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25 results for NNGP

The NNGP kernel's predictions closely match those of the Matern kernel under certain conditions.

problem Comparing NNGP kernels to Matern kernels in practical applications.
method Demonstrated the necessity of normalization for NNGP kernels, explored numerical challenges, and compared predictions and performance.
result NNGP kernel predictions closely match Matern kernel predictions under specific circumstances.

Develops a theoretical framework for scalable Gaussian Process regression methods.

problem Limited scalability of Gaussian Process regression for large datasets.
method Introduces and analyzes Nearest Neighbour Gaussian Process (NNGP) and scalable GPnn methods.
result Derives almost sure pointwise limits for predictive criteria and proves risk minimax rates.

Graph convolutional deep kernel machine learns representations for graph tasks.

problem Limited representation learning in infinite-width neural networks.
method Developed a graph convolutional deep kernel machine as an infinite-width limit.
result Representation learning improves performance for heterophilous node classification tasks.

Paper connects neural networks to Gaussian processes for understanding double-descent.

problem Understanding the double-descent phenomenon in neural networks.
method Uses techniques from random matrix theory and Gaussian processes.
result Establishes a connection between NNGP and random matrix theory for neural networks.

A new method combines deep kernels with Gaussian processes to avoid overfitting.

problem Losing Bayesian benefits in deep kernel learning due to kernel optimization.
method Using Infinite-width neural networks and Neural Network Gaussian Process (NNGP) as a guide for DKL optimization.
result Robustness to overfitting and good predictive performance on various datasets.

Better uncertainty estimates for neural networks using Gaussian process priors.

problem Poor uncertainty estimates in neural networks, especially on out-of-distribution data.
method Characterize the function-space prior of an ensemble of infinitely-wide neural networks as a Gaussian process and use it to build a probabilistic model.
result The approach improves calibration of neural networks, especially under distributional shift.

Bayesian neural networks explore rare fluctuations for better feature learning.

problem Understanding rare but dominant fluctuations in Bayesian neural networks.
method Large-deviation theory and joint optimization over predictors and internal kernels.
result Posterior rate function optimization reveals data-dependent kernel selection.

This paper explores how kernel methods can explain data effects on neural collapse.

problem Understanding how data affects neural collapse in neural networks.
method Formulating NC1 as a function of kernel, specializing to NNGP and NTK, and exploring a data-aware Gaussian Process kernel.
result The NTK does not represent more collapsed features than the NNGP for Gaussian data, highlighting the limitations of data-independent kernels.

There has recently been much work on the "wide limit" of neural networks, where Bayesian neural networks (BNNs) are shown to converge to a Gaussian process (GP) as all hidden layers are sent to infinite width. However, these results do not apply to architectures that require one or more of the hidden layers to remain n…

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Wide neural networks converge to Gaussian processes, improving generalization.

problem Understanding the generalization of wide neural networks, especially deep equilibrium models.
method Investigation of deep equilibrium models (DEQs) with infinite-depth layers, focusing on their convergence to Gaussian processes as width and depth approach infinity.
result Wide DEQs converge to Gaussian processes, maintaining generalization performance.

Attention mechanisms in deep learning become Gaussian process-like as the number of heads increases.

problem Understanding the behavior of attention mechanisms in deep learning models.
method Extending the equivalence between wide neural networks and Gaussian processes to attention architectures.
result Multi-head attention architectures behave as Gaussian processes as the number of heads tends to infinity.

Empirical study compares wide neural networks to kernel methods, resolving open questions.

problem Understanding the relationship between wide neural networks and kernel methods.
method Large-scale empirical study using various neural network architectures and kernel methods.
result Wide neural networks outperform fully-connected finite-width networks in some cases, but underperform convolutional finite-width networks.

Analyzes DNNs trained with noisy gradients, finding FWCs negligible for large n.

problem Analyzing DNNs trained with noisy gradients.
method Introduced analytical framework to analyze non-Gaussian stochastic process.
result FWCs negligible for large n, improving CNN performance.

Wide Bayesian neural networks have a simpler weight posterior, leading to faster MCMC sampling.

problem Sampling from the posterior of wide Bayesian neural networks is challenging.
method Introducing repriorisation, a data-dependent reparameterisation that simplifies the posterior distribution.
result The repriorisation map accelerates MCMC sampling, achieving up to 50x higher effective sample size.

New approach predicts generalization of deep neural networks in proportional-width regime.

problem Predicting generalization of deep neural networks in proportional-width regime.
method Equivalent Wishart Ansatz for hierarchical empirical kernels, renormalized NNGP kernel.
result Renormalized NNGP kernel captures dominant stochastic fluctuations in deep neural networks.