A Swap-Based Heuristic Algorithm for the Maximum <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$k$ </tex-math></inline-formula>-Plex Problem

The maximum <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$k$ </tex-math></inline-formula>-plex problem is intended to relax the clique definition with maximum cardinality. It helps people understand the structures of networks by considering them a problem of graph cl...

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Main Authors: Sun-Yuan Hsieh, Shih-Shun Kao, Yu-Sheng Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2019-01-01
Series:IEEE Access
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8794502/
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Summary:The maximum <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$k$ </tex-math></inline-formula>-plex problem is intended to relax the clique definition with maximum cardinality. It helps people understand the structures of networks by considering them a problem of graph clustering; therefore, it is a useful model for social network analysis. In this paper, we propose a swap-based heuristic algorithm for the maximum <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$k$ </tex-math></inline-formula>-plex problem. Starting with a randomly selected solution, we use three types of swap operators to enlarge our current solution in different situations. The results of experiments conducted on various graphs from two benchmarks demonstrated that our proposed algorithm achieved desirable performance on specific graphs compared with other algorithms.
ISSN:2169-3536