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Efficient Algorithms for Dynamic Curing and Network Design in SIS Epidemic Processes
Sichuan University, Institute of Clinical Pathology, West China Hospital, Chengdu, China; Sichuan University, College of Computer Science, Chengdu, China.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6036-0276
Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago, Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4273-3005
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Ma Liu Shui, Hong Kong, China; Sichuan University, Sichuan University.
Purdue University, Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, West Lafayette, IN, USA.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4095-7320
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2026 (English)In: IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering, E-ISSN 2327-4697, Vol. 13, p. 1472-1484Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This paper studies efficient algorithms for dynamic curing policies and the corresponding network design problems to guarantee the fast extinction of epidemic spread in a susceptible-infected-susceptible (SIS) model. We consider a Markov process-based SIS epidemic model. We provide a computationally efficient curing algorithm based on the curing policy proposed by Drakopoulos, Ozdaglar, and Tsitsiklis (2014). Since the corresponding optimization problem is NP-hard, finding optimal policies is intractable for large graphs. We provide approximation guarantees on the curing budget of the proposed dynamic curing algorithm. We also present a curing algorithm fair to demographic groups. When the total infection rate is high, the original curing policy includes a waiting period in which no measurements are taken to mitigate the spread until the rate slows down. By utilizing network design strategies that either delete edges or reduce their weights, we limit the total infection rate, allowing the curing process to proceed continuously without requiring a waiting period. We provide algorithms with provable guarantees for the considered network design problems. In summary, the proposed curing and network design algorithms together provide an effective and computationally efficient approach that mitigates SIS epidemic spread in networks.

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) , 2026. Vol. 13, p. 1472-1484
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cutwidth, epidemic, network, processes
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Control Engineering Computer Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-370054DOI: 10.1109/TNSE.2025.3596585ISI: 001630615200021Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105012889402OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-370054DiVA, id: diva2:2000876
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Available from: 2025-09-25 Created: 2025-09-25 Last updated: 2026-01-23Bibliographically approved

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