arXiv Machine Learning

Physics-Aware Random Walk Fingerprints for Scalable Power Grid Graph Classification

The paper introduces Multi-Channel Physics-Aware Random Walk Fingerprints (MC-PA-RWF), a lightweight graph-level representation that incorporates physical edge states into random-walk propagation for power grid graphs. By constructing multiple edge-weighted channels from domain-relevant attributes and concatenating channel-specific fingerprints, the method achieves high balanced accuracy on PowerGraph benchmarks, outperforming topology-only RWF and matching or surpassing several graph neural network baselines. Experiments on three benchmark systems show statistically significant improvements, with the node-edge extension reaching up to 99.32% balanced accuracy and boosting failure-class F1 scores by 1.60–5.84 percentage points.

arXiv AI
Jul 16

MxGPS: Multiplex Graph Transformers for a Power Grid Foundation Model

arXiv:2607. 13763v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Single-task fine-tuning of graph neural networks (GNNs) for power grid problems exhibits a systematic failure mode: models that achieve the lowest in-distribution error degrade the most under topology shift.

By Charilaos Papaioannou, Ioannis Tsantilas, Dimitris Giannakakos, Vasilis Michalakopoulos, Sotiris Pelekis, Vangelis Marinakis, Arsam Aryandoust, Antonello Monti, Ricardo J. Bessa, Perdo P. Vergara, Jochen Cremer, Elissaios Sarmas
Hugging Face Trending Papers
Jul 15

MxGPS: Multiplex Graph Transformers for a Power Grid Foundation Model

Single-task fine-tuning of graph neural networks (GNNs) for power grid problems exhibits a systematic failure mode: models that achieve the lowest in-distribution error degrade the most under topology shift. We term this topology overfitting: the tendency of task-specific gradient signals to encode relational structure particular to the training topologies rather than the underlying physics, causing models to fail on unseen grids despite strong in-distribution performance.

arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 7

Reservoir-Based Graph Convolutional Networks

The paper introduces RGC‑Net, a Reservoir‑Based Graph Convolutional Network that combines fixed‑random reservoir dynamics with a structured convolutional framework for graph learning. It addresses limitations of existing reservoir‑based GNNs by adding a leaky integrator for better feature retention and a robust, adaptable architecture for graph classification and generation. Experiments demonstrate state‑of‑the‑art performance on classification and generative tasks, including dynamic brain connectivity, with faster convergence and reduced over‑smoothing.

By Mayssa Soussia, Gita Ayu Salsabila, Mohamed Ali Mahjoub, Islem Rekik
arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 11

SynCo: Synthetic Community-Aware Attributed Graph Generator for Graph Neural Network Benchmarking

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.

By Guilherme Henrique Messias, Mariana Caravanti de Souza, Sylvia Iasulaitis, Alan Dem\'etrius Baria Valejo
arXiv Machine Learning
Aug 27

DeltaGNN: Graph Neural Network with Information Flow Control

DeltaGNN introduces an information flow control mechanism that uses a new connectivity measure, the information flow score, to mitigate over‑smoothing and over‑squashing in Graph Neural Networks. This approach enables linear computational and memory overhead while effectively capturing both short‑range and long‑range node interactions. Experiments on ten diverse real‑world datasets demonstrate superior performance with limited computational complexity.

By Kevin Mancini, Islem Rekik