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48 results for Gradient Drift

Gradient-based methods for games suffer from discrete update steps that cause drift, affecting performance.

problem Gradient-based methods for two-player games suffer from drift due to discrete update steps.
method Derived modified continuous dynamical systems to closely follow the discrete dynamics of games.
result Identified distinct components of discretization drift that can alter or destabilize game performance.

Classifies polynomial growth solutions to drift-harmonic equations on asymptotically paraboloidal manifolds.

problem Classifying polynomial growth solutions to drift-harmonic equations on specific types of manifolds.
method Inductive argument that alternates between constructing and asymptotically controlling drift-harmonic functions.
result All drift-harmonic functions with polynomial growth asymptotically separate variables and dimensions of spaces are computed.

Momentum SGD fails to track nonstationary optima due to drift amplification.

problem Tracking nonstationary optima in stochastic optimization.
method Theoretical analysis of SGD and momentum variants under strong convexity and smoothness.
result Momentum incurs a drift-amplification penalty that diverges as the momentum parameter approaches 1, leading to systematic lag.

A conservative drifting method improves generative modeling by using KDE gradients, proving convergence rates.

problem Improving generative modeling by addressing non-conservatism issues.
method Proposes a conservative drifting method using kernel density estimator gradients to address non-conservatism.
result Proves finite-particle convergence rates for the conservative method, providing explicit quadrature constants.

The paper proves conditions for a manifold to have the Liouville property for the drifted Laplacian.

problem Conditions for a manifold to have the Liouville property for the drifted Laplacian.
method Local gradient estimates for positive solutions to the semilinear equation and structural conditions on F.
result The manifold has the Liouville property for the drifted Laplacian under specific curvature conditions.

Paper proposes a framework to detect adversarial concept drifts under poisoning attacks.

problem Adversarial concept drift in data streams.
method Augmented Restricted Boltzmann Machine with improved gradient computation and energy function.
result High robustness and efficacy of the proposed drift detection framework in adversarial scenarios.

Study improves survival analysis for credit risk by accounting for data drift.

problem Survival analysis in credit risk assumes a stationary data-generating process, but real-world data drift affects model performance.
method Proposes a dynamic joint modelling framework integrating longitudinal behavioural markers and hazard formulations, combined with drift-adaptive techniques.
result Proposed model outperforms classical survival models and drift-adaptive learners in various data drift scenarios.

The paper tackles drift identification in Lévy α-stable stochastic systems, proposing a Fourier space approach.

problem Estimating the drift field of a stochastic differential equation driven by Lévy α-stable noise.
method Fourier space approach, parameterizing the drift field using Fourier series, minimizing a loss function with gradients computed via the adjoint method.
result The method is capable of learning drift fields in qualitative and/or quantitative agreement with ground truth fields.

Investigates gradient descent dynamics and introduces new regularisation methods.

problem Understanding and mitigating gradient descent instabilities and interactions with smoothness regularisation.
method Derives continuous-time flows to account for discretisation drift, constructs learning rate schedules and regularisers.
result New regularisation methods improve performance in reinforcement learning.

In this paper, by slightly modifying Li-Yau's technique so that we can handle drifting Laplacians, we were able to find three different gradient estimates for the warping function, one for each sign of the Einstein constant of the fiber manifold. As an application, we exhibit a nonexistence theorem for gradient almost …

2019-04-30abs ↗pdf ↗

By introducing a weight function to the Laplace operator, Bakry and Émery defined the "drift Laplacian" to study diffusion processes. Our first main result is that, given a Bakry-Émery manifold, there is a naturally associated family of graphs whose eigenvalues converge to the eigenvalues of the drift Laplacian as the …

2010-02-28abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper uses machine learning to analyze stock market anomalies, predicting drift direction and portfolio performance.

problem Capturing dynamics of Post-Earnings-Announcement Drift (PEAD) using machine learning.
method Uses Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) with genetic algorithm optimization to analyze PEAD dynamics.
result Demonstrates how PEAD dynamics are influenced by different factors across sectors and quarters.

