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48 results for Continuous weight distribution

Radial BNNs offer a scalable, continuous weight distribution for Bayesian deep learning.

problem Discrete support in Bayesian deep learning methods like MC dropout.
method Radial BNNs with full support over weight-space.
result Radial BNNs outperform discrete-support methods in real-world applications.

A new method learns continuous guidance weights to improve diffusion model quality and distributional alignment.

problem Improving perceptual quality and distributional alignment of samples from conditional diffusion models.
method Learned continuous guidance weights ωc,(s,t)ω_{c,(s,t)} are used to minimize distributional mismatch and reward guided sampling.
result Improvements in Fréchet inception distance (FID) for image generation and better image-prompt alignment in text-to-image applications.

EWFM trains continuous flows with only energy evaluations, improving sample quality with fewer computations.

problem Efficiently sampling from complex, high-dimensional Boltzmann distributions using only energy evaluations.
method Energy-Weighted Flow Matching (EWFM) using importance sampling and iterative/annealed training.
result Improved sample quality with up to 3 orders of magnitude fewer energy evaluations compared to existing methods.

Gradient descent with random weights in linear regression analyzed for various noise types.

problem Analyzing the impact of random noise on gradient descent in linear regression.
method Gradient descent with randomly weighted data points, various weighting distributions, geometric moment contraction.
result Characterization of implicit regularization and non-asymptotic convergence bounds.

Paper proposes a new strategy to improve initial performance of federated models.

problem Weight divergence in Federated Averaging (FedAvg) leads to poor initial performance in federated models.
method Local continual training with importance weights evaluated on a proxy dataset.
result The method significantly improves the initial performance of federated models with minimal extra communication costs.

Paper introduces new approximations for lognormal sums, matching comonotonicity and moments.

problem Approximating sums of lognormal random variables accurately.
method Introduces new approximations based on weighted distribution theory, emphasizing comonotonicity and moment matching.
result Approximations perform better than classical methods, especially in the right tail of the distribution.

The paper studies deep neural networks with Gaussian weights and finds their asymptotic behavior.

problem Understanding the behavior of deep neural networks with large width.
method Function-space perspective, Gaussian process analysis, weak convergence in large-width limit.
result Deep neural networks with large width converge to a continuous Gaussian process.

Collecting the large datasets needed to train deep neural networks can be very difficult, particularly for the many applications for which sharing and pooling data is complicated by practical, ethical, or legal concerns. However, it may be the case that derivative datasets or predictive models developed within individu…

2018-05-28abs ↗pdf ↗

Improves off-policy evaluation weights for balanced state-action pair distribution.

problem Imbalance in importance sampling weights for off-policy evaluation of contextual bandits.
method Balanced Off-Policy Evaluation (B-OPE) method that minimizes imbalance to desired counterfactual distribution of state-action pairs.
result Experimental evidence shows B-OPE improves offline policy evaluation in both discrete and continuous action spaces.

KOOW method provides optimal covariate balance for continuous treatments.

problem Estimating effects of continuous treatments with robustness to model misspecification and extreme weights.
method Kernel Optimal Orthogonality Weighting (KOOW) using convex optimization.
result KOOW provides optimal covariate balance and controls for extreme weights.

We solve continuous-time reinforcement learning using distributional Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equations.

problem Predicting the distribution of returns in continuous-time, stochastic environments.
method We derive a distributional Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation for Itô diffusions and Feller-Dynkin processes, and propose an algorithm based on a JKO scheme.
result We propose an online control algorithm that can be used to approximately solve the distributional HJB equation.

LEAPS samples discrete distributions via CTMCs and locally equivariant networks.

problem Sampling from discrete distributions with known normalization.
method Continuous-time Markov chain, locally equivariant functions, attention layers, convolutional networks.
result LEAPS minimizes the variance of importance weights, improving sampling efficiency.

A method models continuous-time glucose distributions in children with diabetes.

problem Capturing subtle temporal changes in glucose distributions.
method Probabilistic framework using Gaussian mixtures and neural ODEs.
result Detects treatment-related improvements in glucose dynamics.

A new method for anomaly detection adapts to local non-stationarity in low-data regimes.

problem Adapting conformal anomaly detection to handle distribution shifts in real-world data.
method Proposes a continuous inference relaxation using continuous weighted kernel density estimation to decouple local adaptation from tail resolution.
result Restores detection capabilities and statistical power in low-data regimes while maintaining valid error control.

Neural networks with integer weights approximate continuous functions efficiently.

problem Approximating continuous functions using neural networks with integer weights.
method Integrates superexpressive activation functions and integer weights.
result Convergence rate of order n2β2β+dlog2nn^{\frac{-2β}{2β+d}}\log_2n for neural network regression.

This paper quantifies how well random neural networks can approximate continuous functions.

problem Approximating continuous functions with random neural networks.
method Investigates three types of random neural networks: infinite width, subsampled, and corrected. Analyzes approximation rates and provides bounds.
result A function can be approximated with complexity proportional to δδ and dd.

Modeling glucose distribution changes over time using neural ODEs.

problem Analyzing how continuous glucose distribution changes over time in diabetic patients.
method Combines Gaussian mixture, MMD, and Neural ODE to model temporal evolution of glucose distribution.
result Highly interpretable model detects subtle distribution shifts and remains computationally efficient.

