Modified Newton step for online learning reduces matrix size for large datasets.
problem Handling large multi-class datasets efficiently in online learning.
method Element-wise multiplication to reduce matrix size of second order matrices.
result Proposed method achieves similar mistake rates to popular methods but with faster computations.
Muon with Newton-Schulz converges to the same stationary point as SVD-polar, up to a constant factor.
problem Improving the convergence rate of Muon optimizer.
method Using Newton-Schulz steps for momentum orthogonalization, proving convergence rate and constant factor.
result Muon with Newton-Schulz converges to the same stationary point as SVD-polar, up to a constant factor.
In this work, we present a globalized stochastic semismooth Newton method for solving stochastic optimization problems involving smooth nonconvex and nonsmooth convex terms in the objective function. We assume that only noisy gradient and Hessian information of the smooth part of the objective function is available via…
Develops a new method for solving nonsmooth nonconvex optimization problems.
problem Solving nonsmooth nonconvex composite optimization problems with noisy gradient information.
method Combines stochastic higher order steps and additional stochastic proximal gradient steps.
result Global convergence to stationary points in expectation with favorable performance on large-scale problems.
Newton-LESS sparsifies Gaussian sketching for faster optimization.
problem Computing the Hessian matrix in optimization is computationally expensive.
method Uses a sparsified version of a dense Gaussian sketching matrix.
result Achieves nearly the same convergence rate as dense Gaussian embeddings without the computational cost.
Determinantal averaging corrects inversion bias in distributed Newton's method.
problem Inverting a sum of distributed matrices is biased; local averages are incorrect.
method Reweighting local estimates of the Newton's step proportionally to the determinant of the local Hessian estimate, then averaging them.
result Determinantal averaging provides the first known asymptotically consistent distributed Newton step.
We study the smooth structure of convex functions by generalizing a powerful concept so-called self-concordance introduced by Nesterov and Nemirovskii in the early 1990s to a broader class of convex functions, which we call generalized self-concordant functions. This notion allows us to develop a unified framework for …
A new method for machine learning updates reduces complexity and improves robustness.
problem Stochastic gradient updates are inefficient and sensitive to feature scaling.
method Incremental Gauss-Newton Descent (IGND) reduces the need for matrix operations and improves robustness.
result IGND improves robustness to sensitivity scaling and can be competitive with common stochastic optimizers.
Develops a new SPP algorithm with variance reduction for weakly convex optimization.
problem Weakly convex, composite optimization problems.
method Inexact semismooth Newton framework with variance reduction for stochastic proximal point updates.
result Establishes convergence results for the proposed algorithm.
New approach removes data influence in high dimensions with single step.
problem Efficiently removing data influence in high-dimensional settings with strong convexity and smoothness assumptions.
method Introduces ε-Gaussian certifiability and analyzes Newton method performance.
result Single Newton step followed by Gaussian noise achieves privacy and accuracy.
A new EM gradient algorithm for mixture models with skewed components.
problem Fitting mixture models with skewed components derived from the Manly transformation.
method Proposes an alternative EM gradient algorithm using Newton's method for better parameter updates.
result Shows improved convergence and parameter estimation compared to the Nelder-Mead optimization.
Proposes a Quasi-Newton trust region method for policy optimization in reinforcement learning.
problem Lack of stepsize selection criterion and slow convergence in gradient descent for policy optimization.
method Uses a trust region method with Quasi-Newton approximation for the Hessian.
result Demonstrates improved performance and efficiency in continuous control tasks.
This paper improves an online learning algorithm using second-order information.
problem Online learning with limited feedback.
method Develops Online Newton Step with Expected Gradient (ONSEG) algorithm.
result Reduces expected regret from O(T^(5/6)) to O(T^(2/3)).
Paper proposes an online covariance estimator for sketched Newton methods.
problem Estimating the limiting covariance matrix of sketched Newton methods.
method Proposes a fully online covariance matrix estimator from Newton iterates.
result Establishes the consistency and convergence rate of the proposed estimator.
Proposes a new method for optimizing large-scale models using Nyström approximation of the Hessian.
problem Optimizing non-convex functions like deep learning models using second-order methods.
method Nyström-approximated curvature for stochastic optimization of large-scale empirical risk minimization.
result The proposed method achieves performance competitive with state-of-the-art first-order and stochastic quasi-Newton methods.
New algorithm improves convergence of gradient boosting trees.
problem Global convergence of Newton boosting in tabular machine learning.
method Introduces Gradient Regularized Newton Descent for GBDTs, proving linear convergence for smooth, strongly convex losses and O(k21) rate for general convex losses. result Achieves globally convergent second-order GBDT algorithm with rate matching first-order boosting.
