SiG: A Siamese-Based Graph Convolutional Network to Align Knowledge in Autonomous Transportation Systems

Domain knowledge is gradually renovating its attributes to exhibit distinct features in autonomy, propelled by the shift of modern transportation systems (TS) toward autonomous TS (ATS) comprising three progressive generations. The knowledge graph (KG) and its corresponding versions can help depict the evolving TS. Given that KG versions exhibit asymmetry primarily due to variations in evolved knowledge, it is imperative to harmonize the evolved knowledge embodied by the entity across disparate KG versions. Hence, this article proposes a siamese-based graph convolutional network (GCN) model, namely SiG, to address unresolved issues of low accuracy, efficiency, and effectiveness in aligning asymmetric KGs. SiG can optimize entity alignment in ATS and support the analysis of future-stage ATS development. Such a goal is attained through (a) generating unified KGs to enhance data quality, (b) defining graph split to facilitate entire-graph computation, (c) enhancing a GCN to extract intrinsic features, and (d) designing a siamese network to train asymmetric KGs. The evaluation results suggest that SiG surpasses other commonly employed models, resulting in average improvements of 23.90% and 37.89% in accuracy and efficiency, respectively. These findings have significant implications for TS evolution analysis and offer a novel perspective for research on complex systems limited by continuously updated knowledge.