One-Hot Graph Encoder Embedding

IEEE Trans Pattern Anal Mach Intell. 2023 Jun;45(6):7933-7938. doi: 10.1109/TPAMI.2022.3225073. Epub 2023 May 5.

Abstract

In this article we propose a lightning fast graph embedding method called one-hot graph encoder embedding. It has a linear computational complexity and the capacity to process billions of edges within minutes on standard PC - making it an ideal candidate for huge graph processing. It is applicable to either adjacency matrix or graph Laplacian, and can be viewed as a transformation of the spectral embedding. Under random graph models, the graph encoder embedding is approximately normally distributed per vertex, and asymptotically converges to its mean. We showcase three applications: vertex classification, vertex clustering, and graph bootstrap. In every case, the graph encoder embedding exhibits unrivalled computational advantages.