We introduce block-tree graphs as a framework for deriving efficient algorithms on graphical models. We define block-tree graphs as a tree-structured graph where each node is a cluster of nodes such that the clusters in the graph are disjoint. This differs from junction-trees, where two clusters connected by an edge al…
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The paper refines Steinerberger curvature for block graphs and bridges.
problem Understanding curvature in graph theory.
method Formulas and relations for curvature in block graphs and graph bridges.
result Self-centered Bonnet-Myers sharp graphs are antipodal.
Combines CNN and LSTM for spatio-temporal graph networks.
problem Improving spatio-temporal feature extraction.
method Proposes a new architecture combining CNN and LSTM temporal blocks.
result Empirical comparison shows our model outperforms existing models.
To capture the inherent geometric features of many community detection problems, we propose to use a new random graph model of communities that we call a Geometric Block Model. The geometric block model generalizes the random geometric graphs in the same way that the well-studied stochastic block model generalizes the …
Two spectral algorithms for community detection in graphs with covariates are compared.
problem Detecting community structure in graphs with covariates.
method Two model-based spectral algorithms are presented and compared.
result The second algorithm often better estimates block assignments by accounting for vertex covariates.
An algorithm finds optimal covariates for blocking in randomized experiments.
problem Minimizing variance in causal effect estimates from heterogeneous data.
method Using causal graphs, an algorithm identifies optimal covariates for blocking.
result An efficient algorithm reduces variance in causal effect estimates.
Spectral clustering for directed graphs using likelihood estimation.
problem Clustering directed graphs with edge directions.
method Maximum likelihood estimation on stochastic block models.
result Significant performance gains over existing methods.
Tests if vertices in graphs have the same latent positions.
problem Testing equality of latent positions in random graphs.
method Empirical Mahalanobis distances from spectral embeddings.
result Test statistics follow chi-square distributions under null and local alternatives.
This paper proves a conjecture linking quantum modular forms and WRT invariants for specific graphs.
problem Proving a conjecture about quantum modular forms and WRT invariants for unimodular H-graphs.
method Constructed finite sums of rational functions, studied weighted Gauss sums, and combined results to prove the conjecture.
result WRT invariants of H-graphs yield quantum modular forms of depth two and weight one.
We present a method to estimate block membership of nodes in a random graph generated by a stochastic blockmodel. We use an embedding procedure motivated by the random dot product graph model, a particular example of the latent position model. The embedding associates each node with a vector; these vectors are clustere…
Spectral clustering achieves strong consistency in the stochastic block model under certain conditions.
problem Achieving strong consistency in spectral clustering for the stochastic block model.
method Entrywise analysis of the Fielder eigenvector of graph Laplacians.
result Spectral clustering achieves exact recovery of hidden communities under matching information-theoretic limits.
We propose a new family of efficient and expressive deep generative models of graphs, called Graph Recurrent Attention Networks (GRANs). Our model generates graphs one block of nodes and associated edges at a time. The block size and sampling stride allow us to trade off sample quality for efficiency. Compared to previ…
A new method selects features for clustering using a block model.
problem Finding high-quality features for clustering in linked data.
method Building a block model on the graph and using it for feature selection.
result BMGUFS outperforms state-of-the-art methods in clustering performance.
Study recovers community structure from coarse graph measurements.
problem Community recovery from low-resolution graph measurements.
method Formalized coarsening process of graph measurements, developed conditions for perfect recovery.
result Simple and closed-form asymptotic conditions for perfect recovery of coarse graph communities.
Proposes RBGP framework for efficient block sparse neural networks.
problem Efficiently exploit structured sparsity patterns for sparse neural networks on GPU.
method Uses Ramanujan Bipartite Graph Product to generate structured multi-level block sparse neural networks.
result Achieves 5-9x and 2-5x runtime gains over unstructured and block sparsity patterns respectively, while maintaining accuracy.
Paper models graph edge dependencies using latent variables for community detection.
problem Graphs' edge dependencies not fully explained by community membership.
method Introduces auxiliary latent variables to model edge dependencies and analyzes conditions for exact recovery.
result Exact recovery possible by semidefinite programming down to maximum likelihood threshold.
