A Learning Convolutional Neural Network Approach for Network Robustness Prediction

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1. What are the main approaches for measuring network connectivity and controllability robustness against attacks?

2. What is connectivity robustness in undirected networks?

3. What is the controllability matrix for a linear time-invariant networked system?

4. How is the prediction error xa calculated?

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The main approaches for measuring network connectivity and controllability robustness against attacks include using the change of the portion of nodes in the largest connected component (LCC) for connectivity robustness, and the change of density of driver nodes for controllability robustness. Additionally, edge rewiring, attack simulations, and deep neural networks are commonly used methods for enhancing robustness and predicting network robustness.

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Connectivity robustness in undirected networks measures the network's ability to remain connected after node-removal attacks. It is evaluated using the fraction of nodes in the largest connected component (LCC) after each node removal. The connectivity curve, obtained by plotting these values, shows the network's resilience to attacks. The equation for connectivity robustness is EQUATION, where p(i) represents the fraction of nodes in LCC after i nodes are removed, and N LCC(i) is the number of nodes in LCC after i nodes have been removed. This measure helps researchers understand the network's stability and identify potential vulnerabilities.

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The controllability matrix for a linear time-invariant networked system is [B AB A 2 B * * * A N -1 B], where A and B are constant matrices of compatible dimensions, and x and u are the state vector and control input, respectively. The system is state controllable if and only if this matrix has a full rowrank, which is equal to the dimension of A, also known as the size of the network in the present study. This matrix is crucial in determining the controllability of the system and plays a significant role in calculating the network controllability robustness.

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The prediction error xa is calculated by taking the absolute difference between the true curve s t and the predicted curve s a, denoted as x a = |s t - s a |. The sequence of errors x a (i) is calculated as x a (i) = |s t (i) - s a (i)|, where i ranges from 0 to N - 1. This vector x a can be used to visualize the prediction errors throughout the attack process. The scalar xa measures the overall prediction error, with a lower value indicating a better prediction. The index sequence i is replaced by the fractional index sequence d, ranging from 0 to N - 1, for notational convenience.

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PCR's CNN structure, as shown in Fig. 1, consists of network adjacency matrices converted to gray-scale images and used as input to CNN. The structure includes seven feature map (FM) groups with N i = N/2 (i+1) for i = 1, 2, ..., 7. The concatenation layer reshapes the matrix to a vector, from FM 7 to FC 1, i.e., FC1=N 7 x N 7 x 512 and FC2=4096. The loss function is the mean-squared error between the predicted connectivity or controllability curve v and the true curve v. The training process aims at adjusting the internal parameters to minimize L.

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Node Sequence Selection in PATCHY-SAN aims to identify and arrange critical nodes in a fixed-length sequence based on their importance. Nodes are sorted in descending order of labeling scores, with the first W nodes selected as the node sequence. This process assigns a score to each node using centrality measures like degree and betweenness. The selected nodes form receptive fields of size g, which are used for further processing in the PATCHY-SAN technique. If the number of nodes N is less than W, all-zero receptive fields are added for padding. This step ensures that the most important nodes are prioritized and contribute to the overall representation of the graph data.

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LFR-CNN offers several advantages over PCR and PATCHY-SAN. Firstly, a 2D-CNN in LFR-CNN can capture more feature details than a 1D-CNN, making it more suitable for large-scale complex network data. Secondly, LFR-CNN achieves a balance in CNN structure and the number of parameters, requiring an intermediate number of training parameters (6.0 x 10^6). This balance allows for a more powerful CNN structure while reducing the required number of feature map groups (FMs) compared to PCR and PATCHY-SAN. Additionally, LFR-CNN can process different network sizes using the same 3-FM CNN, making it adaptable to varying network sizes without the need for adjustments. Overall, LFR-CNN combines the advantages of PCR and PATCHY-SAN, making it a promising approach for network analysis and prediction.

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A total of 9 synthetic network models are simulated in the experimental studies. These models include the Erdos-Renyi (ER) random-graph, Barabasi-Albert (BA) scale-free, generic scale-free (SF), onionlike generic scale-free (OS), Newman-Watts small-world (SW-NW), Watts-Strogatz small-world (SW-WS), q-snapback (QS), random triangle (RT), and random hexagon (RH). Each model has its own unique characteristics and degree distributions. The BA network is generated according to the preferential attachment scheme, while the SF network is generated based on a set of predefined weights. The OS network is generated based on an SF network with 2N rewiring operations towards assortativity maximization. The SW-NW and SW-WS models start from an N-node loop with K=2 connected nearest-neighbors, with the difference being that additional edges are added in SW-NW without removing any existing edges, while rewiring operations are performed in SW-WS. The QS model consists of a backbone chain and multiple snapback edges, while the RT and RH models consist of random triangles and hexagons, respectively. The size of each synthetic network is randomly determined in three different settings, and the average degrees are also assigned randomly. The ranges are set differently for various network models, with the overall average degree of the training network being 4.33 and the testing network being 4.36. The proposed LFR-CNN is compared with PATCHY-SAN and PCR in predicting the connectivity and controllability robustness for both synthetic and real-world networks under various node-removal attacks.

