arXiv:2602.15510cs.LGcs.DC2026-02

联邦图神经网络聚合需考虑图结构几何,否则模型性能看似稳定但关系推理能力下降。

On the Geometric Coherence of Global Aggregation in Federated Graph Neural Networks

  • 提出在无数据代理上对局部更新进行几何方向对齐与子空间兼容性约束
  • 解决异构图分布下参数扰动混合导致的消息传递退化问题
  • 适合关注图结构敏感性的联邦学习研究者与工业落地应用

在图结构数据上的联邦学习中,标准聚合机制与图神经网络(GNN)的算子特性存在根本矛盾。联邦优化将模型参数视为共享欧几里得空间中的点,而GNN参数诱导出依赖图结构的消息传递算子,其语义随底层拓扑变化。在客户端图结构与分布异构的情况下,局部更新对应于不同算子流形的扰动。线性聚合这些更新会混合几何不相容的方向,导致全局模型数值收敛但关系建模能力下降。本文将此现象定义为跨域联邦GNN中全局聚合的几何失效,表现为算子扰动间的破坏性干扰及消息传递动态的失协。这种退化无法被传统指标(如损失或准确率)捕捉,因模型可能保持预测性能却丧失结构敏感性。为此,我们提出服务器端的GGRS(Global Geometric Reference Structure)框架,在无数据代理上操作算子扰动,通过方向对齐、子空间兼容性和敏感性控制强制几何可接受性,从而保留诱导消息传递算子的结构。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Federated learning over graph-structured data exposes a fundamental mismatch between standard aggregation mechanisms and the operator nature of graph neural networks (GNNs). While federated optimization treats model parameters as elements of a shared Euclidean space, GNN parameters induce graph-dependent message-passing operators whose semantics depend on underlying topology. Under structurally and distributionally heterogeneous client graph distributions, local updates correspond to perturbations of distinct operator manifolds. Linear aggregation of such updates mixes geometrically incompatible directions, producing global models that converge numerically yet exhibit degraded relational behavior. We formalize this phenomenon as a geometric failure of global aggregation in cross-domain federated GNNs, characterized by destructive interference between operator perturbations and loss of coherence in message-passing dynamics. This degradation is not captured by conventional metrics such as loss or accuracy, as models may retain predictive performance while losing structural sensitivity. To address this, we propose GGRS (Global Geometric Reference Structure), a server-side aggregation framework operating on a data-free proxy of operator perturbations. GGRS enforces geometric admissibility via directional alignment, subspace compatibility, and sensitivity control, preserving the structure of the induced message-passing operator.

联邦学习图神经网络几何聚合消息传递

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