This work proposes an unsupervised neural network framework for solving combinatorial optimization problems on graphs.
problem Challenges in neural networks solving combinatorial optimization problems without labeled instances.
method Inspired by Erdos' probabilistic method, a neural network parametrizes a probability distribution over sets, optimizing it to find low-cost integral solutions.
result The method provides valid solutions to the maximum clique problem and local graph clustering, achieving competitive results.
Researchers prove it's impossible to partially recover graph alignments in certain conditions.
problem Recovering vertex correspondence between two random graphs with correlated edges.
method Used the probabilistic method to build automorphisms between tree components of a subcritical Erdös-Rényi graph.
result Proved an impossibility result for partial recovery in the sparse regime with constant average degree and correlation.
Erdős-Kac theorem applied to geodesics on modular surface.
problem Understanding the distribution of geodesics on modular surfaces.
method Analyzing the number of scattering geodesics with a fixed sojourn time.
result Gaussian behavior for the number of scattering geodesics on modular surface.
Detecting edge correlation between two graphs sharpens a threshold based on densest subgraph.
problem Detecting edge correlation between two Erdős-Rényi graphs.
method Formulated as a hypothesis testing problem, connecting to densest subgraph detection.
result Sharp information-theoretic threshold established for edge correlation detection.
Improved graph matching algorithm robust to noise.
problem Finding a bijection between vertex sets of two graphs.
method Uses multistage signature vectors to match vertices.
result Recover matching exactly with high probability for α≤1/(loglogn)C. Sharp threshold found for Frechet mean of inhomogeneous graphs.
problem Finding the Frechet mean of inhomogeneous Erdos-Renyi random graphs.
method Thresholding the expected adjacency matrix of the ensemble.
result The Frechet mean graph of inhomogeneous Erdos-Renyi random graphs exhibits a sharp threshold.
Paper solves graph matching for correlated Erdős--Rényi graphs.
problem Matching vertices of correlated Erdős--Rényi graphs.
method Polynomial-time algorithm based on comparison of partition trees.
result Exact matching achieved with high probability.
Several probabilistic models from high-dimensional statistics and machine learning reveal an intriguing --and yet poorly understood-- dichotomy. Either simple local algorithms succeed in estimating the object of interest, or even sophisticated semi-definite programming (SDP) relaxations fail. In order to explore this p…
Study detects edge correlation between unlabeled random graphs.
problem Detect edge correlation between unlabeled random graphs.
method Hypothesis testing, conditional second-moment method, pseudoforest structure, enumeration of subpseudoforests.
result Sharp threshold for phase transition in testing error probability.
Algorithm matches vertices of correlated Erdős-Rényi graphs efficiently.
problem Graph matching in correlated Erdős-Rényi graphs.
method Counting chandeliers to extract graph correlation.
result Correctly matches all but a vanishing fraction of vertices with high probability.
Graph alignment in two correlated random graphs refers to the task of identifying the correspondence between vertex sets of the graphs. Recent results have characterized the exact information-theoretic threshold for graph alignment in correlated Erdős-Rényi graphs. However, very little is known about the existence of e…
Method finds multiple noisy graph templates in large graphs.
problem Finding multiple graph templates in noisy large graphs.
method Iteratively penalizes node-pair similarity matrix in matched filter algorithm.
result Method can sequentially discover multiple templates under mild model conditions.
This paper tests the multivariate normality of node degrees in Erdős-Rényi graphs.
problem Testing the multivariate normality of node degrees in Erdős-Rényi graphs.
method Chi-square goodness of fit test, Anderson-Darling test, CDF comparison, maximum likelihood estimation.
result The degrees of nodes in Erdős-Rényi graphs do not follow a multivariate normal distribution, but the approximation is valid for large values of n and p.
Deep reinforcement learning has achieved many recent successes, but our understanding of its strengths and limitations is hampered by the lack of rich environments in which we can fully characterize optimal behavior, and correspondingly diagnose individual actions against such a characterization. Here we consider a fam…
This paper resolves the all-or-nothing phase transition in graph matching.
problem Recovering vertex correspondence between edge-correlated random graphs.
method Analysis of mutual information, truncated second-moment computation, and maximum likelihood estimator.
result Sharp thresholds for correct matching in both dense and sparse graphs.
Algorithm estimates clock in network cascades to improve performance.
problem Temporal distortion in cascade observation leads to performance degradation.
method Formulated clock estimation problem, developed FastClock algorithm.
result FastClock algorithm outperforms state-of-the-art in terms of accuracy and speed.
