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Discovering Hidden Groups in Communication Networks

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We describe models and efficient algorithms for detecting groups (communities) functioning in communication networks which attempt to hide their functionality – hidden groups. Our results reveal the properties of the background network activity that make detection of the hidden group easy, as well as those that make it difficult.

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  • Hide Markov Model
  • Random Graph
  • Random Model
  • Communication Graph
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This research was partially supported by NSF grants 0324947 and 0346341

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  1. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street, Troy, NY, 12180, USA

    Jeff Baumes, Mark Goldberg, Malik Magdon-Ismail & William Al Wallace

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  1. Department of Management Information Systems, Eller College of Management,, The University of Arizona, AZ 85721, USA

    Hsinchun Chen

  2. San Diego Supercomputer Center, 9500 Gilman Drive, CA 92093-0505, La Jolla, USA

    Reagan Moore

  3. MIS Department, University of Arizona, AZ 85721, Tucson, USA

    Daniel D. Zeng

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Baumes, J., Goldberg, M., Magdon-Ismail, M., Wallace, W.A. (2004). Discovering Hidden Groups in Communication Networks. In: Chen, H., Moore, R., Zeng, D.D., Leavitt, J. (eds) Intelligence and Security Informatics. ISI 2004. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3073. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-25952-7_28

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