arXiv research

New tester outperforms existing ones in uniformity testing.

Universal tester-learner for halfspaces over structured distributions.

We investigate the problems of identity and closeness testing over a discrete population from random samples. Our goal is to develop efficient testers while guaranteeing Differential Privacy to the individuals of the population. We describe an approach that yields sample-efficient differentially private testers for the…

In this work we present novel differentially private identity (goodness-of-fit) testers for natural and widely studied classes of multivariate product distributions: Gaussians in $\mathbb{R}^d$ with known covariance and product distributions over $\{\pm 1\}^{d}$. Our testers have improved sample complexity compared to …

Polynomial-time tester-learner for general halfspaces with Gaussian adversarial noise.

Polynomial-time algorithm for learning halfspaces with Gaussian-distributed data and adversarial noise.

New algorithms test independence with fewer samples by using predictive information.

A neural collaborative filtering method predicts corn hybrid yield performance.

Residual neural networks improve collision prediction in planetary simulations.

Study nonholonomic systems with collisions using variational principles.

Paper analyzes dynamics of nonholonomic systems with collisions using variational techniques.

Model forecasts motor vehicle collision rates with high accuracy.

Machine learning competition predicts spacecraft collision risks.

New algorithms estimate and test collision probability with near-optimal sample complexity.

One approach to designing decision making logic for an aircraft collision avoidance system frames the problem as a Markov decision process and optimizes the system using dynamic programming. The resulting collision avoidance strategy can be represented as a numeric table. This methodology has been used in the developme…

No-collision maps improve manifold learning for image data.

Reduces necessary conditions for collision avoidance on curved spaces.

The paper develops a new method to test if two multidimensional distributions are equivalent or significantly different.

A new metric for uncertainty quantification using class collisions.

New algorithm for multi-player bandits with collision-dependent rewards.

The paper addresses the Multiplayer Multi-Armed Bandit (MMAB) problem, where $M$ decision makers or players collaborate to maximize their cumulative reward. When several players select the same arm, a collision occurs and no reward is collected on this arm. Players involved in a collision are informed about this collis…

Algorithm reduces regret in multi-player bandits with unknown collision rewards.

New uniformity tester ensures consistent results across different samples.

An important application of intelligent vehicles is advance detection of dangerous events such as collisions. This problem is framed as a problem of optimal alarm choice given predictive models for vehicle location and motion. Techniques for real-time collision detection are surveyed and grouped into three classes: ran…

A new algorithm reduces regret in multi-player bandits without collision info.

A new algorithm RESYNC for defenders against malicious attackers in multi-player bandits.

We propose a new setting for testing properties of distributions while receiving samples from several distributions, but few samples per distribution. Given samples from $s$ distributions, $p_1, p_2, \ldots, p_s$, we design testers for the following problems: (1) Uniformity Testing: Testing whether all the $p_i$'s are …

Bayesian deep learning predicts satellite collisions.

New algorithms tackle adversarial multi-player bandits with forced-collision communication.

New strategy achieves optimal regret without communication or collisions in multi-player bandit.

Study shows how transformers classify symbols without naming them, proving a margin-versus-collision criterion.

We study multiplayer stochastic multi-armed bandit problems in which the players cannot communicate and if two or more players pull the same arm, a collision occurs and the involved players receive zero reward. We consider two feedback models: a model in which the players can observe whether a collision has occurred an…

Optimal testing of discrete distributions with high probability, achieving sample complexity bounds.

The configuration manifold $M$ of a mechanical system consisting of two unconstrained rigid bodies in $\mathbb{R}^n$, $n\geq 1$, is a manifold with boundary (typically with singularities.) A complete description of the system requires boundary conditions that specify how orbits should be continued after collisions. A b…

Study motion planning for points avoiding obstacles in a plane.

There has been significant study on the sample complexity of testing properties of distributions over large domains. For many properties, it is known that the sample complexity can be substantially smaller than the domain size. For example, over a domain of size $n$, distinguishing the uniform distribution from distrib…

Efficient algorithm for learning halfspaces in a new model with polynomial time complexity.

Centrality, as a geometrical property of the collision, is crucial for the physical interpretation of nucleus-nucleus and proton-nucleus experimental data. However, it cannot be directly accessed in event-by-event data analysis. Common methods for centrality estimation in A-A and p-A collisions usually rely on a single…

Recovering manifold geometry from geodesic intersections.

Zero-energy orbits in the Kepler-Heisenberg problem are self-similar and stratify into three families.

We consider the non-stochastic version of the (cooperative) multi-player multi-armed bandit problem. The model assumes no communication at all between the players, and furthermore when two (or more) players select the same action this results in a maximal loss. We prove the first $\sqrt{T}$-type regret guarantee for th…

New algorithm for multi-player bandits without needing lower bounds or scaling inversely.

The paper provides an almost optimal learning and testing algorithm for sparse polynomials.

Unified approach detects traffic conflicts across various interactions.

Rolling systems limit to billiard models with no-slip collisions.

Motion planning for robots of high degrees-of-freedom (DOFs) is an important problem in robotics with sampling-based methods in configuration space C as one popular solution. Recently, machine learning methods have been introduced into sampling-based motion planning methods, which train a classifier to distinguish coll…

This work examines the role of reinforcement learning in reducing the severity of on-road collisions by controlling velocity and steering in situations in which contact is imminent. We construct a model, given camera images as input, that is capable of learning and predicting the dynamics of obstacles, cars and pedestr…

Up to symmetries, the orbits of three equal masses under an inverse cube force with zero angular momentum and constant moment of inertia can be reparametrized as the geodesics of a complete, negatively curved metric on a pair of pants. The ends of the pants represent binary collisions. Here we will examine the visibili…