MixedAD: A Scalable Algorithm for Detecting Mixed Anomalies in Attributed Graphs

Authors

  • Mengxiao Zhu Beihang University
  • Haogang Zhu Beihang University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1609/aaai.v34i01.5482

Abstract

Attributed graphs, where nodes are associated with a rich set of attributes, have been widely used in various domains. Among all the nodes, those with patterns that deviate significantly from others are of particular interest. There are mainly two challenges for anomaly detection. For one thing, we often encounter large graphs with lots of nodes and attributes in the real-life scenario, which requires a scalable algorithm. For another, there are anomalies w.r.t. both the structure and attribute in a mixed manner. The algorithm should identify all of them simultaneously. State-of-art algorithms often fail in some respects. In this paper, we propose the scalable algorithm called MixedAD. Theoretical analysis is provided to prove its superiority. Extensive experiments are also conducted on both synthetic and real-life datasets. Specifically, the results show that MixedAD often achieves the F1 scores greater than those of others by at least 25% and runs at least 10 times faster than the others.

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Published

2020-04-03

How to Cite

Zhu, M., & Zhu, H. (2020). MixedAD: A Scalable Algorithm for Detecting Mixed Anomalies in Attributed Graphs. Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 34(01), 1274-1281. https://doi.org/10.1609/aaai.v34i01.5482

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AAAI Technical Track: Applications