Tracking Network Dynamics using Probabilistic State-Space Models

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Hauptverfasser: Tenorio, Victor M., Isufi, Elvin, Leus, Geert, Marques, Antonio G.
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author Tenorio, Victor M.
Isufi, Elvin
Leus, Geert
Marques, Antonio G.
author_facet Tenorio, Victor M.
Isufi, Elvin
Leus, Geert
Marques, Antonio G.
contents This paper introduces a probabilistic approach for tracking the dynamics of unweighted and directed graphs using state-space models (SSMs). Unlike conventional topology inference methods that assume static graphs and generate point-wise estimates, our method accounts for dynamic changes in the network structure over time. We model the network at each timestep as the state of the SSM, and use observations to update beliefs that quantify the probability of the network being in a particular state. Then, by considering the dynamics of transition and observation models through the update and prediction steps, respectively, the proposed method can incorporate the information of real-time graph signals into the beliefs. These beliefs provide a probability distribution of the network at each timestep, being able to provide both an estimate for the network and the uncertainty it entails. Our approach is evaluated through experiments with synthetic and real-world networks. The results demonstrate that our method effectively estimates network states and accounts for the uncertainty in the data, outperforming traditional techniques such as recursive least squares.
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spellingShingle Tracking Network Dynamics using Probabilistic State-Space Models
Tenorio, Victor M.
Isufi, Elvin
Leus, Geert
Marques, Antonio G.
Signal Processing
This paper introduces a probabilistic approach for tracking the dynamics of unweighted and directed graphs using state-space models (SSMs). Unlike conventional topology inference methods that assume static graphs and generate point-wise estimates, our method accounts for dynamic changes in the network structure over time. We model the network at each timestep as the state of the SSM, and use observations to update beliefs that quantify the probability of the network being in a particular state. Then, by considering the dynamics of transition and observation models through the update and prediction steps, respectively, the proposed method can incorporate the information of real-time graph signals into the beliefs. These beliefs provide a probability distribution of the network at each timestep, being able to provide both an estimate for the network and the uncertainty it entails. Our approach is evaluated through experiments with synthetic and real-world networks. The results demonstrate that our method effectively estimates network states and accounts for the uncertainty in the data, outperforming traditional techniques such as recursive least squares.
title Tracking Network Dynamics using Probabilistic State-Space Models
topic Signal Processing
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.08238