We study the spectral gap of the Erdős--Rényi random graph through the connectivity threshold. In particular, we show that for any fixed δ>0 if p≥n(1/2+δ)logn, then the normalized graph Laplacian of an Erdős--Rényi graph has all of its nonzero eigenvalues tightly concentrated around 1. We est…
Modeling financial contagion through bank networks, revealing solvency correlations.
problem Understanding how financial shocks propagate through interconnected banks.
method Simulated financial network of 100 banks, randomly generated with varying link probabilities, and shocks applied to 15 banks.
result Ranges of probability values and banks' solvency are positively correlated.
Study on connectivity and geometry of random Coxeter groups.
problem Connectivity threshold for square percolation on random graphs.
method Probabilistic combinatorics and techniques from geometric group theory.
result Determines connectivity threshold and cubical coarse median structure for random Coxeter groups.
New algorithm estimates edge density of random graphs robustly, achieving optimal breakdown point.
problem Estimating edge density of Erdős-Rényi graphs under adversarial edge manipulation.
method Sum-of-Squares (SoS) hierarchy, constructing constant-degree certificates for concentration.
result First polynomial-time algorithm with optimal breakdown point and matching error guarantees.
This paper improves GNN efficiency for large-scale graph applications.
problem High memory usage and computational costs in large-scale graph applications.
method Sparsification techniques from Network Science and Machine Learning.
result Adaptive rewiring enhances GNN performance and scalability.
GATs improve node regression on noisy graphs with provable advantage.
problem Improving node regression on graphs with noisy covariates and edges.
method Proposes a GAT designed for denoising proxy features in node regression.
result GAT achieves lower error in estimating regression coefficient and predicting responses.
Improved rank aggregation via spectral method reduces sample complexity.
problem Ranking items from pairwise comparisons with corrupted data.
method Spectral ranking algorithms based on unnormalized and normalized data matrices.
result Sharper ℓ∞-norm perturbation bound and error bound on maximum displacement for each item. We analyze a new spectral graph matching algorithm, GRAph Matching by Pairwise eigen-Alignments (GRAMPA), for recovering the latent vertex correspondence between two unlabeled, edge-correlated weighted graphs. Extending the exact recovery guarantees established in the companion paper for Gaussian weights, in this work,…
Efficiently matches subgraphs in noisy data without node labels.
problem Subgraph isomorphism in noisy, real-valued graphs.
method Two-step approach: extract topology, then expand matches.
result Realistically sub-linear computational efficiency, robustness to noise.
We define a pseudo-inverse for line graphs using linear integer programming.
problem Not all graphs have a corresponding root graph, making the line graph operation non-invertible.
method Propose a linear integer program to edit the smallest number of edges in the line graph to recover a root graph.
result The pseudo-inverse operation is well-behaved and works in practice as shown by empirical experiments.
Graph energy helps detect communities in networks better than traditional methods.
problem Detecting communities in sparse networks where traditional methods fail.
method Using graph energy based on the full spectrum of adjacency matrices.
result The difference in graph energy between a planted partition model and an Erdős--Rényi network has a distinct transition at the detectability threshold.
Detection of dense cycles in graphs reveals a gap between easy detection and hard recovery.
problem Detecting and recovering dense cycles in Erdős-Rényi graphs.
method Characterization of computational thresholds for detection and recovery using low-degree polynomial algorithms.
result A gap exists between the detection and recovery thresholds for certain parameter regimes.
Erdős introduced the noncommuting graph, in order to study the number of commuting elements in a finite group. Despite the use of combinatorial ideas, his methods involved several techniques of classical analysis. The interest for this graph is becoming relevant in the last years for various reasons. Here we deal with …
A new test statistic counts tree co-occurrences to detect edge correlation between networks.
problem Detecting edge correlation between networks using latent vertex correspondence.
method The test statistic is based on counting co-occurrences of signed trees for a family of non-isomorphic trees.
result The test runs in n2+o(1) time and succeeds with high probability for large n. The paper sets thresholds for testing correlation in hypergraphs, distinguishing between independent and correlated states.
problem Testing correlation between two hypergraphs under different models.
method Derives sharp information-theoretic thresholds for distinguishing between null and alternative hypotheses.
result The testing threshold decreases as the hypergraph's uniformity (m) increases, making correlation testing easier for higher uniformity.
