Enhances cooperative multi-task SemCom for distributed users.
problem Performance degradation in cooperative multi-tasking due to negative information transfer.
method Federated learning (FL) with semantic-aware task clustering.
result Constructive cooperation across distributed users with semantic-aware task clustering.
RFN improves GCNs for road networks, outperforming state-of-the-art by 21%-40%.
problem Leveraging the structure of road networks effectively in machine learning tasks.
method Introducing RFN, a novel GCN specifically designed for road networks.
result RFN outperforms state-of-the-art GCNs by 21%-40% on road network tasks.
This survey clarifies dynamic network terminology and reviews GNN models for dynamic networks.
problem Ambiguity in dynamic network terminology and lack of GNN models for dynamic networks.
method Established consistent terminology and notation for dynamic networks, reviewed GNN models.
result Comprehensive survey of dynamic graph neural network models.
From the perspective of network analysis, the ubiquitous networks are comprised of regular and irregular components, which makes uncovering the complexity of network structures to be a fundamental challenge. Exploring the regular information and identifying the roles of microscopic elements in network data can help us …
Deep ReLU networks can be simplified to a three-layer model.
problem Understanding the behavior of deep neural networks.
method Constructive proof and algorithm to transform deep networks into shallow ones.
result Deep ReLU networks can be represented by a simpler three-layer structure.
Chemical networks outperform spiking neural networks in classification tasks.
problem Learning tasks with spiking neural networks require hidden layers, which are computationally expensive.
method Used deterministic mass-action kinetics to prove chemical reaction networks without hidden layers can solve tasks previously solved by spiking neural networks.
result A chemical reaction network without hidden layers outperforms a spiking neural network with hidden layers in a handwritten digit classification task.
This paper explores loss landscapes of sparse neural networks, finding unique characteristics compared to dense networks.
problem Understanding the loss landscape of sparse neural networks, especially one-hidden-layer networks.
method Analyzes sparse networks with dense and sparse final layers, focusing on linear and non-linear models.
result Sparse networks can have no spurious valleys under certain conditions, but spurious valleys and minima can exist for wide sparse networks.
New approach learns latent motifs in networks for mesoscale structure analysis.
problem Understanding large-scale behavior in complex systems through mesoscale structures.
method Network dictionary learning (NDL) combining network sampling and nonnegative matrix factorization.
result Networks can be approximated using a small set of latent motifs.
A challenging problem in complex networks is the network reconstruction problem from data. This work deals with a class of networks denoted as conserved networks, in which a flow associated with every edge and the flows are conserved at all non-source and non-sink nodes. We propose a novel polynomial time algorithm to …
Social network analysis is an important problem in data mining. A fundamental step for analyzing social networks is to encode network data into low-dimensional representations, i.e., network embeddings, so that the network topology structure and other attribute information can be effectively preserved. Network represen…
Taking inspiration from biological evolution, we explore the idea of "Can deep neural networks evolve naturally over successive generations into highly efficient deep neural networks?" by introducing the notion of synthesizing new highly efficient, yet powerful deep neural networks over successive generations via an ev…
SyNGLER generates synthetic networks efficiently while preserving key structural properties.
problem Efficiently generating realistic synthetic networks with preserved structural properties.
method SyNGLER uses latent space network models to learn and reconstruct node embeddings, then generates synthetic networks.
result SyNGLER produces synthetic networks that better preserve key network characteristics than existing approaches.
Natural graph networks are a new class of graph neural networks that are more flexible and scalable.
problem Traditional graph neural networks are limited by equivariance to node permutations.
method Introduced natural graph networks, which are more flexible and scalable than conventional graph neural networks.
result Natural graph networks are as scalable as conventional message passing graph neural networks but more flexible.
The structure of complex networks has been of interest in many scientific and engineering disciplines over the decades. A number of studies in the field have been focused on finding the common properties among different kinds of networks such as heavy-tail degree distribution, small-worldness and modular structure and …
Convolutional networks outperform fully-connected ones in certain tasks.
problem Understanding the computational advantage of convolutional networks over fully-connected networks.
method Demonstrated a computational advantage through a specific problem class.
result Convolutional networks can solve certain problems that fully-connected networks cannot, even with gradient descent.
