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48 results for graph approximation

Framework for universal graph function approximators outperforms existing methods.

problem Graph classification and separation of graph classes.
method Inspired by persistent homology, dependency parsing, and multivalued functions, the framework constructs universal approximators on graph isomorphism classes.
result Achieves state-of-the-art performance on four graph datasets.

I prove that the spectrum of the Laplace-Beltrami operator with the Neumann boundary condition on a compact Riemannian manifold with boundary admits a fast approximation by the spectra of suitable graph Laplacians on proximity graphs on the manifold, and similar graph approximation works for metric-measure spaces glued…

2019-10-21abs ↗pdf ↗

Can one reduce the size of a graph without significantly altering its basic properties? The graph reduction problem is hereby approached from the perspective of restricted spectral approximation, a modification of the spectral similarity measure used for graph sparsification. This choice is motivated by the observation…

2018-08-31abs ↗pdf ↗

Landmark-based node embeddings approximate shortest path distances in random graphs.

problem Capturing global graph distances in node representations.
method Landmark-based node embeddings using shortest path distances from a subset of reference nodes (landmarks).
result Random graphs require lower dimensions in landmark-based embeddings compared to worst-case graphs.

In this paper, we present a general, multistage framework for graphical model approximation using a cascade of models such as trees. In particular, we look at the problem of covariance matrix approximation for Gaussian distributions as linear transformations of tree models. This is a new way to decompose the covariance…

2018-08-10abs ↗pdf ↗

Eigenvalues of manifolds with cylindrical boundaries approximated by graph Laplacians.

problem Approximating eigenvalues of manifolds with cylindrical boundaries.
method Using truncated graph Laplacians constructed from (ε,ρ)(\varepsilon,ρ)-proximity graphs.
result Eigenvalues of truncated graph Laplacians converge to Dirichlet eigenvalues of the Laplace-Beltrami operator.

Efficiently approximates eigenspaces for symmetric and general matrices.

problem Fast computation of eigenspaces for large matrices.
method Factor eigenspaces into fundamental components using transformations, solve minimization problems, and iteratively update.
result Improved computational efficiency for eigenspace approximation.

Study on stable translation lengths of surface homeomorphisms and their approximations.

problem Understanding stable translation lengths of homeomorphisms and their finite approximations.
method Comparing stable translation lengths of homeomorphisms and their finite approximations on curve graphs.
result Stable translation length of homeomorphisms with dense periodic points equals the supremum of their approximations.

The kk-NN graph has played a central role in increasingly popular data-driven techniques for various learning and vision tasks; yet, finding an efficient and effective way to construct kk-NN graphs remains a challenge, especially for large-scale high-dimensional data. In this paper, we propose a new approach to const…

2013-07-30abs ↗pdf ↗

Graph partitioning is the problem of dividing the nodes of a graph into balanced partitions while minimizing the edge cut across the partitions. Due to its combinatorial nature, many approximate solutions have been developed, including variants of multi-level methods and spectral clustering. We propose GAP, a Generaliz…

2019-03-02abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper computes an approximation to the sample Frechet mean of graph sets using spectral information.

problem Characterizing the location of a set of graphs in a metric space.
method The Frechet mean is computed for sets of large graphs using the pseudometric defined by the norm between eigenvalues of adjacency matrices.
result An algorithm to approximate the sample Frechet mean of undirected unweighted graphs is described.

GMT improves interpretability of XGNNs by approximating SubMT.

problem Limited understanding of existing interpretable subgraph learning methods.
method Formulated subgraph multilinear extension (SubMT) and designed GMT architecture.
result GMT outperforms state-of-the-art in both interpretability and generalizability.

Factor graphs are important models for succinctly representing probability distributions in machine learning, coding theory, and statistical physics. Several computational problems, such as computing marginals and partition functions, arise naturally when working with factor graphs. Belief propagation is a widely deplo…

2017-08-08abs ↗pdf ↗

Graph manifolds are manifolds that decompose along tori into pieces with a tame S1S^1-structure. In this paper, we prove that the simplicial volume of graph manifolds (which is known to be zero) can be approximated by integral simplicial volumes of their finite coverings. This gives a uniform proof of the vanishing of …

2018-07-27abs ↗pdf ↗

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.

We consider adaptations of the Mumford-Shah functional to graphs. These are based on discretizations of nonlocal approximations to the Mumford-Shah functional. Motivated by applications in machine learning we study the random geometric graphs associated to random samples of a measure. We establish the conditions on the…

2019-06-22abs ↗pdf ↗

GNNs learn graph representations, with new theory on their power and limitations.

problem Understanding the capabilities and limitations of GNNs.
method Theoretical analysis of GNNs, focusing on approximation and learning properties.
result New insights into the representation, generalization, and extrapolation of GNNs.

