Spectral algorithms are graph partitioning algorithms that partition a node set of a graph into groups by using a spectral embedding map. Clustering techniques based on the algorithms are referred to as spectral clustering and are widely used in data analysis. To gain a better understanding of why spectral clustering i…
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The goal of this paper is to show that there exists a simple, yet universal statistical logic of spectral graph analysis by recasting it into a nonparametric function estimation problem. The prescribed viewpoint appears to be good enough to accommodate most of the existing spectral graph techniques as a consequence of …
New methods for clustering graphs using spectral analysis.
problem Graph clustering for complex systems.
method Transfer operators and spectral properties.
result Spectral clustering can be interpreted using Koopman operators.
Multi-centrality Graph Spectral Decompositions and their Application to Cyber Intrusion Detectioncs.SI
Many modern datasets can be represented as graphs and hence spectral decompositions such as graph principal component analysis (PCA) can be useful. Distinct from previous graph decomposition approaches based on subspace projection of a single topological feature, e.g., the Fiedler vector of centered graph adjacency mat…
A novel 3D shape registration method using spectral graph embedding and probabilistic matching.
problem Challenges in 3D shape analysis and registration, especially with large variability.
method Combining spectral graph matching with Laplacian embedding for large graphs, using commute-time embedding and PCA.
result A method to register shapes with different samplings and isometric deformations.
RP-GFRFT unifies fractional order and rotation control for graph signals.
problem Lack of rotation-based spectral control in GFRFT and zero-angle degeneracy in AGFT.
method Rotation-parameterized graph fractional Fourier transform (RP-GFRFT) with degeneracy preserving rotation matrix.
result RP-GFRFT improves spectral filtering performance over existing methods.
Spectral clustering has become one of the most widely used clustering techniques when the structure of the individual clusters is non-convex or highly anisotropic. Yet, despite its immense popularity, there exists fairly little theory about performance guarantees for spectral clustering. This issue is partly due to the…
This paper focuses on spectral graph convolutional neural networks (ConvNets), where filters are defined as elementwise multiplication in the frequency domain of a graph. In machine learning settings where the dataset consists of signals defined on many different graphs, the trained ConvNet should generalize to signals…
The aim of the present article is to give an overview of spectral theory on metric graphs guided by spectral geometry on discrete graphs and manifolds. We present the basic concept of metric graphs and natural Laplacians acting on it and explicitly allow infinite graphs. Motivated by the general form of a Laplacian on …
Graph Laplacians and machine learning predict properties of finite graphs.
problem Understanding properties of finite graphs using spectral and topological methods.
method Combining graph Laplacians, spectral inequalities, machine learning, and topological data analysis.
result Neural networks can accurately predict graph properties like Ricci-flatness and spectral gaps.
Graph signal processing detects hallucinations in large language models.
problem Detecting factual reasoning from hallucinations in large language models.
method Modeling transformer layers as dynamic graphs, using spectral analysis to define diagnostics.
result Spectral signatures can distinguish different types of hallucinations and achieve high accuracy.
The paper defines surface area for graphs and derives spectral estimates.
problem Understanding connectivity measures and spectral properties of graphs.
method Introducing surface area concepts related to inverse degree and deriving spectral bounds.
result An upper bound on the second eigenvalue for planar graphs.
Study spectral properties of graph Laplacian for manifold data.
problem Understanding spectral properties of graph Laplacian for manifold data.
method Non-asymptotic error bounds on spectral properties of empirical graph Laplacian.
result Eigenvalues and eigenspaces of empirical graph Laplacian are close to Laplace-Beltrami operator of manifold.
Learning meaningful graphs from data plays important roles in many data mining and machine learning tasks, such as data representation and analysis, dimension reduction, data clustering, and visualization, etc. In this work, for the first time, we present a highly-scalable spectral approach (GRASPEL) for learning large…
Study identifies cancer genes through graph anomaly analysis of protein interactions.
problem Insufficient modeling of biological information in protein interaction networks for cancer gene identification.
method Proposes HIerarchical-Perspective Graph Neural Network (HIPGNN) to detect weight heterogeneity and spectral flattening in cancer gene nodes.
result HIPGNN detects weight heterogeneity and spectral flattening, leading to improved cancer gene identification.