The interplay between inter-neuronal network topology and cognition has been studied deeply by connectomics researchers and network scientists, which is crucial towards understanding the remarkable efficacy of biological neural networks. Curiously, the deep learning revolution that revived neural networks has not paid …
Proposes a graph neural network for traffic forecasting in WANs.
problem Traffic forecasting challenges in WANs due to dynamic and large data volumes.
method Dynamic diffusion convolutional recurrent neural networks for multistep traffic forecasting.
result Significant improvements in forecasting accuracy compared to classical methods.
Researchers derive exact priors for finite Bayesian neural networks.
problem Understanding non-Gaussian priors in finite Bayesian neural networks.
method Analytical derivation of function space priors for finite fully-connected feedforward networks.
result Exact solutions for priors of finite networks, including Meijer G-function for linear networks and mixtures for ReLU networks.
i-cNRL learns network differences with interpretability.
problem Comparing unique network characteristics.
method Contrastive network representation learning (cNRL) integrating machine learning schemes.
result i-cNRL reveals unique network patterns with interpretability.
We show that deep networks are better than shallow networks at approximating functions that can be expressed as a composition of functions described by a directed acyclic graph, because the deep networks can be designed to have the same compositional structure, while a shallow network cannot exploit this knowledge. Thu…
DCGANs generate drainage networks quickly from samples.
problem High computational costs in generating large numbers of drainage networks.
method DCGANs trained with connectivity-informed directional information.
result Connectivity-informed DCGANs outperform other methods in reproducing accurate drainage networks.
A network embedding consists of a vector representation for each node in the network. Its usefulness has been shown in many real-world application domains, such as social networks and web networks. Directed networks with text associated with each node, such as software package dependency networks, are commonplace. Howe…
Quantum neural network and tensor network models outperform classical models in Japanese stock market predictions.
problem Improving stock return predictions using quantum and quantum-inspired machine learning.
method Evaluation of quantum neural network and tensor network models against classical models like linear and neural networks.
result Tensor network model outperforms classical models in Japanese stock market, including linear and neural network models.
Study deep maxout networks and their equivalence to Gaussian processes.
problem Understanding neural networks with infinite width.
method Derive equivalence between deep maxout networks and Gaussian processes, characterize maxout kernel, and provide efficient numerical implementation.
result Bayesian inference based on deep maxout network kernel leads to competitive results compared to finite-width counterparts and deep neural network kernels.
Machine learning improves network classification and model selection.
problem Quantifying suitability of generative models for network structures.
method Interpretable machine learning to classify simulated networks based on features and interactions.
result Specific network features and their interactions are crucial for distinguishing generative models.
Study shows effective resistance distance yields more accurate network barycenter than Hamming distance.
problem Identifying the best metric for computing the Fréchet mean network.
method Compared the effectiveness of Hamming distance and effective resistance distance in capturing network topology.
result Effective resistance distance produces a more accurate Fréchet mean network.
Model-based neural networks generalize better than ReLU networks for sparse recovery.
problem Understanding and quantifying the superior generalization of model-based neural networks.
method Using complexity measures like global and local Rademacher complexities, the paper provides theoretical bounds on generalization and estimation errors.
result Model-based neural networks exhibit higher generalization capabilities for sparse recovery problems compared to ReLU networks.
A new method predicts links better across various networks.
problem Adaptive link prediction for diverse network types.
method MOLI method using local information from neighbors of different distances.
result MOLI outperforms other link prediction algorithms.
Recent works reveal that network embedding techniques enable many machine learning models to handle diverse downstream tasks on graph structured data. However, as previous methods usually focus on learning embeddings for a single network, they can not learn representations transferable on multiple networks. Hence, it i…
This paper proposes network recasting as a general method for network architecture transformation. The primary goal of this method is to accelerate the inference process through the transformation, but there can be many other practical applications. The method is based on block-wise recasting; it recasts each source bl…
Road networks are a type of spatial network, where edges may be associated with qualitative information such as road type and speed limit. Unfortunately, such information is often incomplete; for instance, OpenStreetMap only has speed limits for 13% of all Danish road segments. This is problematic for analysis tasks th…
With the widespread use of information technologies, information networks are becoming increasingly popular to capture complex relationships across various disciplines, such as social networks, citation networks, telecommunication networks, and biological networks. Analyzing these networks sheds light on different aspe…
Optimal rates for shallow ReLU networks in nonparametric regression.
problem Approximating smooth and non-smooth functions with shallow ReLU networks.
method Analysis of shallow ReLUk neural networks, using variation norms and deep learning theory. result Optimal approximation rates for shallow ReLU networks in nonparametric regression.
