arXiv Machine Learning

Graph Learning Should Move Beyond Restrictive Views of Spectral and Message-Passing GNNs

arXiv:2602. 10031v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Graph neural networks (GNNs) are commonly divided into message-passing neural networks (MPNNs) and spectral GNNs, reflecting two largely separate research traditions in machine learning and signal processing.

arXiv Machine Learning
Aug 4

Nonlinear Laplacians Improve Signed-Directed Graph Learning

arXiv:2608. 00836v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: While signed-directed graphs have been studied using linear Laplacians in the design of graph neural networks, relatively little research has focused on developing non-linear Laplacian operators for such networks.

By Ali Parviz, Yuichi Yoshida
arXiv Machine Learning
23h ago

Higher-Order Positional Encodings for Graph Representation Learning

The paper introduces higher-order positional encodings that enrich graph representations by incorporating topological information from lifted incidence structures, without altering existing graph learning backbones. It theoretically shows that these encodings can mix graph Laplacian frequencies beyond what scalar spectral filters achieve, and demonstrates their effectiveness on Graph Transformers for datasets like ZINC and synthetic benchmarks. The approach bridges graph positional encodings and topological deep learning, enabling standard models to exploit higher-order interactions.

By Caleb Stam, Aagrim Hoysal, Sanjukta Krishnagopal
arXiv AI
Jul 28

A Survey of Graph Transformers: Architectures, Theories and Applications

arXiv:2502. 16533v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Graph Transformers (GTs) have demonstrated a strong capability in modeling graph structures by addressing the intrinsic limitations of graph neural networks (GNNs), such as over-smoothing and over-squashing.

By Chaohao Yuan, Kangfei Zhao, Ercan Engin Kuruoglu, Liang Wang, Tingyang Xu, Wenbing Huang, Deli Zhao, Hong Cheng, Yu Rong