Utilizing TimeArcs and PageRank to Solve the 2024 VAST Challenge Mini Challenge 3

To solve the 2024 VAST Challenge MC3, we use PageRank and different filtering techniques to select nodes or components of interest. We then use TimeArc, a data visualization technique to visualize the evolution of the corporate structure of these nodes and serve as a tool to investigate and confirm this suspicious behavior. We used these techniques to investigate many nodes including the given SouthSeafood Express Corp that was involved in illegal activity. We discovered a few key features associated with anomalous nodes such as instances of founding shell companies and large power transfers.