Numerical optimization of generative network parameters

Joshua A. Taylor, Franz S. Hover

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Abstract

We address the design of complex, large-scale systems by viewing them as random networks, and optimizing network structure over generative parameters. We do not seek specific topologies, but rather classes of optimal or near optimal networks which correspond to desirable statistical behavior, while also allowing flexibility to accommodate unmodeled constraints. This approach is a computationally feasible forward design path for large-scale systems. A numerical example is given in which a network's degree distribution is optimized for combined efficiency and robustness in a cascading failure scenario; the work has application to electric distribution and other systems.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationGrand Challenges in Modeling and Simulation Symposium, GCMS 2010 - Proceedings of the 2010 Summer Simulation Multiconference, SummerSim 2010
Pages66-71
Number of pages6
Edition3 BOOK
StatePublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
EventGrand Challenges in Modeling and Simulation Symposium, GCMS 2010, Part of the 2010 Summer Simulation Multiconference, SummerSim 2010 - Ottawa, ON, Canada
Duration: Jul 12 2010Jul 14 2010

Publication series

NameGrand Challenges in Modeling and Simulation Symposium, GCMS 2010 - Proceedings of the 2010 Summer Simulation Multiconference, SummerSim 2010
Number3 BOOK

Conference

ConferenceGrand Challenges in Modeling and Simulation Symposium, GCMS 2010, Part of the 2010 Summer Simulation Multiconference, SummerSim 2010
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityOttawa, ON
Period7/12/107/14/10

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Modeling and Simulation

Keywords

  • Cascading failure
  • Clustering
  • Configuration model
  • Particle swarm optimization
  • Random network

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