加权复杂网络社团的评价指标及其发现算法分析

节点的聚集现象是复杂网络的重要特性.以往研究主要发现无权复杂网络中的社团,较少涉及加权网络的社团发现.由于加权网络的复杂性远高于无权网络,一般认为加权网络的社团发现是一个较难的问题.本文基于统一的数据基础,从社团评价指标的有效性和现有算法的效果两个角度开展研究.首先,总结了加权网络三种常见的社团评估指标,并在社团大小、密度和局域特点均不同的模拟数据集上分析指标的有效性;其次,针对5个数据集,分析现有的3种加权复杂网络社团发现算法的效果.研究表明:上述指标无论在评价最基本的社团结构,还是在分析结构复杂的社团时都有较大缺欠;现有的加权网络社团发现算法的泛化能力不强.     

复杂网络中节点重要性排序的研究进展

如何用定量分析的方法识别超大规模网络中哪些节点最重要, 或者评价某个节点相对于其他一个或多个节点的重要程度, 这是复杂网络研究中亟待解决的重要问题之一. 本文分别从网络结构和传播动力学的角度, 对现有的复杂网络中节点重要性排序方法进行了系统的回顾,总结了节点重要性排序方法的最新研究进展, 并对不同的节点重要性排序指标的优缺点以及适用环境进行了分析, 最后指出了这一领域中几个有待解决的问题及可能的发展方向. 关键词： 复杂网络 节点重要性 网络结构 传播动力学     

基于节点间依赖度的社团结构划分方法

本文提出了一种基于节点间依赖度的在复杂网络中划分社团结构的算法,定义了节点对其邻居的依赖度以及节点对社团的依赖度和条件依赖度.算法的基本要点是优先将最大依赖度不小于其他节点且有惟一依赖节点的节点划分到社团,并将对社团的依赖度或条件依赖度达到一定值的节点吸收进社团,直到所有节点都得到准确的社团划分.本算法在几个实际网络的测试上,都成功地划分出了满足条件的社团,并且对社团结构已知的网络的划分结果符合实际情况.     

超网络中标度律的涌现

本文构建超网络和复杂网络中统一演化模型,研究超网络无标度特性演化机理和拓扑性质.利用Poisson过程理论和连续化方法对模型进行分析,获得网络稳态平均超度分布的解析表达式.仿真实验和理论分析相符合.结果表明:随着网络规模的增大,这个动态演化网络的超度分布遵循无标度的特性.它不仅将每次增加一个新节点与若干个老节点围成一条超边的超网络模型和每次增加若干个新节点与一个老节点围成一条超边的超网络模型统一在一个模型中,而且将复杂网络中著名的无标度模型也作为我们模型的特例.     

利用邻域“结构洞”寻找社会网络中最具影响力节点

识别复杂网络中的关键节点对网络结构优化和鲁棒性增强具有十分重要的意义. 经典的关键节点测量方法在一定程度上能够辨识网络中影响力节点, 但存在一定局限性: 局部中心性测量方法仅考虑节点邻居的数目, 忽略了邻居间的拓扑关系, 不能在计算中反映邻居节点间的相互作用; 全局测量方法则由于算法本身的复杂性而不能应用于大规模社会网络的分析, 另外, 经典的关键节点测量方法也没有考虑社会网络特有的社区特征. 为高效、准确地辨识具有社区结构的社会网络中最具影响力节点, 提出了一种基于节点及其邻域结构洞的局部中心性测量方法, 该方法综合考虑了节点的邻居数量及其与邻居间的拓扑结构, 在节点约束系数的计算中同时体现了节点的度属性和“桥接”属性. 利用SIR(易感-感染-免疫)模型在真实社会网络数据上对节点传播能力进行评价后发现, 所提方法可以准确地评价节点的传播能力且具有强的鲁棒性.     

