arXiv:2608. 09031v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Graph neural networks typically propagate information through repeated message-passing layers, coupling the distance over which information travels with the number of nonlinear transformations applied.
By Isuru Herath, Arin Gopakumar, Sharan Sahu
The paper introduces the Graph Dynamics Model (GDM), a world model that learns stochastic latent dynamics over evolving graph topologies. GDM employs a sparse recurrent adjacency matrix for topology updates and a recurrent state‑space architecture for stochastic transitions, enabling it to handle partially observable, stochastic environments. The authors also propose the Graph Distribution Distance (GDD) metric, using maximum mean discrepancy with a graph kernel, to compare predicted and true joint graph state distributions, and demonstrate GDM’s superior performance and zero‑shot generalisation on large graphs.
By Alex Schutz, Nick Hawes, Victor-Alexandru Darvariu
The article surveys Dynamic Heterogeneous Graph Representation Learning (DHGRL), a field that tackles the challenges of modeling evolving, multi‑type networks. It introduces a unified definition covering both discrete‑time and continuous‑time DHGs, and proposes an algorithm‑centric taxonomy that groups methods into embedding‑based, GNN‑based, and Transformer‑based approaches, highlighting their biases toward temporal granularity. The survey also reviews key applications, datasets, benchmarks, and outlines future research directions.
By Huan Liu, Pengfei Jiao, Jie Yin, Hongjiang Chen, Zhidong Zhao
arXiv:2510. 09416v4 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Learning on temporal graphs has become a central topic in graph representation learning, with numerous benchmarks indicating the strong performance of state-of-the-art models.
By Abigail J. Hayes, Tobias Schumacher, Markus Strohmaier
SiST‑GNN introduces a simultaneous spatial‑temporal message‑passing framework for dynamic graph neural networks, fusing per‑node temporal embeddings with spatial aggregation in a single operation. By maintaining a recurrent hidden state per node and treating it as a cross‑time edge, the model jointly reasons over topology and evolution. Experiments on link‑prediction and node‑classification benchmarks show significant improvements over prior methods, achieving up to 158% gains in live‑update link prediction and outperforming discrete‑time baselines by 7–23% in dynamic node classification.
By Shubhajit Roy, Anirban Dasgupta
arXiv:2606. 09432v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Modeling interacting dynamical systems requires capturing spatial interactions alongside long-range temporal dependencies.
By Karn Tiwari, Niladri Dutta, N M Anoop Krishnan, Prathosh A P
arXiv:2405. 19062v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Continuous-Time Dynamic Graphs (CTDGs) enable fine-grained modeling of evolving relational systems.
By Lanting Fang, Yulian Yang, Yawei Zhang, Shanshan Feng, Kaiyu Feng, Hanning Yuan
CacheDyG introduces a cache‑refine framework that decouples temporal propagation from parameter updates in dynamic graph neural networks. By storing graph‑aware node‑time representations in non‑trainable buffers and updating only a lightweight refiner, residual gate, and link predictor during training, it reduces repeated recomputation of historical structures. Experiments on five benchmarks show that CacheDyG uses fewer trainable parameters, runs faster, and achieves competitive or better predictive performance compared to existing baselines.
By PinHeng Zong, Ye Yuan
TTGBench is a new benchmark for temporal graph learning that evaluates both structural evolution and semantic drift in text‑attributed graphs. It includes six real‑world, text‑rich datasets with dual volatility and supports multi‑class and multi‑label temporal node classification, addressing gaps left by existing benchmarks. A comprehensive evaluation of 17 state‑of‑the‑art methods shows a clear divide: TGNNs excel at structural prediction but struggle with semantic tracking, while LLM‑based models perform better on semantic tasks but lag in structural prediction.
By Longfei Ma, Zemin Liu, Fei Wu
arXiv:2602. 14239v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Predicting links in sparse, continuously evolving networks is a central challenge in network science.
By Nafiseh Sadat Sajadi, Behnam Bahrak, Mahdi Jafari Siavoshani
arXiv:2607. 07716v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Temporal graphs are ubiquitous in real-world applications and Temporal Graph Networks (TGNs) have achieved superior predictive accuracy.
By Yazheng Liu, Xi Zhang, Sihong Xie, Hui Xiong
The paper explores how information propagates in Deep Graph Networks (DGNs) for both static and dynamic graphs, treating DGNs as dynamical systems. It presents new architectures that better preserve long‑term node dependencies and learn complex spatio‑temporal patterns from irregular, sparsely sampled dynamic graphs. The work combines theoretical analysis with empirical results to demonstrate the effectiveness of these designs.
By Alessio Gravina