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We consider the problem of deep fair clustering, which partitions data into clusters via the representations extracted by deep neural networks while hiding sensitive data attributes. To achieve fairness, existing methods present a variety…

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Subset selection algorithms are ubiquitous in AI-driven applications, including, online recruiting portals and image search engines, so it is imperative that these tools are not discriminatory on the basis of protected attributes such as…

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Signed graphs are complex systems that represent trust relationships or preferences in various domains. Learning node representations in such graphs is crucial for many mining tasks. Although real-world signed relationships can be…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-07-07 Geonwoo Ko , Jinhong Jung

Fair graph partition of social networks is a crucial step toward ensuring fair and non-discriminatory treatments in unsupervised user analysis. Current fair partition methods typically consider node balance, a notion pursuing a…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2023-07-18 Tingwei Liu , Peizhao Li , Hongfu Liu

Algorithmic decisions about individuals require predictions that are not only accurate but also fair with respect to sensitive attributes such as gender and race. Causal notions of fairness align with legal requirements, yet many methods…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2026-03-02 Yoichi Chikahara

Condensing large datasets into smaller synthetic counterparts has demonstrated its promise for image classification. However, previous research has overlooked a crucial concern in image recognition: ensuring that models trained on condensed…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-10-14 Qihang Zhou , Shenhao Fang , Shibo He , Wenchao Meng , Jiming Chen

Fair machine learning seeks to identify and mitigate biases in predictions against unfavorable populations characterized by demographic attributes, such as race and gender. Recently, a few works have extended fairness to graph data, such as…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-05-06 Yucong Dai , Lu Zhang , Yaowei Hu , Susan Gauch , Yongkai Wu

Deep neural networks (DNNs) have made significant progress, but often suffer from fairness issues, as deep models typically show distinct accuracy differences among certain subgroups (e.g., males and females). Existing research addresses…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-06-28 Tianlin Li , Qing Guo , Aishan Liu , Mengnan Du , Zhiming Li , Yang Liu

Fairness has become an essential problem in many domains of Machine Learning (ML), such as classification, natural language processing, and Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs). In this research effort, we study the unfairness of GANs. We…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-07-22 Patrik Joslin Kenfack , Kamil Sabbagh , Adín Ramírez Rivera , Adil Khan

With growing emphasis on privacy regulations, machine unlearning has become increasingly critical in real-world applications such as social networks and recommender systems, many of which are naturally represented as graphs. However,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-01-19 Ziheng Chen , Jiali Cheng , Hadi Amiri , Kaushiki Nag , Lu Lin , Sijia Liu , Xiangguo Sun , Gabriele Tolomei

Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) have shown satisfying performance in various graph analytical problems. Hence, they have become the \emph{de facto} solution in a variety of decision-making scenarios. However, GNNs could yield biased results…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-06-27 Yushun Dong , Song Wang , Yu Wang , Tyler Derr , Jundong Li

The pursuit of fairness in machine learning (ML), ensuring that the models do not exhibit biases toward protected demographic groups, typically results in a compromise scenario. This compromise can be explained by a Pareto frontier where…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-11-11 Jinlong Pang , Jialu Wang , Zhaowei Zhu , Yuanshun Yao , Chen Qian , Yang Liu

Ensuring fairness in machine learning models is critical, particularly in high-stakes domains where biased decisions can lead to serious societal consequences. Existing preprocessing approaches generally lack transparent mechanisms for…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-02-24 Lin Zhu , Yijun Bian , Lei You

Graphs are mathematical tools that can be used to represent complex real-world interconnected systems, such as financial markets and social networks. Hence, machine learning (ML) over graphs has attracted significant attention recently.…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-10-24 O. Deniz Kose , Yanning Shen , Gonzalo Mateos

Despite the rapid development and great success of machine learning models, extensive studies have exposed their disadvantage of inheriting latent discrimination and societal bias from the training data. This phenomenon hinders their…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-12-30 Tianxiang Zhao , Enyan Dai , Kai Shu , Suhang Wang

Streaming feature selection techniques have become essential in processing real-time data streams, as they facilitate the identification of the most relevant attributes from continuously updating information. Despite their performance,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-06-21 Zhangling Duan , Tianci Li , Xingyu Wu , Zhaolong Ling , Jingye Yang , Zhaohong Jia

In recent years, Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) have achieved remarkable success in tasks such as node classification, link prediction, and graph representation learning. However, they remain susceptible to biases that can arise not only from…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-04-06 Mahdi Tavassoli Kejani , Fadi Dornaika , Charlotte Laclau , Jean-Michel Loubes

Individual fairness, which requires that similar individuals should be treated similarly by algorithmic systems, has become a central principle in fair machine learning. Individual fairness has garnered traction in graph representation…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-12-23 Rebecca Salganik , Yibin Wang , Guillaume Salha-Galvan , Jian Kang

Fairness in machine learning is crucial when individuals are subject to automated decisions made by models in high-stake domains. Organizations that employ these models may also need to satisfy regulations that promote responsible and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-10-14 Shubham Sharma , Alan H. Gee , David Paydarfar , Joydeep Ghosh

Graph representation learning is central for the application of machine learning (ML) models to complex graphs, such as social networks. Ensuring `fair' representations is essential, due to the societal implications and the use of sensitive…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2024-07-30 Dennis Vetter , Jasper Forth , Gemma Roig , Holger Dell