Criminal telecommunications network analysis : key player approach

Abstract

This master thesis, describes the use and design of the IntelX Web Application, which was developed by the author to implement various algorithms on criminal telecommunication networks in order to identify key players in the network, based on two concepts. The first being the key player’s ability to disrupt the network upon his “removal”, and the other being the key player’s ability to diffuse information to the network or possess a lot of information about the rest of the network. This application can serve as a stepping stone in an effort to develop modern crime fighting software that incorporates statistical methods that can be used to trace suspicious communication patterns, key-players and maybe help the authorities figure out more complicated networks and fight or predict crime more effectively.