Double autoencoder Ae2I improves missing value imputation in recommender systems.
problem Imputing missing values in tables using row-row and column-column relationships.
method Simultaneously uses row-row and column-column relationships through a double autoencoder.
result Ae2I outperforms state-of-the-art models in recommender systems. Study shows double and triple descent in unsupervised autoencoders, improving performance in various tasks.
problem Exploring the phenomenon of double descent in unsupervised learning.
method Analytical demonstration and extensive experiments on synthetic and real datasets.
result Over-parameterized unsupervised autoencoders exhibit double and triple descent, enhancing performance in downstream tasks.
A new method reduces variance in training discrete latent variable models.
problem High variance in stochastic gradient estimators for discrete latent variable models.
method Double control variates for score function estimators using Taylor expansions.
result Our method can have lower variance compared to other estimators.
Paper uses RL and DCAE to classify large unstructured data with fewer features.
problem Classifying large unstructured data with high precision using fewer features.
method Deep Convolutional Autoencoder (DCAE) for feature learning and Double DQN/Retrace RL algorithms for policy optimization.
result The approach achieves high classification precision with fewer features than traditional methods.
Regularization improves stability and consistency of sparse autoencoders.
problem Varying features across random seeds and training choices in SAEs.
method Added L1 or L2 penalties on encoder and decoder weights.
result L2 regularization increases cross-seed feature consistency.
This study analyzes VAEs using ID and II, revealing a transition in behaviour and distinct training phases.
problem Understanding the hidden representations and training phases of VAEs.
method Analysis using Intrinsic Dimension (ID) and Information Imbalance (II).
result VAEs exhibit a transition in behaviour and distinct training phases when the bottleneck size exceeds the Intrinsic Dimension of the data.
Paper introduces GDR-learners for estimating potential outcomes from observational data.
problem Lack of theoretical property of general Neyman-orthogonality in deep generative models.
method Develops flexible GDR-learners based on various deep generative models.
result GDR-learners possess quasi-oracle efficiency and rate double robustness, asymptotically optimal.
A new VAE model improves disentanglement with identifiable latent factors.
problem Learning disentangled representations without inductive biases.
method A novel VAE with a conditional prior over latent variables.
result Superior performance in disentanglement metrics.
New autoencoder framework learns structured latent priors.
problem Learning autoencoders with flexible priors.
method Relational regularization on latent prior, scalable algorithms.
result RAE outperforms existing autoencoders in image generation.
Feature extraction becomes increasingly important as data grows high dimensional. Autoencoder as a neural network based feature extraction method achieves great success in generating abstract features of high dimensional data. However, it fails to consider the relationships of data samples which may affect experimental…
Autoencoders compress and reconstruct data for various applications.
problem Efficiently compress and reconstruct data.
method Neural network architecture that encodes and decodes data.
result Autoencoders can be applied to various data types and applications.
Proposes a Bayesian Autoencoder with sparse Gaussian process priors to capture data correlations.
problem Autoencoders' i.i.d. assumption of latent representations fails to capture data correlations.
method Imposes fully Bayesian sparse Gaussian Process priors on the latent space of a Bayesian Autoencoder and uses stochastic gradient Hamiltonian Monte Carlo for posterior estimation.
result Consistently outperforms alternatives relying on Variational Autoencoders on various tasks.
Study on dynamics of non-linear autoencoders learning principal components.
problem Technical difficulty in studying non-linear autoencoders due to non-trivial correlations.
method Derive asymptotically exact equations for SGD training of shallow, non-linear autoencoders.
result Autoencoders learn principal components sequentially and tie weights are ineffective.
Chart autoencoders learn latent features preserving manifold topology and geometry, with robust denoising capabilities.
problem Learning low-dimensional latent features of high-dimensional data sampled near a manifold.
method Chart autoencoders encode data into latent features on charts, preserving manifold topology and geometry.
result Chart autoencoders achieve a squared generalization error of n−d+22log4n under proper network architectures. POTATOES improves autoencoder UOD accuracy without tuning.
problem Improving unsupervised outlier detection accuracy.
method Randomly partition data, overfit each part with an autoencoder, use max reconstruction error as anomaly score.
result Significant improvement in UOD performance for dense inlier sets.
