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New SIMBA framework simplifies influence maximization with neural surrogates

Researchers have developed SIMBA, a new framework for influence maximization that moves away from complex neural networks and continuous optimization. SIMBA utilizes lightweight neural surrogates and direct discrete search, incorporating uniformly anchored node embeddings, a shallow graph neural network, and batched multi-swap simulated annealing. This approach significantly reduces computation time and improves influence spread and data efficiency compared to existing methods. AI

IMPACT Simplifies influence maximization techniques, potentially enabling broader application in network analysis and recommendation systems.

RANK_REASON The cluster contains a research paper detailing a new framework for influence maximization. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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New SIMBA framework simplifies influence maximization with neural surrogates

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  1. arXiv cs.LG TIER_1 English(EN) · Yiqiao Liao, Parinaz Naghizadeh ·

    Rethinking Learning-Based Influence Maximization: Simple Neural Surrogates and Native Discrete Search

    arXiv:2608.08406v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Existing learning-based influence maximization frameworks rely heavily on complex neural architectures and continuous optimization over seed representations. We challenge this paradigm with SIMBA, a diffusion-model-agnostic framewor…