AI Research Analysis
CORE: Contrastive Masked Feature Reconstruction on Graphs
In self-supervised graph learning, generative (Masked Feature Reconstruction - MFR) and contrastive (Graph Contrastive Learning - GCL) methods are dominant. Our research reveals a theoretical convergence between MFR and node-level GCL under specific conditions (e.g., temperature parameter T approaching zero), suggesting they are complementary. We introduce CORE (Contrastive Masked Feature Reconstruction), a novel framework integrating contrastive learning into MFR. CORE forms positive pairs between original and reconstructed features of masked nodes, and uses other masked nodes as negative samples. This approach encourages context prioritization and better discrimination of graph structures. Empirically, CORE significantly outperforms GraphMAE and GraphMAE2 across node and graph classification tasks, demonstrating state-of-the-art results and confirming our theoretical insights.
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Avg. Node Classification Gain (GraphMAE)
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Avg. Graph Classification Gain (GraphMAE2)
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Reduced Computational Overhead (ogbn-arxiv)
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Theoretical Foundation
CORE Framework
Empirical Validation
Theoretical Foundation
Our analysis establishes a novel theoretical connection between Masked Feature Reconstruction (MFR) and node-level Graph Contrastive Learning (GCL). We demonstrate that their objectives converge under specific conditions, suggesting a synergistic relationship rather than fundamental differences.
T→0
GCL & MFR Objectives Converge
Enterprise Process Flow
Limit T→0 in GCL Loss
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Reformulate Pairwise Objective
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Map GCL to MFR under Augmentations
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L_contrast = L_rec
MFR's Implicit Contrastive Learning
Our theory reveals that MFR implicitly acts as a node-level contrastive learning method without explicit negative samples when T is near zero. This enables effective feature reconstruction but may limit its ability to learn discriminative representations. CORE addresses this by introducing negative samples while maintaining a standard temperature.
CORE Framework
CORE (Contrastive Masked Feature Reconstruction) integrates generative MFR with contrastive learning. It leverages masked nodes as both positive and negative samples, reducing reliance on complex augmentations and enhancing the model’s ability to capture intrinsic graph structures effectively.
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Robust & Discriminative
Context-Rich Representations
Empirical Validation
Extensive experiments confirm CORE's significant performance improvements across various graph learning tasks. It consistently outperforms state-of-the-art MFR methods like GraphMAE and GraphMAE2 in node and graph classification, demonstrating robustness and scalability.
CORE > GraphMAE (+2.80%)
Node Classification (Max Gain)
CORE > GraphMAE (+3.82%)
Graph Classification (Max Gain)
Scalability to Large-Scale Graphs
CORE demonstrates competitive performance on large datasets like ogbn-arxiv (169K nodes) and ogbn-products (2.4M nodes). Its computational overhead decreases with larger graphs (from 40% on Physics to 20% on ogbn-arxiv) due to efficient batch processing with subgraphs, offering a favorable trade-off between performance and cost.
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