Algorithm removes specific training data from models efficiently in high-dimensional settings.
problem Efficiently removing specific training data from high-dimensional models without full retraining.
method Starts from original model parameters, performs Newton steps, adds isotropic Laplacian noise.
result Two Newton steps are sufficient for effective unlearning in high-dimensional problems.
SVRN accelerates Newton methods by reducing variance and improving performance.
problem Improving the efficiency of Newton methods for large-scale optimization problems.
method Stochastic Variance-Reduced Newton (SVRN) algorithm that accelerates Subsampled Newton and Iterative Hessian Sketch algorithms.
result SVRN accelerates Newton methods by reducing the number of passes over the data, achieving a significant improvement in performance.
A new distributed method for convex optimization over networks with fast convergence.
problem Large-scale convex optimization over networks with limited communication.
method Distributed cubic-regularized Newton method.
result Convergence rate of O(k−3) for convex functions with Lipschitz gradient and Hessian. We propose a randomized second-order method for optimization known as the Newton Sketch: it is based on performing an approximate Newton step using a randomly projected or sub-sampled Hessian. For self-concordant functions, we prove that the algorithm has super-linear convergence with exponentially high probability, wi…
SNAP solves LASSO and Enet efficiently with optimal convergence rates.
problem Sparse, high-dimensional linear regression with LASSO and Enet penalties.
method Semismooth Newton algorithm based on KKT conditions, warm start, and support seeking.
result SNAP converges locally superlinearly for Enet and optimally for LASSO, achieving sharp estimation error bounds.
New method solves constrained self-concordant minimization problems efficiently.
problem Constrained self-concordant minimization problems.
method Newton Frank-Wolfe method using linear minimization oracles.
result The method uses nearly the same number of linear minimization calls as the Frank-Wolfe method.
Paper proposes an efficient online Newton method with Nesterov's acceleration for streaming data.
problem Efficient inference of online Newton methods with robustness to noise and ill-conditioning.
method Online Newton method with Hessian averaging and Nesterov's accelerated sketch-and-project solver.
result Global almost-sure convergence and asymptotic normality of the last iterate with non-asymptotic convergence guarantees.
New analysis improves accuracy of Newton step and influence function data attributions.
problem Improving accuracy of data attribution methods for logistic regressions.
method Introducing a new analysis of Newton Step and Influence Function data attribution methods for convex learning problems.
result Proved asymptotically tight error bounds for Newton Step and Influence Function data attribution methods.
SGD vs quasi-Newton optimization in neural networks: different landscapes, different generalizability.
problem Understanding neural network optimization and generalizability.
method Comparison of stochastic gradient descent (SGD) and quasi-Newton optimization methods using computational tools.
result SGD solutions are separated by lower barriers than quasi-Newton solutions, but quasi-Newton solutions are deeper and more isolated.
New algorithmic view of ℓ2 regularization using ODEs and path-following methods.
problem Optimizing convex loss functions with ℓ2 regularization.
method Established an equivalence between ℓ2-regularized solution paths and ODEs, proposing path-following algorithms based on homotopy methods and numerical ODE solvers.
result The solution path can be viewed as a hybrid of gradient descent and Newton method, providing novel schemes to choose grid points and reducing computational cost.
Transformers can approximate Newton's method for logistic regression.
problem Implementing higher order optimization methods in Transformers.
method Linear attention Transformers with ReLU layers approximating second order optimization algorithms.
result Transformers can implement a single step of Newton's iteration for matrix inversion.
Develops a new screening method called Newton screening for faster and more accurate sparse learning.
problem Sparse learning problems with large-scale optimization.
method Newton screening method with built-in working set and dual variable updates.
result Newton screening achieves one-step local convergence and sharp estimation error bound.
Improved iterative methods for risk parity portfolio weights.
problem Solving for portfolio weights in risk parity allocation.
method Enhanced CCD and Newton methods, including a rescaling step and improved initial guess.
result Improved CCD method is the best, three times faster with 40% fewer iterations.
Paper proposes FONE for efficient distributed estimation and inference.
problem Efficient distributed estimation and inference for non-differentiable convex losses.
method Proposes a multi-round distributed estimation procedure using a First-Order Newton-type Estimator (FONE).
result FONE efficiently estimates Σ−1w for non-differentiable losses, facilitating inference. A new method improves convergence in large-scale stochastic optimisation.
problem Improving convergence in large-scale stochastic optimisation problems.
method A direct least-squares approach with a Cholesky factor and adaptive line search.
result Improved convergence compared to existing methods on real-world problems.