一种新的复杂网络影响力最大化发现方法

复杂网络中影响力最大化建模与分析是社会网络分析的关键问题之一, 其研究在理论和现实应用中都有重大的意义. 在给定s值的前提下, 如何寻找发现s个最大影响范围的节点集, 这是个组合优化问题, Kempe等已经证明该问题是NP-hard问题. 目前已有的随机算法时间复杂度低, 但是结果最差; 其他贪心算法时间复杂度很高, 不能适用于大型社会网络中, 并且这些典型贪心算法必须以了解网络的全局信息为前提, 而获取整个庞大复杂且不断发展变化的社会网络结构是很难以做到的. 我们提出了一种新的影响力最大化算法模型RMDN, 及改进的模型算法RMDN++, 模型只需要知道随机选择的节点以及其邻居节点信息, 从而巧妙地回避了其他典型贪心算法中必须事先掌握整个网络全局信息的问题, 算法的时间复杂度仅为O(s log(n)); 然后, 我们利用IC模型和LT模型在4种不同的真实复杂网络数据集的实验显示, RMDN, RMDN++算法有着和现有典型算法相近的影响力传播效果, 且有时还略优, 同时在运行时间上则有显著的提高; 我们从理论上推导证明了方法的可行性. 本文所提出的模型算法适用性更广, 可操作性更强, 为这项具有挑战性研究提供了新的思路和方法.     

虚拟社区网络的演化过程研究

模拟了虚拟社区网络的演化过程并研究其拓扑结构.发现虚拟社区网络在演化过程中,节点的加入、边的加入、网络中度分布、节点的度与其加入网络时间的关系、平均度随时间的变化等方面与传统的无标度网络有所不符.根据国内某论坛的实际网络数据统计与分析,提出了虚拟社区网络的演化机理——虚拟社区网络构造算法.仿真结果表明,模拟以互联网论坛为代表的虚拟社区网络时,该模型能够得到与真实网络相符的特性. 关键词： 复杂网络 虚拟社区 无标度网络     

复杂网络可控性研究现状综述

控制复杂系统是人们对复杂系统模型结构及相关动力学进行研究的最终目标, 反映人们对复杂系统的认识能力. 近年来, 通过控制理论和复杂性科学相结合,复杂网络可控性的研究引起了人们的广泛关注. 在过去的几年内, 来自国内外不同领域的研究人员从不同的角度对复杂网络可控性进行了深入的分析研究, 取得了丰硕的成果. 本文重点讨论了复杂网络的结构可控性研究进展, 详细介绍了基于最大匹配方法的复杂网络结构可控性分析框架, 综述了自2011年以来复杂网络可控性的相关研究成果, 具体论述了不同类型的可控性、可控性与网络拓扑结构统计特征的关联、基于可控性的网络及节点度量、控制的鲁棒性和可控性的相关优化方法. 最后, 对网络可控性未来的研究动态进行了展望, 有助于国内同行开展网络可控性的相关研究.     

一种新的网络传播中最有影响力的节点发现方法

在复杂网络的传播模型研究中, 如何发现最具影响力的传播节点在理论和现实应用中都有重大的意义. 目前的研究一般使用节点的度数、紧密度、介数和K-shell等中心化指标来评价影响力, 这种方法虽然简单, 但是由于它们仅利用了节点自身的内部属性, 因而在评价影响力时精确度并不高, 普遍性适用性较弱.为了解决这个问题, 本文提出了KSC (K-shell and community centrality)指标模型. 此模型不但考虑了节点的内部属性, 而且还综合考虑了节点的外部属性, 例如节点所属的社区等. 然后利用SIR (susceptible-infected-recovered)模型对传播过程进行仿真, 实验证明所提出的方法可以更好地发现最具有影响力的节点, 且可适用于各种复杂网络. 本文为这项具有挑战性研究提供了新的思想和方法. 关键词： 复杂网络 最具影响力的节点 社区划分 中性化测量     

基于区域密度曲线识别网络上的多影响力节点

复杂网络多影响力节点的识别可以帮助理解网络的结构和功能,具有重要的理论意义和应用价值.本文提出一种基于网络区域密度曲线的多影响力节点的识别方法.应用两种不同的传播模型,在不同网络上与其他中心性指标进行了比较.结果表明,基于区域密度曲线的识别方法能够更好地识别网络中的多影响力节点,选中的影响力节点之间的分布较为分散,自身也比较重要.本文所提方法是基于网络的局部信息,计算的时间复杂度较低.     

