@misc{koovelyGeneratingTemporalNetworks2026,
	title = {Generating temporal networks with the {Ascona} model},
	url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/2512.16972},
	doi = {10.48550/arXiv.2512.16972},
	abstract = {We introduce a queueing-based sampling framework for continuous-time temporal networks. We focus on a Markovian parametrization in which link start times follow a homogeneous Poisson process and link durations are exponentially distributed. We derive stochastic properties of the resulting link streams and exploit them to generate synthetic temporal networks with controllable smoothness and prescribed event patterns, relevant for the validation and interpretation of methods for community, scale, change-point, and periodicity detection. By coupling this temporal mechanism with block-structured endpoint distributions, we obtain a continuous-time analogue of stochastic block models. We also discuss extensions of the framework, including discrete-time and instantaneous-contact limits.},
	urldate = {2026-03-13},
	publisher = {arXiv},
	author = {Koovely, Samuel},
	month = feb,
	year = {2026},
	note = {arXiv:2512.16972 [physics]},
	keywords = {network science, temporal networks},
}

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