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48 results for Random Dot Product Graphs

The random dot product graph (RDPG) is an independent-edge random graph that is analytically tractable and, simultaneously, either encompasses or can successfully approximate a wide range of random graphs, from relatively simple stochastic block models to complex latent position graphs. In this survey paper, we describ…

2017-09-16abs ↗pdf ↗

New algorithms improve community detection and parameter estimation for PABM.

problem Improving community detection and parameter estimation for PABM.
method Connecting PABM to GRDPG, constructing new algorithms, and deriving asymptotic properties.
result Absolute number of community detection errors tends to zero as graph vertices increase.

The paper examines how well node similarities are preserved by random projections in graph embeddings.

problem The preservation of node similarities under random projections in graph embeddings.
method Investigation of dot product and cosine similarity preservation by random projections over graph matrix rows.
result Random projections produce unreliable embeddings for dot product, especially for high-degree nodes.

Paper explores embedding methods for detecting pseudo-cliques in random graphs, showing limitations and potential.

problem Detecting planted pseudo-cliques in random dot product graphs.
method Adjacency Spectral Embedding (ASE) and Graph Encoder Embedding (GEE).
result These methods can localize pseudo-cliques with additional clean network data, but not without it.

New method uses manifold learning to infer latent positions of 1D submanifolds in random dot product graphs.

problem Inference on latent positions of unknown 1D submanifolds in RDPGs.
method Apply Isomap for manifold learning to estimate arc lengths on the unknown submanifold.
result Test statistics based on Isomap converge to known submanifold power as auxiliary vertices increase.

The paper extends RDPG model to handle weighted graphs, enabling better analysis of network data.

problem Modeling networks with weighted edges to capture heterogeneous weight distributions.
method Proposes a nonparametric W-RDPG model with latent positions and moment-generating functions.
result Establishes statistical guarantees for estimating nodal latent positions and sampling graphs.

OmniMatch algorithm perfectly matches graphs without edge correlation.

problem Graph matching in the absence of edge correlation.
method OmniMatch algorithm for seeded multiple graph matching.
result OmniMatch aligns O(sα)O(s^α) unseeded vertices across multiple networks efficiently and perfectly.

Online CPD for weighted and directed graphs using RDPG model.

problem Monitoring and detecting changes in weighted and directed graph data.
method Spectral embeddings of RDPG models for online updates and error-rate control.
result A lightweight online CPD algorithm with improved detection resolution and delay.

The paper corrects for node degree in spectral clustering using random walk Laplacian.

problem Node degree heterogeneity in spectral clustering.
method Graph spectral embedding using the random walk Laplacian.
result The embedding provides uniformly consistent estimates of degree-corrected latent positions.

Approximating non-linear kernels using feature maps has gained a lot of interest in recent years due to applications in reducing training and testing times of SVM classifiers and other kernel based learning algorithms. We extend this line of work and present low distortion embeddings for dot product kernels into linear…

2012-01-31abs ↗pdf ↗

Power of network tests degrades when vertices are misaligned.

problem Power loss in network hypothesis testing due to vertex shuffling.
method Theoretical analysis and simulations of Frobenius norm differences in random dot product and stochastic block models.
result Shuffling vertices can significantly reduce the power of network tests.

New method recovers graph latent positions under edge differential privacy.

problem Recovering latent graph information from privatized graphs.
method Applying geometric insights to adjust statistical inference for privatized graphs.
result Achieves consistent recovery of latent positions under local edge differential privacy constraints.

Improves efficiency of random feature approximations for dot product kernels.

problem Efficiency of random feature approximations for dot product kernels.
method Generalization of existing random feature approximations using complex-valued random features, theoretical analysis of variances, data-driven optimization approach.
result Complex-valued random features can significantly reduce the variances of approximations.

GraphMoE generates random graphs using neural networks and graphlets.

problem Learning generative models for random graphs.
method GraphMoE uses a neural network trained with graphlets and subgraph counts to match the distribution of random graphs.
result GraphMoE can generate graphs that mimic various real-world datasets and fool graph classifiers.

Linear time algorithm for random walk kernels on sparse graphs.

problem Efficient computation of general random walk kernels for large graphs.
method Sample dependent random walks to compute graph embeddings without direct graph product.
result Up to 27x faster and scalable to 128x larger graphs than previous methods.

