Detecting Communities of Commuters: Graph Based Techniques Versus Generative Models

The main stage for a new generation of cooperative information systems are smart communities such as smart cities and smart nations. In the smart city context in which we position our work, urban planning, development and management authorities and stakeholders need to understand and take into account the mobility patterns of urban dwellers in order to manage the sociological, economic and environmental issues created by the continuing growth of cities and urban population. In this paper, we address the issue of the detection of communities of commuters which is one of the crucial aspects of smart community analysis.