arXiv Machine Learning

Stability Analysis of Signed Graphs under Structural Perturbations

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
Sep 2

Efficient Learning of Balanced Signed Graphs via Sparse Linear Programming

The paper introduces an efficient method for learning balanced signed graph Laplacians directly from data. By extending the CLIME sparse inverse covariance estimation framework, it formulates a linear programming problem for each Laplacian column with sign constraints that enforce positive edges between nodes of the same polarity and negative edges otherwise. The authors develop a tailored ADMM-based sparse LP solver, prove convergence properties, and demonstrate through experiments that the learned balanced graphs outperform existing methods and allow the reuse of spectral filtering tools, wavelets, and graph neural networks designed for positive graphs.

By Haruki Yokota, Hiroshi Higashi, Yuichi Tanaka, Gene Cheung
arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 17

Provable Guarantees for Spectral Structured Prediction

The paper presents provable guarantees for a spectral method that recovers binary node labels on signed graphs with edge‑flip noise. It provides graph‑structure‑agnostic bounds on approximate inference accuracy and maximum angle deviation, using matrix concentration and eigenvector perturbation techniques. The results connect to the Cheeger constant and are validated with synthetic experiments, marking the first theoretical analysis of this spectral approach.

By Violet Zheng, Jean Honorio
arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 17

Stable Filters for Generative Modeling of Graph Signals

The paper studies the stability of graph-aware continuous‑time generative models that use a graph filter combined with a learned graph neural network. It derives explicit Wasserstein bounds showing how relative graph perturbations affect the generated distributions, and proposes a principled framework for designing stable graph filters that preserve heat‑diffusion smoothing while improving structural stability. Experiments on synthetic and fMRI data demonstrate that these stable filters enhance robustness and match or surpass the generative quality of a heat‑equation baseline.

By Martin Schmidt, Gonzalo Mateos
arXiv Machine Learning
3d ago

Stabilizing Filters for Graph Signal Generation

The paper studies continuous‑time generative models that combine a graph filter with a graph neural network to generate graph signals. It derives a Wasserstein stability bound showing how graph perturbations affect the output distribution, and uses this to design polynomial graph filters that balance stability and signal smoothing. Experiments on synthetic graphs and fMRI data confirm that the proposed filters improve structural stability without sacrificing generative performance.

By Martin Schmidt, Gonzalo Mateos
arXiv Machine Learning
Jun 16

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.

By Antonis Vasileiou, Juan Cervino, Pascal Frossard, Charilaos I. Kanatsoulis, Christopher Morris, Michael T. Schaub, Pierre Vandergheynst, Zhiyang Wang, Guy Wolf, Ron Levie