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LFR-CNN and PATCHY-SAN predict controllability robustness using LFR modules. LFR-CNN performs better than PATCHY-SAN in 9 out of 10 comparisons, while PATCHY-SAN performs better in 4 comparisons. LFR-CNN's predictions are closer to the true simulation results, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5. The overall prediction errors of LFR-CNN and PATCHY-SAN are summarized in Table III, indicating their performance across different network scenarios. LFR-CNN outperforms PCR for all networks, while PATCHY-SAN has no significant differences with PCR in some cases. Both LFR-CNN and PATCHY-SAN are trained and tested on 100 samples, with network sizes ranging from N [350, 650] and k [1.5, 6]. The LFR module in both predictors allows them to predict different controllability curves for different scenarios, making them effective in predicting controllability robustness for directed networks under RA and TB.

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CNN-based approaches can predict connectivity robustness for undirected networks by analyzing various types of complex networks, including weighted and unweighted, directed and undirected, real-world and synthetic networks. In this section, the focus is on undirected networks. The connectivity robustness predictions are compared using RA and TD methods. Figures 7 and 8 illustrate the predicted connectivity curves under RA and TD, respectively. The overall prediction errors are summarized in Table III, showing that the prediction errors are mostly in the magnitude of 10^-2. The three predictors perform well in predicting the connectivity curves, denoted by p(d).

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In LFR normalization, node attributes such as degree, clustering coefficient, and betweenness are compared. Different combinations of these attributes are embedded in a receptive field. This comparison helps in verifying the scalability of the proposed LFR-CNN model. The LFR-CNN model is compared with PCR and PATCHY-SAN on predicting networks of sizes N [700, 1300]. A 7-FM PCR is used with W = 1000 for LFR-CNN and PATCHY-SAN. The results show that LFR-CNN outperforms PCR in controllability robustness prediction and performs better than PATCHY-SAN and PCR in connectivity robustness prediction. Overall, LFR-CNN outperforms PCR for 17 out of 18 cases and PATCHY-SAN for 13 out of 18 cases, while for the rest, it performs statistically equivalently to PCR or PATCHY-SAN.

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Network size variation affects PCR, LFR-CNN, and PATCHY-SAN differently. PCR requires upsampling or downsampling to resize the input adjacency matrix, leading to potential information loss. In contrast, LFR-CNN and PATCHY-SAN use receptive fields to input the most important nodes, discarding less important information if the network size exceeds the input size. PCR is more sensitive to network size variation, while LFR-CNN and PATCHY-SAN are more robust. LFR-CNN outperforms PATCHY-SAN for all network sizes, and PCR outperforms LFR-CNN for SF networks. This suggests that PCR's performance is affected by network size variation, while LFR-CNN and PATCHY-SAN are more stable. Overall, LFR-CNN predicts controllability and connectivity curves more precisely and saves computational time compared to attack simulation.

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Spectral measures are widely used for estimating network connectivity robustness of undirected networks. Table IX shows the estimated connectivity robustness ranks of different networks, using three CNN-based predictors and six spectral measures. Undirected networks with N [350, 650] and k [1. 5, 6] are used for comparison. Prediction results are unified by the predicted rank errors of network robustness, calculated by x r = | rl - rl|. PATCHY-SAN and LFR-CNN obtain the best two average rank errors, while PCR does not perform well due to a larger variation of network size and average degree.

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LFR-CNN achieves a balance between PCR and PATCHY-SAN by compressing the raw higher-dimensional adjacency matrix to a lower-dimensional representation while maintaining the capability to process complex network data with varying network size and average degree. This balance allows LFR-CNN to effectively predict both connectivity robustness and controllability robustness. The LFR module in LFR-CNN not only reduces the input size but also extends the network's processing capability, making it suitable for analyzing and comparing various network types, including directed and undirected networks. Extensive numerical experiments demonstrate the advantages of LFR-CNN over other state-of-the-art network robustness predictors, such as PCR and PATCHY-SAN, in terms of sensitivity to network size variation and prediction accuracy. LFR-CNN's performance in predicting connectivity and controllability robustness curves under different attack types surpasses spectral measures, making it a valuable indicator for network robustness. However, future research could explore the correlation between controllability robustness and spectral measures, presenting an intriguing area for further investigation.

A Learning Convolutional Neural Network Approach for Network Robustness Prediction

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