Summary of Causal Gnns: a Gnn-driven Instrumental Variable Approach For Causal Inference in Networks, by Xiaojing Du et al.
Causal GNNs: A GNN-Driven Instrumental Variable Approach for Causal Inference in Networks
by Xiaojing Du, Feiyu Yang, Wentao Gao, Xiongren Chen
First submitted to arxiv on: 13 Sep 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Machine Learning (stat.ML)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This paper proposes a novel approach to causal inference within networks, addressing the common issue of hidden confounders. The method, called CgNN, leverages network structure as instrumental variables (IVs) and combines them with graph neural networks (GNNs) and attention mechanisms. By reducing confounder bias while preserving correlation with treatment, CgNN improves causal effect estimation. The approach is validated on two real-world datasets, demonstrating its effectiveness in mitigating hidden confounder bias. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Causal inference within networks is important for many applications. However, it’s hard to get the right answer because of “hidden confounders.” These are things that affect the outcome but aren’t mentioned. Most methods assume there are no hidden confounders, which isn’t always true. This paper introduces a new way to deal with this problem called CgNN. It uses the structure of the network as a tool to help get a better answer. By using attention mechanisms, it can also figure out which parts of the network are most important. The method is tested on two real-world datasets and shows that it works well. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Attention » Inference
