VLDB 2026 Research / reviewers in the wild / expert
Hoi Cheong Iam
dblp:418/1838
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1ranked-venue papers
0as first author
1since 2021 · last 2025
0009-0003-2942-0295ORCID · reported
Domains — the database's venue-derived domains; a paper can count in several
Artificial intelligence and machine learning · 1 · 1 since 2021Databases, data management, data science and information retrieval · 1 · 1 since 2021
Expertise — from the expertise taxonomy: the topics of the expert's papers under the CCF categories. A weight counts papers with recency: 1 for a paper about the topic, 0.3 when the topic is its context, halved every five years.
| Artificial intelligence
1 paper |
Graph learning · 100% | |
| Theoretical computer science
1 paper |
Graph algorithms and graph theory · 100% |
Topics — the 6 heaviest of 6, each with the papers that count most for it
| Topic | Weight | Papers | Last | Evidence papers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Machine learning › Graph learning › graph neural network
expressive power |
0.9 | 1 | 2025 | Enhanced Subgraph Learning in 2-FWL GNNs via Local Connectivity, Spectral, and Distance Encodings · KDD (2) 2025 |
Machine learning › Graph learning › graph representation learning
graph encoding |
0.9 | 1 | 2025 | Enhanced Subgraph Learning in 2-FWL GNNs via Local Connectivity, Spectral, and Distance Encodings · KDD (2) 2025 |
Machine learning › Graph learning
graph neural network |
0.9 | 1 | 2025 | Enhanced Subgraph Learning in 2-FWL GNNs via Local Connectivity, Spectral, and Distance Encodings · KDD (2) 2025 |
Machine learning › Graph learning › graph neural network
subgraph learning |
0.9 | 1 | 2025 | Enhanced Subgraph Learning in 2-FWL GNNs via Local Connectivity, Spectral, and Distance Encodings · KDD (2) 2025 |
Graph algorithms and graph theory
graph algorithms |
0.3 | 1 | 2025 | Enhanced Subgraph Learning in 2-FWL GNNs via Local Connectivity, Spectral, and Distance Encodings · KDD (2) 2025 |
Graph algorithms and graph theory
graph decomposition |
0.3 | 1 | 2025 | Enhanced Subgraph Learning in 2-FWL GNNs via Local Connectivity, Spectral, and Distance Encodings · KDD (2) 2025 |
Methods — techniques the papers use, named apart from their topics
weisfeiler-lehman test · 1.7spectral graph polynomial · 1.7divide-and-conquer · 1.7
| Year | Publication | Venue | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Enhanced Subgraph Learning in 2-FWL GNNs via Local Connectivity, Spectral, and Distance EncodingsabstractDespite the theoretical expressiveness of 2-dimensional Folklore Weisfeiler-Lehman (2-FWL) Graph Neural Networks (GNNs), a significant gap persists between their theoretical capacity and their practical performance. To bridge this gap, we identify a critical limitation in current Graph Structural Encodings (GSEs): insufficient sensitivity to subtle structural variations, particularly in local connectivity, spectral features, and distance-based patterns. We show that widely used GSEs-such as Relative Random Walk Probability (RRWP) and monomial-based methods-lack full sensitivity across spectral frequency bands and long-range distances. Moreover, they fail to capture fine-grained local connectivity, which is essential for identifying cut nodes, biconnected components, and other higher-order structures that 2-FWL GNNs theoretically encode. To address these limitations, we propose CSDGSE (Connectivity, Spectral, and Distance Graph Structural Encoding), a novel GSE framework that jointly enhances sensitivity to: (1) exact local connectivity via hierarchical graph decomposition(2) full-frequency spectral features using expressive graph polynomials (e.g., Chebyshev), and (3) full-range distance interactions. A key innovation is our scalable divide-and-conquer algorithm for computing exact local connectivity across all node pairs, enabling efficient integration into modern GSEs. Extensive experiments show that CSDGSE outperforms existing GSEs in capturing complex structural patterns, achieving state-of-the-art results on molecular property prediction benchmarks like ZINC. Our work sets a new standard for GSEs by aligning theoretical expressiveness with practical effectiveness through enhanced structural sensitivity. Rongqin Chen 0001, Yan Li 0122, Dan Wu 0002, Fan Mo 0002, Shenghui Zhang, Pak Lon Ip, Hoi Cheong Iam, Ye Li 0002, Leong Hou U |
KDD (2) | 7 |