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48 results for Continuous Residual Layers

Paper proposes continuous residual layers for graph neural networks.

problem Low-pass filtering effect in GCN-based models.
method Integrates Ordinary Differential Equations (ODE) to produce outputs of continuous residual layers.
result Continuous residual layers achieve better results than non-residual modules in multiple layers.

Residual Continual Learning prevents forgetting in sequential tasks.

problem Preventing catastrophic forgetting in sequential learning of multiple tasks.
method ResCL reparameterizes network parameters by combining original and fine-tuned networks, keeping network size constant.
result ResCL achieves state-of-the-art performance in various continual learning scenarios.

Study Transformer layers under cross-entropy training using mean field control.

problem Understanding the behavior of Transformer layers in cross-entropy training.
method Continuous-depth mean field control analysis, treating depth as time and layer parameters as controls.
result Derivation of a Pontryagin condition for the limiting population problem, involving the softmax residual.

Investigates the relationship between ResNets and Neural ODEs, quantifying their closeness and providing training methods.

problem Quantifying the distance between ResNet dynamics and Neural ODE solutions.
method Bounding the distance between hidden state trajectories and Neural ODE solutions, using gradient descent and Heun's method.
result Gradient descent and Heun's method can implicitly regularize ResNets towards Neural ODEs, especially for smooth residual functions.

Deep residual networks can approximate any continuous function using control theory.

problem Universal approximation capabilities of deep residual neural networks.
method Relating residual networks to control systems and using Lie algebraic techniques.
result Deep residual networks with adequately deep layers can approximate any continuous function on a compact set.

A new model improves CT image quality from low-dose scans.

problem Improving CT image quality from low-dose scans.
method Multi-layer Residual Sparsifying Transform (MRST) learning model for low-dose CT reconstruction.
result The MRST model outperforms conventional methods in maintaining subtle details.

Following the recent work on capacity allocation, we formulate the conjecture that the shattering problem in deep neural networks can only be avoided if the capacity propagation through layers has a non-degenerate continuous limit when the number of layers tends to infinity. This allows us to study a number of commonly…

2019-03-11abs ↗pdf ↗

Study shows how deep residual networks can be analyzed as shallow network ensembles for optimization.

problem Understanding why deep neural networks can be trained to zero loss despite non-convex optimization landscapes.
method Mean-field analysis of deep residual networks, focusing on their continuum limit as a two-layer network.
result Derives the first global convergence result for multilayer neural networks in the mean-field regime.

DQNs can approximate optimal Q-functions with high accuracy on compact sets.

problem Approximating optimal Q-functions in continuous-time Markov Decision Processes.
method Stochastic control, FBSDEs, residual network approximation theorems, large deviation bounds, viscosity solutions.
result DQNs can approximate optimal Q-functions on compact sets with arbitrary accuracy and high probability.

Algorithm learns two-layer residual units using ReLU activations from samples.

problem Learning two-layer residual units from samples.
method Design layer-wise objectives as functionals, formulate ERM as QP, solve using LP, prove statistical consistency.
result Strong statistical consistency and robustness of the algorithm.

In this paper, we introduce transformations of deep rectifier networks, enabling the conversion of deep rectifier networks into shallow rectifier networks. We subsequently prove that any rectifier net of any depth can be represented by a maximum of a number of functions that can be realized by a shallow network with a …

2017-03-30abs ↗pdf ↗

Continuous formulation of machine learning models and algorithms.

problem Generalization error and implicit regularization in machine learning.
method Continuous formulation in calculus of variations and differential-integral equations, with new models and algorithms.
result Conventional models and algorithms can be recovered as particular discretizations.

We introduce a new family of deep neural network models. Instead of specifying a discrete sequence of hidden layers, we parameterize the derivative of the hidden state using a neural network. The output of the network is computed using a black-box differential equation solver. These continuous-depth models have constan…

2018-06-19abs ↗pdf ↗

We present the Video Ladder Network (VLN) for efficiently generating future video frames. VLN is a neural encoder-decoder model augmented at all layers by both recurrent and feedforward lateral connections. At each layer, these connections form a lateral recurrent residual block, where the feedforward connection repres…

2016-12-06abs ↗pdf ↗

DLC enhances distillation-based continual learning with lightweight plugins.

problem Stability-plasticity dilemma in distillation-based continual learning.
method DLC deploys lightweight residual plugins into the classifier-proximal layer of a shared feature extractor.
result Significant 8% accuracy gain on large-scale benchmarks with minimal parameter increase.

