Graph distance metric learning serves as the foundation for many graph learning problems, e.g., graph clustering, graph classification and graph matching. Existing research works on graph distance metric (or graph kernels) learning fail to maintain the basic properties of such metrics, e.g., non-negative, identity of i…
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 …
The study combines graph-minors and metric spaces, answering some questions and conjectures.
problem Whether geodesic metric spaces without a fat H minor are quasi-isometric to graphs without H minor. method Combining graph-minors and coarse geometry, answering affirmatively for small H. result Affirmative answer for small H in the problem statement. Graph kernels for metric graphs using tropical algebra.
problem Comparing graphs representing different metric spaces.
method Purely based on geometry and topology, invariant under edge subdivision.
result Capture complementary geometric and topological information.
No Einstein metrics found on extended graph 4-manifolds.
problem Finding Einstein metrics on extended graph 4-manifolds.
method Defined and analyzed extended graph 4-manifolds as per [FLS15].
result Extended graph 4-manifolds do not support Einstein metrics.
Paper studies metric ribbon graphs and provides a recursion for their volumes.
problem Calculating volumes of combinatorial moduli spaces of directed metric ribbon graphs.
method Decomposes directed ribbon graphs into simpler graphs with one vertex, proving a canonical recursion scheme for volumes.
result Explicit recursion for volumes of four-valent metric ribbon graphs provided.
New metrics improve uncertainty estimation on graph data.
problem Current GNNs focus only on nodewise scores, limiting uncertainty estimation.
method Proposed edgewise metrics for uncertainty estimation on graphs.
result GNN models with structured prediction perform better in uncertainty estimation.
In this note, we consider two Riemannian metrics on a moduli space of metric graphs. Each of them could be thought of as an analogue of the Weil-Petersson metric on the moduli space of metric graphs. We discuss and compare geometric features of these two metrics with the "classic" Weil-Petersson metric in Teichmüller t…
Graph comparison ties to Alexandrov's theorems.
problem Graph comparison conditions on metric spaces.
method Proof of Alexandrov's implications from graph comparisons.
result Complete description of graphs with trivial comparisons.
PolyGraph Discrepancy improves graph generative model evaluation.
problem Inability of existing metrics to provide an absolute performance measure and comparability across different graph descriptors.
method Approximates Jensen-Shannon distance using binary classifiers trained to distinguish between real and generated graphs.
result PGD provides a more robust and insightful evaluation compared to MMD metrics.
A new metric assesses causal graphs using node permutations to detect inconsistencies.
problem Quantifying the goodness of causal graphs and distinguishing them from random graphs.
method Constructing a baseline through node permutations and comparing inconsistencies.
result The proposed metric can distinguish between true and wrong causal graphs.
Generative modeling on metric graphs using neural optimal transport
problem Deep generative modeling for continuous probability distributions on metric graphs
method Embedding graph into smooth ambient space, solving entropic Kantorovich problem, projecting back onto graph
result Generator is graph-supported
Metric graphs have subgraphs with entropy at least λ.
problem Finding subgraphs with high entropy in metric graphs.
method Proving existence of subgraphs with entropy at least λ for graphs of rank r with entropy 1.
result Metric graphs have subgraphs with entropy at least λ.
New definition of naturally reductive Finsler manifolds using geodesic graphs.
problem Defining naturally reductive Finsler manifolds using geodesic graphs.
method Proposed a new geometrical definition using geodesic graphs and constructed examples of Finsler metrics.
result Explicit examples of Finsler naturally reductive metrics constructed.
The paper extends graph metrics to include new points and distances.
problem Extending graph metrics to include new points and distances.
method Proves properties of floppy graph metrics and introduces new metrics.
result For certain conditions, adding new points and distances results in a full metric.
Nonexistence results for semilinear parabolic and hyperbolic inequalities on metric graphs
problem Nonexistence of solutions to semilinear parabolic and hyperbolic inequalities on metric graphs
method Construction of a new pseudo-metric and space-time test functions
result All solutions must be identically zero
A new metric based on hitting probabilities for directed graphs and Markov chains.
problem Lack of metrics specifically adapted to asymmetric structure of directed graphs and Markov chains.
method Metric based on hitting probabilities, insensitive to shortest and average walk distances.
result New structural theory of directed graphs and utility for various applications.