New method clusters evolving networks using spatio-temporal graph Laplacian.
problem Clustering communities in time-varying graphs.
method Extends spectral clustering to dynamic graphs using CCA and spatio-temporal graph Laplacian.
result The spatio-temporal graph Laplacian clearly interprets cluster evolution over time.
The paper bridges spectral and spatial graph convolutions, improving model capacity and transferability.
problem Improving graph neural networks by bridging spectral and spatial design.
method Theoretical demonstration and general framework for spectral analysis, new spectral convolutions, and depthwise separable convolutions.
result General framework allows spectral analysis of ConvGNNs, showing their performance and limits, and proposing new spectral convolutions.
Improved spectral clustering with fewer eigenvectors performs better.
problem Improving spectral clustering performance under weaker conditions.
method Tighter analysis and using fewer eigenvectors for embedding.
result Spectral clustering can produce better results with fewer eigenvectors.
New spectral clustering method using LASSO regularization for robust graph partitioning.
problem Lack of theoretical guarantees for spectral clustering on general graph models.
method 1-spectral clustering on a new random model with LASSO regularization.
result Effective and robust to small noise perturbations, validated by simulations and real data.
This paper analyzes various graph clustering methods and their applications.
problem Dividing graphs into homogeneous groups for diverse applications.
method Traditional and deep learning-based clustering methods are compared.
result Deep learning techniques improve clustering accuracy.
Spectral sparsification improves Gaussian graphical models under MTP2 constraints.
problem Learning accurate, sparse graphs from data under MTP2 constraints.
method Spectral graph sparsification applied to Gaussian graphical models.
result Spectral-MTP2 preserves MTP2 and approximates the original model well.
Paper introduces a new metric to select optimal Graph Shift Operator for GNNs.
problem Empirical selection of Graph Shift Operator remains challenging.
method Introduces a novel alignment gain metric connecting geometric distortion to generalization bounds via spectral proxy.
result Provides a principled, computation-efficient criterion to rank and select optimal GSO.
Dual regularized graph Laplacian improves spectral clustering for community detection.
problem Detecting clusters in networks with improved spectral clustering methods.
method Proposes dual regularized graph Laplacian for three spectral clustering approaches.
result Theoretical analysis shows DRSC and DRSLIM yield stable consistent community detection.
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.
Let φ(G) be the minimum conductance of an undirected graph G, and let 0=λ_1 <= λ_2 <=... <= λ_n <= 2 be the eigenvalues of the normalized Laplacian matrix of G. We prove that for any graph G and any k >= 2, φ(G) = O(k) λ_2 / \sqrt{λ_k}, and this performance guarantee is achieved by the spectral partitioning algorithm. …
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…
Multilayer graphs are commonly used for representing different relations between entities and handling heterogeneous data processing tasks. New challenges arise in multilayer graph clustering for assigning clusters to a common multilayer node set and for combining information from each layer. This paper presents a theo…
Uncertainty principles such as Heisenberg's provide limits on the time-frequency concentration of a signal, and constitute an important theoretical tool for designing and evaluating linear signal transforms. Generalizations of such principles to the graph setting can inform dictionary design for graph signals, lead to …
Graph embedding method captures both local and global network structure.
problem Representing and analyzing complex graph networks.
method Spectral embedding based on a generalized graph Laplacian.
result Significant improvement in data analysis tasks.
Biological and social systems consist of myriad interacting units. The interactions can be represented in the form of a graph or network. Measurements of these graphs can reveal the underlying structure of these interactions, which provides insight into the systems that generated the graphs. Moreover, in applications s…
We propose a new framework for manifold denoising based on processing in the graph Fourier frequency domain, derived from the spectral decomposition of the discrete graph Laplacian. Our approach uses the Spectral Graph Wavelet transform in order to per- form non-iterative denoising directly in the graph frequency domai…
Corrected graph convolutions improve node classification on graphs.
problem Oversmoothing in graph convolutions degrades performance.
method Theoretical analysis based on CSBM, spectral analysis for k rounds of corrected graph convolutions.
result Corrected graph convolutions can improve node classification performance exponentially.
