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An improved network structural balance approach based on weighted node-to-node influence with evolutionary algorithm

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Mingzhou Yang
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Lianbo Ma
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Xingwei Wang *
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Min Huang
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Qiang He
DOI:10.1016/j.asoc.2020.106323delete
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The network structural balance is a challenging task in social networks. The difficulty is how to determine the unbalanced degree of a network and make the network balanced with the least cost. Aiming at this issue, this paper proposes a new weighted node-to-node influence (W2NI) model, which integrates two important node-to-node influence factors, i.e., weights and influences between nodes. Then, an EA-based weighted influence structural balance (WISB) algorithm is devised deliberately to optimize W2NI model. In WISB algorithm, a neighbors-based initialization and a random greedy based local search strategies are proposed to enhance its convergence performance. Comprehensive experiments on a set of generated networks and real social networks demonstrate the effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed model. (C) 2020 Published by Elsevier B.V.
Keywords:
Signed social network
Node-to-node influence
Structural balance
Evolutionary algorithm
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Applied Soft Computing cover
Applied Soft Computing
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6.6
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northeastern university - china
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Citations: 37