Graph Laplace operators uniquely identify metrics and densities on manifolds.
problem Identifying Riemannian metrics and sampling densities from graph Laplace operators.
method Analyzing intrinsic and extrinsic graph Laplace operators on compact Riemannian manifolds.
result Graph Laplace operators uniquely determine metrics and densities under certain conditions.
The paper compares PINN methods for solving drift-diffusion equations on metric graphs.
problem Solving drift-diffusion equations on metric graphs using machine learning.
method Comparison of physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) for solving drift-diffusion equations on metric graphs.
result PINNs offer a flexible and versatile tool for solving parameter identification or optimization problems on metric graphs.
We present Graph Random Neural Features (GRNF), a novel embedding method from graph-structured data to real vectors based on a family of graph neural networks. The embedding naturally deals with graph isomorphism and preserves the metric structure of the graph domain, in probability. In addition to being an explicit em…
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.
We introduce GSimCNN (Graph Similarity Computation via Convolutional Neural Networks) for predicting the similarity score between two graphs. As the core operation of graph similarity search, pairwise graph similarity computation is a challenging problem due to the NP-hard nature of computing many graph distance/simila…
New method uses contrastively trained GNNs for more reliable graph model evaluation.
problem Need effective methods to evaluate Graph Generative Models.
method Use representations from contrastively trained Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) for evaluation.
result Contrastively trained GNNs provide more reliable evaluation metrics than traditional or GNN-based approaches.
Paper proves no nontrivial solutions to certain elliptic equations on graphs.
problem Proving nonexistence of solutions to semilinear elliptic equations on metric graphs.
method Constructed a modified distance function and introduced test functions to show nonexistence under volume growth conditions.
result No nontrivial solutions exist for the equations under suitable conditions.
Study metrics on quandles, a knot theory algebraic system.
problem Investigate metrics on quandles, a knot theory algebraic system.
method Investigate graph structures and metric spaces induced by the actions of the inner and displacement groups on quandles.
result Show that the metric space associated with the displacement group for generalized Alexander quandles is quasi-isometric to the displacement group with a word metric.
Geodesic graphs for special Finsler metrics on spheres are studied.
problem Characterizing geodesic orbit Finsler metrics on spheres.
method Explicit constructions and group extensions.
result Not all projective spaces admit invariant Finsler metrics.
The paper proves that certain spaces are injective and Helly graphs.
problem Understanding the structure of certain geometric and algebraic spaces.
method Building Helly graphs and injective metric spaces from lattices.
result The natural piecewise ℓ∞ metric on Euclidean buildings and Deligne complexes is injective. This work considers the problem of computing distances between structured objects such as undirected graphs, seen as probability distributions in a specific metric space. We consider a new transportation distance (i.e. that minimizes a total cost of transporting probability masses) that unveils the geometric nature of …
Paper determines Assouad-Nagata dimension for all minor-closed metrics.
problem Understanding the Assouad-Nagata dimension of minor-closed metrics.
method Using edge-weighted graphs and edge-deletion/contraction to model minor-closed metrics, determining their Assouad-Nagata dimension.
result Determined the Assouad-Nagata dimension for every minor-closed metric.
This paper tightens the generalization error bound for graph embedding in non-Euclidean spaces.
problem High generalization error in non-Euclidean graph embedding, preventing practical applications.
method Novel upper bound of graph embedding's generalization error using local Rademacher complexity.
result The new bound is tighter and faster, allowing better performance in non-Euclidean spaces.
Lecture notes on group actions on injective spaces and Helly graphs.
problem Understanding group actions on specific metric spaces.
method Review of injective metric spaces and Helly graphs, elementary properties, constructions, and exercises.
result Presentation of various constructions of injective metric spaces and Helly graphs with interesting group actions.
New centrality-based graph shift operators improve graph neural networks.
problem Improving graph neural networks by enhancing graph shift operators.
method Proposed Centrality Graph Shift Operators (CGSOs) using global centrality metrics.
result CGSOs lead to improved performance in graph neural networks on real-world datasets.
A new graph kernel uses LCS and Wasserstein distance for better graph comparisons.
problem Graph learning methods can be limited by information from distant vertices and path length constraints.
method Proposes a Graph Kernel based on LCS similarity and Wasserstein distance in a novel metric space.
result The new kernel emphasizes comparisons between similar paths and reduces information loss.
