Enhancing Predictive Expert Method for Link Prediction in Heterogeneous Information Social Networks.

Link prediction is a critical prerequisite and foundation task for social network security that involves predicting the potential relationship between nodes within a network or graph. Although the existing methods show promising performance, they often ignore the unique attributes of each link type and the impact of diverse node differences on network topology when dealing with heterogeneous information networks (HINs), resulting in inaccurate predictions of unobserved links. To overcome this hurdle, we propose the Enhancing Predictive Expert Method (EPEM), a comprehensive framework that includes an individual feature projector, a predictive expert constructor, and a trustworthiness investor. The individual feature projector extracts the distinct characteristics associated with each link type, eliminating shared attributes that are common across all links. The predictive expert constructor then creates enhancing predictive experts, which improve predictive precision by incorporating the individual feature representations unique to each node category. Finally, the trustworthiness investor evaluates the reliability of each enhancing predictive expert and adjusts their contributions to the prediction outcomes accordingly. Our empirical evaluations on three diverse heterogeneous social network datasets demonstrate the effectiveness of EPEM in forecasting unobserved links, outperforming the state-of-the-art methods. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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