{"id":"https://openalex.org/W4409657410","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3696410.3714631","title":"LUSTER: Link Prediction Utilizing Shared-Latent Space Representation in Multi-Layer Networks","display_name":"LUSTER: Link Prediction Utilizing Shared-Latent Space Representation in Multi-Layer Networks","publication_year":2025,"publication_date":"2025-04-22","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W4409657410","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3696410.3714631"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1145/3696410.3714631","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3696410.3714631","pdf_url":"https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3696410.3714631","source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the ACM on Web Conference 2025","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"gold","oa_url":"https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3696410.3714631","any_repository_has_fulltext":null},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5011825387","display_name":"Ruohan Yang","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8862-8664"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I204823248","display_name":"Huazhong Agricultural University","ror":"https://ror.org/023b72294","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I204823248"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Ruohan Yang","raw_affiliation_strings":["Engineering Research Center of Intelligent Technology for Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Engineering Research Center of Intelligent Technology for Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I204823248"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5102590161","display_name":"Muhammad Asif Ali","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9365-4817"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I71920554","display_name":"King Abdullah University of Science and Technology","ror":"https://ror.org/01q3tbs38","country_code":"SA","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I71920554"]}],"countries":["SA"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Muhammad Asif Ali","raw_affiliation_strings":["King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I71920554"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5054184997","display_name":"Huan Wang","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3162-2350"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I204823248","display_name":"Huazhong Agricultural University","ror":"https://ror.org/023b72294","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I204823248"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Huan Wang","raw_affiliation_strings":["Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I204823248"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5045191293","display_name":"Junyang Chen","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1139-8654"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I180726961","display_name":"Shenzhen University","ror":"https://ror.org/01vy4gh70","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I180726961"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Junyang Chen","raw_affiliation_strings":["Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I180726961"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5100401482","display_name":"Di Wang","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4908-0243"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I71920554","display_name":"King Abdullah University of Science and Technology","ror":"https://ror.org/01q3tbs38","country_code":"SA","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I71920554"]}],"countries":["SA"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Di Wang","raw_affiliation_strings":["King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I71920554"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":2,"institutions_distinct_count":5,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5011825387"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I204823248"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":3.7684,"has_fulltext":true,"cited_by_count":3,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.9252257,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":true},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":95,"max":98},"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":"2476","last_page":"2487"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10064","display_name":"Complex Network Analysis Techniques","score":0.9987999796867371,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3109","display_name":"Statistical and Nonlinear Physics"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/31","display_name":"Physics and Astronomy"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10064","display_name":"Complex Network Analysis Techniques","score":0.9987999796867371,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3109","display_name":"Statistical and Nonlinear Physics"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/31","display_name":"Physics and Astronomy"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11147","display_name":"Misinformation and Its Impacts","score":0.9943000078201294,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3312","display_name":"Sociology and Political Science"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11273","display_name":"Advanced Graph Neural Networks","score":0.9864000082015991,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1702","display_name":"Artificial Intelligence"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/link","display_name":"Link (geometry)","score":0.715482234954834},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.6888407468795776},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/representation","display_name":"Representation (politics)","score":0.6035369038581848},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/layer","display_name":"Layer (electronics)","score":0.5758793950080872},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/space","display_name":"Space (punctuation)","score":0.5468929409980774},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/data-link-layer","display_name":"Data link layer","score":0.44297346472740173},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/link-layer","display_name":"Link layer","score":0.4343830347061157},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-network","display_name":"Computer network","score":0.34309127926826477},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/physical-layer","display_name":"Physical layer","score":0.20189204812049866},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/telecommunications","display_name":"Telecommunications","score":0.12884309887886047},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/materials-science","display_name":"Materials science","score":0.07336157560348511}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778753846","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6554239","display_name":"Link (geometry)","level":2,"score":0.715482234954834},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.6888407468795776},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2776359362","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2145286","display_name":"Representation (politics)","level":3,"score":0.6035369038581848},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779227376","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6505497","display_name":"Layer (electronics)","level":2,"score":0.5758793950080872},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778572836","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q380933","display_name":"Space (punctuation)","level":2,"score":0.5468929409980774},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C192835768","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q194134","display_name":"Data link layer","level":4,"score":0.44297346472740173},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C12570599","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2891044","display_name":"Link layer","level":3,"score":0.4343830347061157},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C31258907","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1301371","display_name":"Computer network","level":1,"score":0.34309127926826477},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C19247436","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192727","display_name":"Physical layer","level":3,"score":0.20189204812049866},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C76155785","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q418","display_name":"Telecommunications","level":1,"score":0.12884309887886047},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C192562407","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q228736","display_name":"Materials science","level":0,"score":0.07336157560348511},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C159985019","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q181790","display_name":"Composite material","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199539241","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7748","display_name":"Law","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111919701","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9135","display_name":"Operating system","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C94625758","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7163","display_name":"Politics","level":2,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C17744445","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36442","display_name":"Political science","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C555944384","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q249","display_name":"Wireless","level":2,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C158379750","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q214111","display_name":"Network packet","level":2,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1145/3696410.3714631","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3696410.3714631","pdf_url":"https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3696410.3714631","source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the ACM on Web Conference 2025","raw_type":"proceedings-article"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"doi:10.1145/3696410.3714631","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3696410.3714631","pdf_url":"https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3696410.3714631","source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the ACM on Web Conference 2025","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"sustainable_development_goals":[],"awards":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/G3195118005","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"REI/1/4811-10-01","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320322320","funder_display_name":"King Abdullah University of Science and Technology"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/G3518144781","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"URF/1/4663-01-01","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320322320","funder_display_name":"King Abdullah University of Science and Technology"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/G4795079661","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"BAS/1/1689-01-01","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320322320","funder_display_name":"King Abdullah University of Science