A Klein surface is a surface with a dianalytic structure. A double of a Klein surface X is a Klein surface Y such that there is a degree two morphism (of Klein surfaces) Y→X. There are many doubles of a given Klein surface and among them the so-called natural doubles which are: the complex double, the …
In this paper we propose a Deep Autoencoder MIxture Clustering (DAMIC) algorithm based on a mixture of deep autoencoders where each cluster is represented by an autoencoder. A clustering network transforms the data into another space and then selects one of the clusters. Next, the autoencoder associated with this clust…
We define a general notion of abstract double Lie algebroid. We show (1) that the double Lie algebroid of a double Lie groupoid is a double Lie algebroid in this sense; (2) that the double cotangent constructed from Lie algebroid structures on a vector bundle A and its dual A* is a double Lie algebroid if and only if (…
AEGCN uses autoencoder constraints to improve graph node classification.
problem Node classification on graph domains with reduced information loss.
method Autoencoder-constrained graph convolutional network (AEGCN).
result Adding autoencoder constraints significantly improves graph convolutional network performance.
The word `double' was used by Ehresmann to mean `an object X in the category of all X'. Double categories, double groupoids and double vector bundles are instances, but the notion of Lie algebroid cannot readily be doubled in the Ehresmann sense, since a Lie algebroid bracket cannot be defined diagrammatically. In this…
BAE uses boosting to improve autoencoder ensembles for robust outlier detection.
problem Overfitting in autoencoders limits their effectiveness in unsupervised outlier detection.
method Boosting-based Autoencoder Ensemble (BAE) trains autoencoders sequentially with weighted sampling to reduce outliers and inject diversity.
result BAE outperforms state-of-the-art approaches in various outlier detection conditions.
GE-autoencoder identifies spontaneous symmetry breaking in systems.
problem Locating phase boundaries and identifying spontaneously broken symmetries in systems.
method Group-equivariant autoencoder using group theory to constrain parameters and learn invariant order parameters.
result GE-autoencoder accurately determines spontaneous symmetry breaking and estimates critical temperatures more efficiently.
Regularization preserves topological data structure in autoencoders.
problem Ensuring topological data structure preservation in autoencoders.
method Regularization using Legendre nodes to preserve manifold embedding.
result Regularized autoencoders ensure one-to-one embedding of data manifolds.
A new autoencoder method uses empirical beta copulas for generating data.
problem Creating a generative model from an autoencoder's latent space.
method Empirical Beta Copula Autoencoder method.
result The Empirical Beta Copula Autoencoder outperforms other methods in simplicity and effectiveness.
Variational autoencoders provide a principled framework for learning deep latent-variable models and corresponding inference models. In this work, we provide an introduction to variational autoencoders and some important extensions.
We provide a series of results for unsupervised learning with autoencoders. Specifically, we study shallow two-layer autoencoder architectures with shared weights. We focus on three generative models for data that are common in statistical machine learning: (i) the mixture-of-gaussians model, (ii) the sparse coding mod…
Deep Autoencoder outperforms in anomaly detection for building energy data.
problem Automated detection of faulty data in learning applications.
method Training and comparison of Simple, Deep, and Supervised Deep Autoencoders on ASHRAE building energy dataset.
result Supervised Deep Autoencoder outperforms in total anomalies detected.
We define double principal bundles (DPBs), for which the frame bundle of a double vector bundle, double Lie groups and double homogeneous spaces are basic examples. It is shown that a double vector bundle can be realized as the associated bundle of its frame bundle. Also dual structures, gauge transformations and conne…
Generalizes Hecke algebra for double torus, linking to skein algebra.
problem Understanding algebraic structures on double torus.
method Introducing Heegaard dual operators and Dehn twists.
result Established relationship between Hecke algebra and skein algebra.
Introduces Poisson double algebroids and their relation to Lie 2-bialgebras.
problem Developing Lie theory for Poisson double structures.
method Introducing Poisson double algebroids and double Lie bialgebroids, and relating them through differentiation and integration.
result Revisits Lie 2-bialgebras using Poisson double structures.
In this paper we study generative modeling via autoencoders while using the elegant geometric properties of the optimal transport (OT) problem and the Wasserstein distances. We introduce Sliced-Wasserstein Autoencoders (SWAE), which are generative models that enable one to shape the distribution of the latent space int…
Paper uses autoencoders for efficient reduced-order modeling of eigenvalue problems.
problem Efficiently modeling eigenvalue problems in high dimensions.
method Autoencoder-based reduced-order modeling for eigenvalue problems.
result Autoencoder-based models outperform standard POD-Galerkin methods in neutron diffusion applications.
