APGD algorithm reconstructs point set from partial distance measurements.
problem Reconstructing point set configuration from partial Euclidean distance measurements.
method Asymmetric Projected Gradient Descent (APGD) for EDMC problem.
result Global convergence and exact recovery with O(μ2r3κ2nlogn) observations. Gradient descent recovers principal components of overparametrized asymmetric matrices without explicit regularization.
problem Asymmetric matrix factorization under overparametrization with minimal rank assumptions.
method Vanilla gradient descent with small random initialization and proper early stopping.
result Gradient descent produces the best low-rank approximation without explicit regularization.
Gradient descent solves asymmetric low-rank matrix factorization efficiently.
problem Optimizing asymmetric low-rank matrix factorization with non-convex and non-smoothness issues.
method Randomly initialized gradient descent with new symmetrization and perturbation techniques.
result Gradient descent converges to a global minimum of the asymmetric low-rank factorization problem.
Gradient descent solves asymmetric low-rank matrix sensing without balancing.
problem Recovering asymmetric low-rank matrices from linear measurements.
method Gradient descent with spectral initialization, avoiding balancing term.
result Gradient descent converges linearly without balancing, factors stay balanced.
Paper studies asymmetric matrix sensing, proving gradient descent converges to low-rank solutions.
problem Reconstructing asymmetric low-rank matrices from linear measurements.
method Factorized gradient descent with coupling and regularization properties.
result Gradient descent from small random initialization converges to globally optimal and generalizing solutions.
Wide neural networks with asymmetrical node scaling converge globally and learn features.
problem Global convergence and feature learning in over-parameterised shallow networks.
method Gradient-based optimisation of wide, shallow neural networks with asymmetrical node scaling.
result Gradient flow and gradient descent converge to a global minimum and learn features, unlike in the NTK parameterisation.
We study the implicit regularization imposed by gradient descent for learning multi-layer homogeneous functions including feed-forward fully connected and convolutional deep neural networks with linear, ReLU or Leaky ReLU activation. We rigorously prove that gradient flow (i.e. gradient descent with infinitesimal step …
A new method improves stochastic gradient descent for faster and more efficient estimation.
problem Efficient and fast parametric estimation methods.
method Projected stochastic gradient descent corrected by Fisher scoring.
result The method is faster and more efficient than traditional methods.
We analyze the global convergence of gradient descent for deep linear residual networks by proposing a new initialization: zero-asymmetric (ZAS) initialization. It is motivated by avoiding stable manifolds of saddle points. We prove that under the ZAS initialization, for an arbitrary target matrix, gradient descent con…
A new method for Bayesian inference in high dimensions using projected Stein variational gradient descent.
problem Bayesian inference challenges in high-dimensional data.
method Adapting Stein variational gradient descent to exploit intrinsic low dimensionality of data.
result pSVGD is more accurate and efficient than SVGD, especially in high-dimensional settings.
Paper shows robustness of gradient descent in matrix sensing despite perturbations.
problem Understanding robustness of gradient descent in matrix sensing.
method Developed perturbed gradient flow to capture noise and improve robustness.
result Gradient descent is robust to perturbations in matrix sensing.
Gradient descent at edge of stability stabilizes implicitly, following projected gradient descent.
problem Gradient descent's stability and sharpness behavior at the edge of instability.
method Cubic Taylor expansion analysis of gradient descent dynamics.
result Gradient descent at edge of stability implicitly follows projected gradient descent.
A new method for Bayesian inference tackles high-dimensional problems.
problem Bayesian inference in high-dimensional settings with kernel density estimation issues.
method Projected Wasserstein gradient descent (pWGD) method to overcome curse of dimensionality.
result pWGD method effectively addresses high-dimensional Bayesian inference problems.
We study alignment in linear neural networks and its relation to gradient descent.
problem Understanding alignment in linear neural networks and its impact on training.
method Defined alignment for fully connected networks, analyzed alignment under gradient descent, and compared gradient descent to projected gradient descent for layer-constrained networks.
result Gradient descent can converge linearly to a global minimum when alignment is invariant, and alignment is impossible with large datasets in layer-constrained networks.
We study the projected gradient descent method on low-rank matrix problems with a strongly convex objective. We use the Burer-Monteiro factorization approach to implicitly enforce low-rankness; such factorization introduces non-convexity in the objective. We focus on constraint sets that include both positive semi-defi…
Three new efficient algorithms project vectors onto weighted l1 ball.
problem Sparse system identification and feature selection.
method Projected gradient descent algorithms with linear or highly competitive quadratic worst case complexities.
result Efficient tools for machine learning methods like compress sensing and feature selection.
