Graph clustering uses multiscale community detection for improved performance.
problem Improving data clustering accuracy and robustness.
method Graph-theoretical approach combining multiscale community detection.
result Multiscale graph-based clustering achieves better performance than traditional methods.
Event detection has been one of the most important research topics in social media analysis. Most of the traditional approaches detect events based on fixed temporal and spatial resolutions, while in reality events of different scales usually occur simultaneously, namely, they span different intervals in time and space…
Proposes a new algorithm for non-stationary bandits.
problem Non-stationary reward distributions in contextual bandits.
method Multiscale changepoint detection for adaptive learning.
result Regret bound analysis and superior performance in experiments.
Study proves consistency of spectral clustering on hierarchical networks.
problem Consistency of spectral clustering on hierarchical stochastic block models.
method Recursive bi-partitioning algorithm based on Fiedler vector of graph Laplacian.
result Strong consistency of the method under various model parameters.
MELD model clusters data at multiple scales, improving understanding of latent structure.
problem Understanding latent multiscale structure in datasets.
method Multiscale Learning by Unsupervised Nonlinear Diffusion (M-LUND) algorithm.
result M-LUND detects latent structure in synthetic and real datasets.
The large volume of text in electronic healthcare records often remains underused due to a lack of methodologies to extract interpretable content. Here we present an unsupervised framework for the analysis of free text that combines text-embedding with paragraph vectors and graph-theoretical multiscale community detect…
Deep AD on images outperforms traditional methods.
problem Traditional AD methods struggle with unsupervised learning due to lack of labeled data.
method Used deep learning on ImageNet to discern between normal and a few random natural images.
result Deep AD classifiers trained on a few random images outperform current state-of-the-art methods.
Multifractal detrended cross-correlation methodology is described and applied to Foreign exchange (Forex) market time series. Fluctuations of high frequency exchange rates of eight major world currencies over 2010-2018 period are used to study cross-correlations. The study is motivated by fundamental questions in compl…
MULTIFIT tests independence between two random vectors using multiscale Fisher's test.
problem Detecting local dependence between two random vectors.
method MULTIFIT uses a resampling-free approach to test independence.
result MULTIFIT can easily handle large sample sizes and interpret dependency nature.
Statistical estimates can often be improved by fusion of data from several different sources. One example is so-called ensemble methods which have been successfully applied in areas such as machine learning for classification and clustering. In this paper, we present an ensemble method to improve community detection by…
Community detection improves stock market portfolio optimization.
problem Improving portfolio optimization in financial markets.
method Community detection in correlation-based networks of worldwide stock markets.
result Portfolios constructed using community detection outperform traditional methods.
Develops MENT for interpreting and detecting changes in network trajectories.
problem Distortion of network geometry and invalidation of temporal comparisons in dynamic network analysis.
method Develops Multiscale Euclidean Network Trajectories (MENT) framework based on second-moment geometry.
result Validates and interprets network trajectories through isotropic normalization and orthogonal transformations.
New methods detect continuous variation in single-cell data.
problem Continuous variation within and between cell types not detected by discrete analyses.
method Three topologically motivated mathematical methods for unsupervised feature selection.
result Detect additional biologically meaningful genes with coherent expression patterns.
Study exact community detection in k-community Gaussian mixtures with different intensities.
problem Community detection in k-community Gaussian mixtures with varying intensities.
method Explicitly find the threshold for exact recovery of maximum likelihood estimation.
result Threshold for exact recovery of maximum likelihood estimation is identified.
New GNN model detects overlapping communities better than existing methods.
problem Detecting overlapping communities in graphs.
method Graph Neural Network (GNN) for overlapping community detection.
result The proposed GNN model outperforms existing baselines significantly.
Graph energy helps detect communities in networks better than traditional methods.
problem Detecting communities in sparse networks where traditional methods fail.
method Using graph energy based on the full spectrum of adjacency matrices.
result The difference in graph energy between a planted partition model and an Erdős--Rényi network has a distinct transition at the detectability threshold.
Real-world networks usually have community structure, that is, nodes are grouped into densely connected communities. Community detection is one of the most popular and best-studied research topics in network science and has attracted attention in many different fields, including computer science, statistics, social sci…
Spectral clustering with edge counting detects communities in sparse models.
problem Detecting communities in sparse latent space models.
method Spectral clustering followed by edge counting.
result Algorithm achieves consistency and optimality for a broad class of models.
Community detection is a central problem of network data analysis. Given a network, the goal of community detection is to partition the network nodes into a small number of clusters, which could often help reveal interesting structures. The present paper studies community detection in Degree-Corrected Block Models (DCB…
Efficient method for vertex embedding and community detection.
problem Vertex embedding and community detection.
method Normalized one-hot graph encoder and rank-based cluster size measure.
result Excellent numerical performance of graph encoder ensemble algorithm.
A new probabilistic model detects communities in networks using both structure and node features.
problem Detecting communities in networks with node features for more accurate results.
method Generative probabilistic model considering network structure and node features.
result The model accurately detects communities and determines feature strength.
Local network community detection aims to find a single community in a large network, while inspecting only a small part of that network around a given seed node. This is much cheaper than finding all communities in a network. Most methods for local community detection are formulated as ad-hoc optimization problems. In…
Paper shows how to hide individuals in graphs to fool community detection models.
problem Adversarial attack on community detection models by hiding individuals.
method Iterative learning framework that updates a graph generator and a community detection model.
result Adversarial graphs generated by the method can fool multiple community detection models.
A new model detects complex network communities using node attributes.
problem Lack of methods integrating node attributes for community detection in attributed networks.
method BCSBM model that integrates betweenness centrality and clustering coefficient of nodes.
result BCSBM model outperforms other methods in detecting various network structures.
