Prerecorded video (VAST Challenge submission ID 1024)

Abstract

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.