arXiv Machine Learning

Learning the Word Problem: Geodesic Lengths and Cryptographic Applications

arXiv:2607. 26241v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: The Word Problem has been a subject of intensive mathematical study for over a century, initially driving advances in combinatorial group theory and more recently emerging as a foundational hardness assumption in post-quantum cryptography (PQC).

arXiv AI
Aug 24

Continuous-Time Quantum Walks based Graph Neural Network

The paper introduces CTQW-GNN, a graph neural network that uses Continuous‑Time Quantum Walks (CTQW) to address two common GNN problems: low‑pass bias on heterophilic graphs and over‑smoothing with deep layers. By exploiting the unitary nature of the CTQW propagator, the model preserves high‑frequency signals and maintains feature norms across layers. Three aggregation modules—CTQW‑based, CTQW‑attention, and a low‑pass GAT branch—combine to handle both heterophilic and homophilic graph structures, supported by spectral‑gap analysis and a Lieb–Robinson‑type bound for walk‑time selection.

By Yuliang Zhan, Zefeng Gao, Jian Li, Yang Liu, Hao sun
arXiv Machine Learning
Jul 15

Learning the Graphical Nature of Symmetries

arXiv:2607. 12026v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Finite groups are rigid algebraic objects, whose Cayley graphs expose a rich network geometry through which group-theoretic structure can be measured, compared, and learned.

By Rashid Barket, Enrico Grimaldi, Yacoub Hendi, Edward Hirst, Adam Onus, Harmeet Singh
arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 3

Refining Heuristic-Based Bitcoin Address Clustering with Graph Neural Networks

The paper introduces a method to improve heuristic-based Bitcoin address clustering by using graph neural networks to generate contrastive embeddings. It releases a large Bitcoin transaction graph dataset, presents a learning framework that aligns embeddings with existing heuristics, and applies hierarchical clustering to refine clusters and detect suspicious merges. The approach offers a more modular and theoretically grounded way to analyze user-level activity on the blockchain.

By Hugo Schnoering, Roman Bresson, Michalis Vazirgiannis