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48 results for Limited Node Access

New method attacks GNNs with limited node access, increasing misclassification rate.

problem Attacking GNNs with limited node access and limited attack nodes.
method Generalized gradient-based attacks using importance scores derived from random walks.
result Proposed greedy procedure significantly increases misclassification rate.

Privacy preserving networks can be modelled as decentralized networks (e.g., sensors, connected objects, smartphones), where communication between nodes of the network is not controlled by an all-knowing, central node. For this type of networks, the main issue is to gather/learn global information on the network (e.g.,…

2016-10-05abs ↗pdf ↗

We address a fundamental problem that is systematically encountered when modeling complex systems: the limitedness of the information available. In the case of economic and financial networks, privacy issues severely limit the information that can be accessed and, as a consequence, the possibility of correctly estimati…

2014-11-27abs ↗pdf ↗

Studies of networked phenomena, such as interactions in online social media, often rely on incomplete data, either because these phenomena are partially observed, or because the data is too large or expensive to acquire all at once. Analysis of incomplete data leads to skewed or misleading results. In this paper, we in…

2020-01-09abs ↗pdf ↗

Study identifies latent variables and causal relationships from multiple environments.

problem Identify latent variables and causal relationships from multiple environments.
method Proposes algorithm LiNGCReL for identifying causal graph up to surrounded-node ambiguity.
result Identifies latent variables up to surrounded-node ambiguity (SNA) in linear causal models.

This paper evaluates LLMs on large graph property estimation tasks.

problem Limited context length of LLMs limits their evaluation on large graphs.
method Developed EstGraph dataset and introduced four tasks for LLMs to estimate large graph properties.
result LLMs perform better on graph property estimation tasks when provided with context-rich prompts based on random walks.

Graph convolution networks (GCN) have emerged as the leading method to classify node classes in networks, and have reached the highest accuracy in multiple node classification tasks. In the absence of available tagged samples, active learning methods have been developed to obtain the highest accuracy using the minimal …

2019-06-20abs ↗pdf ↗

CEGA addresses GNN security by enabling cost-effective model acquisition.

problem Vulnerability of Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) to model extraction attacks (MEAs).
method Proposes an adaptive node querying strategy to refine node selection over multiple learning cycles.
result Demonstrates superior performance in accuracy, fidelity, and F1 score under strict query-size constraints.

A lot of effort has been invested into characterizing the convergence rates of gradient based algorithms for non-linear convex optimization. Recently, motivated by large datasets and problems in machine learning, the interest has shifted towards distributed optimization. In this work we present a distributed algorithm …

2012-07-12abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper studies node embeddings of networks, revealing their geometric properties.

problem Understanding the geometric properties of node embeddings in random networks.
method Characterization of ergodic limits, generalization, and convex relaxations of random walk node embedding objectives.
result The optimal node embedding Grammians have rank 1 for a nuclear norm relaxation of the non-randomized objective.

HC-GNN tackles long-range graph information and high-order neighbourhoods.

problem Costly encoding of long-range information and failure to encode high-order neighbourhoods.
method Hierarchical structure with multi-level super graphs and innovative intra- and inter-level propagation.
result HC-GNN efficiently captures long-range interactions and incorporates meso- and macro-level semantics.

CAGNN learns graph embeddings without labels by clustering and refining graph topology.

problem Learning graph embeddings without labeled data.
method Cluster-aware graph neural network (CAGNN) with self-supervised learning and topology refinement.
result CAGNN achieves significant improvements in node clustering accuracy.

Predicting labels of nodes in a network, such as community memberships or demographic variables, is an important problem with applications in social and biological networks. A recently-discovered phase transition puts fundamental limits on the accuracy of these predictions if we have access only to the network topology…

2014-04-30abs ↗pdf ↗

Study on matching nodes between graphs to preserve edges, focusing on limits and algorithms.

problem Matching nodes between graphs to preserve most edges, especially in random graphs.
method Investigates fundamental limits and designs algorithms to recover alignments in planted graphs.
result High probability guarantees on the success or failure of graph alignment algorithms.

Graph transformers outperform graph convolutions by preserving community information.

problem Understanding why graph transformers perform well in node-level prediction tasks.
method Analyzing the Gaussian process limits of graph transformers with infinite width and infinite heads.
result Graph transformers maintain discriminative node representations even in deep layers, preventing oversmoothing.

