Surveillance of Fraudulent Activities Through Dynamic Networks
摘要
Network modeling and analysis are essential tools to understand complex systems in various contexts. In many applications, it is crucial to identify anomalous behavior among actors in a network that evolves over time. For example, on online social networks, a sudden surge in communications might indicate illegal activities such as fraud or collusion. This paper proposes an extension of statistical network monitoring to develop a surveillance system capable of detecting structural changes. The proposed methodology is tested on the email exchange network of Enron Corporation, a major U.S. energy company involved in one of the biggest financial scandals in history.