and Technology"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/G575036185","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"FCC/1/197","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320322320","funder_display_name":"King Abdullah University of Science and Technology"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/G6036713034","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"FCC/1/1976-49-01","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320322320","funder_display_name":"King Abdullah University of Science and Technology"}],"funders":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320316083","display_name":"Tencent","ror":"https://ror.org/00hhjss72"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320322320","display_name":"King Abdullah University of Science and Technology","ror":"https://ror.org/01q3tbs38"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320325571","display_name":"Shenzhen University","ror":"https://ror.org/01vy4gh70"}],"has_content":{"pdf":true,"grobid_xml":true},"content_urls":{"pdf":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W4409657410.pdf","grobid_xml":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W4409657410.grobid-xml"},"referenced_works_count":41,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1807089695","https://openalex.org/W2022867359","https://openalex.org/W2058711140","https://openalex.org/W2187089797","https://openalex.org/W2586769710","https://openalex.org/W2725075778","https://openalex.org/W2738929711","https://openalex.org/W2788708648","https://openalex.org/W2809476703","https://openalex.org/W2901613255","https://openalex.org/W2978971541","https://openalex.org/W2994718079","https://openalex.org/W2997485228","https://openalex.org/W2997734275","https://openalex.org/W2998566943","https://openalex.org/W3035032757","https://openalex.org/W3035040493","https://openalex.org/W3037005449","https://openalex.org/W3092835783","https://openalex.org/W3096831136","https://openalex.org/W3098169801","https://openalex.org/W3100346973","https://openalex.org/W3134092542","https://openalex.org/W3172702514","https://openalex.org/W3173474331","https://openalex.org/W3184679245","https://openalex.org/W4206313250","https://openalex.org/W4214743443","https://openalex.org/W4230770130","https://openalex.org/W4281711502","https://openalex.org/W4289690012","https://openalex.org/W4313423347","https://openalex.org/W4313639237","https://openalex.org/W4380204660","https://openalex.org/W4386215940","https://openalex.org/W4389518326","https://openalex.org/W4389518680","https://openalex.org/W4391047327","https://openalex.org/W4393034333","https://openalex.org/W4394015797","https://openalex.org/W6712758098"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2406352538","https://openalex.org/W2126320577","https://openalex.org/W4249987491","https://openalex.org/W41342988","https://openalex.org/W2491062776","https://openalex.org/W2288289463","https://openalex.org/W2374193949","https://openalex.org/W2259042830","https://openalex.org/W2372799376","https://openalex.org/W2353267727"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Link":[0],"prediction":[1,23,72,94,107,213],"in":[2,25,56,69,84,113,214],"multi-layer":[3,26,31,57,114,215],"networks":[4],"is":[5],"a":[6,34,85,101],"longstanding":[7],"issue":[8],"that":[9,80,206],"predicts":[10],"missing":[11,200],"links":[12],"based":[13],"on":[14,140],"the":[15,30,52,60,76,122,125,129,133,142,149,153,162,176,180,191,195,218],"observed":[16],"structures":[17],"across":[18,165],"all":[19],"layers.":[20],"Existing":[21],"link":[22,134,192,212],"methods":[24,79,210],"network":[27,32,36,167],"typically":[28],"merge":[29],"into":[33],"single-layer":[35],"and/or":[37],"perform":[38],"explicit":[39],"calculations":[40],"using":[41],"intra-layer":[42,143,177],"and":[43,63,93,132,179],"inter-layer":[44,90],"similarity":[45],"metrics.":[46],"However,":[47],"these":[48],"approaches":[49],"often":[50],"overlook":[51],"role":[53],"of":[54,118,145],"coupling":[55],"networks,":[58,216],"specifically":[59],"shared":[61],"information":[62,91],"latent":[64,126,156],"relationships":[65],"between":[66],"layers,":[67],"which":[68],"turn":[70],"limits":[71],"performance.":[73,95],"This":[74],"calls":[75],"need":[77],"for":[78,211],"can":[81],"extract":[82],"representations":[83,144,160,178,183,197],"shared-latent":[86,163,181],"space":[87,127,157,164,182],"to":[88,198,223],"enhance":[89],"sharing":[92],"In":[96],"this":[97],"paper,":[98],"we":[99],"propose":[100],"novel":[102],"end-to-end":[103],"framework":[104],"namely:":[105],"<u>L</u>ink":[106],"<u>U</u>tilizing":[108],"<u>S</u>hared-la<u>T</u>ent":[109],"spac<u>E</u>":[110],"<u>R</u>epresentation":[111],"(LUSTER)":[112],"networks.":[115],"LUSTER":[116,207],"consists":[117],"four":[119],"key":[120],"modules:":[121],"representation":[123,137],"extractor,":[124],"learner,":[128],"complementary":[130,173],"enhancer,":[131],"predictor.":[135],"The":[136,155,172],"extractor":[138],"focuses":[139],"learning":[141],"each":[146],"layer,":[147],"capturing":[148],"data":[150],"characteristics":[151],"within":[152],"layer.":[154],"learner":[158],"extracts":[159],"from":[161],"different":[166],"layers":[168],"through":[169,184],"adversarial":[170],"training.":[171],"enhancer":[174],"combines":[175],"orthogonal":[185],"fusion,":[186],"providing":[187],"comprehensive":[188],"information.":[189],"Finally,":[190],"predictor":[193],"uses":[194],"enhanced":[196],"predict":[199],"links.":[201],"Extensive":[202],"experimental":[203],"analyses":[204],"demonstrate":[205],"outperforms":[208],"state-of-the-art":[209],"improving":[217],"AUC":[219],"metric":[220],"by":[221],"up":[222],"15.87%.":[224]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2026,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":2}],"updated_date":"2026-04-10T15:06:20.359241","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}