Node importance for dynamical process on networks: a multiscale characterization

Defining the importance of nodes in a complex network has been a fundamental problem in analyzing the structural organization of a network, as well as the dynamical processes on it. Traditionally, the measures of node importance usually depend either on the local neighborhood or global properties of a network. Many real-world networks, however, demonstrate finely detailed structure at various organization levels, such as hierarchy and modularity. In this paper, we propose a multiscale node-importance measure that can characterize the importance of the nodes at varying topological scale. This is achieved by introducing a kernel function whose bandwidth dictates the ranges of interaction, and meanwhile, by taking into account the interactions from all the paths a node is involved. We demonstrate that the scale here is closely related to the physical parameters of the dynamical processes on networks, and that our node-importance measure can characterize more precisely the node influence under different physical parameters of the dynamical process. We use epidemic spreading on networks as an example to show that our multiscale node-importance measure is more effective than other measures.     

非线性网络的动力学复杂性研究

综述了非线性网络的动力学复杂性研究在网络理论、实证和应用方面所取得的主要进展和重要成果;深刻揭示了复杂网络的若干复杂性特征与基本定量规律;提出和建立了网络科学的统一混合理论体系(三部曲)和网络金字塔,并引入一类广义Farey组织的网络家族,阐明网络的复杂性-简单性与多样性-普适性之间转变关系;揭示了网络的拓扑结构特征与网络的动态特性之间关系;建立具有长程连接的规则网络的部分同步理论并应用于随机耦合的时空非线性系统的同步;提出复杂网络的动力学同步与控制多种方法;提出若干提高同步能力的模型、方法和途径,如同步最优和同步优先模型、同步与网络特征量关系、权重作用、叶子节点影响等;提出复杂混沌网络的多目标控制及具有小世界和无标度拓扑的束流输运网络的束晕-混沌控制方法;提出集群系统的自适应同步模型及蜂拥控制方法;探讨网络上拥塞与路由控制、资源博弈及不同类型网络上传播的若干规律;揭示含权经济科学家合作网及其演化特点;实证研究并揭示了多层次的高科技企业网和若干社会网络的特点;提出一种复杂网络的非平衡统计方法,把宏观网络推进到微观量子网络。     

The role of syntax in complex networks: Local and global importance of verbs in a syntactic dependency network

Syntax of natural language has been the focus of linguistics for decades. The complex network theory, being one of new research tools, opens new perspectives on syntax properties of the language. Despite numerous partial achievements, some fundamental problems remain unsolved. Specifically, although statistical properties typical for complex networks can be observed in all syntactic networks, the impact of syntax itself on these properties is still unclear. The aim of the present study is to shed more light on the role of syntax in the syntactic network structure. In particular, we concentrate on the impact of the syntactic function of a verb in the sentence on the complex network structure. Verbs play the decisive role in the sentence structure (“local” importance). From this fact we hypothesize the importance of verbs in the complex network (“global” importance). The importance of verb in the complex network is assessed by the number of links which are directed from the node representing verb to other nodes in the network. Six languages (Catalan, Czech, Dutch, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese) were used for testing the hypothesis.     

Synchronization of impulsively coupled complex networks

We investigate the synchronization of complex networks,which are impulsively coupled only at discrete instants.Based on the comparison theory of impulsive differential systems,a distributed impulsive control scheme is proposed for complex dynamical networks to achieve synchronization.The proposed scheme not only takes into account the influence of all nodes to network synchronization,which depends on the weight of each node in the network,but also provides us with a flexible method to select the synchronized state of the network.In addition,it is unnecessary for the impulsive coupling matrix to be symmetrical.Finally,the proposed control scheme is applied to a chaotic Lorenz network and Chua’s circuit network.Numerical simulations are used to illustrate the validity of this control scheme.     

Communities and dynamical processes in a complex software network

Complex technological networks represent a growing challenge to support and maintain as their number of elements become higher and their interdependencies more involved. On the other hand, for networks that grow in a decentralized manner, it is possible to observe certain patterns in their overall structure that may be taken into account for a more tractable analysis. An example of such a pattern is the spontaneous formation of communities or modules. An important question regarding the detection of communities is if these are really representative of any internal network feature. In this work, we explore the community structure of a real complex software network, and correlate this modularity information with the internal dynamical processes that the network is designed to support. Our results show that the dependence between community structure and internal dynamical processes is remarkable, supporting the fact that a community division of this complex network is helpful in the assessment of the underlying dynamical structure, and thus is a useful tool to achieve a simpler representation of the complexity of the network.     

