# ABEM: An Adaptive Agent-based Evolutionary Approach for Mining Influencers in Online Social Networks

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2104.06563 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2104.06563/

## Key facts

- No citing papers in the map yet (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- Builds on 4 of its 45 references that are in the map.
- First posted on arXiv 14 Apr 2021.

## Builds on (most cited first, 4 of 4)

- [Multi-scale Attributed Node Embedding](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1909.13021/) (2019)
- [Adaptive Influence Maximization in Dynamic Social Networks](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1506.06294/) (2015)
- [Vital Spreaders Identification in Complex Networks with Multi-Local Dimension](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1909.13646/) (2019)
- [Adaptive Influence Maximization under General Feedback Models](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1902.00192/) (2019)

## Abstract (arXiv)

A key step in influence maximization in online social networks is the identification of a small number of users, known as influencers, who are able to spread influence quickly and widely to other users. The evolving nature of the topological structure of these networks makes it difficult to locate and identify these influencers. In this paper, we propose an adaptive agent-based evolutionary approach to address this problem in the context of both static and dynamic networks. This approach is shown to be able to adapt the solution as the network evolves. It is also applicable to large-scale networks due to its distributed framework. Evaluation of our approach is performed by using both synthetic networks and real-world datasets. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed approach outperforms state-of-the-art seeding algorithms in terms of maximizing influence.