Summary of Contrastive Graph Condensation: Advancing Data Versatility Through Self-supervised Learning, by Xinyi Gao et al.
Contrastive Graph Condensation: Advancing Data Versatility through Self-Supervised Learning
by Xinyi Gao, Yayong Li, Tong Chen, Guanhua Ye, Wentao Zhang, Hongzhi Yin
First submitted to arxiv on: 26 Nov 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: None
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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 Contrastive Graph Condensation (CTGC), a novel method for synthesizing compact graphs from large-scale originals. CTGC addresses the limitations of existing graph condensation techniques by adopting a self-supervised surrogate task that extracts critical information and enhances generalizability. The model employs a dual-branch framework, incorporating dedicated structural and attribute branches to encode geometric information. By optimizing with contrastive loss terms through an alternating scheme, CTGC produces high-quality graphs for various downstream tasks, outperforming state-of-the-art methods even with limited labels. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary CTGC is a new way to make big graphs smaller so we can train special kinds of computer programs called graph neural networks (GNNs) more efficiently. The problem with current methods is that they rely too much on knowing which nodes are important, and this doesn’t work well when there aren’t many labels to go by. CTGC does things differently by using a self-teaching approach that helps it learn what’s most important about the graph. It also makes sure the condensed graph captures the right information so GNNs can be trained on it. This means CTGC can help with all sorts of tasks, not just the one it was taught for. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Contrastive loss » Self supervised