New model for clustering graphs with multiple data sources.
problem Graph clustering with multiple data sources.
method Formalized multi-view stochastic block models and developed efficient algorithms.
result Provable improvement over previous approaches in multi-view graph clustering.
Algorithm determines spatial graph isomorphism with vertex, edge colorings and orientations.
problem Algorithmic recognition of spatial graphs with various colorings and orientations.
method Proved existence of an algorithm for isomorphic spatial graphs, decomposed into canonical blocks, and applied Haken and Matveev's result.
result Algorithmic recognition of spatial graphs with colorings and orientations.
PARD generates graphs efficiently and invariantly to node ordering.
problem Graph generation sensitivity to node ordering.
method Integrates autoregressive and diffusion models with a partial order for nodes and edges.
result PARD achieves state-of-the-art performance on molecular and non-molecular datasets.
Improved model for grouping nodes in bipartite networks.
problem Challenges in grouping nodes in bipartite graphs.
method Introduced DC-LBM and developed variational EM algorithm.
result Significantly enhanced performance on real-world data.
This work analyzes the stability of graph filters under large perturbations.
problem Stability of graph filters under large edge rewires.
method Proves a bound on stability using frequency response and community structure.
result Graph filter stability depends on perturbation to community structure.
Signed graphs encode positive (attractive) and negative (repulsive) relations between nodes. We extend spectral clustering to signed graphs via the one-parameter family of Signed Power Mean Laplacians, defined as the matrix power mean of normalized standard and signless Laplacians of positive and negative edges. We pro…
Efficient algorithm for graph matching in correlated stochastic block models.
problem Graph matching in correlated stochastic block models with balanced communities.
method Extends previous work on centered subgraph counts to handle estimation errors and edge correlation.
result First efficient algorithm for graph matching in the logarithmic average degree regime, matching all but a vanishing fraction of vertices with high probability.
Paper characterizes optimal graph clustering limits under a new model.
problem Graph clustering under varying edge density signals.
method Introduced Popularity-Adjusted Block Model (PABM) to address SBM and DCBM limitations.
result Cluster recovery possible even when edge density signals vanish, highlighting local connectivity differences.
The proliferation of models for networks raises challenging problems of model selection: the data are sparse and globally dependent, and models are typically high-dimensional and have large numbers of latent variables. Together, these issues mean that the usual model-selection criteria do not work properly for networks…
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.
DeepWalk embeddings converge on SBM graphs, recovering cluster structure.
problem Theoretical guarantees for DeepWalk embeddings on complex graphs.
method Solving a nonconvex optimization problem using random walks.
result DeepWalk embeddings on SBM graphs recover cluster structure with high probability.
A new method for spectral positional encodings in directed graphs using Hermitian block Krylov subspaces.
problem Challenges in spectral positional encodings for directed graphs, including computational complexity and gauge invariance issues.
method Learnable spectral positional encodings of the form , computed in a Hermitian block Krylov subspace from sparse matrix-vector products.
result The method is gauge-invariant and converges to the exact eigendecomposition oracle as the depth grows.
There has been a recent interest in understanding the power of local algorithms for optimization and inference problems on sparse graphs. Gamarnik and Sudan (2014) showed that local algorithms are weaker than global algorithms for finding large independent sets in sparse random regular graphs. Montanari (2015) showed t…
There have been rapid developments in model-based clustering of graphs, also known as block modelling, over the last ten years or so. We review different approaches and extensions proposed for different aspects in this area, such as the type of the graph, the clustering approach, the inference approach, and whether the…
Graphical models use graphs to compactly capture stochastic dependencies amongst a collection of random variables. Inference over graphical models corresponds to finding marginal probability distributions given joint probability distributions. In general, this is computationally intractable, which has led to a quest fo…
On consistency of constrained spectral clustering under representation-aware stochastic block modelstat.ML
New method finds balanced clusters in graphs using auxiliary information.
problem Finding balanced clusters in graphs with population-level constraints.
method Proposes individual-level balancing constraint and develops spectral clustering algorithms.
result Establishes first statistical consistency result for constrained spectral clustering.
A new method for spectral barycentre of graph datasets.
problem Creating a summary graph from a set of graphs with community structure.
method Using multiscale spectral distance based on normalized graph Laplacian eigenvalues.
result The barycentre inherits the topological structure of the graphs in the sample dataset.