Two types of nonidentifiability in latent position graphs identified and characterized.

problem Identifying and characterizing nonidentifiability in latent position random graph models.
method Defined and examined subspace nonidentifiability and model-based nonidentifiability, providing examples and characterizing limits.
result Characterized the limits of model-based nonidentifiability and obtained additional limiting results for specific graph models.

The paper predicts responses on out-of-sample nodes using latent positions on unknown curves.

problem Predicting responses on out-of-sample nodes with latent positions on unknown curves.
method Manifold learning and graph embedding technique using latent positions.
result Convergence guarantees for predicting responses on out-of-sample nodes.

Researchers prove inner product recovery is impossible in latent space models.

problem Recovering inner products in latent space models with random geometric graphs.
method Rate-distortion theory applied to Gaussian or spherical latent locations.
result Impossible to recover inner products if dimensionality exceeds nh(p)n h(p), matching positive results' conditions.

Inference for the stochastic blockmodel is currently of burgeoning interest in the statistical community, as well as in various application domains as diverse as social networks, citation networks, brain connectivity networks (connectomics), etc. Recent theoretical developments have shown that spectral embedding of gra…

2014-05-23abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper we study the concentration properties for the eigenvalues of kernel matrices, which are central objects in a wide range of kernel methods and, more recently, in network analysis. We present a set of concentration inequalities tailored for each individual eigenvalue of the kernel matrix with respect to its…

2018-12-05abs ↗pdf ↗

Revisits neural collaborative filtering vs. matrix factorization, showing dot product superiority.

problem Comparing neural collaborative filtering to matrix factorization in recommendation systems.
method Revisited experiments using MLPs as similarity functions, comparing dot product to MLP outputs.
result Simple dot product outperforms MLP-based learned similarities in practical settings.

We present semiparametric spectral modeling of the complete larval Drosophila mushroom body connectome. Motivated by a thorough exploratory data analysis of the network via Gaussian mixture modeling (GMM) in the adjacency spectral embedding (ASE) representation space, we introduce the latent structure model (LSM) for n…

2017-05-09abs ↗pdf ↗

Many popular dimensionality reduction procedures have out-of-sample extensions, which allow a practitioner to apply a learned embedding to observations not seen in the initial training sample. In this work, we consider the problem of obtaining an out-of-sample extension for the adjacency spectral embedding, a procedure…

2018-02-17abs ↗pdf ↗

In statistical relational learning, knowledge graph completion deals with automatically understanding the structure of large knowledge graphs---labeled directed graphs---and predicting missing relationships---labeled edges. State-of-the-art embedding models propose different trade-offs between modeling expressiveness, …

2017-02-22abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper analyzes learning curves for kernel ridge regression with dot-product kernels.

problem Understanding the learning curves for different scaling regimes of data and model.
method Precise formulas for mean test error, bias, and variance in the mom o\infty with m/drm/d^r constant regime.
result A peak in the learning curve at mdr/r!m \approx d^r/r! for any integer rr.

This paper improves GNNs' generalization by adding a Low-Rank Global Attention module.

problem Improving the generalization power of Graph Neural Networks (GNNs).
method Incorporating a Low-Rank Global Attention (LRGA) module into GNNs.
result Augmenting GNNs with LRGA aligns them with a powerful graph isomorphism test, 2-Folklore Weisfeiler-Lehman (2-FWL).

Given an edge-independent random graph G(n,p), we determine various facts about the cohomology of graph products of groups for the graph G(n,p). In particular, the random graph product of a sequence of finite groups is a rational duality group with probability tending to 1 as n goes to infinity. This includes random ri…

2012-10-16abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper refines transformations of lattice diagrams and introduces dotted diagrams.

problem Investigating transformations and deformations of lattice diagrams and their associated dotted diagrams.
method Introducing dotted diagrams and investigating deformations of these diagrams, relating them to transformations of lattice diagrams.
result Refined results on the relation between deformations of admissible dotted diagrams and transformations of lattice diagrams.

This paper studies the matched network inference problem, where the goal is to determine if two networks, defined on a common set of nodes, exhibit a specific form of stochastic similarity. Two notions of similarity are considered: (i) equality, i.e., testing whether the networks arise from the same random graph model,…

2019-11-15abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper tackles matching two complete graphs with correlated edge weights in geometric models.

problem Matching two complete graphs with edge weights correlated through latent geometries.
method Derives an approximate maximum likelihood estimator for recovering hidden vertex correspondence.
result The estimator provably achieves perfect recovery under certain noise conditions.