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This paper addresses the problem of detecting anomalous activity in traffic networks where the network is not directly observed. Given knowledge of what the node-to-node traffic in a network should be, any activity that differs…

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The task of detecting anomalous data patterns is as important in practical applications as challenging. In the context of spatial data, recognition of unexpected trajectories brings additional difficulties, such as high dimensionality and…

As networks continue to grow in complexity and scale, detecting anomalies has become increasingly challenging, particularly in diverse and geographically dispersed environments. Traditional approaches often struggle with managing the…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-03-11 William Marfo , Enrique A. Rico , Deepak K. Tosh , Shirley V. Moore

In this paper, we aim to monitor the flow of people in large public infrastructures. We propose an unsupervised methodology to cluster people flow patterns into the most typical and meaningful configurations. By processing 3D images from a…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-02-12 João Carvalho , Manuel Marques , João P. Costeira

As the world becomes more and more interconnected, our everyday objects become part of the Internet of Things, and our lives get more and more mirrored in virtual reality, where every piece of~information, including misinformation, fake…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2020-12-04 Robert Paluch , Łukasz G. Gajewski , Janusz A. Hołyst , Boleslaw K. Szymanski

Diffusion on complex networks is a convenient framework to simulate a great variety of transport systems. The effects of failures in the network links may be used to cascade phenomena or the congestion formation in the system. A real time…

Physics and Society · Physics 2026-05-26 Edoardo Rolando , Armando Bazzani

In many information networks, data items -- such as updates in social networks, news flowing through interconnected RSS feeds and blogs, measurements in sensor networks, route updates in ad-hoc networks -- propagate in an uncoordinated…

Databases · Computer Science 2012-02-01 Dóra Erdös , Vatche Ishakian , Andrei Lapets , Evimaria Terzi , Azer Bestavros

In this paper we propose novel randomized subspace methods to detect anomalies in Internet Protocol networks. Given a data matrix containing information about network traffic, the proposed approaches perform a normal-plus-anomalous matrix…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-04-20 M. Kaloorazi , R. C. de Lamare

Agile localization of anomalous events plays a pivotal role in enhancing the overall reliability of the grid and avoiding cascading failures. This is especially of paramount significance in the large-scale grids due to their geographical…

Applications · Statistics 2017-02-07 Javad Heydari , Ali Tajer

Operation and maintenance of large distributed cloud applications can quickly become unmanageably complex, putting human operators under immense stress when problems occur. Utilizing machine learning for identification and localization of…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2021-09-10 Dominik Scheinert , Alexander Acker , Lauritz Thamsen , Morgan K. Geldenhuys , Odej Kao

Large infrastructure networks (e.g. for transportation and power distribution) require constant monitoring for failures, congestion, and other adversarial events. However, assigning a sensor to every link in the network is often infeasible…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-01-08 Arnav Burudgunte , Arlei Silva

Due to the veracity and heterogeneity in network traffic, detecting anomalous events is challenging. The computational load on global servers is a significant challenge in terms of efficiency, accuracy, and scalability. Our primary…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-03-15 William Marfo , Deepak K. Tosh , Shirley V. Moore

Dynamic networks, also called network streams, are an important data representation that applies to many real-world domains. Many sets of network data such as e-mail networks, social networks, or internet traffic networks are best…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2014-11-17 Timothy La Fond , Jennifer Neville , Brian Gallagher

Within today's large-scale systems, one anomaly can impact millions of users. Detecting such events in real-time is essential to maintain the quality of services. It allows the monitoring team to prevent or diminish the impact of a failure.…

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The massive amount of data available in operational mobile networks offers an invaluable opportunity for operators to detect and analyze possible anomalies and predict network performance. In particular, application of advanced machine…

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In today's hyper-connected world, ensuring the reliability of telecom networks becomes increasingly crucial. Telecom networks encompass numerous underlying and intertwined software and hardware components, each providing different…

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Real-time detection of anomalies in streaming data is receiving increasing attention as it allows us to raise alerts, predict faults, and detect intrusions or threats across industries. Yet, little attention has been given to compare the…

Anomalies in online social networks can signify irregular, and often illegal behaviour. Anomalies in online social networks can signify irregular, and often illegal behaviour. Detection of such anomalies has been used to identify malicious…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2016-08-02 David Savage , Xiuzhen Zhang , Xinghuo Yu , Pauline Chou , Qingmai Wang

The online monitoring data in distribution networks contain rich information on the running states of the networks. By leveraging the data, this paper proposes a spatio-temporal correlation analysis approach for anomaly detection and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-07-23 Xin Shi , Robert Qiu , Zenan Ling , Fan Yang , Haosen Yang , Xing He

Anomalies represent deviations from the intended system operation and can lead to decreased efficiency as well as partial or complete system failure. As the causes of anomalies are often unknown due to complex system dynamics, efficient…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-08-31 Benjamin Lindemann , Benjamin Maschler , Nada Sahlab , Michael Weyrich