SubSearch: Robust Estimation and Outlier Detection for Stochastic Block Models via Subgraph Searchstat.ML
SubSearch detects graph outliers and estimates SBM parameters robustly.
problem Real-world graphs often deviate from ideal SBM assumptions.
method Subgraph search to find subgraphs that align with SBM assumptions.
result SubSearch accurately estimates SBM parameters and detects outliers.
The main contribution of this article is a new prior distribution over directed acyclic graphs, which gives larger weight to sparse graphs. This distribution is intended for structured Bayesian networks, where the structure is given by an ordered block model. That is, the nodes of the graph are objects which fall into …
Efficient algorithm for matching graphs with community structure.
problem Graph matching between correlated stochastic block models with constant correlation.
method Partition trees rooted from each vertex, comparing edge statistics to different communities.
result First low-order polynomial-time algorithm achieving exact matching with high probability in dense graphs.
Study on signed graphs with random signs, focusing on community detection.
problem Community detection in signed stochastic block models.
method Strong concentration inequalities for adjacency and Laplacian matrices, applied to signed Laplacian matrix.
result The sign of the first eigenvector of the Laplacian matrix defines a weakly consistent estimator for balanced community detection.
We present a method based on the orthogonal symmetric non-negative matrix tri-factorization of the normalized Laplacian matrix for community detection in complex networks. While the exact factorization of a given order may not exist and is NP hard to compute, we obtain an approximate factorization by solving an optimiz…
Homogeneous links were introduced by Peter Cromwell, who proved that the projection surface of these links, that given by the Seifert algorithm, has minimal genus. Here we provide a different proof, with a geometric rather than combinatorial flavor. To do this, we first show a direct relation between the Seifert matrix…
Neural decoders were shown to outperform classical message passing techniques for short BCH codes. In this work, we extend these results to much larger families of algebraic block codes, by performing message passing with graph neural networks. The parameters of the sub-network at each variable-node in the Tanner graph…
New method for directed graphs using learnable spectral positional encodings.
problem Challenges in magnetic Laplacians and unitary gauge invariance for directed graphs.
method Learnable spectral PEs of the form hθ(Aq)R, computed in Hermitian block Krylov subspace.
result Gauge-invariant and computationally efficient solution for directed graphs.
Low-Rank Covariance Completion for Graph Quilting with Applications to Functional Connectivitystat.ME
New method estimates neuronal connectivity from partially observed data.
problem Estimating neuronal connectivity from partially observed data.
method Two-step approach: low-rank covariance completion followed by graph structure estimation.
result Graph selection consistency demonstrated for one approach.
Spectral embedding is a popular technique for the representation of graph data. Several regularization techniques have been proposed to improve the quality of the embedding with respect to downstream tasks like clustering. In this paper, we explain on a simple block model the impact of the complete graph regularization…
SiBBlInGS discovers interpretable building blocks across states in multi-way data.
problem Identifying interpretable units (Building Blocks) in multi-state, multi-way data.
method Graph-based dictionary learning approach for sparse BBs and temporal traces.
result Captures per-trial variability and state-specific vs. state-invariant components.
BScNets expands graph learning to higher-order interactions.
problem Link prediction on graphs with higher-order interactions.
method Proposes a new SNN using block Hodge-Laplacian and block simplicial complexes.
result BScNets outperforms state-of-the-art models in link prediction.
PDNAS optimizes GNN architectures for diverse datasets.
problem Inadequate adaptability and combinatorial search space in GNNs.
method Dual architecture search (micro- and macro-architectures) with gradient-based optimization.
result PDNAS finds deeper GNNs with better performance on diverse datasets.
Sharp thresholds and contiguity for community detection in contextual SBM.
problem Community detection in graphs with high-dimensional node-covariates.
method Contextual Stochastic Block Model, non-rigorous cavity method, information theory.
result Established the sharp threshold for detection and weak recovery in the contextual SBM.
The paper provides statistical theory and intuition for personalized PageRank (called "PPR"): a popular technique that samples a small community from a massive network. We study a setting where the entire network is expensive to obtain thoroughly or to maintain, but we can start from a seed node of interest and "crawl"…