Heliyon (Mar 2024)

Simple-based Dynamic Decentralized Community Detection Algorithm in socially aware networks

  • Zenggang Xiong,
  • Mingyang Zeng,
  • Fang Xu,
  • Min Deng,
  • Xuemin Zhang,
  • Bin Zhou,
  • Yuanlin Lyu

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 5
p. e26965

Abstract

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This paper introduces a novel, Simple-based Dynamic Decentralized Community Detection Algorithm (S-DCDA) for Socially Aware Networks. This algorithm aims to address the resource-intensive nature, instabilities and inaccuracies of traditional distributed community detection algorithms. The dynamics of decentralization is evident in the threefold nature of the algorithm: (i) each node of the community is the core of the entire network or community for a certain period of time dependent on their need, (ii) nodes are not centralized around themselves, requiring the consent of the other node to join a community, and (iii) Communities start from a single node to form an initial scale community, the number of nodes and the relationship among them are constantly changing. The algorithm requires low processor performance and memory capacity size of each node, to a certain extent, effectively improve the accuracy and stability of community detection and maintenance. Experimental results demonstrate that in comparison to classical and classical-based improved community detection algorithms, S-DCDA yields superior detection results.

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