The paper introduces Spectral Connectivity-Regularized Graph Learning (SCoGL), a method for learning sparse graphs from limited data by incorporating Laplacian spectral priors that promote global connectivity. SCoGL extends the graphical lasso objective with a connectivity prior derived from Laplacian eigenvalues and uses projected gradient descent with Armijo backtracking for optimization. Experiments demonstrate that SCoGL improves graph recovery and enhances downstream tasks such as graph signal denoising when observations are scarce.
By Mingxiao Liu (Tsinghua University, China), Bahar Oveisgharan (York University, Canada), Bingyan Zou (Tsinghua University, China), Gene Cheung (York University, Canada), H. Vicky Zhao (Tsinghua University, China), Feifei Gao (Tsinghua University, China)
The paper introduces a scalable subgraph sampling method that uses resistance curvature to guide the selection of nodes and edges for graph neural network training. It builds on ERC‑LG, a curvature approximation technique that employs Johnson‑Lindenstrauss projections and regularized multi‑GPU batched conjugate gradient solvers, thereby avoiding costly Laplacian pseudoinverse calculations and large embedding storage. Experiments demonstrate that ERC‑LG‑based sampling matches pseudoinverse‑based curvature numerically, runs faster than conjugate‑gradient‑only approaches, and achieves the best mean accuracy on six of seven real‑world node‑classification datasets.
By Chaoqun Fei, Tinglve Zhou, Tianyong Hao, Yangyang Li
arXiv:2608. 12757v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Laplacian-regularized minimization is fundamental in signal processing and machine learning, but is limited by the dense and ill-conditioned nature of the graph Laplacian pseudoinverse.
By Liping Tao, Chee Wei Tan
arXiv:2504. 19419v3 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Local clustering aims to identify specific substructures within a large graph without any additional structural information of the graph.
By Zhaiming Shen, Sung Ha Kang
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
The article reviews the problem of learning graph structures from data, noting that research has traditionally split into two paths: inferring the topology of a single graph from observations on it, and learning a generative distribution from multiple observed graphs to sample new ones. It proposes a unified framework that treats both as inverse problems of a common graph generation process, reviews key methods, and discusses their interrelations, strengths, and limitations. The review highlights opportunities for cross‑paradigm integration and outlines future research directions.
By Xiaowen Dong, Hoi-To Wai, Siheng Chen, Laura Toni, Dorina Thanou
arXiv:2502.04312v3 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Contrastive learning leverages data augmentation to develop feature representation without relying on large labeled datasets. However, despite its...
By Chenghui Li, A. Martina Neuman
arXiv:2510. 25354v3 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Hypergraphs provide a natural framework for modeling multiway interactions.
By Adrien Weihs, Andrea L. Bertozzi, Matthew Thorpe
The paper introduces linear‑time randomized algorithms for unbiased approximation of general random walk kernels (RWKs) on sparse graphs, covering both labelled and unlabelled cases. By sampling dependent random walks and constructing novel graph embeddings in ρ^d, the method avoids building the direct product graph, enabling scaling to massive datasets that cannot fit on a single machine. The authors provide exponential concentration bounds for the estimator’s sharpness and demonstrate up to 27× speed‑ups and 128× larger graph handling compared to previous cubic‑time approaches.
By Krzysztof Choromanski, Isaac Reid, Arijit Sehanobish, Avinava Dubey
arXiv:2609.05919v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: We propose a graph dictionary learning (GDL) framework where each graph is represented as a zero-mean Gaussian distribution derived from its filtered L...
By Jinchuan Liao, Dai Hai Nguyen
arXiv:2607. 11938v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: This book is about the mathematical foundations of data science.
By Afonso S. Bandeira, Amit Singer, Thomas Strohmer
arXiv:2606. 02223v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Estimating the generative mechanism of large-scale networks is a fundamental challenge in statistical machine learning.
By Charles Dufour, Ulysse Naepels, Leonardo V. Santoro