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Deep Learning on Graphs: A Survey (2018) (arxiv.org)
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In plain words: Graph data—networks of linked things like social connections or molecules—doesn't fit the usual deep learning tools built for images or text. This survey sorts graph-friendly approaches into five families by how they're built and trained, then traces their development and where they've been used.

Abstract · Deep Learning on Graphs: A Survey

Deep learning has been shown to be successful in a number of domains, ranging from acoustics, images, to natural language processing. However, applying deep learning to the ubiquitous graph data is non-trivial because of the unique characteristics of graphs. Recently, substantial research efforts have been devoted to applying deep learning methods to graphs, resulting in beneficial advances in graph analysis techniques. In this survey, we comprehensively review the different types of deep learning methods on graphs. We divide the existing methods into five categories based on their model architectures and training strategies: graph recurrent neural networks, graph convolutional networks, graph autoencoders, graph reinforcement learning, and graph adversarial methods. We then provide a comprehensive overview of these methods in a systematic manner mainly by following their development history. We also analyze the differences and compositions of different methods. Finally, we briefly outline the applications in which they have been used and discuss potential future research directions.

Ziwei Zhang, Peng Cui, Wenwu Zhu
arXiv:1812.04202 · cs.LG, cs.SI, stat.ML · submitted Dec 11, 2018 · updated Mar 13, 2020
abstract · pdf · html · Accepted by Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering. 24 pages, 11 figures

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