# Graph Convolutional Network
**Entity class:** Graph neural network architecture
**Aliases:** GCN
**Maturity:** Developed
## Definition
A **Graph Convolutional Network** propagates and transforms feature information across graph neighborhoods, producing node representations that combine local attributes and connection structure.
## Relationships
- **type of:** [[wiki/Graph Neural Network|Graph Neural Network]].
- **used for:** [[wiki/Link Prediction|Link Prediction]] and graph classification.
- **example extension:** [[wiki/TriHetGCN|TriHetGCN]].
## Sources / Provenance
- [[research/A Network-Epidemiological Analysis of Radicalization and Real-Time Counterterrorism Observability|Network-Epidemiological Analysis]]