We study the task of online boosting--combining online weak learners into an online strong learner. While batch boosting has a sound theoretical foundation, online boosting deserves more study from the theoretical perspective. In this paper, we carefully compare the differences between online and batch boosting, and pr…
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New private algorithms for online learning improve regret in high privacy regimes.
problem Private online learning from experts and convex optimization.
method Transformed lazy algorithms for differential privacy.
result Improved regret bounds for DP-OPE and DP-OCO.
Transforms offline algorithms to online with low regret in random order model.
problem Developing online algorithms with low approximate regret from offline approximation algorithms.
method General reduction theorem and coreset construction method.
result Achieves polylogarithmic ε-approximate regret for various online problems.
Continuous-time algorithms improve online learning performance.
problem Online learning with sequential data and minimizing overall regret.
method Extending discrete-time algorithms to continuous-time models for online linear optimization, adversarial bandit, and adversarial linear bandit.
result Optimal regret bounds are proven for continuous-time settings.
Efficient RNN algorithm guarantees convergence in online learning.
problem Online nonlinear regression with RNNs.
method First-order training algorithm with convergence guarantee.
result The algorithm converges to optimum network parameters.
Online learning with limited information feedback (bandit) tries to solve the problem where an online learner receives partial feedback information from the environment in the course of learning. Under this setting, Flaxman et al.[8] extended Zinkevich's classical Online Gradient Descent (OGD) algorithm [29] by proposi…
Extends boosting to multiclass online agnostic classification.
problem Online multiclass classification with weak learners.
method Reduces multiclass online agnostic boosting to online convex optimization.
result First boosting algorithm for online agnostic multiclass classification.
Accelerated Randomized Coordinate Descent Algorithms for Stochastic Optimization and Online Learningcs.LG
We propose accelerated randomized coordinate descent algorithms for stochastic optimization and online learning. Our algorithms have significantly less per-iteration complexity than the known accelerated gradient algorithms. The proposed algorithms for online learning have better regret performance than the known rando…
Online Coordinate Boostingstat.ML
We present a new online boosting algorithm for adapting the weights of a boosted classifier, which yields a closer approximation to Freund and Schapire's AdaBoost algorithm than previous online boosting algorithms. We also contribute a new way of deriving the online algorithm that ties together previous online boosting…
New online learning algorithm combines PA and TER for binary classification.
problem Binary classification with non-separable data and data imbalance.
method Online Passive-Aggressive (PA) and Total-Error-Rate (TER) learning combined into PATER algorithm.
result PATER algorithms outperform existing online learning algorithms in efficiency and effectiveness.
Kernel-based online learning has often shown state-of-the-art performance for many online learning tasks. It, however, suffers from a major shortcoming, that is, the unbounded number of support vectors, making it non-scalable and unsuitable for applications with large-scale datasets. In this work, we study the problem …
Open problem seeks an online learning algorithm for binary classification.
problem Existence of an online learning algorithm for binary classification with sublinear mistakes.
method Assumption of sequence allowing learning algorithm's existence.
result Specific condition determines sequence's learnability.
FOLKLORE algorithm speeds up online multiclass logistic regression.
problem Efficiently solving online multiclass logistic regression without high computational cost.
method Developed FOLKLORE algorithm with improved runtime and regret bound.
result First practical algorithm for online multiclass logistic regression.
We resolve the fundamental problem of online decoding with general order ergodic Markov chain models. Specifically, we provide deterministic and randomized algorithms whose performance is close to that of the optimal offline algorithm even when latency is small. Our algorithms admit efficient implementation vi…
We consider online algorithms under both the competitive ratio criteria and the regret minimization one. Our main goal is to build a unified methodology that would be able to guarantee both criteria simultaneously. For a general class of online algorithms, namely any Metrical Task System (MTS), we show that one can sim…
Boosts weak online learners to strong ones with sublinear regret.
problem Online learning agnostic setting without strong guarantees.
method Reduction to online convex optimization, boosting via marginally-better-than-trivial regret guarantees.
result First agnostic online boosting algorithm with sublinear regret.
New algorithm improves online binary classification with constant time complexity.
problem Online binary classification with rebalancing.
method Non-iteratively reweighted recursive least-squares.
result Exacts converges to batch formulation and outperforms existing algorithms.
Most traditional online learning algorithms are based on variants of mirror descent or follow-the-leader. In this paper, we present an online algorithm based on a completely different approach, tailored for transductive settings, which combines "random playout" and randomized rounding of loss subgradients. As an applic…
Efficient online learning with pairwise loss functions is a crucial component in building large-scale learning system that maximizes the area under the Receiver Operator Characteristic (ROC) curve. In this paper we investigate the generalization performance of online learning algorithms with pairwise loss functions. We…
A method for efficient statistical inference from online algorithms.
problem Computational constraints in online algorithms make traditional variance estimation difficult.
method HulC method that wraps around online algorithms to produce valid confidence regions.
result The HulC method produces asymptotically valid confidence regions for online algorithms.