For undirected graphs, the Ricci curvature introduced by Lin-Lu-Yau has been widely studied from various perspectives, especially geometric analysis. In the present paper, we discuss generalization problem of their Ricci curvature for directed graphs. We introduce a new generalization by using the mean transition proba…
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.
Multilayer graphs are commonly used for representing different relations between entities and handling heterogeneous data processing tasks. Non-standard multilayer graph clustering methods are needed for assigning clusters to a common multilayer node set and for combining information from each layer. This paper present…
Hypercube graphs are optimal in spectral rigidity due to Bakry--Émery curvature.
problem Spectral rigidity of hypercube graphs
method Interplay between global spectral embedding and local curvature analysis
result Hypercube graphs are optimal in spectral rigidity due to Bakry--Émery curvature.
Graph construction is a crucial step in spectral clustering (SC) and graph-based semi-supervised learning (SSL). Spectral methods applied on standard graphs such as full-RBF, -graphs and -NN graphs can lead to poor performance in the presence of proximal and unbalanced data. This is because spectral methods based…
New method clusters directed graphs using Koopman operators.
problem Challenges in clustering directed graphs, especially complex eigenvalues and lack of cluster definition.
method Relate graph Laplacians to transfer operators and metastable sets in stochastic systems, derive clustering algorithms for directed and time-evolving graphs.
result Clusters can be interpreted as coherent sets, useful for analyzing transport and mixing processes.
Spectral Method is a commonly used scheme to cluster data points lying close to Union of Subspaces by first constructing a Random Geometry Graph, called Subspace Clustering. This paper establishes a theory to analyze this method. Based on this theory, we demonstrate the efficiency of Subspace Clustering in fairly broad…
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.
In this article, we study spectral methods for community detection based on -parametrized normalized modularity matrix hereafter called in heterogeneous graph models. We show, in a regime where community detection is not asymptotically trivial, that can be well approximated by a more tract…
Generalized Dirichlet Energy and Graph Laplacians for Clustering Directed and Undirected Graphsstat.ML
New method clusters directed and undirected graphs without losing directional information.
problem Clustering directed graphs due to asymmetry in edge connectivity.
method Generalized Dirichlet Energy (GDE) and generalized spectral clustering (GSC).
result GSC outperforms existing methods in clustering accuracy and robustness.
One of the longstanding open problems in spectral graph clustering (SGC) is the so-called model order selection problem: automated selection of the correct number of clusters. This is equivalent to the problem of finding the number of connected components or communities in an undirected graph. We propose automated mode…
Study graph-based algorithms for multi-manifold clustering with sufficient conditions.
problem Clustering data from a union of manifolds with different dimensions and intersections.
method Investigate sufficient conditions for similarity graphs to capture geometric information.
result High probability error bounds for spectral approximation of tensorized Laplacian.
This paper speeds up spectral clustering for large graphs by dilating their eigenspectrum.
problem Slow convergence in spectral clustering due to small eigengaps in graph Laplacians.
method Polynomial approximations to matrix operations that dilate the spectrum without changing eigenvectors.
result Significant acceleration of convergence in spectral clustering.
GWCA analyzes cross-graph correlations for movie retrieval.
problem Cross heterogeneous graph comparison in movie retrieval.
method Spectral graph filtering, Wasserstein metric learning, generalized eigenvalue decomposition.
result Surprise consistency in learning processes and closed-form solution.
Study optimal spectral estimator for semi-supervised node classification.
problem Semi-supervised node classification on CSBM with limited labels.
method Spectral estimator inspired by PCA, graph ridge regression, GCN.
result Achieves information-theoretical threshold for exact recovery.
Spectral analysis of neighborhood graphs is one of the most widely used techniques for exploratory data analysis, with applications ranging from machine learning to social sciences. In such applications, it is typical to first encode relationships between the data samples using an appropriate similarity function. Popul…