The Empirical Results and Modeling of Human Dynamics

Studies on human behavior not only contribute to a profound understanding of the complexity of socio-economic system and human beings, but also have broad prospects in practice. On the one hand, modeling of human behavior are essential for large-scale models of social organization, such as virtual urban models, modeling the spread of rumors or capturing financial market behavior etc; on the other hand, statistics of human behavior are crucial for better resource allocation and pricing plans for phone companies, to improve inventory and service allocation in both online and street retail. In this paper, current research achievements on empirical results and modeling of human dynamics will be analyzed and compared. Meanwhile, some new views about the developing trends of human dynamics will be proposed.