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Graph-based Clustering under Differential Privacy

Data Structures and Algorithms 2018-03-13 v1 Machine Learning

Abstract

In this paper, we present the first differentially private clustering method for arbitrary-shaped node clusters in a graph. This algorithm takes as input only an approximate Minimum Spanning Tree (MST) T\mathcal{T} released under weight differential privacy constraints from the graph. Then, the underlying nonconvex clustering partition is successfully recovered from cutting optimal cuts on T\mathcal{T}. As opposed to existing methods, our algorithm is theoretically well-motivated. Experiments support our theoretical findings.

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@article{arxiv.1803.03831,
  title  = {Graph-based Clustering under Differential Privacy},
  author = {Rafael Pinot and Anne Morvan and Florian Yger and Cédric Gouy-Pailler and Jamal Atif},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1803.03831},
  year   = {2018}
}
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