# Graph Colouring Meets Deep Learning: Effective Graph Neural Network Models for Combinatorial Problems

@article{Lemos2019GraphCM,
title={Graph Colouring Meets Deep Learning: Effective Graph Neural Network Models for Combinatorial Problems},
author={Henrique Lemos and Marcelo O. R. Prates and Pedro H. C. Avelar and L. Lamb},
journal={2019 IEEE 31st International Conference on Tools with Artificial Intelligence (ICTAI)},
year={2019},
pages={879-885}
}
• Henrique Lemos, +1 author L. Lamb
• Published 11 March 2019
• Computer Science, Mathematics
• 2019 IEEE 31st International Conference on Tools with Artificial Intelligence (ICTAI)
Deep learning has consistently defied state-of-the-art techniques in many fields over the last decade. However, we are just beginning to understand the capabilities of neural learning in symbolic domains. Deep learning architectures that employ parameter sharing over graphs can produce models which can be trained on complex properties of relational data. These include highly relevant NP-Complete problems, such as SAT and TSP. In this work, we showcase how Graph Neural Networks (GNN) can be…

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