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48 results for Permutation Equivariance

Derives formulae for general permutation equivariant layers and presents a second order graph variational encoder.

problem Tackles the limitation of previous equivariant neural networks by considering permutations of matrices.
method Derives formulae for general permutation equivariant layers, including matrix permutations. Presents a second order graph variational encoder.
result Latent distribution of equivariant generative models must be exchangeable.

Permutation-equivariant neural networks improve auction mechanisms by reducing regret and sample complexity.

problem Designing optimal auction mechanisms that balance revenue and bidders' regret.
method Introduced permutation-equivariant neural networks to auction mechanisms.
result Permutation-equivariant neural networks decrease expected ex-post regret and improve model generalizability.

New neural network architecture for auction design exploiting permutation symmetry.

problem Designing incentive-compatible auctions that maximize expected revenue.
method Constructed a permutation-equivariant neural network architecture.
result Permutation-equivariant architectures can perfectly recover optimal mechanisms.

Using deep neural networks that are either invariant or equivariant to permutations in order to learn functions on unordered sets has become prevalent. The most popular, basic models are DeepSets [Zaheer et al. 2017] and PointNet [Qi et al. 2017]. While known to be universal for approximating invariant functions, DeepS…

2019-10-06abs ↗pdf ↗

New neural networks respect symmetries in symmetric tensors, improving efficiency and generalization.

problem Learning from symmetric tensors efficiently and respecting their inherent symmetries.
method Developed two characterizations of linear permutation equivariant functions between symmetric power spaces of R^n.
result These functions are highly data efficient compared to standard MLPs and generalize well to different sizes of symmetric tensors.

Graphs benefit from unique node identifiers but lose permutation-equivariance. We propose a method to maintain this property.

problem Graph Neural Networks' inherent limitations due to message-passing structure.
method Propose permutation-equivariant UID models and a contrastive loss to regularize them.
result Our method improves generalization and convergence, achieving state-of-the-art performance.

SMP model preserves proximity and permutation in graph neural networks.

problem Challenges in graph mining, such as community and leader finding.
method Stochastic Message Passing (SMP) model that maintains proximity and permutation-equivariance.
result SMP model effectively preserves node proximities and permutation-equivariance.

Graph neural networks improve systemic risk measures for financial networks.

problem Computing systemic risk measures for graph-structured financial networks.
method Extended permutation equivariant neural networks (X-PENNs) for numerical approximation.
result Graph neural networks outperform other methods in approximating optimal allocations.

Introduces P-tensors for generalized higher-order message passing in graph neural networks.

problem Expanding the expressive power of graph neural networks through higher-order structures.
method Introduces P-tensors to define the most general form of permutation equivariant message passing.
result Achieves state-of-the-art performance on molecular datasets.

Theoretical guarantees for permutation-equivariant QNNs avoid barren plateaus.

problem Excessive local minima and barren plateaus in QNNs training landscapes.
method Designing SnS_n-equivariant QNNs to encode permutation symmetry.
result Equivariant QNNs do not suffer from barren plateaus, quickly reach overparametrization, and generalize well.

New model preserves symmetry in multivariate time series, improving performance.

problem Implicit ordering in MTS models violates inherent exchangeability.
method Permutation-equivariant 2D state space model with canonical architecture.
result Eliminates sequential dependency chains and simplifies stability analysis.

SpeqNets improve graph neural networks by scaling and adapting to graph sparsity.

problem Graph neural networks struggle with permutation-equivariant functions and scalability to large graphs.
method Introducing sparsity-aware, permutation-equivariant graph networks with heuristics for graph isomorphism.
result Significantly improved predictive performance and reduced computation times compared to existing methods.

New graph foundation models respect symmetries for broader applicability.

problem Tailored graph machine learning architectures limit broader applicability.
method Investigates symmetries for label and feature permutations, proving network universal approximator.
result Universal approximator on multisets respecting node and feature permutations.

Graph Neural Networks (GNN) come in many flavors, but should always be either invariant (permutation of the nodes of the input graph does not affect the output) or equivariant (permutation of the input permutes the output). In this paper, we consider a specific class of invariant and equivariant networks, for which we …

2019-05-13abs ↗pdf ↗

Novel neural GP kernels learn stable, flexible covariance structures.

problem Scalable and flexible covariance kernels for Gaussian processes.
method Directly learn kriging coefficients and conditional standard deviations using deep neural architectures exploiting permutation-equivariant structure.
result Improved training stability and data efficiency with expressive, non-stationary kernels.

Enhances graph neural networks with structural message-passing for better generalization.

problem Limited representation power and inability to learn basic graph topological properties.
method Proposes a framework that includes a one-hot encoding of nodes and parametrized message and update functions ensuring permutation equivariance.
result Achieves state-of-the-art results on molecular graph regression on the ZINC dataset.

