Structural differences between two graphs through hierarchies
Daniel Archambault
Proceedings of Graphics Interface, May 2009, pp. 87--94.
Abstract: This paper presents a technique for visualizing the differences between two graphs. The technique assumes that a unique labeling of the nodes for each graph is available, where if a pair of labels match, they correspond to the same node in both graphs. Such labeling often exists in many application areas: IP addresses in computer networks, namespaces, class names, and function names in software engineering, to name a few. As many areas of the graph may be the same in both graphs, we visualize large areas of difference through a graph hierarchy. We introduce a path-preserving coarsening technique for degree one nodes of the same classification. We also introduce a path-preserving coarsening technique based on betweenness centrality that is able to illustrate major differences between two graphs.
Article URL: http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1555880.1555905
BibTeX format:
@inproceedings{Archambault:2009:SDB,
  author = {Daniel Archambault},
  title = {Structural differences between two graphs through hierarchies},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface},
  pages = {87--94},
  month = may,
  year = {2009},
}
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