The paper evaluates deep graph generative models against traditional network science models by comparing the topological similarity of generated networks to real-world networks and their effectiveness in identifying node immunization strategies for epidemic or misinformation spread. It finds that two deep graph generative models produce synthetic networks that closely resemble real-world structural properties, enabling them to identify effective immunization strategies.
arXiv:2608. 05016v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Predicting the existence and type of links (edges) between nodes in a multi-relational graph is key for applications from social interaction prediction to knowledge relationship identification.
Predicting the existence and type of links (edges) between nodes in a multi-relational graph is key for applications from social interaction prediction to knowledge relationship identification. Enhancing local features with relevant global information is crucial for accurate link prediction, yet it remains challenging.
SynCo is a synthetic graph generator that lets users control node degree distributions and sub‑community structures, addressing limitations of existing generators that rely on power‑law distributions and lack flexibility. It is evaluated on graph mimicking, hyperparameter tuning, and node clustering, outperforming state‑of‑the‑art methods while preserving original data distributions. SynCo can generate large graphs with up to 2.1 million nodes.
arXiv:2606. 08306v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Network dynamics - including spreading, influence maximisation, and epidemic modelling - remain largely confined to the transductive paradigm, where models are trained on a single network and cannot be reused on unseen graphs without retraining.
arXiv:2606. 00934v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Network data are ubiquitous across the social sciences, biology, and information systems.
arXiv:2606. 29748v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The application of graph data in numerous disciplines raises the need for gathering and analyzing huge volumes of data, some of which is private and sensitive.
arXiv:2507. 10005v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: In recent years, graph-based machine learning techniques, such as reinforcement learning and graph neural networks, have garnered significant attention.
arXiv:2601. 16233v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: HIV is a retrovirus that attacks the human immune system and can lead to death without proper treatment.
The paper reviews how large language models (LLMs) are being used to model social networks, highlighting their ability to represent users, relationships, and interactions through natural language. It categorizes existing work into network generative models—split into selection‑based and interaction‑based approaches—and dynamic process models, which cover opinion dynamics, information diffusion, and rumor propagation. The survey also discusses the advantages of LLMs for realistic, context‑aware social behavior, while noting limitations such as social biases and prompt sensitivity, and outlines open research challenges and future directions.
arXiv:2510. 03690v4 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Real-world graph datasets often arise from mixtures of populations, where graphs are generated by multiple distinct underlying distributions.
arXiv:2608. 13256v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: As biomedical research increasingly relies on data-intensive tools, the quality and utility of datasets are critical.
arXiv:2606. 29596v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Characterizing the scenario underlying an epidemic from its disease cascade is an important task in simulation analytics.