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Protik Nag
dblp:272/9641
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1ranked-venue papers
0as first author
1since 2021 · last 2024
—ORCID · none
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Artificial intelligence and machine learning · 1 · 1 since 2021
Expertise — from the expertise taxonomy: the topics of the expert's papers under the CCF categories. A weight counts papers with recency: 1 for a paper about the topic, 0.3 when the topic is its context, halved every five years.
| Artificial intelligence
1 paper |
Multi-agent systems · 61% Graph learning · 39% |
Topics — the 4 heaviest of 4, each with the papers that count most for it
| Topic | Weight | Papers | Last | Evidence papers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Machine learning › Graph learning
influence maximization |
0.8 | 1 | 2024 | Towards Effective Planning Strategies for Dynamic Opinion Networks · NeurIPS 2024 |
Knowledge, reasoning and agents › Multi-agent systems
misinformation mitigation |
0.8 | 1 | 2024 | Towards Effective Planning Strategies for Dynamic Opinion Networks · NeurIPS 2024 |
Knowledge, reasoning and agents › Multi-agent systems
opinion dynamics |
0.8 | 1 | 2024 | Towards Effective Planning Strategies for Dynamic Opinion Networks · NeurIPS 2024 |
Machine learning › Graph learning › graph neural network
graph convolutional network |
0.2 | 1 | 2024 | Towards Effective Planning Strategies for Dynamic Opinion Networks · NeurIPS 2024 |
Methods — techniques the papers use, named apart from their topics
reinforcement learning · 0.8ranking algorithms · 0.8graph convolutional network · 0.8
| Year | Publication | Venue | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Towards Effective Planning Strategies for Dynamic Opinion NetworksabstractIn this study, we investigate the under-explored intervention planning aimed at disseminating accurate information within dynamic opinion networks by leveraging learning strategies. Intervention planning involves identifying key nodes (search) and exerting control (e.g., disseminating accurate/official information through the nodes) to mitigate the influence of misinformation. However, as the network size increases, the problem becomes computationally intractable. To address this, we first introduce a ranking algorithm to identify key nodes for disseminating accurate information, which facilitates the training of neural network (NN) classifiers that provide generalized solutions for the search and planning problems. Second, we mitigate the complexity of label generation—which becomes challenging as the network grows—by developing a reinforcement learning (RL)-based centralized dynamic planning framework. We analyze these NN-based planners for opinion networks governed by two dynamic propagation models. Each model incorporates both binary and continuous opinion and trust representations. Our experimental results demonstrate that the ranking algorithm-based classifiers provide plans that enhance infection rate control, especially with increased action budgets for small networks. Further, we observe that the reward strategies focusing on key metrics, such as the number of susceptible nodes and infection rates, outperform those prioritizing faster blocking strategies. Additionally, our findings reveal that graph convolutional network (GCN)-based planners facilitate scalable centralized plans that achieve lower infection rates (higher control) across various network configurations (e.g., Watts-Strogatz topology, varying action budgets, varying initial infected nodes, and varying degree of infected nodes). Bharath Muppasani, Protik Nag, Vignesh Narayanan, Biplav Srivastava, Michael N. Huhns |
NeurIPS | 2 |