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Heterogeneous Information Network Analysis and Applications

  • Explains the benefits of heterogeneous information networks for readers
  • Offers readers an understanding of developing trends in social network analysis
  • Provides a comprehensive survey of current developments of heterogeneous information networks
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Data Analytics (DAANA)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
  2. Introduction

    • Chuan Shi, Philip S. Yu
    Pages 1-11
  3. Survey of Current Developments

    • Chuan Shi, Philip S. Yu
    Pages 13-30
  4. Relevance Measure of Heterogeneous Objects

    • Chuan Shi, Philip S. Yu
    Pages 31-60
  5. Path-Based Ranking and Clustering

    • Chuan Shi, Philip S. Yu
    Pages 61-96
  6. Recommendation with Heterogeneous Information

    • Chuan Shi, Philip S. Yu
    Pages 97-141
  7. Fusion Learning on Heterogeneous Social Networks

    • Chuan Shi, Philip S. Yu
    Pages 143-180
  8. Schema-Rich Heterogeneous Network Mining

    • Chuan Shi, Philip S. Yu
    Pages 181-199
  9. Prototype System Based on Heterogeneous Network

    • Chuan Shi, Philip S. Yu
    Pages 201-217
  10. Future Research Directions

    • Chuan Shi, Philip S. Yu
    Pages 219-227

About this book

This book offers researchers an understanding of the fundamental issues and a good starting point to work on this rapidly expanding field. It provides a comprehensive survey of current developments of heterogeneous information network. It also presents the newest research in applications of heterogeneous information networks to similarity search, ranking, clustering, recommendation. 




This information will help researchers to understand how to analyze networked data with heterogeneous information networks. Common data mining tasks are explored, including similarity search, ranking, and recommendation. The book illustrates some prototypes which analyze networked data.




Professionals and academics working in data analytics, networks, machine learning, and data mining will find this content valuable. It is also suitable for advanced-level students in computer science who are interested in networking orpattern recognition. 








Authors and Affiliations

  • Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China

    Chuan Shi

  • University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, USA

    Philip S. Yu

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eBook USD 119.00
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Softcover Book USD 159.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 159.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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