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Fast algorithm for successive computation of group betweenness centrality.

Rami Puzis¹, Yuval Elovici, Shlomi Dolev

¹Department of Computer Science at Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel. puzis@bgu.ac.il

Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

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We developed a fast method for calculating group betweenness centrality, essential for understanding complex networks. This approach enables efficient analysis of network properties and applications like epidemic control.

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Area of Science:

Network Science
Computational Social Science
Graph Theory

Background:

Group betweenness centrality is crucial for network analysis but computationally expensive.
Existing methods are unsuitable for large-scale or frequent centrality computations.
Identifying key groups and network properties requires efficient centrality measures.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce a novel, computationally efficient method for calculating group betweenness centrality.
To demonstrate the method's applicability in identifying prominent groups within networks.
To explore the method's utility in network applications such as epidemic control.

Main Methods:

The proposed method relies on a new concept: path betweenness centrality.
Preprocessing allows for rapid computation independent of network size.
The approach facilitates evaluation of centrality distributions and correlations.

Main Results:

The developed method significantly reduces computation time for group betweenness centrality.
Demonstrated effectiveness in identifying the most prominent group in a network.
Successful application in modeling epidemic control strategies within communication networks.

Conclusions:

The new method overcomes computational limitations of traditional group betweenness centrality.
It offers a scalable solution for analyzing complex networks and their properties.
This research opens new avenues for network analysis and related applications.