Recent Advances in Kernel-Based Graph Classification

We review our recent progress in the development of graph kernels. We discuss the hash graph kernel framework, which makes the computation of kernels for graphs with vertices and edges annotated with real-valued information feasible for large data sets. Moreover, we summarize our general investigation of the benefits of explicit graph feature maps in comparison to using the kernel trick. Our experimental studies on real-world data sets suggest that explicit feature maps often provide sufficient classification accuracy while being computed more efficiently. Finally, we describe how to construct valid kernels from optimal assignments to obtain new expressive graph kernels. These make use of the kernel trick to establish one-to-one correspondences. We conclude by a discussion of our results and their implication for the future development of graph kernels.