Nested exemplar latent space models for dimension reduction in dynamic networks

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Auteurs principaux: Kampe, Jennifer Noelle, Silva, Luca Alessandro, Roslin, Tomas, Dunson, David Brian
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Publié: 2024
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author Kampe, Jennifer Noelle
Silva, Luca Alessandro
Roslin, Tomas
Dunson, David Brian
author_facet Kampe, Jennifer Noelle
Silva, Luca Alessandro
Roslin, Tomas
Dunson, David Brian
contents Dynamic latent space models are widely used for characterizing changes in networks and relational data over time. These models assign to each node latent attributes that characterize connectivity with other nodes, with these latent attributes dynamically changing over time. Node attributes can be organized as a three-way tensor with modes corresponding to nodes, latent space dimension, and time. Unfortunately, as the number of nodes and time points increases, the number of elements of this tensor becomes enormous, leading to computational and statistical challenges, particularly when data are sparse. We propose a new approach for massively reducing dimensionality by expressing the latent node attribute tensor as low rank. This leads to an interesting new nested exemplar latent space model, which characterizes the node attribute tensor as dependent on low-dimensional exemplar traits for each node, weights for each latent space dimension, and exemplar curves characterizing time variation. We study properties of this framework, including expressivity, and develop efficient Bayesian inference algorithms. The approach leads to substantial advantages in simulations and applications to ecological networks.
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spellingShingle Nested exemplar latent space models for dimension reduction in dynamic networks
Kampe, Jennifer Noelle
Silva, Luca Alessandro
Roslin, Tomas
Dunson, David Brian
Methodology
Dynamic latent space models are widely used for characterizing changes in networks and relational data over time. These models assign to each node latent attributes that characterize connectivity with other nodes, with these latent attributes dynamically changing over time. Node attributes can be organized as a three-way tensor with modes corresponding to nodes, latent space dimension, and time. Unfortunately, as the number of nodes and time points increases, the number of elements of this tensor becomes enormous, leading to computational and statistical challenges, particularly when data are sparse. We propose a new approach for massively reducing dimensionality by expressing the latent node attribute tensor as low rank. This leads to an interesting new nested exemplar latent space model, which characterizes the node attribute tensor as dependent on low-dimensional exemplar traits for each node, weights for each latent space dimension, and exemplar curves characterizing time variation. We study properties of this framework, including expressivity, and develop efficient Bayesian inference algorithms. The approach leads to substantial advantages in simulations and applications to ecological networks.
title Nested exemplar latent space models for dimension reduction in dynamic networks
topic Methodology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.07604