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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2018
Filed:
May. 22, 2013
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Konstantinos Bekas, Rueschlikon, CH;
Alessandro Curioni, Rueschlikon, CH;
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments relate to simplifying large and complex networks and graphs using global connectivity information based on calculated node centralities. An aspect includes calculating node centralities of a graph until a designated number of central nodes are detected. A percentage of the central nodes are then selected as pivot nodes. The neighboring nodes to each of the pivot nodes are then collapsed until the graph shrinks to a predefined threshold of total nodes. Responsive to the number of total nodes reaching the predefined threshold, the simplified graph is outputted.