Multi-View Subspace Clustering With Consensus Graph Contrastive Learning

Abstract

A significant challenge in multi-view clustering lies in the comprehensive extraction of consistency and complementary information from heterogeneous multi-view data. Numerous methods employ contrastive learning techniques to explore the information between views. However, the basic contrastive learning strategy does not consider cluster information when constructing sample pairs, potentially leading to the emergence of false negative pairs (FNPs). To tackle this concern, we propose a Multi-view Subspace Clustering with Consensus Graph Contrastive Learning (CGCL) model. Specifically, a self-representation layer is designed to acquire a consensus graph that elucidates the overall data distribution. Furthermore, a contrastive learning layer utilizes the cluster information embedded in the consensus graph to yield reliable sample pairs, resulting in a reduction of the detrimental FNPs and the extraction of complementary information from the various views. Extensive experiments on public datasets demonstrate the effectiveness of CGCL.