Journal article

Inferring network topology via the propagation process

  • Zeng, An Department of Physics, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
    01.11.2013
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  • Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment. - 2013, vol. 2013, no. 11, p. P11010
English Inferring the network topology from the dynamics is a fundamental problem, with wide applications in geology, biology, and even counter-terrorism. Based on the propagation process, we present a simple method to uncover the network topology. A numerical simulation on artificial networks shows that our method enjoys a high accuracy in inferring the network topology. We find that the infection rate in the propagation process significantly influences the accuracy, and that each network corresponds to an optimal infection rate. Moreover, the method generally works better in large networks. These finding are confirmed in both real social and nonsocial networks. Finally, the method is extended to directed networks, and a similarity measure specific for directed networks is designed.
Faculty
Faculté des sciences et de médecine
Department
Département de Physique
Language
  • English
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Physics
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