Holistic GLMs add constraints for better model quality.
problem Improving classical linear regression models.
method Sparsity-inducing, sign-coherence, and linear constraints.
result Holistic GLMs reliably solve GLMs for various responses.
Graphical notation simplifies complex polynomial constraints in linear models.
problem Complex polynomial constraints in linear structural equation models are impractical.
method Developed a graphical notation to represent these constraints.
result The graphical notation simplifies the representation of many polynomial constraints.
New method for linear connections in ODEs with constraints.
problem Constructing linear connections for ODEs with and without constraints.
method Novel method using submodule covariant derivatives.
result Closed form expressions for Massa-Pagani connection and its extension.
This paper studies the addition of linear constraints to the Support Vector Regression (SVR) when the kernel is linear. Adding those constraints into the problem allows to add prior knowledge on the estimator obtained, such as finding probability vector or monotone data. We propose a generalization of the Sequential Mi…
ACOL learns constraints from human preferences in driving simulations.
problem Learning constraints from human preferences in driving simulations.
method Adaptive Constraint Learning (ACOL) algorithm for constrained linear best-arm identification.
result ACOL's sample complexity matches worst-case lower bound and is significantly tighter in the average case.
Unified framework for integrating linear constraints in time series forecasting.
problem Challenges in traditional time series forecasting algorithms.
method Unified framework combining linear constraints in time series forecasting.
result Exact minimizer of the constrained empirical risk can be computed efficiently using linear algebra.
This paper extends forecast reconciliation to non-linearly constrained time series.
problem Forecasting time series with non-linear constraints.
method Non-linearly Constrained Reconciliation (NLCR) algorithm that adjusts forecasts to meet non-linear constraints.
result NLCR significantly improves forecast accuracy compared to benchmarks.
New algorithm solves minimax games with linear constraints.
problem Nonconvex minimax games with coupled linear constraints.
method Primal-dual alternating proximal gradient (PDAPG) algorithm.
result Achieves ε-stationary solution within O(ε^(-2)) iterations for strongly concave settings.
Two algorithms solve nonconvex minimax problems with linear constraints, achieving complexity guarantees.
problem Nonconvex minimax problems with coupled linear constraints.
method Zeroth-order primal-dual alternating projected gradient (ZO-PDAPG) and zeroth-order regularized momentum primal-dual projected gradient (ZO-RMPDPG) algorithms.
result Iteration complexity guarantees for solving nonconvex-(strongly) concave minimax problems with coupled linear constraints.
Proposes NUV priors for half-space and box constraints.
problem Adding constraints to linear Gaussian models without computational cost.
method Introduces NUV representations for half-space and box constraints.
result Adds constraints to linear Gaussian models without affecting computational tractability.
A new algorithm for identifying the best arm in linear feedback with safety constraints.
problem Identifying the best arm in linear feedback with safety constraints.
method A gap-based algorithm that ensures safety while minimizing sample complexity.
result The algorithm achieves meaningful sample complexity while ensuring safety.
Paper tackles online DR-submodular maximization with stochastic constraints.
problem Maximizing utility while adhering to a cumulative resource constraint in an online setting.
method Proposes OLFW algorithm to solve the problem of online continuous DR-submodular maximization with linear stochastic constraints.
result Obtains sub-linear regret and constraint violation bounds.
FISAR uses neural networks to optimize safe reinforcement learning with forward-invariant constraints.
problem Safe reinforcement learning with constraints in safety-critical environments.
method Imposing linear constraints on policy parameters' updating dynamics, using a DNN-based optimizer to satisfy these constraints.
result The policy decreases constraint violation and maximizes cumulative reward monotonically.
New algorithm for contextual bandits with linear constraints using regression.
problem Contextual bandits with packing and covering constraints.
method Modular Lagrangian approach via regression.
result First vanishing-regret guarantees for CBwLC (or CBwK).
Study contextual bandits with stage-wise constraints, proving regret bounds and extending results.
problem Contextual bandits with stage-wise constraints in high probability and expectation settings.
method Upper-confidence bound algorithms for linear and non-linear reward/cost functions, extending to multiple constraints.
result Regret bounds for various settings, including non-linear reward/cost functions.
We identify linear models from nonlinear systems with initialization constraints.
problem Identifying linear models from nonlinear systems with initialization constraints.
method Multiple trajectories-based deterministic data acquisition algorithm followed by regularized least squares.
result We provide a finite sample error bound on the learned linearized dynamics.
