Dynamic Homophily with Imperfect Recall: Modeling Resilience in Adversarial Networks

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2512.12332v1
• Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2025 13:45:27 GMT
• Title: Dynamic Homophily with Imperfect Recall: Modeling Resilience in Adversarial Networks
• Authors: Saad Alqithami,
• Abstract summary: This study investigates how homophily, memory constraints, and adversarial disruptions collectively shape the resilience and adaptability of complex networks.<n>We develop a new framework that integrates explicit memory decay mechanisms into homophily-based models.<n>Results show that cosine similarity achieves up to a 30% improvement in stability metrics in sparse, convex, and modular networks.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
• Abstract: The purpose of this study is to investigate how homophily, memory constraints, and adversarial disruptions collectively shape the resilience and adaptability of complex networks. To achieve this, we develop a new framework that integrates explicit memory decay mechanisms into homophily-based models and systematically evaluate their performance across diverse graph structures and adversarial settings. Our methods involve extensive experimentation on synthetic datasets, where we vary decay functions, reconnection probabilities, and similarity measures, primarily comparing cosine similarity with traditional metrics such as Jaccard similarity and baseline edge weights. The results show that cosine similarity achieves up to a 30\% improvement in stability metrics in sparse, convex, and modular networks. Moreover, the refined value-of-recall metric demonstrates that strategic forgetting can bolster resilience by balancing network robustness and adaptability. The findings underscore the critical importance of aligning memory and similarity parameters with the structural and adversarial dynamics of the network. By quantifying the tangible benefits of incorporating memory constraints into homophily-based analyses, this study offers actionable insights for optimizing real-world applications, including social systems, collaborative platforms, and cybersecurity contexts.

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