In this paper, we consider the problem of learning an unknown graph via queries on groups of nodes, with the result indicating whether or not at least one edge is present among those nodes. While learning arbitrary graphs with n nodes and k edges is known to be hard in the sense of requiring $Ω( \min\{ k^2 \log n, …
New methods learn from single graphs, improving transductive node classification.
problem Statistical foundations of transductive learning for single graphs.
method Developed new concentration-of-measure tools for large graphs.
result Achieved optimal nonparametric rate of N−1/2 for single graph learning. Two algorithms minimize regret in adversarial bandit problems with side-observation losses.
problem Minimizing regret in adversarial multi-armed bandit problems with side-observation losses.
method Proposes two algorithms for different ranges of side-observation probability.
result Regret bounds for different values of side-observation probability.
We derive the limiting distribution for the largest eigenvalues of the adjacency matrix for a stochastic blockmodel graph when the number of vertices tends to infinity. We show that, in the limit, these eigenvalues are jointly multivariate normal with bounded covariances. Our result extends the classic result of Füredi…
In this paper we generalize the known DDVV-type inequalities for real (skew-)symmetric and complex (skew-)Hermitian matrices to arbitrary real, complex and quaternionic matrices. Inspired by the Erdős-Mordell inequality, we establish the DDVV-type inequalities for matrices in the subspaces spanned by a Clifford system …
This paper sets thresholds for recovering vertex correspondences in partially correlated graphs.
problem Recovering hidden vertex correspondences in partially correlated graphs.
method Proposed partially correlated Erdős-Rényi graphs model; information-theoretic thresholds; correlated functional digraphs.
result Optimal rates for partial and exact recovery of vertex correspondences.
Partial recovery of node mappings between correlated graphs is possible under specific conditions.
problem Recovering a one-to-one mapping between nodes of two correlated graphs with a fraction of correct matches.
method Analyzing the graph isomorphism problem as a noisy version, considering Erdős-Rényi graphs, and providing conditions for partial recovery.
result Necessary and sufficient conditions for partial recovery of node mappings in correlated graphs are given.
In this work we study the degree distribution, the maximum vertex and edge flow in non-uniform random Delaunay triangulations when geodesic routing is used. We also investigate the vertex and edge flow in Erdös-Renyi random graphs, geometric random graphs, expanders and random k-regular graphs. Moreover we show that …
Study learns random hypergraphs with queries, improving on previous results.
problem Learn random hypergraphs with non-adaptive queries.
method Equivalence to group testing, using Erdős-Rényi model for graphs.
result Generalization to random k-uniform hypergraphs. A common technique to improve learning performance in deep reinforcement learning (DRL) and many other machine learning algorithms is to run multiple learning agents in parallel. A neglected component in the development of these algorithms has been how best to arrange the learning agents involved to improve distributed…
Much is known about random right-angled Coxeter groups (i.e., right-angled Coxeter groups whose defining graphs are random graphs under the Erdös-Rényi model). In this paper, we extend this model to study random general Coxeter groups and give some results about random Coxeter groups, including some information about t…
Spectral sparsification improves Laplacian-constrained graph learning.
problem Improving accuracy of Laplacian-constrained graph learning.
method Spectral graph sparsification as a post-estimation operation.
result Improved accuracy of Laplacian-constrained graph learning.
Notes on Khovanov and knot Floer theories' stable homotopy types.
problem Understanding stable homotopy types in Khovanov and knot Floer theories.
method Introduction to Khovanov and knot Floer theories' stable homotopy types.
result Introduction of stable homotopy types in Khovanov and knot Floer theories.
New method estimates Nishimori temperature for node classification in weighted graphs.
problem Estimating Nishimori temperature for Bayesian inference.
method Spectral method using eigenvalues of Bethe Hessian matrix.
result Spectral method outperforms existing approaches in node classification.
A new test optimizes detecting small communities in large networks.
problem Detecting small communities in large networks.
method Using Sinkhorn's theorem and a degree-corrected block model (DCBM), the study optimizes the SgnQ test for this challenging setting.
result The SgnQ test is optimal for detecting communities larger than √n, achieving the computational lower bound (CLB).
A method for dynamic ranking using BTL model and nearest neighbor rank centrality.
problem Aggregating evolving pairwise comparisons to recover item strengths over time.
method Adapting Rank Centrality method to handle dynamic pairwise outcomes.
result Consistency of the method in estimating latent strengths over time.
Graph spectra have been successfully used to classify network types, compute the similarity between graphs, and determine the number of communities in a network. For large graphs, where an eigen-decomposition is infeasible, iterative moment matched approximations to the spectra and kernel smoothing are typically used. …