Summary of Heterophilic Graph Neural Networks Optimization with Causal Message-passing, by Botao Wang et al.
Heterophilic Graph Neural Networks Optimization with Causal Message-passing
by Botao Wang, Jia Li, Heng Chang, Keli Zhang, Fugee Tsung
First submitted to arxiv on: 21 Nov 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); 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 presents a promising approach to capturing heterophilic message-passing in Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) using causal inference. The authors leverage cause-effect analysis to discern heterophilic edges based on asymmetric node dependencies, providing more accurate relationships among nodes. To reduce computational complexity, they introduce intervention-based causal inference in graph learning. The paper simplifies causal analysis on graphs by formulating it as a structural learning model and defines the optimization problem within a Bayesian scheme. The authors estimate this target using conditional entropy and propose CausalMP, a causal message-passing discovery network for heterophilic graph learning that iteratively learns the explicit causal structure of input graphs. Experimental results demonstrate superior link prediction performance and enhanced node representation in classification tasks. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper helps us understand how to make computers better at understanding relationships between things on social media or online networks. It’s like trying to figure out who is friends with whom, even if they don’t always interact. The researchers use a new way of looking at data that involves cause-and-effect relationships. They show that this approach can help machines learn more accurate information about how people are connected. This could be useful for lots of things, like predicting what someone will do next or who to recommend as friends. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Classification * Inference * Optimization
