Enhances GCNs' robustness to graph perturbations.
problem Vulnerability of GCNs to graph structure perturbations.
method Generates edge-dithered auxiliary graphs and uses them in an adaptive GCN.
result Significantly improved performance in SSL tasks with noisy inputs and adversarial attacks.
Paper studies quantized LRMR with random dithering for correlated tasks.
problem Estimating coefficient matrix in quantized multivariate regression.
method Uniform quantization with random dithering, constrained and regularized Lasso estimators.
result Achieves minimax optimal rate with dithering, slightly worsens quantization effect.
Improved 2-bit covariance estimator with reduced operator norm error and no tuning needed.
problem Improving 2-bit covariance estimation with reduced operator norm error and no tuning needed.
method Proposed a new 2-bit covariance matrix estimator using triangular dithering scales.
result Improved operator norm error rate that depends on effective rank of covariance matrix, closing theoretical gap.
A new method reduces deep learning training costs by 92%.
problem High computational cost of backpropagation in deep neural networks.
method Dithered backprop with non-subtractive dither quantization.
result 92% sparsity with minimal accuracy loss.
Paper proposes a 1-bit quantization scheme for high-dimensional statistical estimation.
problem High-dimensional statistical estimation with limited data.
method Uniformly dithered 1-bit quantization for sparse covariance matrix estimation, sparse linear regression, and matrix completion.
result Near minimax rates in sub-Gaussian regime and improved rates in heavy-tailed regime.
Modulo-SK outperforms Deepcode in error probability and feedback rounds.
problem Improving communication over noisy channels with deep learning.
method Combining classical SK scheme with modulo-arithmetic for deterministic feedback.
result Modulo-SK requires less feedback SNR and fewer rounds than Deepcode.
Modern deep learning models are often trained in parallel over a collection of distributed machines to reduce training time. In such settings, communication of model updates among machines becomes a significant performance bottleneck and various lossy update compression techniques have been proposed to alleviate this p…
Efficient exploration in complex environments remains a major challenge for reinforcement learning. We propose bootstrapped DQN, a simple algorithm that explores in a computationally and statistically efficient manner through use of randomized value functions. Unlike dithering strategies such as epsilon-greedy explorat…
This paper shows that one cannot learn the probability of rare events without imposing further structural assumptions. The event of interest is that of obtaining an outcome outside the coverage of an i.i.d. sample from a discrete distribution. The probability of this event is referred to as the "missing mass". The impo…
Two new coding schemes improve the efficient communication of noisy data.
problem Efficient communication of noisy data in machine learning.
method Ordered Random Coding (ORC) and Hybrid Coding Scheme.
result Improved coding schemes over existing approaches.
Reinforcement learning agents need exploratory behaviors to escape from local optima. These behaviors may include both immediate dithering perturbation and temporally consistent exploration. To achieve these, a stochastic policy model that is inherently consistent through a period of time is in desire, especially for t…
Simpler ε-greedy with longer action durations improves exploration.
problem Limited exploration capability of ε-greedy in complex domains.
method Temporally extended ε-greedy with repeated actions for random durations.
result Temporally extended ε-greedy outperforms sophisticated methods on various domains.
Paper quantizes heavy-tailed data for near optimal estimation rates.
problem Estimating parameters from heavy-tailed data with quantization.
method Truncate and dither data, then uniformly quantize; achieves near minimax rates.
result Near optimal estimation rates achievable with quantized data.
Recently deep reinforcement learning (DRL) has achieved outstanding success on solving many difficult and large-scale RL problems. However the high sample cost required for effective learning often makes DRL unaffordable in resource-limited applications. With the aim of improving sample efficiency and learning performa…
Preserving the privacy of individuals by protecting their sensitive attributes is an important consideration during microdata release. However, it is equally important to preserve the quality or utility of the data for at least some targeted workloads. We propose a novel framework for privacy preservation based on the …
Paper detects anomalous edges in social networks using edge exchangeability.
problem Detecting anomalous edges in directed social networks.
method Exploits edge exchangeability and uses conformal prediction theory.
result Proposed anomaly detector has a guaranteed upper bound for false positives.
