The paper introduces the Graph Dynamics Model (GDM), a world model that learns stochastic latent dynamics over evolving graph topologies. GDM employs a sparse recurrent adjacency matrix for topology updates and a recurrent state‑space architecture for stochastic transitions, enabling it to handle partially observable, stochastic environments. The authors also propose the Graph Distribution Distance (GDD) metric, using maximum mean discrepancy with a graph kernel, to compare predicted and true joint graph state distributions, and demonstrate GDM’s superior performance and zero‑shot generalisation on large graphs.
arXiv:2405. 19062v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Continuous-Time Dynamic Graphs (CTDGs) enable fine-grained modeling of evolving relational systems.
arXiv:2510. 09416v4 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Learning on temporal graphs has become a central topic in graph representation learning, with numerous benchmarks indicating the strong performance of state-of-the-art models.
arXiv:2605. 12998v3 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Continual graph learning (CGL) aims to learn from dynamically evolving graphs while mitigating catastrophic forgetting.
arXiv:2606. 04672v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Continuous-time dynamic graphs (CTDGs) provide a richer framework to capture fine-grained temporal patterns in evolving relational data.
The article surveys Dynamic Heterogeneous Graph Representation Learning (DHGRL), a field that tackles the challenges of modeling evolving, multi‑type networks. It introduces a unified definition covering both discrete‑time and continuous‑time DHGs, and proposes an algorithm‑centric taxonomy that groups methods into embedding‑based, GNN‑based, and Transformer‑based approaches, highlighting their biases toward temporal granularity. The survey also reviews key applications, datasets, benchmarks, and outlines future research directions.
arXiv:2609.26855v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Relational Deep Learning (RDL) models multi-table databases as heterogeneous temporal graphs, and graph transformers currently achieve state-of-the-a...
The paper explores how information propagates in Deep Graph Networks (DGNs) for both static and dynamic graphs, treating DGNs as dynamical systems. It presents new architectures that better preserve long‑term node dependencies and learn complex spatio‑temporal patterns from irregular, sparsely sampled dynamic graphs. The work combines theoretical analysis with empirical results to demonstrate the effectiveness of these designs.
arXiv:2607. 07716v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Temporal graphs are ubiquitous in real-world applications and Temporal Graph Networks (TGNs) have achieved superior predictive accuracy.
TTGBench is a new benchmark for temporal graph learning that evaluates both structural evolution and semantic drift in text‑attributed graphs. It includes six real‑world, text‑rich datasets with dual volatility and supports multi‑class and multi‑label temporal node classification, addressing gaps left by existing benchmarks. A comprehensive evaluation of 17 state‑of‑the‑art methods shows a clear divide: TGNNs excel at structural prediction but struggle with semantic tracking, while LLM‑based models perform better on semantic tasks but lag in structural prediction.
arXiv:2602. 14239v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Predicting links in sparse, continuously evolving networks is a central challenge in network science.
Relational Deep Learning (RDL) models multi-table databases as heterogeneous temporal graphs, and graph transformers currently achieve state-of-the-art performance on benchmarks like RelBench. However...
The article reviews the problem of learning graph structures from data, noting that research has traditionally split into two paths: inferring the topology of a single graph from observations on it, and learning a generative distribution from multiple observed graphs to sample new ones. It proposes a unified framework that treats both as inverse problems of a common graph generation process, reviews key methods, and discusses their interrelations, strengths, and limitations. The review highlights opportunities for cross‑paradigm integration and outlines future research directions.