Title
Least cost influence propagation in (social) networks.
Abstract
Influence maximization problems aim to identify key players in (social) networks and are typically motivated from viral marketing. In this work, we introduce and study the Generalized Least Cost Influence Problem (GLCIP) that generalizes many previously considered problem variants and allows to overcome some of their limitations. A formulation that is based on the concept of activation functions is proposed together with strengthening inequalities. Exact and heuristic solution methods are developed and compared for the new problem. Our computational results also show that our approaches outperform the state-of-the-art on relevant, special cases of the GLCIP.
Year
DOI
Venue
2018
10.1007/s10107-018-1288-y
Math. Program.
Keywords
Field
DocType
Influence maximization,Mixed-integer programming,Social network analysis,90B10,90C11,90C27
Mathematical optimization,Viral marketing,Heuristic,Influence propagation,Social network,Social network analysis,Integer programming,Maximization,Mathematics
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
170
1
0025-5610
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
13
Authors
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Matteo Fischetti12505260.53
Michael Kahr200.34
Markus Leitner314816.62
Michele Monaci4104960.78
Mario Ruthmair5718.40