New bounds improve graph node classification using optimal transport.

problem Improving transductive generalization bounds for graph node classification.
method Representation-based generalization bounds via optimal transport, expressed in terms of Wasserstein distances.
result Strong correlation between derived bounds and empirical generalization in graph node classification.

Study optimal spectral estimator for semi-supervised node classification.

problem Semi-supervised node classification on CSBM with limited labels.
method Spectral estimator inspired by PCA, graph ridge regression, GCN.
result Achieves information-theoretical threshold for exact recovery.

In this paper we propose a novel parallel stochastic coordinate descent (SCD) algorithm with convergence guarantees that exhibits strong scalability. We start by studying a state-of-the-art parallel implementation of SCD and identify scalability as well as system-level performance bottlenecks of the respective implemen…

2019-11-18abs ↗pdf ↗

New algorithm achieves strong consistency in binary non-uniform hypergraph classification.

problem Node classification on binary non-uniform hypergraphs with varying edge probabilities.
method Proposes a refinement algorithm using power iteration on weighted adjacency matrices.
result Proves optimality of the refinement algorithm, achieving strong consistency and IT lower bound.

We combine the DPW method and Opening Nodes to construct embedded surfaces of positive constant mean curvature with Delaunay ends in euclidean space, with no limitation to the genus or number of ends.

2018-08-03abs ↗pdf ↗

LC-GNN improves GNNs for node classification by incorporating label consistency.

problem Limited performance of GNNs due to label consistency assumption not always holding.
method LC-GNN uses node pairs with the same label but unconnected to expand GNN's receptive field.
result LC-GNN outperforms traditional GNNs in semi-supervised node classification.

We present a new random sampling strategy for k-bandlimited signals defined on graphs, based on determinantal point processes (DPP). For small graphs, ie, in cases where the spectrum of the graph is accessible, we exhibit a DPP sampling scheme that enables perfect recovery of bandlimited signals. For large graphs, ie, …

2017-03-05abs ↗pdf ↗

Tiered latent representations and latent spaces for molecular graphs provide a simple but effective way to explicitly represent and utilize groups (e.g., functional groups), which consist of the atom (node) tier, the group tier and the molecule (graph) tier. They can be learned using the tiered graph autoencoder archit…

2019-08-22abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper, we focus on solving a class of constrained non-convex non-concave saddle point problems in a decentralized manner by a group of nodes in a network. Specifically, we assume that each node has access to a summand of a global objective function and nodes are allowed to exchange information only with their n…

2019-10-31abs ↗pdf ↗

New algorithm tackles multi-player bandit problems with limited access to arms.

problem Limited access to dynamic local subsets of arms in multi-player multi-armed bandit problems.
method Adopted Upper Confidence Bound (UCB) for exploration-exploitation and distributed optimization for collisions.
result Proposes a decentralized algorithm with near-optimal regret guarantee.

In network embedding, random walks play a fundamental role in preserving network structures. However, random walk based embedding methods have two limitations. First, random walk methods are fragile when the sampling frequency or the number of node sequences changes. Second, in disequilibrium networks such as highly bi…

2018-05-09abs ↗pdf ↗

MPNNs over-squash distant node information, study shows.

problem Over-squashing in MPNNs where node features ignore distant nodes.
method Theoretical analysis of MPNNs' over-squashing, focusing on width, depth, and graph topology.
result Width mitigates over-squashing but makes network more sensitive, depth doesn't help, graph topology is key.

Graph Neural Networks struggle on random graphs without node identifiers.

problem Graph Neural Networks' limitations on random graphs without node identifiers.
method Study of Graph Neural Networks and Structural Graph Neural Networks convergence on large random graphs.
result Structural Graph Neural Networks are more powerful and universal than Graph Neural Networks on random graphs.

An important problem in networked systems is detection and removal of suspected malicious nodes. A crucial consideration in such settings is the uncertainty endemic in detection, coupled with considerations of network connectivity, which impose indirect costs from mistakely removing benign nodes as well as failing to r…

2019-01-31abs ↗pdf ↗

Note that this paper is superceded by "Black-Box Adversarial Attacks with Limited Queries and Information." Current neural network-based image classifiers are susceptible to adversarial examples, even in the black-box setting, where the attacker is limited to query access without access to gradients. Previous methods -…

2017-12-19abs ↗pdf ↗

New method for estimating local structure around target nodes in DAGs.

problem Challenges in learning causal DAG structures in high-dimensional settings.
method Constraint-based method for estimating local structure around multiple target nodes.
result Consistency results for estimating local neighborhood structure of target nodes.