Efficient Algorithms for Attributed Graph Alignment with Vanishing Edge Correlation
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| contents | Graph alignment refers to the task of finding the vertex correspondence between two correlated graphs of $n$ vertices. Extensive study has been done on polynomial-time algorithms for the graph alignment problem under the Erdős-Rényi graph pair model, where the two graphs are Erdős-Rényi graphs with edge probability $q_\mathrm{u}$, correlated under certain vertex correspondence. To achieve exact recovery of the correspondence, all existing algorithms at least require the edge correlation coefficient $ρ_\mathrm{u}$ between the two graphs to be \emph{non-vanishing} as $n\rightarrow\infty$. Moreover, it is conjectured that no polynomial-time algorithm can achieve exact recovery under vanishing edge correlation $ρ_\mathrm{u}<1/\mathrm{polylog}(n)$. In this paper, we show that with a vanishing amount of additional \emph{attribute information}, exact recovery is polynomial-time feasible under \emph{vanishing} edge correlation $ρ_\mathrm{u} \ge n^{-Θ(1)}$. We identify a \emph{local} tree structure, which incorporates one layer of user information and one layer of attribute information, and apply the subgraph counting technique to such structures. A polynomial-time algorithm is proposed that recovers the vertex correspondence for most of the vertices, and then refines the output to achieve exact recovery. The consideration of attribute information is motivated by real-world applications like LinkedIn and Twitter, where user attributes like birthplace and education background can aid alignment. |
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| spellingShingle | Efficient Algorithms for Attributed Graph Alignment with Vanishing Edge Correlation Wang, Ziao Wang, Weina Wang, Lele Data Structures and Algorithms Information Theory Graph alignment refers to the task of finding the vertex correspondence between two correlated graphs of $n$ vertices. Extensive study has been done on polynomial-time algorithms for the graph alignment problem under the Erdős-Rényi graph pair model, where the two graphs are Erdős-Rényi graphs with edge probability $q_\mathrm{u}$, correlated under certain vertex correspondence. To achieve exact recovery of the correspondence, all existing algorithms at least require the edge correlation coefficient $ρ_\mathrm{u}$ between the two graphs to be \emph{non-vanishing} as $n\rightarrow\infty$. Moreover, it is conjectured that no polynomial-time algorithm can achieve exact recovery under vanishing edge correlation $ρ_\mathrm{u}<1/\mathrm{polylog}(n)$. In this paper, we show that with a vanishing amount of additional \emph{attribute information}, exact recovery is polynomial-time feasible under \emph{vanishing} edge correlation $ρ_\mathrm{u} \ge n^{-Θ(1)}$. We identify a \emph{local} tree structure, which incorporates one layer of user information and one layer of attribute information, and apply the subgraph counting technique to such structures. A polynomial-time algorithm is proposed that recovers the vertex correspondence for most of the vertices, and then refines the output to achieve exact recovery. The consideration of attribute information is motivated by real-world applications like LinkedIn and Twitter, where user attributes like birthplace and education background can aid alignment. |
| title | Efficient Algorithms for Attributed Graph Alignment with Vanishing Edge Correlation |
| topic | Data Structures and Algorithms Information Theory |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.09210 |