Graph Comparison Using Fine Structure Analysis

We introduce a novel technique for comparing graphs using the structure of their subgraphs, which we call a graph's fine structure. Our technique compares graphs using the earth mover's distance between the distributions of summarizing features of their constituent subgraphs. We demonstrate the use technique as an abstraction of graph edit-distance and show its use in hierarchical clustering on several graphs derived from a variety of sources including social interaction data.

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2010
• Where: SOCIALCOM
• Authors: Owen Macindoe, Whitman Richards
• Keywords: Constituent Subgraphs, Fine Structure, Security Privacy, Social Interaction Data, SOCIALCOM 2010