Survey of global geometry for double field theory.
problem Global description of double field theory geometry.
method Review of Courant algebroids, metric algebroids, AKSZ construction, para-Hermitian geometry.
result Global description of doubled geometry and topological models.
This paper establishes an equivalence between transitive double Lie algebroids and core diagrams.
problem Understanding and characterizing transitive double Lie algebroids.
method Using core diagrams and equivalence of transitive core diagrams with transitive double Lie groupoids.
result Transitive double Lie algebroids are completely determined by their core diagrams.
We present a variation of the Autoencoder (AE) that explicitly maximizes the mutual information between the input data and the hidden representation. The proposed model, the InfoMax Autoencoder (IMAE), by construction is able to learn a robust representation and good prototypes of the data. IMAE is compared both theore…
TES-AE uses tree grammars to speed up autoencoding for tree data.
problem Challenges in autoencoding tree data due to its non-vectorial and discrete nature.
method TES-AE combines reservoir computing with tree grammars for faster training.
result TES-AE outperforms D-VAE in speed and accuracy for tree data.
In this paper, we describe the "implicit autoencoder" (IAE), a generative autoencoder in which both the generative path and the recognition path are parametrized by implicit distributions. We use two generative adversarial networks to define the reconstruction and the regularization cost functions of the implicit autoe…
We define an abstract notion of double Lie algebroid, which includes as particular cases: (1) the double Lie algebroid of a double Lie groupoid in the sense of the author, such as the iterated tangent bundle of an ordinary manifold, and various iterated tangent/cotangent constructions in symplectic and Poisson geometry…
Novel fusion of autoencoders predicts sleepiness from speech.
problem Predicting sleepiness from speech recordings.
method Attention-based and recurrent sequence to sequence autoencoders for unsupervised representation learning.
result Fusion of autoencoders' representations achieves higher correlation with sleepiness scales.
Adversarial training improves graph autoencoder generalization.
problem Improving graph autoencoder generalization.
method Formulated L2 and L1 adversarial training for graph autoencoders and variational graph autoencoders.
result Adversarial training boosts graph autoencoder and variational graph autoencoder generalization.
We discuss an autoencoder model in which the encoding and decoding functions are implemented by decision trees. We use the soft decision tree where internal nodes realize soft multivariate splits given by a gating function and the overall output is the average of all leaves weighted by the gating values on their path. …
We develop new algebraic methods refining the Witt group of linking forms and Ranicki's torsion algebraic L-groups into double Witt groups and double L-groups. At each prime ideal of the underlying ring, our double Witt groups capture infinitely many more integral signatures of the linking form than the single Witt gro…
Batch normalization with regularization turns deterministic autoencoders into generative models.
problem Creating generative models from deterministic autoencoders.
method Using batch normalization as a source of non-determinism and adding entropic regularization.
result Deterministic autoencoders can be transformed into generative models with similar performance to variational autoencoders.
A theory of double affine and special double affine bundles, i.e. differential manifolds with two compatible (special) affine bundle structures, is developed as an affine counterpart of the theory of double vector bundles. The motivation and basic examples come from Analytical Mechanics, where double affine bundles hav…
Existence of double bubbles with high constant mean curvatures in Riemannian manifolds.
problem Existence of double bubbles with high constant mean curvatures in Riemannian manifolds.
method Perturbations of geodesic standard double bubbles centered at critical points of the ambient scalar curvature and aligned along eigen-vectors of the ambient Ricci tensor, with general multiplicity results via Lusternik-Schnirelman theory.
result Existence of double bubbles with high constant mean curvatures in Riemannian manifolds.
We show that if K is any knot whose Ozsvath-Szabo concordance invariant tau(K) is positive, the all-positive Whitehead double of any iterated Bing double of K is topologically but not smoothly slice. We also show that the all-positive Whitehead double of any iterated Bing double of the Hopf link (e.g., the all-positive…
Paper proposes a faster RAE with sequence-aware encoding.
problem Training recurrent autoencoders is challenging and time-consuming.
method Introduces a recurrent autoencoder with sequence-aware encoding using 1D convolutional layers.
result The proposed autoencoder trains faster than standard RAE.
Autoencoders have been successful in learning meaningful representations from image datasets. However, their performance on text datasets has not been widely studied. Traditional autoencoders tend to learn possibly trivial representations of text documents due to their confounding properties such as high-dimensionality…