Locating multiple diffusion sources in time varying networks from sparse observations

Abstract Data based source localization in complex networks has a broad range of applications. Despite recent progress, locating multiple diffusion sources in time varying networks remains to be an outstanding problem. Bridging structural observability and sparse signal reconstruction theories, we d...

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Autores principales: Zhao-Long Hu, Zhesi Shen, Shinan Cao, Boris Podobnik, Huijie Yang, Wen-Xu Wang, Ying-Cheng Lai
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:eb976b6abec04dfcbb0a94a48c3dde422021-12-02T11:41:04ZLocating multiple diffusion sources in time varying networks from sparse observations10.1038/s41598-018-20033-92045-2322https://doaj.org/article/eb976b6abec04dfcbb0a94a48c3dde422018-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-20033-9https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Data based source localization in complex networks has a broad range of applications. Despite recent progress, locating multiple diffusion sources in time varying networks remains to be an outstanding problem. Bridging structural observability and sparse signal reconstruction theories, we develop a general framework to locate diffusion sources in time varying networks based solely on sparse data from a small set of messenger nodes. A general finding is that large degree nodes produce more valuable information than small degree nodes, a result that contrasts that for static networks. Choosing large degree nodes as the messengers, we find that sparse observations from a few such nodes are often sufficient for any number of diffusion sources to be located for a variety of model and empirical networks. Counterintuitively, sources in more rapidly varying networks can be identified more readily with fewer required messenger nodes.Zhao-Long HuZhesi ShenShinan CaoBoris PodobnikHuijie YangWen-Xu WangYing-Cheng LaiNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2018)
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Zhao-Long Hu
Zhesi Shen
Shinan Cao
Boris Podobnik
Huijie Yang
Wen-Xu Wang
Ying-Cheng Lai
Locating multiple diffusion sources in time varying networks from sparse observations
description Abstract Data based source localization in complex networks has a broad range of applications. Despite recent progress, locating multiple diffusion sources in time varying networks remains to be an outstanding problem. Bridging structural observability and sparse signal reconstruction theories, we develop a general framework to locate diffusion sources in time varying networks based solely on sparse data from a small set of messenger nodes. A general finding is that large degree nodes produce more valuable information than small degree nodes, a result that contrasts that for static networks. Choosing large degree nodes as the messengers, we find that sparse observations from a few such nodes are often sufficient for any number of diffusion sources to be located for a variety of model and empirical networks. Counterintuitively, sources in more rapidly varying networks can be identified more readily with fewer required messenger nodes.
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author Zhao-Long Hu
Zhesi Shen
Shinan Cao
Boris Podobnik
Huijie Yang
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title Locating multiple diffusion sources in time varying networks from sparse observations
title_short Locating multiple diffusion sources in time varying networks from sparse observations
title_full Locating multiple diffusion sources in time varying networks from sparse observations
title_fullStr Locating multiple diffusion sources in time varying networks from sparse observations
title_full_unstemmed Locating multiple diffusion sources in time varying networks from sparse observations
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