Error and attack tolerance of synchronization in Hindmarsh–Rose neural networks with community structure

Synchronization is one of the most important features observed in large-scale complex networks of interacting dynamical systems. As is well known, there is a close relation between the network topology and the network synchronizability. Using the coupled Hindmarsh–Rose neurons with community structure as a model network, in this paper we explore how failures of the nodes due to random errors or intentional attacks affect the synchronizability of community networks. The intentional attacks are realized by removing a fraction of the nodes with high values in some centrality measure such as the centralities of degree, eigenvector, betweenness and closeness. According to the master stability function method, we employ the algebraic connectivity of the considered community network as an indicator to examine the network synchronizability. Numerical evidences show that the node failure strategy based on the betweenness centrality has the most influence on the synchronizability of community networks. With this node failure strategy for a given network with a fixed number of communities, we find that the larger the degree of communities, the worse the network synchronizability; however, for a given network with a fixed degree of communities, we observe that the more the number of communities, the better the network synchronizability.     

利用节点效率评估复杂网络功能鲁棒性

为了克服现有复杂网络鲁棒性研究模型只考虑节点失效的局部影响性和网络拓扑鲁棒性的缺陷, 提出了一种利用节点效率来评估复杂网络功能鲁棒性的方法. 该方法综合考虑节点失效的全局影响性, 利用网络中节点的效率来定义各节点的负载、极限负载和失效模型, 通过打击后网络中最终失效节点的比例来衡量网络的功能鲁棒性, 并给出了其评估优化算法. 实验分析表明该方法对考虑节点负载的复杂网络功能鲁棒性的评定可行有效, 对于大型复杂网络可以获得理想的计算能力.     

Synchronization in complex delayed dynamical networks with impulsive effects

The present paper is mainly concerned with the issues of synchronization dynamics of complex delayed dynamical networks with impulsive effects. A general model of complex delayed dynamical networks with impulsive effects is formulated, which can well describe practical architectures of more realistic complex networks related to impulsive effects. Based on impulsive stability theory on delayed dynamical systems, some simple but less conservative criterion are derived for global synchronization of such dynamical network. It is shown that synchronization of the networks is heavily dependent on impulsive effects of connecting configuration in the networks. Furthermore, the theoretical results are applied to a typical SF network composing of impulsive coupled chaotic delayed Hopfield neural network nodes, and are also illustrated by numerical simulations.     

Single Neuronal Dynamical System in Self-Feedbacked Hopfield Networks and Its Application in Image Encryption

Image encryption is a confidential strategy to keep the information in digital images from being leaked. Due to excellent chaotic dynamic behavior, self-feedbacked Hopfield networks have been used to design image ciphers. However, Self-feedbacked Hopfield networks have complex structures, large computational amount and fixed parameters; these properties limit the application of them. In this paper, a single neuronal dynamical system in self-feedbacked Hopfield network is unveiled. The discrete form of single neuronal dynamical system is derived from a self-feedbacked Hopfield network. Chaotic performance evaluation indicates that the system has good complexity, high sensitivity, and a large chaotic parameter range. The system is also incorporated into a framework to improve its chaotic performance. The result shows the system is well adapted to this type of framework, which means that there is a lot of room for improvement in the system. To investigate its applications in image encryption, an image encryption scheme is then designed. Simulation results and security analysis indicate that the proposed scheme is highly resistant to various attacks and competitive with some exiting schemes.     

Deterministic self-similar models of complex networks based on very symmetric graphs

Using very symmetric graphs we generalize several deterministic self-similar models of complex networks and we calculate the main network parameters of our generalization. More specifically, we calculate the order, size and the degree distribution, and we give an upper bound for the diameter and a lower bound for the clustering coefficient. These results yield conditions under which the network is a self-similar and scale-free small world network. We remark that all these conditions are posed on a small base graph which is used in the construction. As a consequence, we can construct complex networks having prescribed properties. We demonstrate this fact on the clustering coefficient. We propose eight new infinite classes of complex networks. One of these new classes is so rich that it is parametrized by three independent parameters.