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