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Main Authors: Cui, Kaiyuan, Wang, Xinyan, Zhang, Zicheng, Zhao, Weichen
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.20221
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author Cui, Kaiyuan
Wang, Xinyan
Zhang, Zicheng
Zhao, Weichen
author_facet Cui, Kaiyuan
Wang, Xinyan
Zhang, Zicheng
Zhao, Weichen
contents Continuous graph neural models based on differential equations have expanded the architecture of graph neural networks (GNNs). Due to the connection between graph diffusion and message passing, diffusion-based models have been widely studied. However, diffusion naturally drives the system towards an equilibrium state, leading to issues like over-smoothing. To this end, we propose GRADE inspired by graph aggregation-diffusion equations, which includes the delicate balance between nonlinear diffusion and aggregation induced by interaction potentials. The node representations obtained through aggregation-diffusion equations exhibit metastability, indicating that features can aggregate into multiple clusters. In addition, the dynamics within these clusters can persist for long time periods, offering the potential to alleviate over-smoothing effects. This nonlinear diffusion in our model generalizes existing diffusion-based models and establishes a connection with classical GNNs. We prove that GRADE achieves competitive performance across various benchmarks and alleviates the over-smoothing issue in GNNs evidenced by the enhanced Dirichlet energy.
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spellingShingle Graph Neural Aggregation-diffusion with Metastability
Cui, Kaiyuan
Wang, Xinyan
Zhang, Zicheng
Zhao, Weichen
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Continuous graph neural models based on differential equations have expanded the architecture of graph neural networks (GNNs). Due to the connection between graph diffusion and message passing, diffusion-based models have been widely studied. However, diffusion naturally drives the system towards an equilibrium state, leading to issues like over-smoothing. To this end, we propose GRADE inspired by graph aggregation-diffusion equations, which includes the delicate balance between nonlinear diffusion and aggregation induced by interaction potentials. The node representations obtained through aggregation-diffusion equations exhibit metastability, indicating that features can aggregate into multiple clusters. In addition, the dynamics within these clusters can persist for long time periods, offering the potential to alleviate over-smoothing effects. This nonlinear diffusion in our model generalizes existing diffusion-based models and establishes a connection with classical GNNs. We prove that GRADE achieves competitive performance across various benchmarks and alleviates the over-smoothing issue in GNNs evidenced by the enhanced Dirichlet energy.
title Graph Neural Aggregation-diffusion with Metastability
topic Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.20221