Optimizing Graph Structure for Targeted Diffusion
Abstract
The problem of diffusion control on networks has been extensively studied, with applications ranging from marketing to controlling infectious disease. However, in many applications, such as cybersecurity, an attacker may want to attack a targeted subgraph of a network, while limiting the impact on the rest of the network in order to remain undetected. We present a model POTION in which the principal aim is to optimize graph structure to achieve such targeted attacks. We propose an algorithm POTION-ALG for solving the model at scale, using a gradient-based approach that leverages Rayleigh quotients and pseudospectrum theory. In addition, we present a condition for certifying that a targeted subgraph is immune to such attacks. Finally, we demonstrate the effectiveness of our approach through experiments on real and synthetic networks.
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@article{arxiv.2008.05589,
title = {Optimizing Graph Structure for Targeted Diffusion},
author = {Sixie Yu and Leonardo Torres and Scott Alfeld and Tina Eliassi-Rad and Yevgeniy Vorobeychik},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2008.05589},
year = {2021}
}
Comments
Corrected a few citation errors in the appendix