The paper introduces a node‑level relaxation of individual fairness called local predictive consistency, where each prediction is compared to a similarity‑weighted average of predictions in its local neighborhood. This approach yields an interpretable fairness score and a regularized learning method based on local residuals, and it explicitly constructs the neighborhood graph with threshold selection guided by graph‑coverage diagnostics. The authors apply the method to binary classification, regression, and time‑to‑event prediction, and compare it with pairwise constraint‑based fairness formulations to analyze fairness‑performance trade‑offs.
arXiv:2607. 14705v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Graph neural networks (GNNs) frequently encounter group fairness issues, often yielding biased predictions against specific demographic groups defined by sensitive attributes such as gender or race.
FairRARI is a new in‑processing convex optimization framework that computes PageRank vectors while satisfying various group‑fairness constraints based on vertex attributes. By formulating PageRank as a variational problem, FairRARI solves a strongly convex problem that guarantees a target fairness level and retains the same asymptotic time complexity as standard PageRank. Experiments on real datasets show that FairRARI outperforms existing methods in utility while achieving the desired fairness across multiple vertex groups.
arXiv:2603. 21393v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: The widespread use of AI and ML models in sensitive areas raises significant concerns about fairness.
arXiv:2606. 00656v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Ensuring fair and equitable treatment across diverse groups, particularly in multi-class classification tasks, poses a significant challenge due to the persistent biases inherent in machine learning models.
The paper introduces a post‑processing framework that uses model ensembling to achieve fairness‑aware predictions. It is designed to work independently of any specific model internals, making it applicable to a wide range of learning tasks, model architectures, and fairness definitions. Experiments on classification, regression, and survival analysis show that the framework improves fairness while preserving predictive accuracy.
arXiv:2608.24818v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Neighborhood-based fairness audits evaluate individual fairness by comparing predictions among similar individuals in feature space. Despite their wide...
arXiv:2504. 21296v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Graph learning has evolved into Augmented Graph Learning (AGL) by integrating specialized machine learning (ML) techniques.
Subgraph Filtering for Fair Graph Neural Networks (SF‑GNN) is a lightweight, architecture‑agnostic framework that reduces structural bias in GNNs by identifying and filtering bias‑prone edges during message passing. It combines sensitive homophily with structural propagation amplifiers such as hub participation and triadic closure to detect problematic edges, then applies stochastic edge filtering to downweight or remove them while preserving the rest of the graph. Experiments on five benchmark datasets demonstrate that SF‑GNN consistently improves fairness while maintaining competitive predictive performance, achieving a better fairness–accuracy trade‑off than recent fairness‑aware GNN baselines.
arXiv:2304. 13917v4 Announce Type: replace Abstract: In recent years, there has been a surge in effort to formalize notions of fairness in machine learning.
arXiv:2604. 16610v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Machine learning models often inherit biases from historical data, raising critical concerns about fairness and accountability.
arXiv:2605. 23145v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Individual fairness, the notion that "similar individuals should be treated similarly," provides a strong and flexible fairness guarantee for algorithmic decision makers.
arXiv:2508. 12042v3 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Federated learning (FL) allows collaborative training of machine learning models across multiple parties without sharing raw data.