Despite the non-convex nature of their loss functions, deep neural networks are known to generalize well when optimized with stochastic gradient descent (SGD). Recent work conjectures that SGD with proper configuration is able to find wide and flat local minima, which have been proposed to be associated with good gener…
Paper studies PSGD for constrained optimization problems and its statistical properties.
problem Online inference for constrained optimization problems.
method Stochastic gradient descent with projection (PSGD) for constrained optimization.
result Limiting distribution of PSGD-based estimates under linear-equality constraints.
Gradient descent training of neural networks leads to solutions close to natural cubic splines.
problem Understanding the implicit bias of gradient descent in neural networks.
method Analysis of gradient descent training for wide neural networks, focusing on the curvature penalty and initialization schemes.
result The solutions of gradient descent training are polyharmonic splines for certain initialization schemes.
The paper analyzes how over-parameterization affects GD convergence in matrix sensing problems.
problem Matrix sensing problem with over-parameterized gradient descent.
method Analyzes symmetric and asymmetric parameterizations, provides lower bounds and convergence rates.
result Over-parameterization slows down GD convergence, but asymmetric parameterization can speed up convergence.
GNIs induce asymmetric heavy-tailed noise in SGD, affecting network performance.
problem The effect of Gaussian noise injections on SGD dynamics and network performance.
method Developed a Langevin-like SDE driven by asymmetric heavy-tailed noise to model the modified SGD dynamics.
result GNIs induce an implicit bias that varies with noise heaviness and asymmetry, affecting network performance.
In this work we introduce a conditional accelerated lazy stochastic gradient descent algorithm with optimal number of calls to a stochastic first-order oracle and convergence rate O(ε21) improving over the projection-free, Online Frank-Wolfe based stochastic gradient descent of Hazan an…
In this paper, we consider the problem of learning high-dimensional tensor regression problems with low-rank structure. One of the core challenges associated with learning high-dimensional models is computation since the underlying optimization problems are often non-convex. While convex relaxations could lead to polyn…
Model shows loss curve with two distinct exponents due to sparse activations.
problem Sparse activations impact neural network scaling laws.
method Introduced a model for neural scaling laws under sparse activations, derived asymptotic population loss, and analyzed gradient-descent dynamics.
result Loss curve exhibits double-descent peak near interpolation threshold with two distinct scaling exponents.
We propose a projected semi-stochastic gradient descent method with mini-batch for improving both the theoretical complexity and practical performance of the general stochastic gradient descent method (SGD). We are able to prove linear convergence under weak strong convexity assumption. This requires no strong convexit…
Study of geometric analysis on asymmetric metric spaces, including heat flow and Sobolev spaces.
problem Analysis of geometric properties on asymmetric metric measure spaces.
method Introduction of upper gradients, q-Laplacian, and q-heat flow in asymmetric settings. result Extension of concepts from symmetric to asymmetric metric measure spaces.
The paper interprets diffusion models as gradient descent and proposes a new sampler.
problem Improving the efficiency and quality of diffusion models.
method Interprets diffusion models as gradient descent and proposes a new sampler.
result The new sampler achieves state-of-the-art FID scores and generates high quality samples.
A new algorithm estimates sparse gradients on graphs with improved risk bounds.
problem Estimating sparse gradients on graph-structured data.
method Tree-Projected Gradient Descent algorithm for gradient-sparse parameters.
result Achieves risk bound of ns∗log(1+s∗p). In this paper, we aim at providing an introduction to the gradient descent based optimization algorithms for learning deep neural network models. Deep learning models involving multiple nonlinear projection layers are very challenging to train. Nowadays, most of the deep learning model training still relies on the back…
PGD-trained models have a preferential direction in their gradients, which improves robustness.
problem Mathematical lack of clarity in the direction of preferential gradient alignment after adversarial training.
method Proposed a novel definition of preferential direction and evaluated it using a metric based on GANs.
result PGD-trained models have higher alignment with the proposed preferential direction than baseline models.
AGD converges in polynomial iterations to optimal matrix factorization.
problem Matrix factorization optimization with alternating gradient descent.
method Alternating gradient descent with fixed step size, proving convergence in polynomial iterations.
result AGD reaches ε-optimal factorization in T iterations with high probability.
