A survey on influence maximization: From an ml-based combinatorial optimization

Y Li, H Gao, Y Gao, J Guo, W Wu - ACM Transactions on Knowledge …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Influence Maximization (IM) is a classical combinatorial optimization problem, which can be
widely used in mobile networks, social computing, and recommendation systems. It aims at …

Targeted influence maximization in competitive social networks

Z Liang, Q He, H Du, W Xu - Information Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
Advertising using the word-of-mouth effect is quite effective in promoting products. In the last
decade, there has been intensive research studying the influence maximization problem in …

Balanced influence maximization in social networks based on deep reinforcement learning

S Yang, Q Du, G Zhu, J Cao, L Chen, W Qin, Y Wang - Neural Networks, 2024 - Elsevier
Balanced influence maximization aims to balance the influence maximization of multiple
different entities in social networks and avoid the emergence of filter bubbles and echo …

A multi-transformation evolutionary framework for influence maximization in social networks

C Wang, J Zhao, L Li, L Jiao, J Liu… - IEEE Computational …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Influence maximization is a crucial issue for mining the deep information of social networks,
which aims to select a seed set from the network to maximize the number of influenced …

DGN: Influence maximization based on deep reinforcement learning

J Wang, Z Cao, C **e, Y Li, J Liu, Z Gao - The Journal of Supercomputing, 2025 - Springer
The quality of seeds is crucial for influence maximization in social networks. Seed selection
algorithms based on deep reinforcement learning (DRL) combine the representation …

Multi-grade Revenue Maximization for Promotional and Competitive Viral Marketing in Social Networks

YW Teng, Y Shi, DN Yang, CH Tai… - … on Knowledge and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we address the problem of revenue maximization (RM) for multi-grade
products in social networks by considering pricing, seed selection, and coupon distribution …

Winning the Social Media Influence Battle: Uncertainty-Aware Opinions to Understand and Spread True Information via Competitive Influence Maximization

Q Zhang, LM Kaplan, A Jøsang, DH Jeong… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Competitive Influence Maximization (CIM) involves entities competing to maximize influence
in online social networks (OSNs). Current Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) methods in …

Uncertainty-Aware Influence Maximization: Enhancing Propagation in Competitive Social Networks with Subjective Logic

Q Zhang, LM Kaplan, A Jøsang… - … Conference on Big …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Competitive Influence Maximization (CIM) problem involves entities competing to
maximize influence in online social networks (OSNs). While Deep Reinforcement Learning …

Deep Learning Approaches for Defending Against Cascading Failure

JD Cunningham - 2024 - search.proquest.com
A significant amount of society's infrastructure can be modeled using graph structures, from
electric and communication grids, to traffic networks, to social networks. Each of these …

A2C-Based Approach for Rumor Containment and Correction in Social Networks with a Time Delay

L Li, H Guo - … Academic Exchange Conference on Science and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Social networks possess a dual nature, serving as platforms for rapid dissemination of
innovations as well as widespread circulation of rumors. The proliferation of false …