AEGCN uses autoencoder constraints to improve graph node classification.

problem Node classification on graph domains with reduced information loss.
method Autoencoder-constrained graph convolutional network (AEGCN).
result Adding autoencoder constraints significantly improves graph convolutional network performance.

GNNs improve semi-supervised node regression, but why? We explain.

problem Understanding when and why GNNs succeed in semi-supervised node regression.
method Aggregate-and-readout model encompassing message passing architectures, least-squares estimation over GNNs with linear graph convolutions and a deep ReLU readout.
result Sharp non-asymptotic risk bound separating approximation, stochastic, and optimization errors.

We analyze a reweighted version of the Kikuchi approximation for estimating the log partition function of a product distribution defined over a region graph. We establish sufficient conditions for the concavity of our reweighted objective function in terms of weight assignments in the Kikuchi expansion, and show that a…

2014-10-26abs ↗pdf ↗

SpGAT learns graph representations using spectral attention for efficiency.

problem Efficiently capturing global graph patterns with minimal parameters.
method Introduces Spectral Graph Attention Network (SpGAT) using spectral domain attention mechanisms and a fast Chebychev approximation.
result SpGAT achieves better global pattern recognition with fewer parameters compared to GAT.

Graph Laplacian approximates manifold eigenvalues with controlled curvature bounds.

problem Approximating eigenvalues of Laplace-Beltrami on manifolds with bounded Ricci curvature.
method Graph discretization of Riemannian manifolds with (ε,ρ)(ε,ρ)-approximation, proving eigenvalue convergence.
result Graph Laplacian eigenvalues converge uniformly to manifold Laplacian eigenvalues as parameters approach zero.

Efficient algorithms learn causal graphs with minimal interventions.

problem Learning causal relationships between observed variables in the presence of latents.
method Bi-criteria approximation goal combining intervention design and graph property testing.
result Achieve intervention cost within a small constant factor of the optimal.

We propose a new framework for the analysis of low-rank tensors which lies at the intersection of spectral graph theory and signal processing. As a first step, we present a new graph based low-rank decomposition which approximates the classical low-rank SVD for matrices and multi-linear SVD for tensors. Then, building …

2016-11-15abs ↗pdf ↗

How does coarsening affect the spectrum of a general graph? We provide conditions such that the principal eigenvalues and eigenspaces of a coarsened and original graph Laplacian matrices are close. The achieved approximation is shown to depend on standard graph-theoretic properties, such as the degree and eigenvalue di…

2018-02-21abs ↗pdf ↗

Improves graph-based active learning for non-Gaussian models.

problem Efficiently selecting data points for labeling in graph-based semi-supervised learning.
method Approximates non-Gaussian distributions, introduces rank-one update and model change acquisition function.
result Enhanced active learning for graph-based SSL under non-Gaussian models.

Given two graphs, the graph matching problem is to align the two vertex sets so as to minimize the number of adjacency disagreements between the two graphs. The seeded graph matching problem is the graph matching problem when we are first given a partial alignment that we are tasked with completing. In this paper, we m…

2012-09-03abs ↗pdf ↗

Graphs approximate semigroups for diffusion on Riemannian manifolds.

problem Approximating semigroups for diffusion on Riemannian manifolds.
method Discretized approximation using random walks on proximity graphs.
result Quantitative error estimates for convergence of discrete semigroups to continuous semigroups.

Optimal Transport Graph Neural Networks (OT-GNN) improves graph embeddings by using optimal transport.

problem Graph Neural Networks (GNN) often lose structural or semantic information when aggregating node embeddings.
method Combines optimal transport (OT) with parametric graph models to compute graph embeddings from Wasserstein distances between node embeddings and prototype point clouds.
result OT-GNN outperforms popular methods on molecular property prediction tasks and produces smoother graph representations.

Spectral graph convolutional neural networks (CNNs) require approximation to the convolution to alleviate the computational complexity, resulting in performance loss. This paper proposes the topology adaptive graph convolutional network (TAGCN), a novel graph convolutional network defined in the vertex domain. We provi…

2017-10-28abs ↗pdf ↗

An autonomous variational inference algorithm for arbitrary graphical models requires the ability to optimize variational approximations over the space of model parameters as well as over the choice of tractable families used for the variational approximation. In this paper, we present a novel combination of graph part…

2012-07-11abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper studies harmonic graphs in the Heisenberg group and their properties.

problem No analogous theorem exists for HH-minimal surfaces in the Heisenberg group.
method Introduced intrinsic Dirichlet energy and studied its critical points (contact harmonic graphs).
result Calibration condition and construction of energy-minimizing graphs with various singularities.