A weighted prior tensor train decomposition method for community detection in multi-layer networks.

Journal: Neural networks : the official journal of the International Neural Network Society
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Abstract

Community detection in multi-layer networks stands as a prominent subject within network analysis research. However, the majority of existing techniques for identifying communities encounter two primary constraints: they lack suitability for high-dimensional data within multi-layer networks and fail to fully leverage additional auxiliary information among communities to enhance detection accuracy. To address these limitations, a novel approach named weighted prior tensor training decomposition (WPTTD) is proposed for multi-layer network community detection. Specifically, the WPTTD method harnesses the tensor feature optimization techniques to effectively manage high-dimensional data in multi-layer networks. Additionally, it employs a weighted flattened network to construct prior information for each dimension of the multi-layer network, thereby continuously exploring inter-community connections. To preserve the cohesive structure of communities and to harness comprehensive information within the multi-layer network for more effective community detection, the common community manifold learning (CCML) is integrated into the WPTTD framework for enhancing the performance. Experimental evaluations conducted on both artificial and real-world networks have verified that this algorithm outperforms several mainstream multi-layer network community detection algorithms.

Authors

  • Siyuan Peng
    School of Information Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, 510006, China.
  • Mingliang Yang
    Department of Spinal and Neural Function Reconstruction, China Rehabilitation Research Center and Capital Medical University School of Rehabilitation Medicine, Beijing 100068, China.
  • Zhijing Yang
    School of Information Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
  • Tianshui Chen
  • Jieming Xie
    School of Information Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, 510006, China.
  • Guang Ma
    Department of Nuclear Medicine, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai.