Hypernetworks for policy design in systems of systems of systems

Abstract

Hypernetworks generalise networks and hypergraphs, allowing relations between many things to be modelled by hypersimplices with richer structure than hypergraph edges. They provide a way of integrating bottom-up and top-down micro, meso and macrolevel dynamics in multilevel systems. They provide a natural way of representing social structures, enabling polices to be tested by computation and big data before they are implemented.