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48 results for Critical nets

In this paper we establish a relationship between geodesic nets and critical points of the distance function. We bound the number of balanced points for certain minimizing geodesic nets on manifolds homeomorphic to the nn-sphere. We also bound the length of certain minimizing geodesic nets.

2019-05-17abs ↗pdf ↗

Critical nets in k-space have bounded edge lengths and vertices.

problem Understanding the structure and constraints of critical nets in k-dimensional space.
method Analyzing the properties of critical nets under fixed leaf positions and constraints.
result The total length of edges not incident with 1-valent vertices is bounded, and the degree and number of vertices are also bounded.

Improves efficiency and scalability in multi-agent reinforcement learning.

problem Non-stationarity and inefficiency in critic networks due to agent permutations.
method Proposes a permutation invariant critic (PIC) to avoid changes in critic output due to agent permutations.
result Achieves improvements of test episode reward between 15% to 50% on challenging multi-agent particle environment (MPE).

MCU-Net combines U-Net and Monte Carlo Dropout for uncertainty in medical image segmentation.

problem Lack of uncertainty representation in deep learning methods for patient-centered healthcare decisions.
method MCU-Net framework using U-Net and Monte Carlo Dropout with four uncertainty metrics.
result MCU-Net maximizes automated performance and refers truly uncertain cases.

Particle filtering is a powerful approach to sequential state estimation and finds application in many domains, including robot localization, object tracking, etc. To apply particle filtering in practice, a critical challenge is to construct probabilistic system models, especially for systems with complex dynamics or r…

2018-05-23abs ↗pdf ↗

A large class of semi-Hamiltonian systems of hydrodynamic type is interpreted as the equations governing families of critical points of functions obeying the classical linear Darboux equations for conjugate nets.The distinguished role of the Euler-Poisson-Darboux equations and associated Lauricella-type functions is em…

2014-11-21abs ↗pdf ↗

MANA-Net improves market predictions by dynamically weighting news sentiments.

problem Aggregated Sentiment Homogenization in financial news data.
method Dynamic market-news attention mechanism to aggregate sentiments.
result MANA-Net outperforms recent market prediction methods by 1.1% Profit & Loss and 0.252 daily Sharpe ratio.

Deep generative models can learn to generate realistic-looking images, but many of the most effective methods are adversarial and involve a saddlepoint optimization, which requires a careful balancing of training between a generator network and a critic network. Maximum mean discrepancy networks (MMD-nets) avoid this i…

2018-05-31abs ↗pdf ↗

A new method for feature fusion in U-Net decoders using difference-based gating.

problem Precise fusion of high-level semantics and low-level details in U-Net decoder reconstruction.
method Proposes two difference-based gating approaches: Feature-difference gating (FDG) and Entropy-difference gating (EDG).
result Both FDG and EDG methods outperform existing attention-based fusion methods, with EDG showing superior performance.

The paper identifies saddlepoints in unsupervised auto-encoding neural nets.

problem The risk landscape of unsupervised least squares in auto-encoding neural nets.
method Established an equivalence between unsupervised least squares and principal manifolds, discussed regularization strategies for auto-encoders.
result All non-trivial critical points in auto-encoding are saddlepoints, which are degenerate in overcomplete auto-encoding.

SSH-Net: A Deep Neural Network for Predicting Failure Time Distribution Functions under Competing Risks with GPU Data

problem Predicting failure time distribution functions under competing risks
method Structured Segmented Hazard Deep Neural Network (SSH-Net)
result Prediction accuracy validated through simulation studies and GPU data

Study shows critical initialisation not crucial for ReLU networks under dropout limits.

problem Effect of initialisation on training speed and generalisation in ReLU networks.
method Large-scale statistical analysis of over 12,000 trained networks.
result Non-critical initialisations perform similarly to critical initialisations in terms of performance.

This paper provides theoretical guarantees for SPCA using the Elastic Net.

problem Lack of theoretical guarantees for the SPCA algorithm.
method Revisited and improved the SPCA algorithm of Zou et al. (2006) using the Elastic Net.
result Both algorithms can recover the principal subspace consistently under mild conditions.

The paper explores discrete isothermic nets using checkerboard patterns in quadrilateral nets.

problem Defining and understanding discrete isothermic nets in quadrilateral nets.
method Using checkerboard patterns and discrete differential geometry to define and analyze isothermic nets.
result The class of isothermic nets is invariant under dualization and Moebius transformations.

Optimal feature learning strength improves generalization in deep networks.

problem Understanding how feature learning strength affects generalization in practical settings.
method Empirical studies and theoretical analysis of gradient flow dynamics in two-layer ReLU nets.
result Optimal feature learning strength yields substantial generalization gains, contrary to the prevailing intuition.

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 ↗

We discuss discretization of Koenigs nets (conjugate nets with equal Laplace invariants) and of isothermic surfaces. Our discretization is based on the notion of dual quadrilaterals: two planar quadrilaterals are called dual, if their corresponding sides are parallel, and their non-corresponding diagonals are parallel.…

2007-09-21abs ↗pdf ↗

We study local and global approximations of smooth nets of curvature lines and smooth conjugate nets by respective discrete nets (circular nets and planar quadrilateral nets) with infinitesimal quads. It is shown that choosing the points of discrete nets on the smooth surface one can obtain second-order approximation g…

2007-06-21abs ↗pdf ↗

Circular nets with spherical parameter lines have geometric properties related to Darboux cyclides and terminating Laplace sequences.

problem Discretizing surfaces with spherical curvature lines.
method Lie-geometric discretisation in terms of principal contact element nets.
result Circular nets with two families of spherical parameter lines are related to Darboux cyclides.

Smart Close-out Netting aims to automate close-out netting processes.

problem Inefficiencies in close-out netting processes for financial institutions.
method Standardisation and automation of legal and regulatory processes using a data-driven framework and controlled natural language.
result Standardisation and automation can improve close-out netting processes for prudentially regulated financial institutions.

This paper considers the power of deep neural networks (deep nets for short) in realizing data features. Based on refined covering number estimates, we find that, to realize some complex data features, deep nets can improve the performances of shallow neural networks (shallow nets for short) without requiring additiona…

2019-01-01abs ↗pdf ↗

Supercyclides are surfaces with a characteristic conjugate parametrization consisting of two families of conics. Patches of supercyclides can be adapted to a Q-net (a discrete quadrilateral net with planar faces) such that neighboring surface patches share tangent planes along common boundary curves. We call the result…

2014-12-23abs ↗pdf ↗

Integrable nets described with curvature relations to pseudospherical surfaces.

problem Describing integrable curve nets and their geometric properties.
method Overview of second-order invariants, specific example of concordant nets, and construction of pseudospherical surfaces.
result Concordant Chebyshev nets correspond to pairs of pseudospherical surfaces.