Vasileios Karyotis was born in Athens, Greece, in November 1980. He receivedhis Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece, in 2004, his M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A., in 2005 andhis Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from NTUA, Greece, in 2009. Since 2009 he has been with the Network Management and Optimal Design (NETMODE) Lab of NTUA, Greece, where he is currently a senior researcher. His research interests span the areas of stochastic modeling and performance evaluation of communications networks, resource allocations, malware propagation and complex networks. Dr. Karyotis was awarded a fellowship from the Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering of the University of Pennsylvania (2004-2005) and one of two departmental fellowships for exceptional graduate students from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering of NTUA (2007-2009). He has participated in the technical program committee of ICC and Globecom conferences since 2008 and 2008 respectively, and other conferences as well. He has acted as a reviewer for numerous journals and conferences IEEE, ACM, ICST, etc., such as the IEEE Trans. on Parallel and Distributed Systems, IEEE Trans. on Vehicular Technology, IEEE Trans. on Wireless Communications and IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications. He is a member of the Technical Chamber of Greece since 2004, and a Member of the IEEE since 2003.Eleni Stai was born in Athens, Greece, in July 1986. She received her Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece, in 2009. She receivedher Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from the University of Athens in 2013. Currently, she is a Ph.D. student in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and a research assistant in the Network Managemen

• Introduction. Basic Network Graph Models and Properties. Cognitive Methods and Evolutionary Computing. Complex and Social Network Analysis Metrics and Features. Distinctive Structure and Features of Complex Networks. Evolutionary Approaches. Commencement. Appendices: Geometric Probability. Semirings and Path Problems.

Vasileios Karyotis was born in Athens, Greece, in November 1980. He receivedhis Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece, in 2004, his M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A., in 2005 andhis Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from NTUA, Greece, in 2009. Since 2009 he has been with the Network Management and Optimal Design (NETMODE) Lab of NTUA, Greece, where he is currently a senior researcher. His research interests span the areas of stochastic modeling and performance evaluation of communications networks, resource allocations, malware propagation and complex networks. Dr. Karyotis was awarded a fellowship from the Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering of the University of Pennsylvania (2004-2005) and one of two departmental fellowships for exceptional graduate students from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering of NTUA (2007-2009). He has participated in the technical program committee of ICC and Globecom conferences since 2008 and 2008 respectively, and other conferences as well. He has acted as a reviewer for numerous journals and conferences IEEE, ACM, ICST, etc., such as the IEEE Trans. on Parallel and Distributed Systems, IEEE Trans. on Vehicular Technology, IEEE Trans. on Wireless Communications and IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications. He is a member of the Technical Chamber of Greece since 2004, and a Member of the IEEE since 2003.Eleni Stai was born in Athens, Greece, in July 1986. She received her Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece, in 2009. She receivedher Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from the University of Athens in 2013. Currently, she is a Ph.D. student in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and a research assistant in the Network Managemen

• Introduction. Basic Network Graph Models and Properties. Cognitive Methods and Evolutionary Computing. Complex and Social Network Analysis Metrics and Features. Distinctive Structure and Features of Complex Networks. Evolutionary Approaches. Commencement. Appendices: Geometric Probability. Semirings and Path Problems.