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Estimating Reachability Set Sizes in Dynamic Graphs

Abstract

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Graphs are a commonly used abstraction for diverse kinds of interactions, e.g., on Twitter and Facebook. Different kinds of topological properties of such graphs are computed for gaining insights into their structure. Computing properties of large real networks is computationally very challenging. Further, most real world networks are dynamic, i.e., they change over time. Therefore there is a need for efficient dynamic algorithms that offer good space-time trade-offs. In this thesis we study the problem of computing the reachability set size of a vertex, which is a fundamental problem, with applications in databases and social networks. We develop the first Giraph based algorithms for different dynamic versions of these problems, which scale to graphs with millions of edges.

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Science
Level thesis:degree_level
masters
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Computer Science and Applications
Department dc:contributor.department
Computer Science
Grantor dc:publisher
Virginia Tech
Year dc:date.issued
2014

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Aji, Sudarshan Mandayam
Chair dc:contributor.committeechair
  • Vullikanti, Anil Kumar S.
Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
  • Marathe, Madhav Vishnu
  • Bisset, Keith R.

Subjects

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Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • In Copyright

Identifiers

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vt_gsexam:3077
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/49262

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citation

Aji, Sudarshan Mandayam. Estimating Reachability Set Sizes in Dynamic Graphs. masters thesis, Virginia Tech, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/49262