Random Graphs with a Given Degree Sequence: Algorithms and Combinatorics

Joseph Blitzstein
Department of Mathematics, Stanford University

Abstract: Random graphs with given vertex degrees are an interesting model for real-world networks such as the World Wide Web and social networks. I will discuss methods for generating such graphs, including a new algorithm (found in work with Persi Diaconis) that uses a theorem of Erdos and Gallai to guarantee a successful output. Examples such as approximately counting such graphs will be given.