Re:Ask HN: Are graph databases used in the wild?
by mattcdrake on Friday May 21, 2021 @05:21PM
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Graph databases are used by the IRS for (at minimum) detecting "patterns of abusive tax transactions"[0] and tax fraud[1].
The IRS also recently contracted Brillient to "define and prototype a graph database for the individual taxpayer"[2]. This is supposed to "enable IRS researchers to visualize complex relationships to improve compliance and enforcement."
The IRS also recently contracted Brillient to "define and prototype a graph database for the individual taxpayer"[2]. This is supposed to "enable IRS researchers to visualize complex relationships to improve compliance and enforcement."
[0] https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-soi/09rescongraphquery.pdf
[1] https://www.aaai.org/Papers/Workshops/2005/WS-05-07/WS05-07-...
[2] https://www.brillient.net/news/brillient-awarded-new-task-or...