This paper evaluates metrics for graph generative models, addressing common pitfalls.
problem Evaluating and comparing graph generative models effectively.
method Systematic evaluation of MMD, analysis of synthetic and real graphs, practical recommendations.
result MMD can be problematic; practical solutions are provided.
Graph Convolutional Neural Networks (GCNNs) extend classical CNNs to graph data domain, such as brain networks, social networks and 3D point clouds. It is critical to identify an appropriate graph for the subsequent graph convolution. Existing methods manually construct or learn one fixed graph for all the layers of a …
Surjectivity of Cannon-Thurston map proven for metric graph bundles.
problem Proving surjectivity of Cannon-Thurston map in metric graph bundles.
method Generalized Mj-Sardar's result to include more types of fibers.
result Continuous extension map between boundaries is surjective.
Several structure learning algorithms have been proposed towards discovering causal or Bayesian Network (BN) graphs. The validity of these algorithms tends to be evaluated by assessing the relationship between the learnt and the ground truth graph. However, there is no agreed scoring metric to determine this relationsh…
A new metric learning framework for signed graphs using Gershgorin disc alignment.
problem Learning Mahalanobis metrics from signed graphs efficiently.
method Proposes a fast metric learning framework using Gershgorin disc perfect alignment (GDPA) to circumvent full eigen-decomposition.
result Proves that Gershgorin disc left-ends of similarity transform are perfectly aligned at the smallest eigenvalue, enabling efficient optimization.
We show that Verdier duality for certain sheaves on the moduli spaces of graphs associated to Koszul operads corresponds to Koszul duality of operads. This in particular gives a conceptual explanation of the appearance of graph cohomology of both the commutative and Lie types in computations of the cohomology of the ou…
Hierarchical graph clustering is a common technique to reveal the multi-scale structure of complex networks. We propose a novel metric for assessing the quality of a hierarchical clustering. This metric reflects the ability to reconstruct the graph from the dendrogram, which encodes the hierarchy. The optimal represent…
Study on Frechet distance properties for paths and graphs.
problem Understanding topological properties of Frechet distance spaces.
method Proving path-connectedness of Frechet distance spaces and metric balls.
result Spaces of paths and graphs under Frechet distance are path-connected.
Tree Mover's Distance measures graph attributes and improves GNN performance.
problem Measuring generalization and robustness in graph neural networks.
method Introducing Tree Mover's Distance (TMD) for attributed graphs.
result TMD correlates with GNN performance under distribution shifts.
Graphs are versatile tools for representing structured data. As a result, a variety of machine learning methods have been studied for graph data analysis. Although many such learning methods depend on the measurement of differences between input graphs, defining an appropriate distance metric for graphs remains a contr…
We present a method for proving upper bounds on the eigenvalues of the graph Laplacian. A main step involves choosing an appropriate "Riemannian" metric to uniformize the geometry of the graph. In many interesting cases, the existence of such a metric is shown by examining the combinatorics of special types of flows. T…
A new metric for comparing probability measures on graphs, scalable and negative definite.
problem Optimal transport's high complexity and indefiniteness for kernel machines.
method Sobolev transport metric for graph metrics, closed-form formula, negative definiteness.
result Sobolev transport yields a scalable and negative definite metric.
Researchers analyze geodesic complexity in robot paths on tree graphs.
problem Understanding optimal paths for robots on tree graphs.
method Examined geodesic complexity in ordered and unordered configuration spaces of graphs in ℓ1 and ℓ2 metrics, finding explicit geodesics and families. result Geodesic complexity matches topological complexity in all cases studied.
Moebius-Kantor graph connects multiple groups and topological properties.
problem Characterize the Moebius-Kantor graph and its associated groups.
method Topological graph theory, group theory, fixed point theorem, metric space.
result The Moebius-Kantor graph (MK) has a unique algebraic group structure.
We prove that the pressure metric on the Teichmüller space of a bordered surface is incomplete and its partial completion can be given by the moduli space of metric graphs for a fat graph associated to the same bordered surface equipped with pressure metric. As a corollary, we show that the pressure metric is not a con…