOTELEMATICS data: PM CL GV. Designed the model: VDPS VL. Simulated the model both with trivial topology and with Google Directions data: BM.