The study characterizes the conditioning of the Gauss-Newton matrix in neural networks.
problem Understanding the conditioning of the Gauss-Newton matrix in neural networks.
method Theoretical analysis of the GN matrix in deep linear and ReLU networks, extending to residual connections and convolutional layers.
result Established tight bounds on the condition number of the GN matrix in neural networks.
We propose an algorithmic framework for convex minimization problems of a composite function with two terms: a self-concordant function and a possibly nonsmooth regularization term. Our method is a new proximal Newton algorithm that features a local quadratic convergence rate. As a specific instance of our framework, w…
SNS accelerates Sinkhorn algorithm with sparse Newton iterations.
problem Slow runtime of Sinkhorn algorithm for optimal transport.
method Early stopping and Newton-type subroutine for matrix scaling steps.
result SNS converges orders of magnitude faster than Sinkhorn.
Novel algorithm accelerates PnP methods for image deblurring and super-resolution.
problem Efficiently solving inverse problems and imaging with provable convergence guarantees.
method Incorporates quasi-Newton steps into provable PnP framework based on proximal denoisers.
result 2--8x faster convergence compared to other provable PnP methods with similar quality.
Novel approach simplifies VI problems with faster performance.
problem Black-box VI optimization problems.
method Sample Average Approximation (SAA) combined with quasi-Newton methods and line search.
result Achieves faster performance than existing methods.
MuonEq improves training of matrix-valued parameters by rebalancing momentum before orthogonalization.
problem Training matrix-valued parameters with orthogonalized-update optimizers like Muon.
method MuonEq introduces three lightweight pre-orthogonalization equilibration schemes: two-sided row/column normalization (RC), row normalization (R), and column normalization (C).
result Row/column normalization acts as a zeroth-order surrogate for whitening and improves the geometry seen by orthogonalization.
Paper proposes a new method for efficient second-order neural network training.
problem Infeasibility of Hessian calculation and noisy second-order information in deep learning.
method Adopting complex-step directional derivative (CSFD) for accurate Hessian computation and designing an effective Newton Krylov procedure.
result Our method outperforms existing methods and often converges one-order faster.
An online learning framework for survival analysis with real-time adaptation.
problem Real-time adaptation to dynamic environments and censored data in survival analysis.
method Online Newton Step (ONS) for optimal second order online convex optimization.
result Logarithmic stochastic regret for ONS with adaptive aggregation method.
A parallel optimization method for convex functions using Hessian sketching and debiasing.
problem Massively parallel optimization of convex functions with limited communication.
method Newton method with Hessian sketching and debiasing by workers, server averages descent directions.
result Approximation of Newton step with low-complexity adaptive sketching scheme.
The paper generalizes optimization algorithms using category theory.
problem Optimizing functions in a category-theoretic setting.
method Using the Cartesian reverse derivative to generalize gradient descent and Newton's method.
result Properties of optimization algorithms are preserved in the generalized setting, including invariances and convergence.
A new multivariate stochastic volatility estimation procedure for financial time series is proposed. A Wishart autoregressive process is considered for the volatility precision covariance matrix, for the estimation of which a two step procedure is adopted. The first step is the conditional inference on the autoregressi…
NS-RGS improves orthogonal group synchronization with faster convergence.
problem Orthogonal group synchronization from pairwise measurements.
method Newton-Schulz iteration for Riemannian gradient optimization.
result NS-RGS achieves linear convergence and near-optimal accuracy.
In this note, we introduce a new algorithm to deal with finite dimensional clustering with errors in variables. The design of this algorithm is based on recent theoretical advances (see Loustau (2013a,b)) in statistical learning with errors in variables. As the previous mentioned papers, the algorithm mixes different t…
We consider the class of optimization problems arising from computationally intensive L1-regularized M-estimators, where the function or gradient values are very expensive to compute. A particular instance of interest is the L1-regularized MLE for learning Conditional Random Fields (CRFs), which are a popular class of …
FedNew improves federated learning efficiency and privacy.
problem Low communication efficiency and privacy issues in Newton-type methods for federated learning.
method Introduces a two-level framework using ADMM for inverse Hessian-gradient approximation and Newton's method for global model updates, reducing communication overhead.
result FedNew achieves superior communication efficiency and privacy compared to existing methods.
New method approximates CV for model assessment and selection.
problem Efficient model assessment and selection with large number of folds.
method Approximates expensive refitting with a single Newton step warm-started from full training set optimizer.
result Uniform non-asymptotic, deterministic model assessment guarantees for approximate CV.
Paper develops a gradient-like proposal for discrete distributions without requiring natural differentiability.
problem Lack of natural differentiability in proposal distributions for discrete distributions.
method Locally-balanced proposal combined with Newton's series expansion for efficient exploration.
result Method guarantees convergence rate and outperforms alternatives in various experiments.