Team structure optimization and talent flow prediction based on graph neural network

Authors

  • Shuangshuang Chen Jiangsu Open University , Jiangsu Innovation Ecology Research Institute
  • Huaqiang Lai Lai Jiangsu Open University , Jiangsu Innovation Ecology Research Institute

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4108/eetsis.11146

Keywords:

graph neural network, co-simulation, optimization of team structure, talent flow forecasting, organizational management, Attention mechanism

Abstract

This paper proposes a graph neural network-based framework for team structure optimization and talent flow prediction to address the limitations of traditional methods in modeling complex organizational dynamics. By constructing an organizational graph structure containing 12,547 employees and 56,892 flow records, we develop a hybrid model combining graph attention networks and multi-layer perceptrons to accurately capture team collaboration relationships and talent mobility patterns. The proposed method achieves an F1 score of 78.6% in teamwork prediction, and 81.2% accuracy with 0.864 AUC in talent flow prediction, outperforming traditional methods by over 10%. Experimental results demonstrate that graph neural networks can effectively model complex dependencies in organizational structures, providing data-driven decision support for team optimization and talent management.

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04-05-2026

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Scheduling optimization and load balancing in scalable distributed systems

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Chen S, Lai HL. Team structure optimization and talent flow prediction based on graph neural network. EAI Endorsed Scal Inf Syst [Internet]. 2026 May 4 [cited 2026 May 4];12(9). Available from: https://publications.eai.eu/index.php/sis/article/view/11146