Reviews: Maximizing Influence in an Ising Network: A Mean-Field Optimal Solution

The paper studies the influence maximization using the Ising network model. However, the motivation for using Ising network model for opinion dynamics is not well motivated. Why do we need to use the Ising model? It is less convincing by just saying that this model can capture the steady-state of the opinion dynamics. Some other model can also consider the steady state. For example, how does it compare with prior work such as [1].