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Main Authors: Bozorgnia, Farid, Kungurtsev, Vyacheslav, Kadyrov, Shirali, Yousefnezhad, Mohsen
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.04440
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author Bozorgnia, Farid
Kungurtsev, Vyacheslav
Kadyrov, Shirali
Yousefnezhad, Mohsen
author_facet Bozorgnia, Farid
Kungurtsev, Vyacheslav
Kadyrov, Shirali
Yousefnezhad, Mohsen
contents In this work, we introduce novel algorithms for label propagation and self-training using fractional heat kernel dynamics with a source term. We motivate the methodology through the classical correspondence of information theory with the physics of parabolic evolution equations. We integrate the fractional heat kernel into Graph Neural Network architectures such as Graph Convolutional Networks and Graph Attention, enhancing their expressiveness through adaptive, multi-hop diffusion. By applying Chebyshev polynomial approximations, large graphs become computationally feasible. Motivating variational formulations demonstrate that by extending the classical diffusion model to fractional powers of the Laplacian, nonlocal interactions deliver more globally diffusing labels. The particular balance between supervision of known labels and diffusion across the graph is particularly advantageous in the case where only a small number of labeled training examples are present. We demonstrate the effectiveness of this approach on standard datasets.
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spellingShingle Fractional Heat Kernel for Semi-Supervised Graph Learning with Small Training Sample Size
Bozorgnia, Farid
Kungurtsev, Vyacheslav
Kadyrov, Shirali
Yousefnezhad, Mohsen
Machine Learning
In this work, we introduce novel algorithms for label propagation and self-training using fractional heat kernel dynamics with a source term. We motivate the methodology through the classical correspondence of information theory with the physics of parabolic evolution equations. We integrate the fractional heat kernel into Graph Neural Network architectures such as Graph Convolutional Networks and Graph Attention, enhancing their expressiveness through adaptive, multi-hop diffusion. By applying Chebyshev polynomial approximations, large graphs become computationally feasible. Motivating variational formulations demonstrate that by extending the classical diffusion model to fractional powers of the Laplacian, nonlocal interactions deliver more globally diffusing labels. The particular balance between supervision of known labels and diffusion across the graph is particularly advantageous in the case where only a small number of labeled training examples are present. We demonstrate the effectiveness of this approach on standard datasets.
title Fractional Heat Kernel for Semi-Supervised Graph Learning with Small Training Sample Size
topic Machine Learning
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.04440