Enhancing Graph Representation Learning with Localized Topological Features

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Hauptverfasser: Yan, Zuoyu, Zhao, Qi, Ye, Ze, Ma, Tengfei, Gao, Liangcai, Tang, Zhi, Wang, Yusu, Chen, Chao
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author Yan, Zuoyu
Zhao, Qi
Ye, Ze
Ma, Tengfei
Gao, Liangcai
Tang, Zhi
Wang, Yusu
Chen, Chao
author_facet Yan, Zuoyu
Zhao, Qi
Ye, Ze
Ma, Tengfei
Gao, Liangcai
Tang, Zhi
Wang, Yusu
Chen, Chao
contents Representation learning on graphs is a fundamental problem that can be crucial in various tasks. Graph neural networks, the dominant approach for graph representation learning, are limited in their representation power. Therefore, it can be beneficial to explicitly extract and incorporate high-order topological and geometric information into these models. In this paper, we propose a principled approach to extract the rich connectivity information of graphs based on the theory of persistent homology. Our method utilizes the topological features to enhance the representation learning of graph neural networks and achieve state-of-the-art performance on various node classification and link prediction benchmarks. We also explore the option of end-to-end learning of the topological features, i.e., treating topological computation as a differentiable operator during learning. Our theoretical analysis and empirical study provide insights and potential guidelines for employing topological features in graph learning tasks.
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spellingShingle Enhancing Graph Representation Learning with Localized Topological Features
Yan, Zuoyu
Zhao, Qi
Ye, Ze
Ma, Tengfei
Gao, Liangcai
Tang, Zhi
Wang, Yusu
Chen, Chao
Machine Learning
Social and Information Networks
Representation learning on graphs is a fundamental problem that can be crucial in various tasks. Graph neural networks, the dominant approach for graph representation learning, are limited in their representation power. Therefore, it can be beneficial to explicitly extract and incorporate high-order topological and geometric information into these models. In this paper, we propose a principled approach to extract the rich connectivity information of graphs based on the theory of persistent homology. Our method utilizes the topological features to enhance the representation learning of graph neural networks and achieve state-of-the-art performance on various node classification and link prediction benchmarks. We also explore the option of end-to-end learning of the topological features, i.e., treating topological computation as a differentiable operator during learning. Our theoretical analysis and empirical study provide insights and potential guidelines for employing topological features in graph learning tasks.
title Enhancing Graph Representation Learning with Localized Topological Features
topic Machine Learning
Social and Information Networks
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.09178