Aim To present a quantitative method for structural complexity analysis and evaluation of information systems. Methods Based on Petri net modeling and analysis techniques and with the aid of mathematical tools in ge...Aim To present a quantitative method for structural complexity analysis and evaluation of information systems. Methods Based on Petri net modeling and analysis techniques and with the aid of mathematical tools in general net theory(GNT), a quantitative method for structure description and analysis of information systems was introduced. Results The structural complexity index and two related factors, i.e. element complexity factor and connection complexity factor were defined, and the relations between them and the parameters of the Petri net based model of the system were derived. Application example was presented. Conclusion The proposed method provides a theoretical basis for quantitative analysis and evaluation of the structural complexity and can be applied in the general planning and design processes of the information systems.展开更多
Identifying important nodes and edges in complex networks has always been a popular research topic in network science and also has important implications for the protection of real-world complex systems.Finding the cr...Identifying important nodes and edges in complex networks has always been a popular research topic in network science and also has important implications for the protection of real-world complex systems.Finding the critical structures in a system allows us to protect the system from attacks or failures with minimal cost.To date,the problem of identifying critical nodes in networks has been widely studied by many scholars,and the theory is becoming increasingly mature.However,there is relatively little research related to edges.In fact,critical edges play an important role in maintaining the basic functions of the network and keeping the integrity of the structure.Sometimes protecting critical edges is less costly and more flexible in operation than just focusing on nodes.Considering the integrity of the network topology and the propagation dynamics on it,this paper proposes a centrality measure based on the number of high-order structural overlaps in the first and second-order neighborhoods of edges.The effectiveness of the metric is verified by the infection-susceptibility(SI)model,the robustness index R,and the number of connected branchesθ.A comparison is made with three currently popular edge importance metrics from two synthetic and four real networks.The simulation results show that the method outperforms existing methods in identifying critical edges that have a significant impact on both network connectivity and propagation dynamics.At the same time,the near-linear time complexity can be applied to large-scale networks.展开更多
图聚类算法可以用于发现社会网络中的社区结构、蛋白质互作用网络中的功能模块等,是当前复杂网络研究的热点之一.对网络中节点的相似性和簇发现结果进行合理度量是核心问题.针对此问题,给出了一种基于节点间点不重复路径度量的节点相似...图聚类算法可以用于发现社会网络中的社区结构、蛋白质互作用网络中的功能模块等,是当前复杂网络研究的热点之一.对网络中节点的相似性和簇发现结果进行合理度量是核心问题.针对此问题,给出了一种基于节点间点不重复路径度量的节点相似性指标.以此为基础提出了一种面向复杂网络的基于“中心-扩展”策略的图聚类算法(A Graph Clustering Algorithm Based on Local Paths between Nodes in Complex Networks,PGC),包括节点相似性计算、中心节点选择、初始簇划分和簇优化四个主要过程.采用点不重复路径对节点相似性进行度量,消除了由大度节点引起较多的点重复路径对节点相似性的影响,提高了算法对大度节点邻域中节点的划分能力.通过与一些经典算法在11个真实网络、22个人工网络数据集上的实验比较分析,结果表明算法PGC在标准互信息、调整兰德系数、F度量、准确度等方面均表现出良好的性能.展开更多
文摘Aim To present a quantitative method for structural complexity analysis and evaluation of information systems. Methods Based on Petri net modeling and analysis techniques and with the aid of mathematical tools in general net theory(GNT), a quantitative method for structure description and analysis of information systems was introduced. Results The structural complexity index and two related factors, i.e. element complexity factor and connection complexity factor were defined, and the relations between them and the parameters of the Petri net based model of the system were derived. Application example was presented. Conclusion The proposed method provides a theoretical basis for quantitative analysis and evaluation of the structural complexity and can be applied in the general planning and design processes of the information systems.
文摘Identifying important nodes and edges in complex networks has always been a popular research topic in network science and also has important implications for the protection of real-world complex systems.Finding the critical structures in a system allows us to protect the system from attacks or failures with minimal cost.To date,the problem of identifying critical nodes in networks has been widely studied by many scholars,and the theory is becoming increasingly mature.However,there is relatively little research related to edges.In fact,critical edges play an important role in maintaining the basic functions of the network and keeping the integrity of the structure.Sometimes protecting critical edges is less costly and more flexible in operation than just focusing on nodes.Considering the integrity of the network topology and the propagation dynamics on it,this paper proposes a centrality measure based on the number of high-order structural overlaps in the first and second-order neighborhoods of edges.The effectiveness of the metric is verified by the infection-susceptibility(SI)model,the robustness index R,and the number of connected branchesθ.A comparison is made with three currently popular edge importance metrics from two synthetic and four real networks.The simulation results show that the method outperforms existing methods in identifying critical edges that have a significant impact on both network connectivity and propagation dynamics.At the same time,the near-linear time complexity can be applied to large-scale networks.
文摘图聚类算法可以用于发现社会网络中的社区结构、蛋白质互作用网络中的功能模块等,是当前复杂网络研究的热点之一.对网络中节点的相似性和簇发现结果进行合理度量是核心问题.针对此问题,给出了一种基于节点间点不重复路径度量的节点相似性指标.以此为基础提出了一种面向复杂网络的基于“中心-扩展”策略的图聚类算法(A Graph Clustering Algorithm Based on Local Paths between Nodes in Complex Networks,PGC),包括节点相似性计算、中心节点选择、初始簇划分和簇优化四个主要过程.采用点不重复路径对节点相似性进行度量,消除了由大度节点引起较多的点重复路径对节点相似性的影响,提高了算法对大度节点邻域中节点的划分能力.通过与一些经典算法在11个真实网络、22个人工网络数据集上的实验比较分析,结果表明算法PGC在标准互信息、调整兰德系数、F度量、准确度等方面均表现出良好的性能.
