DyEgoVis

An interactive visualization system that allows users to explore the evolutions of dynamic ego-networks at the three analysis levels: global level, local level and individual level.

Demo video: see the file "dyegovis_Demo.mp4"

Installation Steps

The visualization system can run in Ubuntu or Windows system. It consists of server and frontend.

Server

1. To install the dependency packages of the system server, under the project dir "server", open the terminal and run the command:

     pip install -r requirements.txt
   

2. Install MongDB (a document-oriented database management system) in your computer.

3. Import the json files in the project dirs "MongDB/enron" and "MongDB/tvcg" into your MongDB according to the scheme shown in the picture "MongoDB/Directory_of_DB_collections.png".

4. Run the file "App.py".

Frontend

1. Install Node.js in your computer.

2. To install the dependency packages of the frontend, under the project dir "frontend", open the terminal and run the command:

    npm install
   

3. Under the project dir "frontend", open the terminal and run the command:

    sudo npm run dev
   

4. Access the system interface at http://localhost:8080 in your browser.