Track B

Ground

What does the system know, and how do we prove where it came from?

The knowledge graph is a provenance and governance layer, not only a retrieval technique.

Why it matters

If the system cannot show where a fact came from, it cannot be audited.

Directions

1. Corroboration-gated graph construction.

Corroboration-gated graph construction.

2. Selective graph pruning for constrained devices.

Selective graph pruning for constrained devices.

3. GraphRAG versus vector RAG compared on quality per watt and per euro.

GraphRAG versus vector RAG compared on quality per watt and per euro.

4. Temporal and versioned memory with contradiction detection.

Temporal and versioned memory with contradiction detection.

5. Policy as graph.

Policy as graph.

Provenance graph (illustration)

Illustration of an invoice, line item and supplier, each tied to evidence sources with a corroboration badge. Example data only.

Illustration

Select a node to see its linked evidence. Illustration only.

Select a node to see its linked evidence. Illustration only.

View as table
Provenance graph (illustration)
FromTo
InvoiceLine item
Line itemSupplier
PDF extractInvoice
Master dataSupplier

Planned metrics

Values show Pending until measurements exist.

Provenance coverage

Pending

Share of graph assertions with a recorded source

Contradiction rate

Pending

Share of facts that conflict with another recorded fact

Update cost

Pending

Compute and time to ingest a document update into the graph

Answer accuracy per unit of graph size

Pending

Answer quality relative to stored graph size

Connects to

The lab designs and studies five research objects. They are planned artifacts on the agenda, not products with published measurements.

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