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48 results for Jacobian estimation

New algorithms estimate Jacobian matrices for large-scale machine learning.

problem Efficiently computing search directions for large nonlinear least squares.
method Exploit low-rank structure in Hessian to estimate Jacobian matrices.
result Two algorithms perform well compared to state-of-the-art methods.

We extend the well-known result that any fW1,n(Ω,Rn)f \in W^{1,n}(Ω,\mathbb{R}^n), ΩRnΩ\subset \mathbb{R}^n with strictly positive Jacobian is actually continuous: it is also true for fractional Sobolev spaces Ws,ns(Ω)W^{s,\frac{n}{s}}(Ω) for any snn+1s \geq \frac{n}{n+1}, where the sign condition on the Jacobian is understood in a distr…

2019-05-17abs ↗pdf ↗

New method reduces deep learning training costs by approximating vector-jacobian products.

problem Efficiently training deep neural networks with reduced computational and memory costs.
method Randomized, unbiased approximations of vector-jacobian products during backpropagation.
result Validated potential for reducing deep learning training costs through unbiased estimates.

The paper develops methods to reduce deployment risk under dynamic covariate shifts.

problem Reduction of deployment risk under dynamic covariate shifts.
method Time-domain Poincare inequality and Jacobian-velocity theorem to identify and control directional tangent energy.
result Drift-aligned tangent regularization (DTR) reduces risk volatility and directional gain in low-rank drift regimes.

StAD predicts divergence of diffusion and flow models without Jacobian computation.

problem Computing likelihood from diffusion and flow models is computationally expensive.
method Introduces StAD, a distillation method to predict divergence using Langevin-Stein operator.
result StAD predicts divergence with competitive variance and speed compared to existing methods.

This study connects Jacobian regularization to adversarial robustness and improves generalization.

problem Adversarial attacks make deep neural networks vulnerable.
method Developed a connection between Jacobian regularization and adversarial training, and established robust generalization gaps.
result Jacobian norms are related to both standard and robust generalization.

SHINE uses forward pass quasi-Newton matrices to approximate Jacobian inverses for faster bi-level optimization.

problem Efficiently solving bi-level optimization problems with large Jacobian matrices.
method Proposes using quasi-Newton matrices from the forward pass to approximate the inverse Jacobian matrix.
result Empirically shows SHINE reduces computational cost of the backward pass for various problems.

A new method speeds up training of deep models by avoiding Jacobian determinant computation.

problem Efficiently training deep neural networks with complex log-determinant terms.
method Relative gradients to compute Jacobian updates efficiently.
result Training neural networks with Jacobian log-determinant objectives becomes feasible.

A new algorithm solves constrained optimization problems with stochastic gradients.

problem Nonlinear equality constrained optimization with rank-deficient Jacobians.
method Step decomposition strategy combining normal and tangential steps.
result Convergence guarantees in rank-deficient Jacobian cases.

Injective flows for star-like manifolds improve variational inference efficiency.

problem Efficiently modeling densities on star-like manifolds with exact Jacobian computation.
method Proposed injective flows for star-like manifolds with exact Jacobian computation.
result Exact Jacobian computation for star-like manifolds reduces computational cost to NFs.

This work proves the asymptotic freeness of layerwise Jacobians in MLPs with Haar orthogonal matrices.

problem Proving the asymptotic freeness of layerwise Jacobians in multilayer perceptrons (MLPs).
method Replacing each layer's parameter matrix with itself multiplied by a Haar orthogonal matrix, and using the invariance of the MLP.
result Proves the asymptotic freeness of layerwise Jacobians in MLPs with Haar orthogonal matrices.

Efficiently regularizes deep learning models using Jacobian nuclear norm.

problem Regularizing deep learning models to prevent overfitting and improve generalization.
method Proposes a denoising-style approximation to penalize the Jacobian nuclear norm without computing the Jacobian matrix.
result Demonstrates that penalizing the average squared Frobenius norm of JgJg and JhJh is equivalent to penalizing the Jacobian nuclear norm for function compositions.

OT-Flow uses optimal transport to improve CNFs for faster and more accurate density estimation.

problem Computational challenges in continuous normalizing flows.
method OT-Flow leverages optimal transport to regularize CNFs and uses exact trace computation.
result OT-Flow achieves competitive performance with one-fourth the number of weights and significant speedups.

Paper tackles Hessian/Jacobian-free stochastic bilevel optimization with O(ε1.5){O}(ε^{-1.5}) complexity.

problem Nonconvex-strongly-convex bilevel optimization problem.
method FdeHBO optimizer with finite-difference Hessian/Jacobian-vector approximation and momentum.
result FdeHBO achieves O(ε1.5){O}(ε^{-1.5}) iterations for εε-accurate stationary point.

