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48 results for Bernoulli dropout

Dropout is a simple yet effective algorithm for regularizing neural networks by randomly dropping out units through Bernoulli multiplicative noise, and for some restricted problem classes, such as linear or logistic regression, several theoretical studies have demonstrated the equivalence between dropout and a fully de…

2017-10-10abs ↗pdf ↗

Regularization for matrix factorization (MF) and approximation problems has been carried out in many different ways. Due to its popularity in deep learning, dropout has been applied also for this class of problems. Despite its solid empirical performance, the theoretical properties of dropout as a regularizer remain qu…

2017-10-13abs ↗pdf ↗

Dropout is explained as a structured shrinkage prior in neural networks.

problem Understanding the effectiveness of dropout in preventing overfitting.
method Proposes a novel framework to explain dropout as a structured shrinkage prior, considering continuous distributions and Bernoulli noise.
result Dropout's Monte Carlo training objective approximates marginal MAP estimation.

New method views residual networks as stochastic differential equations.

problem Improving generalization of neural networks.
method Applying modified equations to show residual networks as weak approximations of stochastic differential equations.
result Stochastic training of residual networks can be understood through the lens of optimal control of backward Kolmogorov's equations.

Dropout is shown to be a simplified version of SDR, which improves deep learning performance.

problem Overfitting and misspecification in deep learning models.
method SDR redefines weights as random variables, updating them based on prediction error and local history.
result SDR outperforms Dropout on standard benchmarks, achieving similar accuracy in fewer epochs.

Noise injection (NI) is an efficient technique to mitigate over-fitting in neural networks (NNs). The Bernoulli NI procedure as implemented in dropout and shakeout has connections with l1l_1 and l2l_2 regularization for the NN model parameters. We propose whiteout, a family NI regularization techniques (NIRT) through i…

2016-12-05abs ↗pdf ↗

Characterizes symmetric Bernoulli distributions with minimal convex sums.

problem Understanding minimal dependence among Bernoulli random vectors.
method Geometric and algebraic representations of multivariate symmetric Bernoulli distributions.
result Characterizes extremal negative dependence and builds minimal dependence copulas.

Continuous dropout mimics brain neuron firing rates to prevent feature detector co-adaptation.

problem Preventing overfitting in deep neural networks.
method Extending binary dropout to continuous dropout, inspired by brain neuron firing rates.
result Continuous dropout improves test performance by preventing feature detector co-adaptation.

Dropout regularizes against high-order interactions by canceling interaction rates.

problem Overfitting to high-order interactions in neural networks.
method Analyzes Dropout through the lens of interaction effects, showing how it effectively cancels out the probability of surviving interactions of different orders.
result Dropout regularizes against high-order interactions by effectively canceling out the probability of surviving interactions of different orders.

We propose a feed-forward inference method applicable to belief and neural networks. In a belief network, the method estimates an approximate factorized posterior of all hidden units given the input. In neural networks the method propagates uncertainty of the input through all the layers. In neural networks with inject…

2018-03-28abs ↗pdf ↗

We analyze dropout in deep networks with rectified linear units and the quadratic loss. Our results expose surprising differences between the behavior of dropout and more traditional regularizers like weight decay. For example, on some simple data sets dropout training produces negative weights even though the output i…

2016-02-14abs ↗pdf ↗

Tabu Dropout improves performance of standard Dropout by generating more diverse neural network architectures.

problem Preventing co-adaptation of neurons in deep neural networks.
method Integrates a diversification strategy into dropout, marking units from the last forward propagation for re-selection in the current forward propagation.
result Improves performance of standard Dropout on MNIST and Fashion-MNIST datasets.

Dropout is one of the key techniques to prevent the learning from overfitting. It is explained that dropout works as a kind of modified L2 regularization. Here, we shed light on the dropout from Bayesian standpoint. Bayesian interpretation enables us to optimize the dropout rate, which is beneficial for learning of wei…

2014-12-22abs ↗pdf ↗

Dropout is a simple but effective technique for learning in neural networks and other settings. A sound theoretical understanding of dropout is needed to determine when dropout should be applied and how to use it most effectively. In this paper we continue the exploration of dropout as a regularizer pioneered by Wager,…

2014-12-15abs ↗pdf ↗

Dropout has been witnessed with great success in training deep neural networks by independently zeroing out the outputs of neurons at random. It has also received a surge of interest for shallow learning, e.g., logistic regression. However, the independent sampling for dropout could be suboptimal for the sake of conver…

2016-02-06abs ↗pdf ↗

Rate-In dynamically adjusts dropout rates during inference to improve uncertainty estimation in neural networks.

problem Static dropout rates lead to suboptimal uncertainty estimates in neural networks.
method Rate-In dynamically adjusts dropout rates using information-theoretic principles.
result Rate-In improves calibration and sharpens uncertainty estimates compared to fixed or heuristic dropout rates.

