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48 results for Bandwidth Budgets

Study bandwidth-limited training and inference of language models.

problem Training and inference of language models on scattered data with limited bandwidth.
method Analyzed two protocols: Federated Probe-Logit Distillation (FPLD) for training and Federated Conformal RAG (FC-RAG) for inference.
result Explicit high-probability KL-consistency rate and distribution-free marginal-coverage bound for Federated Conformal RAG.

Extends FC-RAG to anytime-valid sequential coverage for language model swarms.

problem Maintain distribution-free coverage for a swarm of weak language models over time.
method Introduces Anytime-FC-RAG, a sequential extension with a summable calibration-deviation budget.
result Achieves time-uniform alarm validity and safety under predictable adaptive control.

New method tightens federated probe-logit distillation rates under varying bandwidths.

problem Estimating conditional distributions in federated learning with heterogeneous bandwidth constraints.
method Developed a new federated probe-logit distillation (FPLD) method with optimal allocation for varying bandwidths.
result Achieved matching lower and upper bounds for the minimax rate under heterogeneous bandwidths.

CKA with Gaussian RBF kernels converges linearly as bandwidth increases.

problem Understanding the behavior of CKA with large bandwidth Gaussian kernels.
method Analyzing the convergence of CKA based on Gaussian RBF kernels in the large-bandwidth limit.
result CKA based on Gaussian RBF kernels converges linearly as bandwidth increases.

Quantum kernels show no advantage in stock return prediction, but differ in stability metrics.

problem Determining if quantum kernels improve stock return prediction.
method Controlled horse race on Chinese A-share market with identical training subsamples and tuning budgets.
result Quantum kernels do not outperform classical RBF controls in cross-sectional stock return prediction.

Changing kernel bandwidth during training improves kernel regression performance.

problem Improving kernel regression performance with varying model complexity.
method Investigated changing the bandwidth of a translational-invariant kernel during training for kernel regression using gradient descent.
result Kernel regression exhibits double descent behavior with decreasing model complexity (bandwidth).

A new method for faster bandwidth selection in Gaussian kernel ridge regression.

problem Efficiently selecting the bandwidth in Gaussian kernel ridge regression.
method Formulated an approximate Jacobian expression for bandwidth selection, proposing a closed-form heuristic.
result Our method is as accurate as cross-validation and marginal likelihood maximization but up to six orders of magnitude faster.

Proposes a new method to selectively access privileged information in reinforcement learning.

problem Selective compression of privileged information in reinforcement learning.
method Formulates a variational bandwidth bottleneck to decide stochastically whether to access privileged information.
result Improves generalization and reduces access to costly information in reinforcement learning experiments.

The paper bounds bandwidth and focal radius for manifolds with positive isotropic curvature.

problem Bounding bandwidth and focal radius for manifolds with positive isotropic curvature.
method Using spectral properties of a twisted de Rham-Hodge operator.
result Upper bounds on bandwidth and focal radius are derived for hypersurfaces in PIC manifolds.

Proposes GRAB-MDM for robust multiview data fusion.

problem Limited theoretical guarantees for multiview fusion methods in noisy high-dimensional data.
method Generalized Robust Adaptive-Bandwidth Multiview Diffusion Maps (GRAB-MDM) with adaptive bandwidth selection.
result Adaptive bandwidths lead to robust recovery of shared intrinsic structure in noisy multiview data.

Consistency of the kernel density estimator requires that the kernel bandwidth tends to zero as the sample size grows. In this paper we investigate the question of whether consistency is possible when the bandwidth is fixed, if we consider a more general class of weighted KDEs. To answer this question in the affirmativ…

2017-05-24abs ↗pdf ↗

Algorithm selects variables and bandwidths for geographically weighted regression.

problem Estimating variable subsets and bandwidths for geographically weighted regression.
method Mathematical programming-based approach integrating variable selection and bandwidth estimation.
result Proposed algorithm provides stable spatially varying patterns with competitive explanatory power.

New method selects optimal bandwidth for price return density estimation, impacting efficient market hypothesis evaluation.

problem Estimating the complexity of price return distributions using kernel density estimation.
method Proposes a new complexity measure to select optimal bandwidth, avoiding overfitting and underfitting.
result Optimal bandwidth selection leads to clearer evaluation of the efficient market hypothesis.

This paper improves bandwidth selectors for SPBNs to enhance their performance.

problem Suboptimal density estimation and reduced predictive performance in SPBNs due to normal rule bandwidth selection.
method Theoretical framework for state-of-the-art bandwidth selectors (cross-validation and plug-in methods) are established and evaluated.
result Cross-validation selectors outperform the normal rule, especially in high sample size scenarios.

We consider recommendation systems that need to operate under wireless bandwidth constraints, measured as number of broadcast transmissions, and demonstrate a (tight for some instances) tradeoff between regret and bandwidth for two scenarios: the case of multi-armed bandit with context, and the case where there is a la…

2018-10-15abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper proposes a new method for automatically selecting the optimal kernel bandwidth in density estimation.

problem The challenge of selecting the optimal kernel bandwidth in unsupervised density estimation.
method The approach uses a topology-based loss function for automated bandwidth selection.
result Demonstrates the potential of the topology-based approach across different dimensions.

