Continuized Nesterov acceleration accelerates stochastic gradient descent and gossip algorithms.
problem Improving the convergence rate of stochastic gradient descent and gossip algorithms.
method Introducing a continuized variant of Nesterov acceleration, which mixes variables continuously and takes gradient steps at random times.
result The continuized Nesterov acceleration achieves convergence rates similar to Nesterov's original acceleration but with random parameters.
Develops accelerated methods for optimization using low-dimensional projected-gradient information.
problem Optimization with low-dimensional projected-gradient information and Nesterov acceleration.
method Randomized-subspace Nesterov accelerated gradient methods for smooth convex and strongly convex optimization.
result Established accelerated oracle-complexity guarantees and unified basis for comparing sketch families.
AGNES accelerates gradient descent with noisy gradients.
problem Minimizing smooth convex and strongly convex functions with noisy gradients.
method Generalization of Nesterov's accelerated gradient descent algorithm for noisy conditions.
result AGNES achieves acceleration for noisy gradients with a constant of proportionality up to 1.
New method accelerates gradient descent on curved spaces.
problem Optimizing functions on curved Riemannian manifolds.
method Developed a novel geometric inequality to control metric distortion, enabling a Riemannian accelerated gradient method.
result Proposed the first global accelerated gradient method for Riemannian manifolds.
Study on Nesterov's method in stochastic settings, revealing divergence under certain conditions.
problem Understanding Nesterov's method in stochastic settings, especially finite-sum.
method Analysis of Nesterov's accelerated gradient method in stochastic and finite-sum settings.
result Nesterov's method may diverge in finite-sum settings without additional conditions.
Novel method improves training RNNs by accelerating gradient descent.
problem Vanishing and exploding gradient problems in RNNs training.
method Adaptive stochastic Nesterov accelerated quasi-Newton method.
result Improved performance in training RNNs with low per-iteration cost.
Accelerated gradient method's stability deteriorates exponentially with steps.
problem Algorithmic stability of Nesterov's accelerated gradient method.
method Analysis of two notions of algorithmic stability for Nesterov's accelerated gradient method.
result Stability of Nesterov's accelerated method deteriorates exponentially with the number of gradient steps.
We present a unifying framework for adapting the update direction in gradient-based iterative optimization methods. As natural special cases we re-derive classical momentum and Nesterov's accelerated gradient method, lending a new intuitive interpretation to the latter algorithm. We show that a new algorithm, which we …
New dynamical system framework explains Nesterov acceleration.
problem Understanding Nesterov's accelerated gradient method.
method Dynamical system derivation without vanishing step size.
result Acceleration arises from discretizing an ODE with semi-implicit Euler.
A new algorithm improves convergence rates for convex optimization problems.
problem Convex optimization problems with finite-sum structure.
method Nesterov Accelerated Shuffling Gradient (NASG) integrating Nesterov's acceleration with different shuffling schemes.
result Improved convergence rate of O(1/T) for unified shuffling schemes.
Proposes a new stochastic quasi-Newton method with Nesterov's acceleration.
problem Improving convergence in large-scale non-convex optimization problems.
method Stochastic quasi-Newton method with Nesterov's accelerated gradient.
result Improved performance compared to classical and popular methods.
We derive a second-order ordinary differential equation (ODE) which is the limit of Nesterov's accelerated gradient method. This ODE exhibits approximate equivalence to Nesterov's scheme and thus can serve as a tool for analysis. We show that the continuous time ODE allows for a better understanding of Nesterov's schem…
This research accelerates sampling methods using Nesterov's Acceleration.
problem Improving sampling efficiency in MCMC methods.
method Developed a Hessian-Free High-Resolution ODE reformulation of NAG-SC, injected noise, and discretized the diffusion process.
result Quantified acceleration beyond underdamped Langevin in W2 distance for log-strongly-concave targets. Two new differentially private optimization algorithms derived from accelerated methods.
problem Improving privacy in optimization algorithms while maintaining convergence rates.
method Polyak's heavy ball method and Nesterov's accelerated gradient method with differential privacy.
result The proposed algorithms outperform existing differentially private optimization methods.
This paper improves NAQ method for faster convergence on Tensorflow.
problem Non-convex optimization problems.
method Modified Nesterov's Accelerated Quasi-Newton (NAQ) method on Tensorflow.
result mNAQ converges better and faster than first and second order optimizers.
Improved training of large-scale neural networks with reduced variance noise.
problem Training large-scale neural networks with high variance noise.
method Stochastic variance reduced Nesterov's Accelerated Quasi-Newton method (SVR-NAQ).
result Improved performance compared to conventional methods on benchmark problems.