We study parallel surfaces and dual surfaces of cuspidal edges. We give concrete forms of principal curvature and principal direction for cuspidal edges. Moreover, we define ridge points for cuspidal edges by using those. We clarify relations between singularities of parallel and dual surfaces and differential geometri…
OL4EL optimizes edge learning on resource-constrained servers.
problem Resource constraints on edge servers hinder effective distributed machine learning.
method Online Learning for EL (OL4EL) framework using budget-limited multi-armed bandit model.
result OL4EL significantly improves learning performance while conserving resources.
New GPs model edge functions on complex networks, capturing divergence and curl.
problem Modeling flow data on networks with independent learning of Hodge components.
method Developed Hodge-compositional edge GPs using Hodge decomposition.
result Hodge-compositional edge GPs can represent any edge function and capture flow relevance.
In L^3, cuspidal edges can have bounded mean curvature under specific conditions.
problem Understanding cuspidal edges with bounded mean curvature in Lorentz-Minkowski 3-space.
method Investigated cuspidal edges and generalized cuspidal edges, analyzing their singular points and principal curvatures.
result Cuspidal edges with bounded mean curvature in L^3 occur only when the singular set is a light-like curve.
Along cuspidal edge singularities on a given surface in Euclidean 3-space, which can be parametrized by a regular space curve, a unit normal vector field ν is well-defined as a smooth vector field of the surface. A cuspidal edge singular point is called generic if the osculating plane of the cuspidal edge (as a regul…
Bundling of graph edges (node-to-node connections) is a common technique to enhance visibility of overall trends in the edge structure of a large graph layout, and a large variety of bundling algorithms have been proposed. However, with strong bundling, it becomes hard to identify origins and destinations of individual…
A major challenge in reinforcement learning is exploration, when local dithering methods such as epsilon-greedy sampling are insufficient to solve a given task. Many recent methods have proposed to intrinsically motivate an agent to seek novel states, driving the agent to discover improved reward. However, while state-…
Edge augmentation connects disconnected graphs by elevating eigenvalues.
problem Connecting disconnected subgraphs in graphs with zero eigenvalues.
method Elevating zero eigenvalues of graph's spectrum to connect subgraphs.
result The algorithm consistently connects graph components, achieving >50% inter-community edges.
We prove several results about chordal graphs and weighted chordal graphs by focusing on exposed edges. These are edges that are properly contained in a single maximal complete subgraph. This leads to a characterization of chordal graphs via deletions of a sequence of exposed edges from a complete graph. Most interesti…
Under what conditions is an edge present in a social network at time t likely to decay or persist by some future time t + Delta(t)? Previous research addressing this issue suggests that the network range of the people involved in the edge, the extent to which the edge is embedded in a surrounding structure, and the age…
New maximally linkless graphs found with fewer edges.
problem Finding graphs without any links in 3D space.
method Demonstrated new maximally linkless graphs with improved edge count.
result Found maximally linkless graphs with m≤514n edges. In the emerging advancement in the branch of autonomous robotics, the ability of a robot to efficiently localize and construct maps of its surrounding is crucial. This paper deals with utilizing thermal-infrared cameras, as opposed to conventional cameras as the primary sensor to capture images of the robot's surroundi…
One-bit clustering method for two-component sub-Gaussian mixture models
problem Clustering in sub-Gaussian mixture models
method One-bit clustering using dithered quantization
result Decaying misclassification rate with exponential signal-to-noise ratio
Study of cuspidal edges on focal surfaces of regular surfaces.
problem Clarifying the sign of singular curvature at cuspidal edges.
method Investigation using singularities of parallel surfaces.
result Clarification of the sign of singular curvature at cuspidal edges.
Method certifies edge predictions with cloud-level reliability.
problem Ensuring reliability of edge intelligence models.
method Conformal alignment-based cascading mechanism.
result Certifies conditional coverage with user control over risk level.
Defense against user shilling attacks in collaborative filtering using edge reweighting.
problem Vulnerability of collaborative filtering to profile injection attacks.
method Adversarial robustness based edge reweighting to attenuate non-robust edges.
result Effective defense against various types of attacks demonstrated through experiments.
A hybrid neural network optimizes AI deployment on edge and cloud for energy efficiency.
problem Energy and resource constraints in edge devices for deep learning models.
method Conditionally deep hybrid neural network with quantized layers at edge and full-precision layers at cloud.
result Early classification at the edge reduces energy consumption by 5.5x on CIFAR-10 dataset.
