Distributed k-Core Decomposition
Other Computer Science
2011-03-30 v2
Abstract
Among the novel metrics used to study the relative importance of nodes in complex networks, k-core decomposition has found a number of applications in areas as diverse as sociology, proteinomics, graph visualization, and distributed system analysis and design. This paper proposes new distributed algorithms for the computation of the k-core decomposition of a network, with the purpose of (i) enabling the run-time computation of k-cores in "live" distributed systems and (ii) allowing the decomposition, over a set of connected machines, of very large graphs, that cannot be hosted in a single machine. Lower bounds on the algorithms complexity are given, and an exhaustive experimental analysis on real-world graphs is provided.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1103.5320,
title = {Distributed k-Core Decomposition},
author = {Alberto Montresor and Francesco De Pellegrini and Daniele Miorandi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1103.5320},
year = {2011}
}