GRU models with Adam optimizer outperform other combinations in stock market forecasting.
problem Comparing optimization techniques for time series forecasting in LSTM and GRU networks.
method Examined Adam and Nesterov Accelerated Gradient (NAG) on LSTM and GRU models for stock market forecasting.
result GRU models with Adam optimizer produced the lowest RMSE and outperformed other combinations.
Accelerates MMLE using SVGD with Nesterov acceleration.
problem Maximum Marginal Likelihood Estimation optimization.
method Stein variational gradient descent with Nesterov acceleration.
result Consistently accelerates convergence across various tasks.
Improved optimization guarantees for deep learning models with Nesterov acceleration.
problem Optimization in non-convex deep learning landscapes.
method Analysis of Nesterov acceleration in benignly non-convex landscapes.
result Identical guarantees can be obtained in optimization problems with weak geometric assumptions, especially in overparametrized deep learning.
A new transformer model accelerates training with optimization techniques.
problem Training deep neural networks efficiently and effectively.
method Interprets transformer layers as optimization steps, applying Nesterov acceleration.
result The new model outperforms existing models on benchmark datasets.
Stacking improves deep neural network training efficiency.
problem Improving the efficiency of training deep neural networks.
method Proposes stacking as a form of accelerated gradient descent.
result Proves stacking provides accelerated training for certain deep linear residual networks.
Improved SDE-BNN model reduces NFEs and accelerates convergence.
problem High computational cost and convergence instability in SDE-BNNs.
method Nesterov's Accelerated Gradient (NAG) method integrated into SDE-BNN framework.
result Significantly reduced number of function evaluations (NFEs) and improved predictive accuracy.
Accelerates Riemannian gradient methods with extrapolation.
problem Optimizing functions on manifolds efficiently.
method Extrapolating iterates in Riemannian gradient descent.
result Achieves optimal convergence rate and computational advantage.
Framework for accelerated gradient flows in Bayesian inverse problems.
problem Design efficient MCMC algorithms for Bayesian inverse problems.
method Nesterov's accelerated gradient flows in probability space, considering various information metrics.
result Proved convergence properties and proposed sampling-efficient algorithms for different metrics.
Nesterov SGD is widely used for training modern neural networks and other machine learning models. Yet, its advantages over SGD have not been theoretically clarified. Indeed, as we show in our paper, both theoretically and empirically, Nesterov SGD with any parameter selection does not in general provide acceleration o…
There is widespread sentiment that it is not possible to effectively utilize fast gradient methods (e.g. Nesterov's acceleration, conjugate gradient, heavy ball) for the purposes of stochastic optimization due to their instability and error accumulation, a notion made precise in d'Aspremont 2008 and Devolder, Glineur, …
Nesterov's momentum trick is famously known for accelerating gradient descent, and has been proven useful in building fast iterative algorithms. However, in the stochastic setting, counterexamples exist and prevent Nesterov's momentum from providing similar acceleration, even if the underlying problem is convex and fin…
Super-acceleration of gradient descent with momentum improves loss function minimization.
problem Minimizing loss functions in machine learning.
method Extending Nesterov acceleration by using gradients at multiple steps ahead.
result Super-acceleration of the momentum algorithm is beneficial for various loss landscapes and tasks.
Poor (even random) starting points for learning/training/optimization are common in machine learning. In many settings, the method of Robbins and Monro (online stochastic gradient descent) is known to be optimal for good starting points, but may not be optimal for poor starting points -- indeed, for poor starting point…
Accelerated gradient methods play a central role in optimization, achieving optimal rates in many settings. While many generalizations and extensions of Nesterov's original acceleration method have been proposed, it is not yet clear what is the natural scope of the acceleration concept. In this paper, we study accelera…
FedNAG improves federated learning accuracy and reduces training time.
problem Efficiency of federated learning with gradient descent.
method Nesterov Accelerated Gradient (NAG) applied to federated learning (FL) with additional momentum and model aggregation.
result FedNAG increases learning accuracy by 3-24% and reduces training time by 11-70%.
ANADDH uses deep learning to improve volatility risk management.
problem Traditional Vega hedging strategies are inadequate for rapidly changing markets.
method Combines distributional reinforcement learning with adaptive Nesterov acceleration.
result Significant performance gains over existing hedging techniques.