Study shows that ridgeless Gaussian kernel regression overfits even with varying bandwidth or dimensionality.

problem Analyzing overfitting in Gaussian kernel ridgeless regression with varying bandwidth or dimensionality.
method Examined the behavior of minimum norm interpolating solutions for fixed and increasing dimensions under varying bandwidth and sample size.
result Ridgeless solutions are never consistent and can be worse than null predictor with large enough noise, even with varying bandwidth or dimensionality.

New approach to adaptively select bandwidths in nonparametric regression.

problem Adaptive bandwidth selection in nonparametric regression.
method Inspired by 2\ell_2-norms of interval projections, introduces a new bandwidth selection procedure.
result Obtains non-asymptotic risk bounds for local polynomial regression methods that adapt to local Hölder exponent.

We propose a flexible nonparametric regression method for ultrahigh-dimensional data. As a first step, we propose a fast screening method based on the favored smoothing bandwidth of the marginal local constant regression. Then, an iterative procedure is developed to recover both the important covariates and the regress…

2017-11-28abs ↗pdf ↗

Local Gaussian correlation struggles in tails but a new method improves it.

problem Local Gaussian correlation's limitations in tail dependence.
method A new adaptive bandwidth method for LGC, optimizing for local effective sample size.
result Adaptive bandwidths outperform global ones in moderate dependence, but not in strong or weak dependence.

We explore the performance of several automatic bandwidth selectors, originally designed for density gradient estimation, as data-based procedures for nonparametric, modal clustering. The key tool to obtain a clustering from density gradient estimators is the mean shift algorithm, which allows to obtain a partition not…

2013-10-29abs ↗pdf ↗

Study neural communication systems with bandwidth-limited channels.

problem Reliable message transmission despite noisy channels.
method Jointly model compression and error correction with neural networks; introduce prior for missing information; use auxiliary latent variables.
result Joint neural communication systems outperform separate models under expected information loss.

A streaming algorithm estimates quadratic covariation from financial data efficiently.

problem Estimating quadratic covariation from ultra-high-frequency financial data with limited memory.
method Formulated multi-scale, realized kernel, pre-averaging, and modulated realized covariance estimators with fixed bandwidth.
result Fixed bandwidth estimators require higher bandwidth for positive semidefiniteness.

The study optimizes Gaussian process approximations for finite-rank models.

problem Posterior behavior of finite-rank approximations differs from parent GP priors.
method Locally supported basis expansions with dependent Gaussian coefficients.
result Finite-rank expansions inherit the same posterior contraction rate as parent GP priors.

Paper proves MS convergence for radially symmetric kernels with large bandwidths.

problem Proving convergence of mean shift algorithm with radially symmetric kernels.
method Analyzes convergence of mean shift algorithm with radially symmetric, positive definite kernels.
result Guaranteed convergence for sufficiently large bandwidth in any dimension.

A-FADMM improves FL scalability and privacy via wireless channel perturbations and interference.

problem Challenges in model training due to wireless channel randomness and interference.
method Formulated a novel constrained optimization problem and proposed A-FADMM framework.
result Proves convergence and privacy guarantees for A-FADMM under time-varying channels.

We address the problem of setting the kernel bandwidth used by Manifold Learning algorithms to construct the graph Laplacian. Exploiting the connection between manifold geometry, represented by the Riemannian metric, and the Laplace-Beltrami operator, we set the bandwidth by optimizing the Laplacian's ability to preser…

2014-05-31abs ↗pdf ↗

In kernel methods, the median heuristic has been widely used as a way of setting the bandwidth of RBF kernels. While its empirical performances make it a safe choice under many circumstances, there is little theoretical understanding of why this is the case. Our aim in this paper is to advance our understanding of the …

2017-07-23abs ↗pdf ↗

Kernel Density Estimation is a very popular technique of approximating a density function from samples. The accuracy is generally well-understood and depends, roughly speaking, on the kernel decay and local smoothness of the true density. However concrete statements in the literature are often invoked in very specific …

2019-01-02abs ↗pdf ↗

The problem of adaptive noisy clustering is investigated. Given a set of noisy observations Zi=Xi+εiZ_i=X_i+ε_i, i=1,...,ni=1,...,n, the goal is to design clusters associated with the law of XiX_i's, with unknown density ff with respect to the Lebesgue measure. Since we observe a corrupted sample, a direct approach as the popular …

2013-06-10abs ↗pdf ↗

New algorithm reduces communication traffic in decentralized learning.

problem Communication bottleneck in decentralized learning for low-bandwidth workers.
method Sparsification and adaptive peer selection to reduce communication traffic.
result Significant reduction in communication traffic compared to existing methods.

The paper analyzes Kernel Density Estimation in high dimensions with varying data and dimensionality.

problem High-dimensional Kernel Density Estimation with growing data and dimensionality.
method Examines the behavior of Kernel Density Estimators in the regime where both data points and dimensionality grow with a fixed ratio.
result Three distinct statistical regimes are identified for Kernel-based density estimates, each with different statistical properties.