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20242026
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7 papers

cs.LG2026

Graph Classification via Network Usable Information: From Representation Evaluation to Structure Selection

Abdullah Shaik, Anwar Said

We propose NetinfoGC, a framework for graph classification that extends the Network Usable Information (NUI) paradigm to graph-level learning. Unlike conventional graph neural netw…

cs.LG2025

A Survey of Graph Unlearning

Anwar Said, Ngoc N. Tran, Yuying Zhao +4

Graph unlearning emerges as a crucial advancement in the pursuit of responsible AI, providing the means to remove sensitive data traces from trained models, thereby upholding the \…

cs.LG2025

Defining and Benchmarking a Data-Centric Design Space for Brain Graph Construction

Qinwen Ge, Roza G. Bayrak, Anwar Said +3

The construction of brain graphs from functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) data plays a crucial role in enabling graph machine learning for neuroimaging. However, current p…

cs.LG2025

Feature Construction Using Network Control Theory and Rank Encoding for Graph Machine Learning

Anwar Said, Yifan Wei, Obaid Ullah Ahmad +3

In this article, we utilize the concept of average controllability in graphs, along with a novel rank encoding method, to enhance the performance of Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) in…

cs.LG2025

PropEnc: A Property Encoder for Graph Neural Networks

Anwar Said, Waseem Abbas, Xenofon Koutsoukos

Graph machine learning, particularly using graph neural networks, heavily relies on node features. However, many real-world systems, such as social and biological networks, lack no…

cs.LG2025

Learning Backbones: Sparsifying Graphs through Zero Forcing for Effective Graph-Based Learning

Obaid Ullah Ahmad, Anwar Said, Mudassir Shabbir +2

This paper introduces a novel framework for graph sparsification that preserves the essential learning attributes of original graphs, improving computational efficiency and reducin…