Proposes a framework to handle missing data in traffic forecasting with sensor blackouts.

problem Missing data in traffic forecasting due to sensor blackouts, especially when correlated with traffic conditions.
method Latent state-space framework that models traffic dynamics and sensor dropout probabilities.
result Improves traffic forecasting by reducing blackout imputation RMSE from 7.02 to 4.23, with MNAR modeling providing additional gains.

In this paper, we consider the multivariate Bernoulli distribution as a model to estimate the structure of graphs with binary nodes. This distribution is discussed in the framework of the exponential family, and its statistical properties regarding independence of the nodes are demonstrated. Importantly the model can e…

2012-06-08abs ↗pdf ↗

Develops a multilevel Monte Carlo framework with dropout for efficient uncertainty quantification.

problem Efficiently quantify uncertainty in complex models using dropout.
method Integrates multilevel Monte Carlo with Monte Carlo dropout, creating coupled estimators to reduce variance.
result Demonstrates significant variance reduction and efficiency gains over single-level Monte Carlo dropout.

Finite index solutions to Bernoulli problem are always axially symmetric.

problem Entire solutions to the Bernoulli free boundary problem with finite Morse index in 3D.
method Proof of axial symmetry for finite index solutions.
result Finite index solutions to the Bernoulli problem in 3D are axially symmetric.

Dropout introduces both explicit and implicit regularization effects.

problem Understanding the full impact of dropout regularization.
method Disentangled explicit and implicit regularization effects through experiments and analytic simplifications.
result Explicit and implicit regularization effects of dropout are distinct and can be characterized analytically.

Structured dropout improves confidence calibration in convolutional neural networks.

problem Poor confidence calibration in convolutional neural networks using dropout.
method Structured dropout to promote model diversity and improve calibration.
result Structured dropout reduces calibration error compared to naive dropout.

The paper analyzes SGD with dropout regularization in linear models, proving asymptotic properties and providing inference tools.

problem Analyzing the behavior of SGD with dropout regularization in linear models.
method Establishing geometric-moment contraction (GMC) and proving quenched central limit theorems (CLT).
result The existence of a unique stationary distribution and asymptotic normality results for SGD with dropout.

Deep learning is the state-of-the-art in fields such as visual object recognition and speech recognition. This learning uses a large number of layers and a huge number of units and connections. Therefore, overfitting is a serious problem with it, and the dropout which is a kind of regularization tool is used. However, …

2017-11-09abs ↗pdf ↗

Algorithm learns smooth probability functions from Bernoulli tests with guarantees.

problem Learning smooth probability functions from Bernoulli tests with contextual features.
method Scalable algorithm with rigorous L2-norm convergence guarantees for posterior update rule.
result Empirical convergence rates match theoretical guarantees, superior to state-of-the-art.

Study compares dropout and l2 regularization in linear models.

problem Understanding the statistical behavior of dropout and l2 regularization in linear models.
method Derives non-asymptotic bounds for gradient descent iterates with dropout and compares them to l2 regularization.
result Indicates a more subtle relationship between dropout and l2 regularization, highlighting interactions between dynamics and randomness.

Dropout is typically interpreted as bagging a large number of models sharing parameters. We show that using dropout in a network can also be interpreted as a kind of data augmentation in the input space without domain knowledge. We present an approach to projecting the dropout noise within a network back into the input…

2015-06-29abs ↗pdf ↗

Characterizes dropout's regularizer in deep linear networks.

problem Understanding dropout's regularization effect in deep learning.
method Formal characterization of dropout's regularizer, showing it is composed of an 2\ell_2-path regularizer and the squared nuclear norm.
result For large dropout rates, the global optima of the dropout objective can be characterized.