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Apr 12, 2024 · Artificial Intelligence

Independent Cascade with Invitation (ICI) Model for Invitation-Aware Diffusion in Social Networks

The Independent Cascade with Invitation (ICI) model extends traditional diffusion by explicitly modeling multi‑stage invitation behavior—Inviter, Invitee, Acceptor—using probabilistic role transitions, and demonstrates up to five‑fold cascade estimation improvement and significant gains in friend‑recommendation and seed‑spread applications across game and social‑network datasets.