New algorithm assesses credit risk in multilayer networks over time.
problem Quantifying evolving credit risk in complex, interconnected networks.
method Personalized PageRank algorithm for multilayer networks.
result Credit risk evolves and propagates through multilayer networks over time.
We study the problem of identifying different behaviors occurring in different parts of a large heterogenous network. We zoom in to the network using lenses of different sizes to capture the local structure of the network. These network signatures are then weighted to provide a set of predicted labels for every node. W…
Network structures in various backgrounds play important roles in social, technological, and biological systems. However, the observable network structures in real cases are often incomplete or unavailable due to measurement errors or private protection issues. Therefore, inferring the complete network structure is use…
Machine learning techniques for road networks hold the potential to facilitate many important transportation applications. Graph Convolutional Networks (GCNs) are neural networks that are capable of leveraging the structure of a road network by utilizing information of, e.g., adjacent road segments. While state-of-the-…
Neural networks can approximate functions uniformly across various measures.
problem Universal approximation of functions across different probability measures.
method Proving neural networks are dense in Orlicz spaces, extending classical theorems.
result Neural networks uniformly approximate functions for weakly compact families of measures.
New neural networks learn distribution functions using quantiles and moments.
problem Approximating functions of distributions in probability spaces.
method Quantile and moment neural networks, mixing quantile and moment features.
result Moment neural network outperforms others for bivariate distributions.
Paper tackles optimal network compression for financial systems.
problem Optimal network compression for financial systems under shocks.
method Formulated as an NP-hard problem, studied systemic risk measures, and analyzed specific networks.
result Systemic fragility results no longer hold generally under shocks and heterogeneous networks.
Neural network estimates network models efficiently.
problem Estimating flexible ERGMs is challenging due to intractable normalizing constants.
method Trains a neural network on parameter-simulation pairs to invert and estimate parameters quickly and in parallel.
result The method performs well in practice and accommodates extra network statistics.
A new method detects communities in multi-relational networks.
problem Detect communities in heterogeneous multi-relational networks.
method Message passing based algorithm on a hierarchical structure of homogeneous networks.
result Effectiveness of the proposed method confirmed on synthetic and real-world networks.
DyHATR learns dynamic heterogeneous networks for better link prediction.
problem Learning effective representations of dynamic heterogeneous networks for link prediction.
method Hierarchical attention for heterogeneous information and temporal RNN for evolutionary patterns.
result DyHATR significantly outperforms state-of-the-art baselines on link prediction tasks.
The paper introduces fixed-point centralities for networks and graphons.
problem Defining network centralities for networks and graphons.
method Fixed-point centralities defined via permutation equivariant mappings and graphons.
result Variation bounds of fixed-point centralities under mild assumptions.
Proposes RNNE for dynamic network embedding.
problem Handling dynamic networks with changing node and edge counts.
method Recurrent Neural Network Embedding (RNNE) for topologically evolving graphs and temporal graphs.
result RNNE outperforms state-of-the-art algorithms in network reconstruction, classification, and link prediction.
The lottery ticket hypothesis finds multiple winning sub-networks in neural networks.
problem Finding a single winning sub-network in neural networks.
method Analyzing neural networks trained in isolation and on different tasks.
result Neural networks contain multiple sub-networks that match the accuracy of the original network, not just one.
Modern neural networks often contain significantly more parameters than the size of their training data. We show that this excess capacity provides an opportunity for embedding secret machine learning models within a trained neural network. Our novel framework hides the existence of a secret neural network with arbitra…
We study how finite Bayesian neural networks adapt their hidden representations.
problem Understanding how finite Bayesian neural networks differ from infinite ones.
method We analyze the asymptotics of learned feature kernels for various network architectures.
result The leading finite-width corrections to feature kernels have a universal form.