This work surveys attacks and defenses on edge neural networks.
problem Security challenges of edge neural networks due to their compute and memory intensity, data-independence, and privacy risks.
method Taxonomy of attacks and defenses on edge-deployed neural networks.
result New security considerations and approaches are needed for edge DNNs.
CoMGNN models heterogeneous graphs with evolving nodes and edges.
problem Modeling complex, evolving graphs with diverse information.
method Meta graph attention on co-evolving heterogeneous graphs.
result Significant improvement over state-of-the-art methods.
Study relates Gaussian curvature signs to cuspidal edge types and geometric invariants.
problem Understanding the relationship between Gaussian curvature and singularities of Gauss maps of cuspidal edges.
method Analyzes geometric invariants and types of singularities of Gauss maps to define and characterize positivity/negativity of cusps.
result Defines and characterizes positivity/negativity of cusps of Gauss maps by geometric invariants of cuspidal edges, and shows relation between sign of cusps and Gaussian curvature.
This paper proposes a method to learn graph representations by partitioning edges into communities.
problem Graph neural networks ignore how edges are formed, leading to suboptimal representation learning.
method Introduces a generative model to partition edges into community-specific weighted edges, then uses these for GNN-based inference and classification.
result The method learns discriminative representations for both node-level and graph-level classification tasks.
New research finds six bipartite intrinsically knotted graphs with 23 edges.
problem Identifying intrinsically knotted bipartite graphs with 23 edges.
method Analyzing embeddings and graph minors to find minimal intrinsically knotted graphs.
result No minor minimal intrinsically knotted bipartite graph exists with 23 edges.
Paper presents a lightweight, unobtrusive method to protect edge device data privacy.
problem Protecting inference data privacy in IoT edge devices with limited compute power.
method A lightweight neural network at edge devices to obfuscate inference data without indicating obfuscation.
result Effectively protects inference data confidentiality while preserving backend accuracy.
Graph neural networks improve with edge similarity constraints in RNA structure analysis.
problem Lack of edge similarity constraints in graph neural networks.
method Introduced a graph neural network layer that leverages prior information about edge similarities.
result Edge similarity constraints do not enhance performance in graph neural networks.
Johnson, Kidwell, and Michael showed that intrinsically knotted graphs have at least 21 edges. Also it is known that K7 and the thirteen graphs obtained from K7 by rY moves are intrinsically knotted graphs with 21 edges. We prove that these 14 graphs are the only intrinsically knotted graphs with 21 edges.
This paper optimizes AI inference on edge devices with reduced communication and computation costs.
problem Efficiently performing AI inference on resource-constrained edge devices with reduced communication and computation costs.
method A three-step framework for effective inference: model split point selection, communication-aware model compression, and task-oriented encoding of intermediate features.
result Our proposed framework achieves a better trade-off and significantly reduces inference latency compared to baseline methods.
A framework for real-time edge intelligence using federated meta-learning.
problem Real-time intelligent decisions at edge devices with limited resources and data.
method Federated meta-learning approach for rapid adaptation of learned models.
result Effective framework demonstrated on various datasets.
On-device federated learning updates edge models by exchanging trained results.
problem Limited training data at edge devices due to model drift.
method OS-ELM for sequential training and autoencoder for anomaly detection, combined with federated learning.
result The proposed approach produces a merged model as accurately as traditional methods with lower costs.
The study proves poor ideal three-edge triangulations are minimal for certain 3-manifolds.
problem Finding minimal ideal triangulations for specific 3-manifolds.
method Analyzing properties of poor ideal three-edge triangulations and applying them to construct minimal triangulations.
result Poor ideal three-edge triangulations are proven to be minimal for certain 3-manifolds.
Study on planar graph braid groups' second homology.
problem Characterize the second homology of planar graph braid groups.
method Analyzing configuration spaces of planar graphs under specific operations.
result The second homology is generated by three specific graphs.
Previous work in network analysis has focused on modeling the mixed-memberships of node roles in the graph, but not the roles of edges. We introduce the edge role discovery problem and present a generalizable framework for learning and extracting edge roles from arbitrary graphs automatically. Furthermore, while existi…
The paper provides conditions for realizing graphs and polytopes with specified edge lengths.
problem Proving the existence of planar embeddings or polyhedra with specified edge lengths.
method Practical sufficient conditions and software verification for non-self-intersecting perturbations of initial realizations.
result Existence of planar embeddings and polyhedra with specified edge lengths.