# HATA — Hierarchical Arc Type Analysis

> HATA extends HETA to directed networks, classifying directed arcs into four hierarchical types: BOND, Silk, Local Bridge, and Global Bridge. It analyzes the structural role of each arc in directed complex networks.

## Authors

- Name: Chung-Yuan Huang (黃崇源)
- Title: Full Professor, Department of CSIE, Chang Gung University
- Email: gscott@mail.cgu.edu.tw
- ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8680-6755
- Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=0klfzfAAAAAJ&hl=en
- Homepage: https://canslab1.github.io/

- Name: Wei-Chien-Benny Chin
- Affiliation: Department of Urban Planning and Design, University of Malaya, Malaysia
- Email: wcchin.88@gmail.com

## Software

- Name: HATA
- Language: Python
- License: MIT
- GitHub: https://github.com/canslab1/HATA
- README: https://canslab1.github.io/HATA/

## Publication

Huang, C.-Y. & Chin, W. C. B. (2020). Distinguishing Arc Types to Understand Complex Network Strength Structures and Hierarchical Connectivity Patterns. IEEE Access, 8, 71021-71040.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2986017

## Lab

- CANS Lab (Complex Adaptive Networks and Systems Laboratory)
- Chang Gung University, Department of CSIE
- Website: https://canslab1.github.io/