In this paper, we study the sensitivity of the spectral clustering based community detection algorithm subject to a Erdos-Renyi type random noise model. We prove phase transitions in community detectability as a function of the external edge connection probability and the noisy edge presence probability under a general…
Multiplex networks, a special type of multilayer networks, are increasingly applied in many domains ranging from social media analytics to biology. A common task in these applications concerns the detection of community structures. Many existing algorithms for community detection in multiplexes attempt to detect commun…
A new SBM for bipartite networks improves community detection in noisy data.
problem Community detection in bipartite networks with stochastic blockmodels.
method Bayesian nonparametric formulation of SBM for bipartite networks, algorithm to find communities efficiently.
result Improves community detection results over general SBMs, especially in noisy data.
New method compares community detection algorithms without ground truth.
problem Comparing community detection algorithms without ground truth.
method Integrates any objective with its implicit generative model.
result More expressive methods consistently outperform others.
We introduce a new paradigm that is important for community detection in the realm of network analysis. Networks contain a set of strong, dominant communities, which interfere with the detection of weak, natural community structure. When most of the members of the weak communities also belong to stronger communities, t…
Local laGPR speeds up multiscale mechanics simulations without neural networks.
problem High computational costs in multiscale mechanics simulations.
method Local approximate Gaussian process regression (laGPR) combined with FE schemes.
result laGPR offers better accuracy than neural networks for stress predictions.
This paper improves hierarchical community detection efficiency using local structural properties.
problem Efficiency of hierarchical community detection methods in large networks.
method Use of local structural network properties as proxies to improve efficiency.
result Achieves competitive results in modularity with improved efficiency.
This study compares community detection algorithms for delineating health service areas.
problem Delineating health service areas to improve health care services.
method Comparative analysis of community detection algorithms on hospital-patient discharge networks.
result Infomap algorithm produced the best delineation of health service areas.
The paper introduces a method for detecting principal communities and embedding vertices.
problem Detecting and embedding vertices in graphs with community structure.
method Principal graph encoder embedding method that detects principal communities and produces vertex embeddings.
result The method successfully detects principal communities and produces accurate vertex embeddings.
Analyzes methods for detecting communities in networks.
problem Detecting communities in networks.
method Examined graph theory, reviewed community detection methods, classified them, and evaluated community quality.
result Developed a classification of community detection methods and evaluated their strengths and weaknesses.
New method quantifies network cycles to enhance community detection.
problem Challenges in detecting communities in networks, especially in sparse graphs.
method Renewal non-backtracking random walks (RNBRW) to quantify cyclic structure.
result RNBRW improves community detection algorithms, especially in sparse graphs.
Many methods have been proposed for community detection in networks, but most of them do not take into account additional information on the nodes that is often available in practice. In this paper, we propose a new joint community detection criterion that uses both the network edge information and the node features to…
Discovering community structure in complex networks is a mature field since a tremendous number of community detection methods have been introduced in the literature. Nevertheless, it is still very challenging for practioners to determine which method would be suitable to get insights into the structural information of…
Improved spectral clustering for community detection in networks.
problem Community detection in networks.
method Improved spectral clustering (ISC) based on k-means clustering on weighted eigenvectors of a regularized Laplacian matrix.
result ISC yields stable consistent community detection under mild conditions and outperforms classical methods.
Across many scientific domains, there is a common need to automatically extract a simplified view or coarse-graining of how a complex system's components interact. This general task is called community detection in networks and is analogous to searching for clusters in independent vector data. It is common to evaluate …
Paper studies community detection in censored hypergraphs using information theory.
problem Community detection in censored hypergraphs with missing values.
method Information-theoretic approach, polynomial-time algorithm, spectral algorithm with refinement.
result Derives information-theoretic threshold for exact recovery of community structure.
The paper introduces curvature-based clustering algorithms for graph analysis.
problem Identifying densely connected substructures in graphs for community detection.
method Discrete Ricci curvatures and geometric flows to reveal community structure.
result The curvature-based approach can identify overlapping communities in graphs.
New method detects overlapping communities in weighted graphs without pure nodes assumption.
problem Detect overlapping communities in weighted graphs without making pure nodes assumption.
method Convex optimization-based approach for weighted graphs.
result Success on artificial and real-world datasets.
Paper proposes a method to detect fair communities in graphs considering demographic attributes.
problem Inconsistent community detection violates fairness constraints for nodes with demographic attributes.
method Develops an ℓ1-regularized pseudo-likelihood approach for fair graphical model selection. result The method ensures demographic groups are fairly represented within detected communities.
Much of the community detection literature studies structural communities, communities defined solely by the connectivity patterns of the network. Often, networks contain additional metadata which can inform community detection such as the grade and gender of students in a high school social network. In this work, we i…
Derives PDEs from data using manifold learning and neural networks.
problem Identifying PDEs from unknown variables and dynamics.
method Combines manifold learning (Diffusion Maps) and neural networks.
result Emergent space identification connects with multiscale computation.
Improved community detection in graphs with probabilistic models.
problem Lack of probabilistic formulation and fixed number of communities in GNN-based methods.
method Combines GNNs with amortized clustering for variable numbers of clusters.
result Improved performance on synthetic and real datasets compared to previous methods.
A fast spectral algorithm detects community structure in evolving graphs.
problem Detecting community structure in time-evolving sparse graphs.
method Extension of the Bethe-Hessian matrix for spectral community detection.
result The algorithm reaches the optimal detectability threshold and outperforms other methods.
GNNs robustness in community detection is studied with various perturbations.
problem Understanding GNNs robustness in community detection tasks.
method Systematic computational evaluation of six GNN architectures on synthetic and real-world networks.
result Supervised GNNs achieve higher baseline accuracy, while DMoN shows stronger resilience to perturbations.