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GraphCon: A Parallel Graph Construction from Relational Data

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Bowen Dong
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Wang, Wenjun
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Xueli Liu *
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Yuejun Wang
DOI:10.26599/BDMA.2025.9020062delete
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Abstract

Abstract

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Converting relational data into a property graph is advantageous for relational data analysis using graph algorithms. However, existing methods for constructing property graphs from relational data often require complex join operations when predefined entities and relationships are given. Additionally, constructing graphs from large-scale relational data is time-consuming due to the need to aggregate instances from multiple tables. To address this issue, this paper proposes a schema-based graph construction method called GraphCon. GraphCon employs a schema-based mapping mechanism to achieve equivalent mapping between the graph schema and the relational schema. Additionally, we optimize a complex join strategy, InstanceJoin, in the graph construction process. To improve efficiency in handling large-scale data, we introduce a parallel algorithm that includes a data partition strategy based on the graph schema and a load-balancing strategy to enhance scalability. Experiments using the TPC-H benchmark and real-life datasets validate the efficiency and scalability of our proposed methods.
Keywords:
Data analysis
Scalability
Aggregates
Data integration
Big Data
Benchmark testing
Partitioning algorithms
Data mining
Parallel algorithms
relational data transformation
data integration
graph construction
parallel scalability

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Big Data Mining and Analytics cover
Big Data Mining and Analytics
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6.2
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274
Citations:
1.0K

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beijing university of civil engineering & architecture
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3.5K
Papers: 2.7K
Citations: 2
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tianjin university
Scholars:
7.9W
Papers: 5.7W
Citations: 88