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Approximating the Spectrum of a Graph
The spectrum of a network or graph with adjacency matrix ,
consists of the eigenvalues of the normalized Laplacian . This set of eigenvalues encapsulates many aspects of the structure
of the graph, including the extent to which the graph posses community
structures at multiple scales. We study the problem of approximating the
spectrum , of in the regime where the graph is too
large to explicitly calculate the spectrum. We present a sublinear time
algorithm that, given the ability to query a random node in the graph and
select a random neighbor of a given node, computes a succinct representation of
an approximation , such that . Our algorithm has query complexity and running time ,
independent of the size of the graph, . We demonstrate the practical
viability of our algorithm on 15 different real-world graphs from the Stanford
Large Network Dataset Collection, including social networks, academic
collaboration graphs, and road networks. For the smallest of these graphs, we
are able to validate the accuracy of our algorithm by explicitly calculating
the true spectrum; for the larger graphs, such a calculation is computationally
prohibitive.
In addition we study the implications of our algorithm to property testing in
the bounded degree graph model
Approximating Spectral Impact of Structural Perturbations in Large Networks
Determining the effect of structural perturbations on the eigenvalue spectra
of networks is an important problem because the spectra characterize not only
their topological structures, but also their dynamical behavior, such as
synchronization and cascading processes on networks. Here we develop a theory
for estimating the change of the largest eigenvalue of the adjacency matrix or
the extreme eigenvalues of the graph Laplacian when small but arbitrary set of
links are added or removed from the network. We demonstrate the effectiveness
of our approximation schemes using both real and artificial networks, showing
in particular that we can accurately obtain the spectral ranking of small
subgraphs. We also propose a local iterative scheme which computes the relative
ranking of a subgraph using only the connectivity information of its neighbors
within a few links. Our results may not only contribute to our theoretical
understanding of dynamical processes on networks, but also lead to practical
applications in ranking subgraphs of real complex networks.Comment: 9 pages, 3 figures, 2 table
Laplacian Mixture Modeling for Network Analysis and Unsupervised Learning on Graphs
Laplacian mixture models identify overlapping regions of influence in
unlabeled graph and network data in a scalable and computationally efficient
way, yielding useful low-dimensional representations. By combining Laplacian
eigenspace and finite mixture modeling methods, they provide probabilistic or
fuzzy dimensionality reductions or domain decompositions for a variety of input
data types, including mixture distributions, feature vectors, and graphs or
networks. Provable optimal recovery using the algorithm is analytically shown
for a nontrivial class of cluster graphs. Heuristic approximations for scalable
high-performance implementations are described and empirically tested.
Connections to PageRank and community detection in network analysis demonstrate
the wide applicability of this approach. The origins of fuzzy spectral methods,
beginning with generalized heat or diffusion equations in physics, are reviewed
and summarized. Comparisons to other dimensionality reduction and clustering
methods for challenging unsupervised machine learning problems are also
discussed.Comment: 13 figures, 35 reference
Multiscale approach for the network compression-friendly ordering
We present a fast multiscale approach for the network minimum logarithmic
arrangement problem. This type of arrangement plays an important role in a
network compression and fast node/link access operations. The algorithm is of
linear complexity and exhibits good scalability which makes it practical and
attractive for using on large-scale instances. Its effectiveness is
demonstrated on a large set of real-life networks. These networks with
corresponding best-known minimization results are suggested as an open
benchmark for a research community to evaluate new methods for this problem
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