RGCLN: Relational Graph Convolutional Ladder-Shaped Networks for Signed Network Clustering

Node embeddings are increasingly used in various analysis tasks of networks due to their excellent dimensional compression and feature representation capabilities. However, most researchers’ priorities have always been link prediction, which leads to signed network clustering being under-explored. T...

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Main Authors: Anping Song, Ruyi Ji, Wendong Qi, Chenbei Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/3/1367
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Summary:Node embeddings are increasingly used in various analysis tasks of networks due to their excellent dimensional compression and feature representation capabilities. However, most researchers’ priorities have always been link prediction, which leads to signed network clustering being under-explored. Therefore, we propose an asymmetric ladder-shaped architecture called RGCLN based on multi-relational graph convolution that can fuse deep node features to generate node representations with great representational power. RGCLN adopts a deep framework to capture and convey information instead of using the common method in signed networks—balance theory. In addition, RGCLN adds a size constraint to the loss function to prevent image-like overfitting during the unsupervised learning process. Based on the node features learned by this end-to-end trained model, RGCLN performs community detection in a large number of real-world networks and generative networks, and the results indicate that our model has an advantage over state-of-the-art network embedding algorithms.
ISSN:2076-3417