Proposes a method for generating prediction intervals in dose-response models using conformal prediction.

problem Uncertainty quantification in continuous treatments for personalized healthcare decisions.
method Causal dose-response problem framed as covariate shift, using weighted conformal prediction with propensity estimation and kernel functions.
result Demonstrates the significance of covariate shift assumptions for robust prediction intervals.

Study geodesic orbits on noncompact curved spaces, proving their distribution and counting.

problem Counting and equidistribution of periodic orbits on noncompact manifolds.
method Proved equidistribution in narrow topology, deduced exact asymptotic counting.
result Exact asymptotic counting of periodic orbits on noncompact manifolds.

Boltzmann machines are powerful distributions that have been shown to be an effective prior over binary latent variables in variational autoencoders (VAEs). However, previous methods for training discrete VAEs have used the evidence lower bound and not the tighter importance-weighted bound. We propose two approaches fo…

2018-05-18abs ↗pdf ↗

Continual learning aims to learn new tasks without forgetting previously learned ones. This is especially challenging when one cannot access data from previous tasks and when the model has a fixed capacity. Current regularization-based continual learning algorithms need an external representation and extra computation …

2019-06-06abs ↗pdf ↗

New methods for Bayesian inference using mean shift particle systems.

problem Approximating expectations with unnormalized densities in Bayesian inference.
method Mean shift interacting particle systems that minimize maximum mean discrepancy (MMD).
result Mean shift interacting particle systems converge quickly and capture complex distributions.

This research proposes a CL model for RNNs to handle sequential data without forgetting.

problem Learning in dynamic environments without forgetting previous knowledge for sequential data.
method A Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) model with Elastic Weight Consolidation (EWC) for CL.
result The proposed model outperforms EWC and RNNs on CL benchmarks for sequential data.

The paper studies Lipschitz bounds for integral kernels under differentiability assumptions.

problem Understanding the Lipschitz continuity of feature maps associated with integral kernels.
method Analyzes differentiability assumptions to derive explicit formulas for Lipschitz constants and conditions for non-Lipschitz continuity.
result Explicit formulas and conditions for Lipschitz continuity of feature maps associated with various kernels.

We present a new replay-based method of continual classification learning that we term "conditional replay" which generates samples and labels together by sampling from a distribution conditioned on the class. We compare conditional replay to another replay-based continual learning paradigm (which we term "marginal rep…

2018-10-29abs ↗pdf ↗

Weil-Petersson volumes vary continuously with weighted points on a projective line.

problem Continuity of Weil-Petersson volumes in moduli space with weighted points.
method Localization and geometric computation methods.
result CM volume converges to geometric volume as weights approach Calabi-Yau geometry.

A new framework for federated continual learning reduces interference and improves performance.

problem Learning from a sequence of tasks with limited data from each client.
method Federated Weighted Inter-client Transfer (FedWeIT) framework.
result FedWeIT significantly outperforms existing methods with reduced communication cost.

The study explores continuous noncrossing partitions and their relation to weighted circular factorizations.

problem Understanding the structure of continuous noncrossing partitions on the unit circle.
method Analyzes degree-d continuous noncrossing partitions and their equivalence classes of weighted linear factorizations.
result Maximal elements in the poset of continuous noncrossing partitions form a subspace homeomorphic to the dual Garside classifying space for the d-strand braid group.

The paper identifies patterns in language model weights used for memorizing paragraphs.

problem Locating the specific mechanisms and weights used by language models to memorize paragraphs.
method Examined gradients and attention patterns in language models to identify memorized paragraphs.
result Gradients of memorized paragraphs have a distinguishable spatial pattern, and localized attention heads are involved in paragraph memorization.

New method uses weighted SDEs to improve sampling from complex distributions.

problem Sampling from highly non-log-concave distributions.
method Introduces weighted stochastic differential equations to augment diffusion-based samplers.
result Demonstrates improved exploration of nonconvex or multimodal landscapes.

A new model estimates mixed memberships for categorical data with weighted responses.

problem Limited applicability of existing GoM model to weighted categorical data.
method Proposes Weighted Grade of Membership (WGoM) model, relaxing distribution constraints.
result WGoM can describe any response matrix with finite distinct elements.

Proposes a framework for semi-supervised continual learning from sequentially arriving data.

problem Learning from data with changing task distribution over time, especially in domains with a mix of labeled and unlabeled data.
method Meta-Consolidation for Continual Semi-Supervised Learning (MCSSL) framework with a hypernetwork and semi-supervised auxiliary classifier.
result Significant improvements in continual semi-supervised learning setting.

This work improves policy optimization by maximizing entropy of state distribution, leading to better exploration.

problem Lack of exploration in state space when maximizing policy entropy.
method Proposes maximizing the entropy of a lower bound approximation to the state weighting distribution, based on latent space representation.
result Entropy regularization based on marginal state distribution achieves superior state space coverage and better performance in various domains.

Proposes a new complex Gaussian distribution for better modeling of complex-valued signals.

problem Limited ability of Gaussian distribution to represent diverse amplitude characteristics.
method Introduces a power-weighted noncentral complex Gaussian distribution on the complex plane.
result Consistently outperforms conventional distributions in log-likelihood for speech power spectra.