Heuristic optimization in classification atoms in molecules using GCN via uniform simulated annealing
Abstract Graph neural networks are becoming increasingly popular in deep learning due to their ability to process data in irregular structures and graphs thus preserving additional spatial dependencies due to the arrangement of nodes. This network allows for better accuracy results in classification...
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| author | Agnieszka Polowczyk Alicja Polowczyk Marcin Woźniak |
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| description | Abstract Graph neural networks are becoming increasingly popular in deep learning due to their ability to process data in irregular structures and graphs thus preserving additional spatial dependencies due to the arrangement of nodes. This network allows for better accuracy results in classification problems, where information from neighbors is also crucial. However, training such a model is complex and time-consuming and challenging. To date, some metaheuristic algorithms have been used primarily to optimize convolutional networks and find suitable hyperparameters, these are: genetic algorithm, particle swarm optimization, differential evolution or covariance matrix adaptation evolution strategy. In this paper, we propose a metaheuristic algorithm of Simulated Annealing with Uniform distribution for optimization of weights in GCNs, as a hybrid in combination with gradient optimizers. The performance of our technique was tested on the QM7 Dataset, where it was split into two datasets: imbalanced and balanced. Experimental results confirm that our proposed optimization method outperformed other standalone SOTA optimization models, including gradient and heuristics methods, demonstrating in each case to lower loss function values, higher accuracy values for balanced dataset and higher AUC (macro) values for imbalanced dataset. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b62a984e8cdd472dabdf41f425c947232025-08-20T03:08:25ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-05-0115111910.1038/s41598-025-00340-8Heuristic optimization in classification atoms in molecules using GCN via uniform simulated annealingAgnieszka Polowczyk0Alicja Polowczyk1Marcin Woźniak2Faculty of Applied Mathematics, Silesian University of TechnologyFaculty of Applied Mathematics, Silesian University of TechnologyFaculty of Applied Mathematics, Silesian University of TechnologyAbstract Graph neural networks are becoming increasingly popular in deep learning due to their ability to process data in irregular structures and graphs thus preserving additional spatial dependencies due to the arrangement of nodes. This network allows for better accuracy results in classification problems, where information from neighbors is also crucial. However, training such a model is complex and time-consuming and challenging. To date, some metaheuristic algorithms have been used primarily to optimize convolutional networks and find suitable hyperparameters, these are: genetic algorithm, particle swarm optimization, differential evolution or covariance matrix adaptation evolution strategy. In this paper, we propose a metaheuristic algorithm of Simulated Annealing with Uniform distribution for optimization of weights in GCNs, as a hybrid in combination with gradient optimizers. The performance of our technique was tested on the QM7 Dataset, where it was split into two datasets: imbalanced and balanced. Experimental results confirm that our proposed optimization method outperformed other standalone SOTA optimization models, including gradient and heuristics methods, demonstrating in each case to lower loss function values, higher accuracy values for balanced dataset and higher AUC (macro) values for imbalanced dataset.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-00340-8Graph convolutional networkSimulated annealingMetaheuristic optimizationUniform distributionNode classification |
| spellingShingle | Agnieszka Polowczyk Alicja Polowczyk Marcin Woźniak Heuristic optimization in classification atoms in molecules using GCN via uniform simulated annealing Scientific Reports Graph convolutional network Simulated annealing Metaheuristic optimization Uniform distribution Node classification |
| title | Heuristic optimization in classification atoms in molecules using GCN via uniform simulated annealing |
| title_full | Heuristic optimization in classification atoms in molecules using GCN via uniform simulated annealing |
| title_fullStr | Heuristic optimization in classification atoms in molecules using GCN via uniform simulated annealing |
| title_full_unstemmed | Heuristic optimization in classification atoms in molecules using GCN via uniform simulated annealing |
| title_short | Heuristic optimization in classification atoms in molecules using GCN via uniform simulated annealing |
| title_sort | heuristic optimization in classification atoms in molecules using gcn via uniform simulated annealing |
| topic | Graph convolutional network Simulated annealing Metaheuristic optimization Uniform distribution Node classification |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-00340-8 |
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