Summary of Uncertainty Modeling in Graph Neural Networks Via Stochastic Differential Equations, by Richard Bergna et al.
Uncertainty Modeling in Graph Neural Networks via Stochastic Differential Equations
by Richard Bergna, Sergio Calvo-Ordoñez, Felix L. Opolka, Pietro Liò, Jose Miguel Hernandez-Lobato
First submitted to arxiv on: 28 Aug 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 novel SDE framework proposes a solution for learning uncertainty-aware representations for graph-structured data. The Graph Neural Ordinary Differential Equations (GNODEs) have shown promise in node representation learning but lack the ability to quantify uncertainty. To address this, Latent Graph Neural Stochastic Differential Equations (LGNSDE) are introduced, which enhance GNODE by embedding randomness through Bayesian prior-posterior and Brownian motion mechanisms for epistemic and aleatoric uncertainties respectively. The framework leverages graph-based SDEs’ existence and uniqueness to provide theoretically sensible uncertainty estimates. Empirical results demonstrate competitive performance in out-of-distribution detection, robustness to noise, and active learning. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary We’re going to learn about a new way to understand graphs! Researchers developed a new method called Latent Graph Neural Stochastic Differential Equations (LGNSDE) that can handle uncertainty. It’s like trying to predict what might happen in the future – we need to consider different possibilities and probabilities. This new method is good at detecting when something goes wrong, ignoring noise, and helping us make decisions. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Active learning » Embedding » Representation learning
