An enhanced particle swarm optimization based on Physarum model for community detection

  • Zhengpeng Chen
  • , Fanzhen Liu
  • , Chao Gao
  • , Xianghua Li
  • , Zili Zhang

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Abstract

Community detection, an effective tool to analyze and understand network data, has been paid more and more attention in recent years. One of the most popular methods of detecting community structure is to find the division with the maximal modularity. However, the modularity maximization is an NP-complete problem. In the field of swarm intelligence algorithm, particle swarm optimization (PSO) has been widely used to solve such NP-complete problem. Nevertheless, premature convergence and lower accuracy limit its performance in community detection. In order to overcome these shortcomings, this paper proposes a novel PSO called P-PSO for community detection through combining the computational ability of Physarum, a kind of slime. The proposed algorithm improves the efficiency of PSO by recognizing inter-community edges based on Physarum-inspired network model (PNM). Experiments in eight networks show that the proposed algorithm is effective and promising for community detection, compared with other algorithms.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Swarm Intelligence - 8th International Conference, ICSI 2017, Proceedings
EditorsBen Niu, Hideyuki Takagi, Yuhui Shi, Ying Tan
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages99-108
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9783319618326
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event8th International Conference on Swarm Intelligence, ICSI 2017 - Fukuoka, Japan
Duration: 27 Jul 20171 Aug 2017

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume10386 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference8th International Conference on Swarm Intelligence, ICSI 2017
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityFukuoka
Period27/07/171/08/17

Keywords

  • Community detection
  • Physarum network model
  • PSO

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