Abstract of the Seminar

Graph neural networks are powerful models for machine learning on graphs. They form a pillar of geometric deep learning and are subject of active research. By combining elements from signal processing, partial differential equations and differential geometry, they provide versatile tools for data science. In this seminar, we want to give a general introduction to graph neural networks, with an emphasis on their mathematical underpinnings. We trace back the origins of the GCN architecture in terms of spectral filter operations on graphs. Furthermore, we investigate modern developments that extend and improve this foundational model in terms of ideas from differential geometry. We discuss both theoretical and practical notions of graph neural networks.
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