A multi-view ensemble clustering approach using joint affinity matrix

In multi-view ensemble clustering, the correctly-partitioned data objects should be assigned with a higher weight, thereby helping to decrease the influence of incorrectly-partitioned data objects. Therefore, different data objects should be treated separately instead of being set the same view weight as traditional solutions. In this paper, a multi-view ensemble clustering approach is proposed using joint affinity matrix, which is generated by sample-level weight. Firstly, a new concept of core data objects is defined according to the influence index and Gaussian Mixed Model, and basic partitions and sample-level weights can be yielded for every view. Secondly, a joint affinity matrix, which maintains pairwise similarities of all data objects, is generated using the sample-level weights. Consequently, data objects can be effectively assigned to the correct partition. Thirdly, a multi-view ensemble clustering algorithm is proposed using the joint affinity matrix. In the end, experimental results on benchmark datasets validate the efficacy of the algorithm with state-of-the-art baselines.