SAM optimizes deep networks by oscillating between sides of the minimum.

problem Improving performance of deep networks.
method Gradient-based optimization method that oscillates between sides of the minimum.
result SAM effectively performs gradient descent on the spectral norm of the Hessian, encouraging drift towards wider minima.

A framework monitors and diagnoses concept drift in supervised learning models.

problem Changes in predictive relationships over time render models suboptimal.
method Score vector monitoring using exponentially weighted moving average.
result Score-based approach detects concept drift more effectively than error-based methods.

I In this paper, first we study a complete smooth metric measure space (Mn,g,efdv)(M^n,g, e^{-f}dv) with the (\infty)-Bakry-Émery Ricci curvature Ricfa2g\textrm{Ric}_f\ge \frac a2g for some positive constant aa. It is known that the spectrum of the drifted Laplacian ΔfΔ_f for MM is discrete and the first nonzero eigenvalue of $Δ…

2013-05-17abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper uses sparse learning to estimate quasi-potential and drift components in stochastic systems.

problem Estimating quasi-potential and drift components in stochastic systems.
method Sparse identification of non-linear dynamics (SINDy) combined with action minimization methods.
result Evaluation of quasi-potential landscape from a single trajectory.

The paper analyzes Adam and SGD in nonstationary optimization, revealing tradeoffs between noise and drift.

problem Analyzing Adam and SGD in nonstationary optimization problems.
method Theoretical analysis of Adam and SGD under non-stationary stochastic objectives, separating two regimes.
result Characterizes the tradeoff between noise and drift in Adam and SGD, revealing when adaptive step-sizing is beneficial or harmful.

In this paper, we study the gradient estimates of Li-Yau-Hamilton type for positive solutions to both drifting heat equation and the simple nonlinear heat equation problem utΔu=aulogu,  u>0 u_t-Δu=au\log u, \ \ u>0 on the compact Riemannian manifold (M,g)(M,g) of dimension nn and with non-negative (Bakry-Emery)-Ricci curvature. Here…

2010-09-03abs ↗pdf ↗

Central bank optimizes bailout cash injection to limit defaults.

problem Optimizing cash injection to limit defaults in a system of mutual obligations.
method Proved convergence and solved a drift controlled Stefan problem using mean field control and policy gradient methods.
result Optimal strategies involve subsidizing banks with equity values in a time-dependent region.

We prove that on compact Alexandrov spaces with curvature bounded below the gradient flow of the Dirichlet energy in the L2L^2-space produces the same evolution as the gradient flow of the relative entropy in the L2L^2-Wasserstein space. This means that the heat flow is well defined by either one of the two gradient fl…

2010-08-07abs ↗pdf ↗

Study geometric and analytical properties of ρρ-Einstein solitons.

problem Characterize geometric and analytical features of ρρ-Einstein solitons.
method Analyze the spectrum of the drifted Laplacian operator and prove volume growth estimates.
result Establish new volume growth estimates for geodesic balls of complete noncompact ρρ-Einstein solitons.

This review covers learning under concept drift, including detection, understanding, and adaptation.

problem Unforeseeable changes in data distribution over time impact machine learning performance.
method Reviews and analyzes methodologies and techniques for concept drift detection, understanding, and adaptation.
result Establishes a framework for learning under concept drift with three main components.

This research identifies flaws in drift detection methods and creates adversarial data streams to exploit them.

problem The challenge of detecting data distribution changes (drift) in real-time systems.
method Developed adversarial data streams to show weaknesses in existing drift detection schemes.
result Demonstrated that common drift detection methods can be fooled by adversarial data streams.

The paper analyzes convergence of Langevin dynamics with time-dependent metrics.

problem Analyzing convergence of Langevin dynamics with time-dependent metrics.
method Formulated a modified gradient flow of the Kullback-Leibler divergence, selected a time-dependent relative Fisher information functional, and developed a time-dependent Hessian matrix condition.
result Proved convergence conditions for various Langevin dynamics.