Summary of Task-oriented Communication For Graph Data: a Graph Information Bottleneck Approach, by Shujing Li et al.
Task-Oriented Communication for Graph Data: A Graph Information Bottleneck Approach
by Shujing Li, Yanhu Wang, Shuaishuai Guo, Chenyuan Feng
First submitted to arxiv on: 4 Sep 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Social and Information Networks (cs.SI); Signal Processing (eess.SP)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary A novel approach to efficiently transmitting graph data is proposed in this paper, which utilizes graph neural networks (GNNs) and the graph information bottleneck (GIB) principle to create a compact and informative graph representation. By optimizing the GIB objective function using a tractable variational upper bound, the method addresses the complexity of dealing with irregular graph structures. The VQ-GIB mechanism is also introduced, which integrates vector quantization (VQ) to convert subgraph representations into a discrete codebook sequence compatible with existing digital communication systems. Experimental results show that this GIB-based method significantly reduces communication costs while preserving essential task-related information, demonstrating robust performance across various communication channels. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper helps solve the problem of sending big graph data over the internet. Graphs are like maps that connect lots of nodes and edges. When we want to send these graphs to someone else, it can be very slow because they’re so big. The researchers came up with a way to take just the most important parts of the graph and shrink it down, making it faster to send. They used special computer programs called graph neural networks (GNNs) and something called the graph information bottleneck (GIB) principle. This helps make sure that the important parts are kept and the extra bits get thrown away. The method they developed also works with different types of internet connections. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Objective function » Quantization