Recent work (Pennington et al, 2017) suggests that controlling the entire distribution of Jacobian singular values is an important design consideration in deep learning. Motivated by this, we study the distribution of singular values of the Jacobian of the generator in Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs). We find th…

2018-02-23abs ↗pdf ↗

New Hessian-free method improves bilevel optimization for meta-learning.

problem Efficiently solving bilevel optimization problems with limited second-order information.
method Proposes a new Hessian-free method that approximates the response Jacobian matrix via optimization path differences.
result Demonstrates superior performance on meta-learning tasks compared to baseline methods.

The paper discusses fractional Sobolev immersions of flat domains into 3D space.

problem Developing C1C^1 regularity and isometric immersions of flat domains with fractional Sobolev regularity.
method Analysis of weak Codazzi-Mainardi equations, study of $W^{2, rac2s}$ planar deformations, and properties of the distributional Jacobian determinant.
result Generalization of isometric immersions with local fractional Sobolev regularity.

NODEs can approximate a wide range of diffeomorphisms with strong guarantees.

problem The approximation power of NODEs under certain conditions.
method Leveraging a structure theorem of the diffeomorphism group.
result NODEs can approximate a large class of diffeomorphisms with a stronger guarantee.

We derive an analytic formula for the dual Jacobian matrix of a generalised hyperbolic tetrahedron. Two cases are considered: a mildly truncated and a prism truncated tetrahedron. The Jacobian for the latter arises as an analytic continuation of the former, that falls in line with a similar behaviour of the correspondi…

2014-09-11abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper extends infinite-width analysis to neural network Jacobians, revealing convergence to Gaussian processes and linear ODEs.

problem Understanding the training dynamics of neural networks in the infinite-width limit.
method Extending infinite-width analysis to Jacobians, characterizing convergence to Gaussian processes and linear ODEs.
result The evolution of MLPs under robust training in the infinite-width limit is described by a linear ODE.

GrokAlign aligns Jacobians to accelerate grokking in deep networks.

problem Accelerating the training dynamics of deep networks to avoid delayed generalisation and robustness.
method Aligning the Jacobians of a deep network with the training data to ensure grokking under a low-rank assumption.
result GrokAlign regularizes Jacobians to induce grokking sooner than conventional methods.

Normalizing flows optimize Jacobian determinant for unique likelihood objective.

problem Optimizing normalizing flows for unique likelihood.
method Showed Jacobian determinant is unique for given distributions, leading to a unique global optimum. Used eigenvalues of auto-correlation matrix for explicit likelihood expression.
result Explicit expression of likelihood for flows, independent of neural network parameterization, with theoretical optimal value.

The Jacobian of Douady-Earle extension equals 1 only for isometries.

problem Investigating the Jacobian of Douady-Earle extension maps.
method Analyzing the Jacobian of the Douady-Earle extension map and constructing sequences of hyperbolic surfaces.
result The Jacobian of the Douady-Earle extension map is 1 only when the map is an isometry, and it can grow arbitrarily large for certain sequences of surfaces.

Self Normalizing Flows improve normalizing flows by reducing computational complexity.

problem Efficient gradient computation in normalizing flows, especially in Jacobian determinant terms.
method Introducing Self Normalizing Flows that replace expensive terms with learned approximate inverses.
result Models can be trained more quickly and perform better than functionally constrained counterparts.

To a compact Riemann surface of genus g can be assigned a principally polarized abelian variety (PPAV) of dimension g, the Jacobian of the Riemann surface. The Schottky problem is to discern the Jacobians among the PPAVs. Buser and Sarnak showed, that the square of the first successive minimum, the squared norm of the …

2010-08-12abs ↗pdf ↗

We show that the Goldman flows preserve the holomorphic structure on the moduli space of homomorphisms of the fundamental group of a Riemann surface into U(1), in other words the Jacobian.

2008-02-24abs ↗pdf ↗

Design of reliable systems must guarantee stability against input perturbations. In machine learning, such guarantee entails preventing overfitting and ensuring robustness of models against corruption of input data. In order to maximize stability, we analyze and develop a computationally efficient implementation of Jac…

2019-08-07abs ↗pdf ↗

Geometrically represents path integral reduction Jacobian for interacting systems.

problem Quantizing a model mechanical system with dependent coordinates.
method Geometric representation using scalar curvature and Christoffel symbols in a nonholonomic basis.
result Found a geometric representation for the path integral reduction Jacobian.

This work relaxes energy constraints in self-attention layers for a more general analysis.

problem Understanding inherent biases and dynamics in self-attention layers without energy functions.
method Dynamical systems analysis and Jacobian matrix examination.
result Normalized dynamics are close to a critical state, indicating high inference performance.

JacNet learns Jacobians to enforce structure on derivatives for invertibility and Lipschitz functions.

problem Enforcing structure on derivatives of neural network mappings.
method Proposes using a neural network to directly learn the Jacobian of the input-output function, allowing control over derivative structure.
result Demonstrates learning invertible approximations to simple and 1-Lipschitz functions.