Multi-label learning studies the problem where an instance is associated with a set of labels. By treating single-label learning problem as one task, the multi-label learning problem can be casted as solving multiple related tasks simultaneously. In this paper, we propose a novel Multi-task Gradient Descent (MGD) algor…
Faster reconstruction of compressed signals using conditional GAN and NPGD.
problem Recovering compressed signals from measurements.
method Network-based projected gradient descent (NPGD) combined with measurement-conditional generative adversarial networks (GANs/BEGANs).
result Significant speed-up in reconstruction (up to 140-175 times faster).
In this paper we develop a new framework that captures the common landscape underlying the common non-convex low-rank matrix problems including matrix sensing, matrix completion and robust PCA. In particular, we show for all above problems (including asymmetric cases): 1) all local minima are also globally optimal; 2) …
This paper studies gradient flows in asymmetric metric spaces and proves existence results.
problem Investigating gradient flows in asymmetric metric spaces.
method Discrete approximation and natural convexity assumption on potential function.
result Existence of curves of maximal slope in asymmetric metric spaces.
In the asymmetric setting, Hilbert's fourth problem asks to construct and study all (non-reversible) projective Finsler metrics: Finsler metrics defined on open, convex subsets of real projective n-space for which geodesics lie on projective lines. While asymmetric norms and Funk metrics provide many examples of esse…
FP uses random projections to train networks without feedback, achieving comparable performance to backpropagation.
problem Training neural networks without feedback from downstream layers.
method Forward Projection (FP) method that uses randomised nonlinear projections and closed-form regression.
result FP achieves comparable generalisation to backpropagation methods with a single forward pass, offering significant speedup.
A parameter-free PGD algorithm for convex optimization.
problem Minimizing convex functions over convex sets.
method A fully adaptive AdaGrad variant of PGD without parameters or restarts.
result Optimal convergence rates for cumulative regret.
Stochastic approximation algorithms show exponential progress bounds.
problem Analyzing the convergence of stochastic approximation algorithms.
method Developed geometric ergodicity proofs to establish exponential concentration bounds.
result Proved faster convergence rates for specific algorithms.
New method speeds up PGD for CV robustness evaluation.
problem Computational inefficiency of PGD for robustness evaluation.
method Early termination of PGD based on cycle detection.
result Large speedup factors without sacrificing robustness.
Develops first and second-order pseudo-mirror descent methods for nonnegative function estimation.
problem Nonnegative function estimation in settings like MLE and trajectory optimization.
method First and second-order pseudo-mirror descent with pseudo-gradients and projections.
result Establishes tradeoffs and non-asymptotic bounds on model complexity.
The paper extends gradient flow and relaxation studies to non-flat Riemannian manifolds.
problem Understanding gradient flows and relaxation in non-flat Riemannian manifolds.
method Developed a criterion for comparing relaxation along gradient descent curves using non-metricity tensor.
result Revealed a universal asymmetry: warming up is faster than cooling down.
Accelerated optimization methods improve robustness and privacy in estimation.
problem Improving robustness and privacy in estimation methods.
method Accelerated gradient methods based on Frank-Wolfe and projected gradient descent, with tailored learning rates and Nesterov's momentum.
result Reduction in iteration complexity, leading to stronger statistical guarantees.
A new method for SVGD reduces variance in high dimensions.
problem High-dimensional variance in SVGD.
method Grassmann Stein Variational Gradient Descent (GSVGD) projects onto arbitrary subspaces and uses coupled Grassmann-valued diffusion.
result GSVGD explores high-dimensional problems with intrinsic low-dimensional structure efficiently.
New method improves MMD estimation without convexity assumptions.
problem Lack of theoretical guarantees for MMD estimation algorithms.
method Preconditioned gradient descent (PGD) scheme for MMD optimization.
result PGD scheme converges globally under specific conditions.
SPGD improves adversarial training efficiency and accuracy.
problem Improving adversarial training efficiency and accuracy with fewer steps.
method Adversarial-sample generation from a frequency domain perspective, extending PGD to the frequency domain.
result SPGD achieves greater adversarial accuracy compared to PGD with fewer attack steps.
SGD converges with perturbed forward-backward passes, explained by geometric amplification.
problem Analyzing convergence of SGD with perturbed forward-backward passes in composite optimization.
method Characterized propagation and amplification of perturbations, derived convergence guarantees for non-convex and PL objectives.
result Perturbations cascade through the computational graph, affecting convergence order under specific conditions.
New projection techniques reduce the frequency of projections in solving LCPs.
problem Solving linearly constrained problems efficiently with reduced projection frequency.
method Delayed projection technique to call a projection less frequently.
result Theoretical and practical improvements in convergence rates and efficiency.