This work relaxes GNN symmetries to approximate automorphisms, improving model performance.

problem Improving graph neural network performance on asymmetric graphs.
method Formalizing approximate symmetries via graph coarsening, introducing a bias-variance formula.
result Best generalization performance achieved by choosing a larger symmetry group than automorphisms but smaller than permutations.

Enhances quantum computing for symmetrical systems, proving a new class of problems.

problem Proving the efficiency of a new quantum computing model for symmetrical systems.
method Introducing equivariant convolutional quantum algorithms tailored for SU(d) symmetries.
result Demonstrates a problem that can be solved efficiently on a new quantum model, suggesting it's not classically simulatable.

EDGI improves sample efficiency and generalization in tasks with spatial and temporal symmetries.

problem Sample inefficiency and poor generalization in tasks with geometric symmetries.
method Equivariant Diffuser framework, SE(3)xZxSn-equivariant diffusion model.
result EDGI is more sample efficient and generalizes better than non-equivariant models.

PEAR dynamically reconfigures agent roles to prevent persistent biases in multi-agent debates.

problem Persistent positional biases and sensitivity to role assignments in fixed topologies.
method Dynamic reconfiguration of agent roles and sparse topologies based on evolving agent states.
result Significantly improves average accuracy over debate baselines across multiple reasoning benchmarks.

A2I Transformer predicts atom energies from coordinates, avoiding heavy featurization.

problem Efficiently predicting atom energies from molecular coordinates with minimal featurization.
method End-to-end model using self-attention, permutation-equivariant.
result Stable predictions with significantly smaller errors than molecular dynamics simulations.

This paper proposes a set of rules to revise various neural networks for 3D point cloud processing to rotation-equivariant quaternion neural networks (REQNNs). We find that when a neural network uses quaternion features under certain conditions, the network feature naturally has the rotation-equivariance property. Rota…

2019-11-20abs ↗pdf ↗

We introduce a simple permutation equivariant layer for deep learning with set structure.This type of layer, obtained by parameter-sharing, has a simple implementation and linear-time complexity in the size of each set. We use deep permutation-invariant networks to perform point-could classification and MNIST-digit sum…

2016-11-14abs ↗pdf ↗

We propose to study equivariance in deep neural networks through parameter symmetries. In particular, given a group G\mathcal{G} that acts discretely on the input and output of a standard neural network layer φW:MNφ_{W}: \Re^{M} \to \Re^{N}, we show that φWφ_{W} is equivariant with respect to G\mathcal{G}-action iff $\m…

2017-02-27abs ↗pdf ↗

In this work we propose a new neural network architecture that efficiently implements and learns general purpose set-equivariant functions. Such a function f maps a set of entities x = {x1, . . . , xn} from one domain to a set of same cardinality y = f (x) = {y1, . . . , yn} in another domain regardless of the ordering…

2019-06-22abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper compares expressive power of GNNs, proving approximation guarantees for practical architectures.

problem Understanding the expressive power of Graph Neural Networks (GNNs).
method Theoretical framework comparing invariant and equivariant GNNs, proving approximation guarantees for practical architectures.
result Folklore Graph Neural Networks (FGNN) are the most expressive architectures for a given tensor order.

New method constructs equivariant neural networks for arbitrary matrix groups.

problem Challenges in constructing equivariant neural networks for complex groups.
method Completely general algorithm for solving equivariant layers of matrix groups.
result Constructs multilayer perceptrons equivariant to multiple groups including O(1,3), O(5), Sp(n), and Rubik's cube group.

Graphs of neural networks are represented to preserve symmetry, improving performance across various tasks.

problem Lack of equivariance in neural network representations of other neural networks.
method Represent neural networks as computational graphs and use graph neural networks to preserve permutation symmetry.
result Single model encodes diverse neural architectures, outperforming state-of-the-art methods.

Generative model for set-valued data using permutation invariant flows.

problem Modeling set-valued data with conditional generative models.
method Conditional generative probabilistic model using continuous normalizing flows with permutation equivariant dynamics.
result Significantly outperforms non-permutation invariant baselines in log likelihood and domain-specific metrics.

Study of equivariant Poisson 2-algebra bundles over configuration spaces.

problem Understanding Poisson structures on equivariant vector bundles over configuration spaces.
method Construction of induced-equivariance functor, Hadamard and Cauchy tensor products, symmetric 2-monoidal structure, free commutative 2-algebra, compatible Poisson bracket.
result Construction of free commutative 2-algebra and Poisson bracket on equivariant Poisson 2-algebra bundles.