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New ProtoGuide framework enhances class-conditional graph generation

Researchers have developed ProtoGuide, a novel framework for class-conditional graph generation using discrete diffusion models. This post-hoc method is backbone-agnostic and guides the generation process by steering a frozen model with a classifier's gradient, analogous to classifier guidance in continuous domains. ProtoGuide significantly improves classification accuracy on real-world networks compared to existing methods, particularly for classes where unguided models perform poorly. AI

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New ProtoGuide framework enhances class-conditional graph generation

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Salvatore Romano, Marco Grassia, Pietro Li\`o, Giuseppe Mangioni ·

    ProtoGuide: Prototype-Driven Guidance for Class-Conditional Graph Generation

    arXiv:2609.15239v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Discrete diffusion models are a prominent family for graph generation, but standard class-conditional mechanisms embed the class signal in the denoiser during training, tying the conditioning mechanism to the trained model. Classi…