Heterogeneous Networks on Multiple LevelsShow others and affiliations
2014 (English)In: MULTIVARIATE NETWORK VISUALIZATION / [ed] Kerren, A; Purchase, HC; Ward, MO, Springer, 2014, p. 175-206Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
Heterogeneous networks and multi-level networks occur in several application fields where their integration, combination, comparison, analysis, and visualization poses major challenges. In this chapter, we analyze the general characteristics of this type of data and identify examples in three application domains: biology, social sciences, and software engineering. Conceptually, we focus on sets of multivariate networks at two or more levels. Each level may describe a specific scale, and within each level several related heterogeneous networks are represented. We allow n:m mappings within the same level, but only 1:n mappings across levels that must be consecutive. This leads to a structured data set that is the basis for further visual analysis. Our chapter ends with ideas to visualize those networks together with the relationships between them and highlights research challenges.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Springer, 2014. p. 175-206
Series
Lecture Notes in Computer Science, ISSN 0302-9743 ; 8380
Keywords [en]
Visualization, multivariate networks, graph drawing, social networks, biological networks, networks in software engineering, interaction, heterogeneous networks
National Category
Computer Sciences
Research subject
Computer Science, Information and software visualization; Chemistry, Biochemistry; Social Sciences; Computer Science, Software Technology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-33747DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-06793-3_9ISI: 000342987400009Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84901282901ISBN: 978-3-319-06792-6 (print)ISBN: 978-3-319-06792-6 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-33747DiVA, id: diva2:711270
Conference
Seminar on Information Visualization - Towards Multivariate Network Visualization, Int Conf & Res Ctr Comp Sci, GERMANY, MAY 12-17, 2013
2014-04-092014-04-092018-02-16Bibliographically approved