For more than a century, social networks have been studied in a variety of disciplines including sociology, anthropology, psychology,
and economics. The Internet, the social Web, and other large-scale, socio-technological infrastructures have triggered a growing interest and significant methodological
advancements in social network analysis and mining. Method development in graph theory, statistics, data mining and machine learning, and statistical mechanics is inspired by
new research problems and, in turn, opens up further possibilities for application. These spiraling trends have led to a rising prominence of social network analysis and mining
methods and tools in academia, politics, security, and business.
The international conference series on Advances in Social Network Analysis and Mining (ASONAM 2021) provides an interdisciplinary venue that brings together researchers and
practitioners from a broad variety of fields to promote collaborations and exchange of ideas and practices. ASONAM 2021 is intended to address important aspects with a specific
focus on emerging trends and industry needs. The conference solicits empirical, experimental, methodological, and theoretical research reporting original and unpublished results
on social network analysis and mining along with applications.