Proposes momentum methods for Lie groups, improving on classical algorithms.
problem Optimization on nonlinear spaces, especially Lie groups.
method Generalizes Nesterov's Accelerated Gradient method to Lie groups.
result Demonstrates faster convergence for NAG-like methods on Lie groups.
New methods improve adversarial attacks' transferability to other models.
problem Vulnerability of deep learning models to adversarial examples.
method Nesterov Iterative Fast Gradient Sign Method (NI-FGSM) and Scale-Invariant attack Method (SIM).
result NI-FGSM and SIM generate more transferable adversarial examples.
A new gradient descent method speeds up in flat regions and slows in steep directions.
problem Improving the speed and stability of gradient descent algorithms.
method Introducing a 'power gradient' where each gradient component is replaced by its H-th power, with 0<H<1. result The new gradient descent methods achieve significantly better performances, especially for Nesterov accelerated gradient and AMSGrad.
Arguably, the two most popular accelerated or momentum-based optimization methods in machine learning are Nesterov's accelerated gradient and Polyaks's heavy ball, both corresponding to different discretizations of a particular second order differential equation with friction. Such connections with continuous-time dyna…
We develop a projected Nesterov's proximal-gradient (PNPG) approach for sparse signal reconstruction that combines adaptive step size with Nesterov's momentum acceleration. The objective function that we wish to minimize is the sum of a convex differentiable data-fidelity (negative log-likelihood (NLL)) term and a conv…
A fast method for training linear classifiers maximizes margins.
problem Training linear classifiers with maximum margins.
method Momentum-based gradient method derived from convex dual with Nesterov acceleration.
result Exponentially faster convergence rate compared to standard methods.
First-order methods play a central role in large-scale machine learning. Even though many variations exist, each suited to a particular problem, almost all such methods fundamentally rely on two types of algorithmic steps: gradient descent, which yields primal progress, and mirror descent, which yields dual progress. W…
Recently, {\it stochastic momentum} methods have been widely adopted in training deep neural networks. However, their convergence analysis is still underexplored at the moment, in particular for non-convex optimization. This paper fills the gap between practice and theory by developing a basic convergence analysis of t…
Study accelerates optimization methods in non-convex problems, but doesn't improve the algorithm's performance.
problem Understanding the behavior of momentum-based acceleration methods in non-convex, high-dimensional landscapes.
method Used dynamical mean field theory to describe the average dynamics of heavy-ball momentum and Nesterov acceleration in a non-convex model.
result Accelerated dynamics but did not improve the algorithm's performance with respect to gradient descent.
Accelerated gradient method tackles nonconvex penalties in sparse learning.
problem Optimizing nonconvex penalties in sparse statistical learning.
method Generalized Nesterov's accelerated gradient method with hyperparameter optimization.
result Convergence can be made considerably faster with optimal hyperparameters.
Accelerates coordinate descent methods for machine learning problems.
problem Slowness of coordinate descent methods in machine learning.
method Extrapolation-based accelerated coordinate descent.
result Significant speed-up in practice compared to existing methods.
GD and NAG accelerate matrix factorization and neural networks.
problem Optimizing rectangular matrix factorization and linear neural networks.
method Gradient descent and Nesterov's accelerated gradient with specific initialization.
result NAG achieves the best-known iteration complexity for these problems.
New algorithm AG-OG optimizes separable convex-concave problems efficiently.
problem Efficiently solving separable convex-concave minimax optimization problems.
method Leverages Nesterov acceleration and optimistic gradient on component and coupling parts of the problem.
result Achieves optimal convergence rate for various settings including bilinearly coupled problems.
Optimizes deep learning pipelines with novel algorithms for smooth and non-smooth functions.
problem Optimizing deep learning pipelines for smooth and non-smooth functions.
method Provided matching lower and upper bounds for smooth convex and non-convex functions, and developed PPRS for non-smooth convex functions.
result PPRS achieves near-linear speed-up and convergence time for non-smooth non-convex problems.
Study accelerates gradient methods in machine learning, revealing risk and stability connections.
problem Understanding the statistical risk of accelerated gradient methods in machine learning.
method Continuous-time analysis of Nesterov's accelerated gradient method and Polyak's heavy ball method for least squares regression.
result Connections between early stopping, stability, and curvature of loss function are revealed.
Two accelerated extragradient methods converge at O(1/k) rate for co-hypomonotone inclusions.
problem Solving co-hypomonotone inclusions with sum of Lipschitz and multivalued operators.
method Developed two Nesterov's accelerated extragradient methods for co-hypomonotone inclusions.
result Achieve O(1/k) last-iterate convergence rates on the residual norm.