New loss function handles uncertain constraints in CSLO problems.
problem Handling uncertain inequality constraints in CSLO with machine learning predictions.
method Introduces SPO-RC loss and SPO-RC+ surrogate, trains on truncated datasets, corrects bias.
result SPO-RC+ effectively manages constraint uncertainty and improves performance.
Two new methods solve large-scale stochastic convex problems with linear constraints.
problem Solving large-scale stochastic convex optimization problems with many linear constraints.
method Conditional gradient-based methods that process only a subset of constraints at each iteration.
result Rigorous convergence guarantees for the proposed methods.
Algorithm ensures privacy while strictly adhering to constraints.
problem Differential privacy with linear constraints that must be strictly followed.
method Developed an algorithm that releases a nearly-optimal solution satisfying constraints with probability 1.
result Achieved nearly optimal performance while preserving privacy and strictly adhering to constraints.
Two new algorithms optimize rewards while respecting safety constraints in sequential decisions.
problem Optimizing rewards with safety constraints in sequential decisions.
method Stage-wise conservative linear Thompson Sampling (SCLTS) and stage-wise conservative linear UCB (SCLUCB).
result Probabilistic regret bounds of order O(\sqrt{T} \log^{3/2}T) and O(\sqrt{T} \log T).
POLICE enforces linear constraints on deep neural networks efficiently.
problem Enforcing constraints on deep neural networks without affecting optimization.
method Provably optimal affine constraint enforcement method that minimally modifies DNNs.
result POLICE ensures DNNs fulfill affine constraints during training and testing.
Paper studies PSGD for constrained optimization problems and its statistical properties.
problem Online inference for constrained optimization problems.
method Stochastic gradient descent with projection (PSGD) for constrained optimization.
result Limiting distribution of PSGD-based estimates under linear-equality constraints.
New methods for efficient exploration under unknown linear constraints in bandits.
problem Optimizing decisions under unknown linear constraints in bandit problems.
method Lagrangian relaxation, computationally efficient extensions of existing methods, constraint-adaptive stopping rule.
result LAGEX achieves asymptotically optimal sample complexity, LATS shows asymptotic optimality up to novel constants.
Paper studies sparsity and DAG constraints for learning linear DAGs.
problem Learning DAGs from data is challenging due to the large search space.
method Formulates structure learning as a constrained optimization problem with soft sparsity and DAG constraints.
result Soft sparsity and DAG constraints lead to an easier optimization problem.
This work interprets SFA through variational inference, relaxing linearity constraints.
problem Recover non-linear SFA from variational inference.
method Probabilistic interpretation of SFA through variational inference, relaxing linearity constraints.
result Reinterprets SFA as a variational framework, allowing slowness as a regularizer to reconstruction loss.
First-order method solves stochastic bilevel optimization with linear constraints.
problem Stochastic bilevel optimization with linear constraints and noise.
method Developed a novel framework using gradient-based techniques and smoothed penalty functions.
result Achieved finite-time convergence guarantees for ( δ , ε ) (δ, ε) ( δ , ε ) -Goldstein stationary points. Safe linear bandits over unknown polytopes avoid safety violations and suboptimal actions.
problem Online approach to linear programming with unknown constraints and risks.
method Doubly-optimistic strategy (DOSS) for safe linear bandits over polytopes.
result DOSS achieves tight bounds on efficacy regret and safety violations.
Automates model selection for GLMs using optimization.
problem Automating model selection for generalized linear models.
method Mixed-integer conic optimization for feature subset selection and model constraints.
result Optimization of AIC and BIC criteria with multicollinearity constraints.
Paper presents a framework to automatically discover constraints from data.
problem Discovering constraints from data for structured output prediction.
method Formulates structured output prediction as ILP, mines constraints by estimating polytopes of feasible set.
result Successfully identifies feasible sets and constraints for various tasks.
We develop randomized (block) coordinate descent (CD) methods for linearly constrained convex optimization. Unlike most CD methods, we do not assume the constraints to be separable, but let them be coupled linearly. To our knowledge, ours is the first CD method that allows linear coupling constraints, without making th…
We show that, for generative classifiers, conditional independence corresponds to linear constraints for the induced discrimination functions. Discrimination functions of undirected Markov network classifiers can thus be characterized by sets of linear constraints. These constraints are represented by a second order fi…
Study on adaptivity constraints in linear contextual bandits with optimal design.
problem Impact of adaptivity constraints on linear contextual bandits.
method Two models of limited adaptivity: batch learning and rare policy switches. Proposed distributional optimal design.
result Achieves minimax-optimal regret with optimal number of policy switches and batches.