ELF simplifies normalizing flows, making them more efficient and universal.

problem Computational inefficiency of normalizing flows.
method ELF introduces a simple, one-layer network with closed-form Lipschitz constants, combining the ease of residual flows with the performance of autoregressive flows.
result ELF is a provably universal density approximator, more efficient computationally and parameter-wise.

Subspace clustering aims to cluster unlabeled data that lies in a union of low-dimensional linear subspaces. Deep subspace clustering approaches based on auto-encoders have become very popular to solve subspace clustering problems. However, the training of current deep methods converges slowly, which is much less effic…

2019-10-12abs ↗pdf ↗

Residual networks' depth is mathematically equivalent to expanding an implicit ensemble size.

problem Understanding why deep residual networks are effective.
method Formal analysis of residual networks as ensembles of shallow models.
result Increasing network depth is equivalent to expanding the size of an implicit ensemble, revealing a hierarchical structure.

Enhanced image denoising with MWRDCNN using residual dense blocks.

problem Image denoising with improved performance and robustness.
method Multi-wavelet residual dense convolutional neural network (MWRDCNN) with residual dense blocks (RDBs).
result Significantly improved performance in image denoising compared to existing techniques.

Generalization bounds derived for neural ODEs and deep residual networks.

problem Understanding the generalization capability of neural ODEs and deep residual networks.
method Lipschitz-based argument and analogy with deep residual networks.
result A generalization bound involving the magnitude of weight matrix differences.

A residual network (or ResNet) is a standard deep neural net architecture, with state-of-the-art performance across numerous applications. The main premise of ResNets is that they allow the training of each layer to focus on fitting just the residual of the previous layer's output and the target output. Thus, we should…

2018-04-18abs ↗pdf ↗

Study on residual Monge-Ampère mass of complex functions with directional Lipschitz continuity.

problem Estimating the residual Monge-Ampère mass of plurisubharmonic functions.
method General decomposition formula under Sasakian structure, L1L^{1}-apriori estimate, upper-bound estimate on residual mass.
result Upper-bound estimate on residual mass for uniformly directional Lipschitz continuity confirmed.

Gradient oversmoothing and expansion hinder deep GNN training, solved with normalization.

problem Gradient oversmoothing and expansion prevent deep GNN training.
method Proposed normalization method to constrain the Lipschitz bound of each layer.
result Residual GNNs with hundreds of layers can be efficiently trained with the proposed normalization.

SPACE algorithm prevents forgetting in neural networks by partitioning learned knowledge.

problem Catastrophic Forgetting in neural networks when learning new tasks.
method Partitioned learning space into Core and Residual spaces, analyzing Residual for redundancy and adding necessary dimensions to Core.
result Comparable accuracy to state-of-the-art methods while overcoming catastrophic forgetting.

RDL-Net improves speech enhancement with fewer parameters and better performance.

problem Improving speech enhancement with fewer parameters and better performance.
method Proposes RDL-Net, a CNN combining residual and dense aggregations without over-allocating parameters.
result RDL-Net achieves higher speech enhancement performance with fewer parameters and lower computational requirements.

An emerging design principle in deep learning is that each layer of a deep artificial neural network should be able to easily express the identity transformation. This idea not only motivated various normalization techniques, such as \emph{batch normalization}, but was also key to the immense success of \emph{residual …

2016-11-14abs ↗pdf ↗

New models explain residual and dilated dense neural networks using sparse coding.

problem Lack of theoretical understanding of residual and dilated dense neural networks.
method Proposed Res-CSC and MSD-CSC models, derived mathematical relationships, implemented ISTA.
result Mathematical understanding of residual and dilated dense neural networks.

RFRBoost uses random features to boost deep residual neural networks, improving performance and computational efficiency.

problem Improving performance of deep residual neural networks (RFNNs) while preserving convex optimization benefits.
method Random Feature Representation Boosting (RFRBoost) using boosting theory and random features at each layer.
result RFRBoost significantly outperforms RFNNs and end-to-end trained MLP ResNets in small- to medium-scale tabular datasets.

Normalization layers are a staple in state-of-the-art deep neural network architectures. They are widely believed to stabilize training, enable higher learning rate, accelerate convergence and improve generalization, though the reason for their effectiveness is still an active research topic. In this work, we challenge…

2019-01-27abs ↗pdf ↗

Unified learning-rate scale for CNNs and ResNets, avoiding depth imbalance.

problem Challenges in choosing an appropriate learning rate for deep networks, especially as depth increases.
method Introduces Arithmetic-Mean μμP (AM-μμP), constraining network-wide average pre-activation second moment to a constant scale, combined with residual-aware He fan-in initialization.
result Demonstrates a 3/2-3/2 scaling law for learning rates across depths, enabling zero-shot learning-rate transfer.