Tastan, Aylin (2023)
Contributions to Robust Graph Clustering: Spectral Analysis and Algorithms.
Technische Universität Darmstadt
doi: 10.26083/tuprints-00024068
Dissertation, Erstveröffentlichung, Verlagsversion
Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)
This dissertation details the design of fast, and parameter free, graph clustering methods to robustly determine set cluster assignments. It provides spectral analysis as well as algorithms that adapt the obtained theoretical results to the implementation of robust graph clustering techniques. Sparsity is of importance in graph clustering and a first contribution of the thesis is the definition of a sparse graph model consistent with the graph clustering objectives. This model is based on an advantageous property, arising from a block diagonal representation, of a matrix that promotes the density of connections within clusters and sparsity between them. Spectral analysis of the sparse graph model including the eigen-decomposition of the Laplacian matrix is conducted. The analysis of the Laplacian matrix is simplified by defining a vector that carries all the relevant information that is contained in the Laplacian matrix. The obtained spectral properties of sparse graphs are adapted to sparsity-aware clustering based on two methods that formulate the determination of the sparsity level as approximations to spectral properties of the sparse graph models. A second contribution of this thesis is to analyze the effects of outliers on graph clustering and to propose algorithms that address robustness and the level of sparsity jointly. The basis for this contribution is to specify fundamental outlier types that occur in the cases of extreme sparsity and the mathematical analysis of their effects on sparse graphs to develop graph clustering algorithms that are robust against the investigated outlier effects. Based on the obtained results, two different robust and sparsity-aware affinity matrix construction methods are proposed. Motivated by the outliers’ effects on eigenvectors, a robust Fiedler vector estimation and a robust spectral clustering methods are proposed. Finally, an outlier detection algorithm that is built upon the vertex degree is proposed and applied to gait analysis. The results of this thesis demonstrate the importance of jointly addressing robustness and the level of sparsity for graph clustering algorithms. Additionally, simplified Laplacian matrix analysis provides promising results to design graph construction methods that may be computed efficiently through the optimization in a vector space instead of the usually used matrix space.
Typ des Eintrags: | Dissertation | ||||
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Erschienen: | 2023 | ||||
Autor(en): | Tastan, Aylin | ||||
Art des Eintrags: | Erstveröffentlichung | ||||
Titel: | Contributions to Robust Graph Clustering: Spectral Analysis and Algorithms | ||||
Sprache: | Englisch | ||||
Referenten: | Zoubir, Prof. Dr. Abdelhak M. ; Muma, Prof. Dr. Michael | ||||
Publikationsjahr: | 2023 | ||||
Ort: | Darmstadt | ||||
Kollation: | xii, 268 Seiten | ||||
Datum der mündlichen Prüfung: | 26 Mai 2023 | ||||
DOI: | 10.26083/tuprints-00024068 | ||||
URL / URN: | https://tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/24068 | ||||
Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract): | This dissertation details the design of fast, and parameter free, graph clustering methods to robustly determine set cluster assignments. It provides spectral analysis as well as algorithms that adapt the obtained theoretical results to the implementation of robust graph clustering techniques. Sparsity is of importance in graph clustering and a first contribution of the thesis is the definition of a sparse graph model consistent with the graph clustering objectives. This model is based on an advantageous property, arising from a block diagonal representation, of a matrix that promotes the density of connections within clusters and sparsity between them. Spectral analysis of the sparse graph model including the eigen-decomposition of the Laplacian matrix is conducted. The analysis of the Laplacian matrix is simplified by defining a vector that carries all the relevant information that is contained in the Laplacian matrix. The obtained spectral properties of sparse graphs are adapted to sparsity-aware clustering based on two methods that formulate the determination of the sparsity level as approximations to spectral properties of the sparse graph models. A second contribution of this thesis is to analyze the effects of outliers on graph clustering and to propose algorithms that address robustness and the level of sparsity jointly. The basis for this contribution is to specify fundamental outlier types that occur in the cases of extreme sparsity and the mathematical analysis of their effects on sparse graphs to develop graph clustering algorithms that are robust against the investigated outlier effects. Based on the obtained results, two different robust and sparsity-aware affinity matrix construction methods are proposed. Motivated by the outliers’ effects on eigenvectors, a robust Fiedler vector estimation and a robust spectral clustering methods are proposed. Finally, an outlier detection algorithm that is built upon the vertex degree is proposed and applied to gait analysis. The results of this thesis demonstrate the importance of jointly addressing robustness and the level of sparsity for graph clustering algorithms. Additionally, simplified Laplacian matrix analysis provides promising results to design graph construction methods that may be computed efficiently through the optimization in a vector space instead of the usually used matrix space. |
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Status: | Verlagsversion | ||||
URN: | urn:nbn:de:tuda-tuprints-240689 | ||||
Sachgruppe der Dewey Dezimalklassifikatin (DDC): | 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 510 Mathematik 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 620 Ingenieurwissenschaften und Maschinenbau |
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Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): | 18 Fachbereich Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik 18 Fachbereich Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik > Institut für Nachrichtentechnik 18 Fachbereich Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik > Institut für Nachrichtentechnik > Robust Data Science 18 Fachbereich Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik > Institut für Nachrichtentechnik > Signalverarbeitung |
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Hinterlegungsdatum: | 07 Jun 2023 07:17 | ||||
Letzte Änderung: | 12 Jun 2023 12:15 | ||||
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Referenten: | Zoubir, Prof. Dr. Abdelhak M. ; Muma, Prof. Dr. Michael | ||||
Datum der mündlichen Prüfung / Verteidigung / mdl. Prüfung: | 26 Mai 2023 | ||||
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