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Towards effective visual analytics on multiplex and multilayer networks
In this article we discuss visualisation strategies for multiplex networks.
Since Moreno's early works on network analysis, visualisation has been one of
the main ways to understand networks thanks to its ability to summarise a
complex structure into a single representation highlighting multiple properties
of the data. However, despite the large renewed interest in the analysis of
multiplex networks, no study has proposed specialised visualisation approaches
for this context and traditional methods are typically applied instead. In this
paper we initiate a critical and structured discussion of this topic, and claim
that the development of specific visualisation methods for multiplex networks
will be one of the main drivers pushing current research results into daily
practice
The State of the Art in Multilayer Network Visualization
Modelling relationship between entities in real-world systems with a simple graph is a standard approach. However, realityis better embraced as several interdependent subsystems (or layers). Recently, the concept of a multilayer network model hasemerged from the field of complex systems. This model can be applied to a wide range of real-world data sets. Examples ofmultilayer networks can be found in the domains of life sciences, sociology, digital humanities and more. Within the domainof graph visualization, there are many systems which visualize data sets having many characteristics of multilayer graphs.This report provides a state of the art and a structured analysis of contemporary multilayer network visualization, not only forresearchers in visualization, but also for those who aim to visualize multilayer networks in the domain of complex systems, as wellas those developing systems across application domains. We have explored the visualization literature to survey visualizationtechniques suitable for multilayer graph visualization, as well as tools, tasks and analytic techniques from within applicationdomains. This report also identifies the outstanding challenges for multilayer graph visualization and suggests future researchdirections for addressing them
Multimodal urban mobility and multilayer transport networks
Transportation networks, from bicycle paths to buses and railways, are the
backbone of urban mobility. In large metropolitan areas, the integration of
different transport modes has become crucial to guarantee the fast and
sustainable flow of people. Using a network science approach, multimodal
transport systems can be described as multilayer networks, where the networks
associated to different transport modes are not considered in isolation, but as
a set of interconnected layers. Despite the importance of multimodality in
modern cities, a unified view of the topic is currently missing. Here, we
provide a comprehensive overview of the emerging research areas of multilayer
transport networks and multimodal urban mobility, focusing on contributions
from the interdisciplinary fields of complex systems, urban data science, and
science of cities. First, we present an introduction to the mathematical
framework of multilayer networks. We apply it to survey models of multimodal
infrastructures, as well as measures used for quantifying multimodality, and
related empirical findings. We review modelling approaches and observational
evidence in multimodal mobility and public transport system dynamics, focusing
on integrated real-world mobility patterns, where individuals navigate urban
systems using different transport modes. We then provide a survey of freely
available datasets on multimodal infrastructure and mobility, and a list of
open source tools for their analyses. Finally, we conclude with an outlook on
open research questions and promising directions for future research.Comment: 31 pages, 4 figure
Community Design of a Knowledge Graph to Support Interdisciplinary PhD Students
This is the submitted version of the paper, pre-revision.How do PhD students discover the resources and relationships conducive to satisfaction and success in their degree programs? This study proposes a community-grounded, extensible knowledge graph to make explicit and tacit information intuitively discoverable, by capturing and visualizing relationships between people based on their activities and relations to information resources in a particular domain. Students in an interdisciplinary PhD program were engaged through three workshops to provide insights into the dynamics of interactions with others and relevant data categories to be included in the graph data model. Based on these insights we propose a model, serving as a testbed for exploring multiplex graph visualizations and a potential basis of the information system to facilitate information discovery and decision-making. We discovered that some of the tacit knowledge can be explicitly encoded, while the rest of it must stay within the community. The graph-based visualization of the social and knowledge networks can serve as a pointer toward the people having the relevant information, one can reach out to, online or in person
Numeric Input Relations for Relational Learning with Applications to Community Structure Analysis
Most work in the area of statistical relational learning (SRL) is focussed on
discrete data, even though a few approaches for hybrid SRL models have been
proposed that combine numerical and discrete variables. In this paper we
distinguish numerical random variables for which a probability distribution is
defined by the model from numerical input variables that are only used for
conditioning the distribution of discrete response variables. We show how
numerical input relations can very easily be used in the Relational Bayesian
Network framework, and that existing inference and learning methods need only
minor adjustments to be applied in this generalized setting. The resulting
framework provides natural relational extensions of classical probabilistic
models for categorical data. We demonstrate the usefulness of RBN models with
numeric input relations by several examples.
In particular, we use the augmented RBN framework to define probabilistic
models for multi-relational (social) networks in which the probability of a
link between two nodes depends on numeric latent feature vectors associated
with the nodes. A generic learning procedure can be used to obtain a
maximum-likelihood fit of model parameters and latent feature values for a
variety of models that can be expressed in the high-level RBN representation.
Specifically, we propose a model that allows us to interpret learned latent
feature values as community centrality degrees by which we can identify nodes
that are central for one community, that are hubs between communities, or that
are isolated nodes. In a multi-relational setting, the model also provides a
characterization of how different relations are associated with each community
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Multilayer network methodologies for brain data analysis and modelling
The term neuroscience includes in itself a plethora of research areas devoted to undercover
the most fascinating complex organ of our body: the brain. A common
denominator of neuroscience areas, is the need for the application of methodologies
to integrate different features. In this thesis, we focused on the analysis of two types
of brain data: brain data coming from Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) patients and data
collected for the study of neurocognitive healthy ageing. In both cases there was the
need of applying computational techniques able to integrate different features. To do so
we used multilayer networks. For two groups of TBI patients (adults and paediatrics),
time series data were collected from the observations of IntraCranial Pressure (ICP)
and Heart Rate (HR). We first detected events of simultaneous increase of HR and ICP,
which we called brain-heart crosstalks. Subsequently time series were translated into
graphs, and network measures, during brain-heart crosstalks, were obtained. These were
then included as predictors in a mortality outcome model, with crosstalks. Causality
measures were also investigated, using a Granger causality approach, to understand the
dynamics of signals during these events. We further applied multilayer networks to
study neurocognitive ageing. To do so, we implemented a pipeline for community detection,
which we called NetRank, applying it to the Cam-CAN, a large cross-sectional
cohort for the study of healthy neurocognitive ageing. Using multilayer networks modelling,
we identified subgroups of individuals, with similar lifestyles, and we related
them to structural and functional brain features.
We believe that multilayer networks and their extensions represent a powerful tool to be
used in integrative and cross modal neuroscience datasets. New insights on cognitive
neuroscience and time series analysis, can in fact be gained trough multilayer network,
possibly improving patients managements and allowing to develop new predictive tools.EPSR
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