Simplifies neural network constraints with computationally efficient method.
problem Implementing hard output constraints in neural networks.
method Additional neural network layer for output constraints.
result Computational simplicity with complexity O(n*m) for linear constraints.
Estimation in generalized linear models (GLM) is complicated by the presence of constraints. One can handle constraints by maximizing a penalized log-likelihood. Penalties such as the lasso are effective in high dimensions, but often lead to unwanted shrinkage. This paper explores instead penalizing the squared distanc…
ParamBoost uses gradient boosting to create interpretable non-linear models with constraints.
problem Creating interpretable non-linear models with expert knowledge constraints.
method Gradient Boosting of cubic polynomials with specified constraints.
result ParamBoost outperforms state-of-the-art GAMs in real-world datasets.
Additive Gaussian process framework handles monotonicity constraints in high dimensions.
problem Handling monotonicity constraints in high-dimensional data.
method Additive Gaussian process framework with MaxMod algorithm for dimension reduction.
result Framework enables to satisfy monotonicity constraints everywhere in the input space.
Within a financial model with linear price impact, we study the problem of hedging a covered European option under gamma constraint. Using stochastic target and partial differential equation smoothing techniques, we prove that the super-replication price is the viscosity solution of a fully non-linear parabolic equatio…
c-lasso is a Python tool for robust and sparse regression with linear constraints.
problem Sparse and robust linear regression with linear constraints.
method Estimates coefficients and scale under linear constraints using perspective M-estimators.
result Provides estimators for various loss functions with linear constraints.
Minimizing a function over an intersection of convex sets is an important task in optimization that is often much more challenging than minimizing it over each individual constraint set. While traditional methods such as Frank-Wolfe (FW) or proximal gradient descent assume access to a linear or quadratic oracle on the …
The paper tackles online resource allocation with uncertain coefficients and chance constraints.
problem Online stochastic resource allocation problem with chance constraints.
method Linearization and primal-dual algorithms with heuristic corrections.
result Optimality gap and constraint violation are on the order of √n.
An algorithm for maximizing rewards under linear cost constraints.
problem Maximizing rewards while adhering to cost constraints in a linear bandit problem.
method Proposes an upper-confidence bound algorithm called optimistic pessimistic linear bandit (OPLB) for constrained contextual linear bandits.
result Proves an O ~ ( d T τ − c 0 ) \widetilde{\mathcal{O}}(\frac{d\sqrt{T}}{τ-c_0}) O ( τ − c 0 d T ) bound on regret for the proposed algorithm. Financial portfolios are often optimized for maximum profit while subject to a constraint formulated in terms of the Conditional Value-at-Risk (CVaR). This amounts to solving a linear problem. However, in its original formulation this linear problem has a very large number of linear constraints, too many to be enforced…
This paper presents an approach for constrained Gaussian Process (GP) regression where we assume that a set of linear transformations of the process are bounded. It is motivated by machine learning applications for high-consequence engineering systems, where this kind of information is often made available from phenome…
Paper shows affine constraint is unnecessary for high-dimensional data.
problem The necessity of an affine constraint in affine subspace clustering.
method Theoretical and empirical analysis of conditions for correctness of affine subspace clustering methods.
result Affine constraint has negligible effect on clustering performance for high-dimensional data.
Study optimal policies under budget and coverage constraints.
problem Optimal policy learning with budget and coverage constraints.
method Combination of knapsack structure, affine threshold rule, linear programming relaxation, Greedy-Lagrangian (GLC), and rank-and-cut (RC) algorithms.
result GLC closely approximates the optimal solution and achieves near-optimal performance in finite samples; RC is approximately optimal under certain conditions.
The design and performance analysis of bandit algorithms in the presence of stage-wise safety or reliability constraints has recently garnered significant interest. In this work, we consider the linear stochastic bandit problem under additional \textit{linear safety constraints} that need to be satisfied at each round.…
Paper tackles SMPC for linear systems with unknown noise distribution.
problem Stochastic MPC for linear systems with chance state constraints and unknown noise distribution.
method Reformulate chance constraints, design robust benchmark SMPC, and develop adaptive SMPC with online noise statistics learning.
result Adaptive SMPC guarantees time-uniform satisfaction of unknown reformulated state constraints with high probability.
LinConTS improves regret and constraint violations in probabilistic linearly constrained bandits.
problem Maximizing cumulative reward under probabilistic linear constraints.
method LinConTS, a Thompson Sampling-based algorithm for bandits with linear constraints.
result LinConTS achieves O(log T) regret and constraint violations for suboptimal arms.