Dynamic Evolution of Complex Networks : A Reinforcement Learning Approach Applying Evolutionary Games to Community Structure
Complex networks serve as abstract models for understanding real-world complex systems and provide frameworks for studying structured dynamical systems. This article addresses limitations in current studies on the exploration of individual birth-death and the development of community structures with...
| Publié dans: | IEEE transactions on pattern analysis and machine intelligence. - 1979. - 47(2025), 10 vom: 05. Sept., Seite 8563-8582 |
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| Autres auteurs: | , , , |
| Format: | Article en ligne |
| Langue: | English |
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2025
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| Accès à la collection: | IEEE transactions on pattern analysis and machine intelligence |
| Sujets: | Journal Article |
| Résumé: | Complex networks serve as abstract models for understanding real-world complex systems and provide frameworks for studying structured dynamical systems. This article addresses limitations in current studies on the exploration of individual birth-death and the development of community structures within dynamic systems. To bridge this gap, we propose a networked evolution model that includes the birth and death of individuals, incorporating reinforcement learning through games among individuals. Each individual has a lifespan following an arbitrary distribution, engages in games with network neighbors, selects actions using Q-learning in reinforcement learning, and moves within a two-dimensional space. The developed theories are validated through extensive experiments. Besides, we observe the evolution of cooperative behaviors and community structures in systems both with and without the birth-death process. The fitting of real-world populations and networks demonstrates the practicality of our model. Furthermore, comprehensive analyses of the model reveal that exploitation rates and payoff parameters determine the emergence of communities, learning rates affect the speed of community formation, discount factors influence stability, and two-dimensional space dimensions dictate community size. Our model offers a novel perspective on real-world community development and provides a valuable framework for studying population dynamics behaviors |
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| Description: | Date Completed 16.09.2025 Date Revised 18.09.2025 published: Print Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1939-3539 |
| DOI: | 10.1109/TPAMI.2025.3579895 |