While both cost-sensitive learning and online learning have been studied extensively, the effort in simultaneously dealing with these two issues is limited. Aiming at this challenge task, a novel learning framework is proposed in this paper. The key idea is based on the fusion of online ensemble algorithms and the stat…
Optimized projection-free algorithms for online learning: construction and worst-case analysismath.OC
Optimized algorithms for online learning with linear constraints improve performance and provide worst-case analysis.
problem Improving online learning algorithms for constrained optimization problems.
method Developed an optimized variant of an online Frank-Wolfe algorithm and used semidefinite programming for numerical analysis.
result No pure online Frank-Wolfe algorithm can have a better regret guarantee than O(T^3/4) without additional assumptions.
Transforms offline greedy algorithms to online algorithms for combinatorial problems.
problem Online decision-making in time-varying combinatorial environments.
method General framework using Blackwell approachability and Bandit Blackwell approachability.
result Achieves regret in full information setting and regret in bandit setting.
OOMP selects features online for sparse linear regression.
problem Feature selection in high-dimensional sparse linear models.
method Online algorithm that alternates between feature selection and coefficient estimation.
result Theoretical guarantees and computational complexity analysis of OOMP.
New framework converts offline to online estimation using black-box offline estimators.
problem Convert offline estimation algorithms to online estimation algorithms.
method Oracle-Efficient Online Estimation (OEOE) framework.
result Achieves near-optimal online estimation error via black-box offline estimators.
New algorithm reduces online hyperparameter optimization costs.
problem High cost of evaluating validation examples in online HPO.
method Modeling online HPO as a time-varying Bayesian optimization problem, proposing a costly feedback setting.
result Cost-efficient GP-UCB algorithm reaches human expert-level performance.
New algorithm achieves logarithmic regret for adversarial online control.
problem Online linear-quadratic control in systems with adversarial disturbances.
method Characterization of optimal offline control law, reduced to online learning with approximate advantage functions.
result First algorithm with logarithmic regret for arbitrary adversarial disturbance sequences.
Unified framework for analyzing online convex optimization across various settings.
problem Analyzing online convex optimization in different settings and feedback types.
method Unified framework allowing systematic proposal and analysis of meta-algorithms.
result Comparable regret bounds for various feedback types and adversary types.
New algorithm predicts piecewise regular functions online.
problem Online prediction of piecewise regular functions.
method Modified sleeping experts aggregation algorithm.
result Oracle risk bounds for all local regions.
New framework connects online learning to statistical learning for better generalization bounds.
problem Deriving generalization bounds for statistical learning algorithms.
method Constructing an online learning game and showing a connection to statistical learning.
result Established a connection between online and statistical learning, leading to new generalization bounds.
New algorithm reduces online learning iterations by a factor of T^2/3.
problem Efficiency in online learning with smooth cost functions.
method Follow-the-Perturbed-Leader method using online primal-dual framework.
result Guaranteed T^2/3 regret for general online convex optimization.
In this paper, we consider the problem of preserving privacy in the online learning setting. We study the problem in the online convex programming (OCP) framework---a popular online learning setting with several interesting theoretical and practical implications---while using differential privacy as the formal privacy …
Online learning algorithms are designed to learn even when their input is generated by an adversary. The widely-accepted formal definition of an online algorithm's ability to learn is the game-theoretic notion of regret. We argue that the standard definition of regret becomes inadequate if the adversary is allowed to a…
Improved online Sinkhorn algorithm for large-scale data processing.
problem Efficiency of Sinkhorn algorithm for large-scale data streams.
method Revisit and improve convergence analysis of online Sinkhorn algorithm, introduce compressed online Sinkhorn algorithm.
result New faster convergence rate for online Sinkhorn algorithm under certain conditions.
An online algorithm improves cPCA for efficient, interpretable data analysis.
problem Efficiently finding informative low-dimensional representations in large datasets.
method Developed an online algorithm for a modified cPCA* method.
result The online algorithm for cPCA* shows improved performance and interpretability.
New algorithms reduce regret in online learning with imperfect hints.
problem Designing algorithms to minimize regret in online learning with imperfect hints.
method Developed algorithms that are resilient to bad hints and interpolate between correlated and no-hints cases.
result Achieved nearly matching lower bounds for online learning with imperfect directional hints.
New online GP algorithm offers performance guarantees for streaming data.
problem Training and inference of GPs require all historic data, limiting online decision-making.
method Developed a new theoretical framework based on PAC-Bayes theory, optimizing empirical risk and parameter divergence.
result Offers both a guarantee of generalized performance and good accuracy.
We consider the problem of online subspace tracking of a partially observed high-dimensional data stream corrupted by noise, where we assume that the data lie in a low-dimensional linear subspace. This problem is cast as an online low-rank tensor completion problem. We propose a novel online tensor subspace tracking al…
GLCB uses Gated Linear Networks for online contextual bandits.
problem Online learning in contextual bandits with uncertainty estimation.
method Gated Linear Networks (GLNs) for prediction and uncertainty estimation.
result GLCB outperforms state-of-the-art methods in online contextual bandits.
Paper studies a robust online learning algorithm for regression.
problem Develops a robust online learning algorithm for regression problems.
method Introduces an online learning algorithm with a robust loss function over RKHS.
result The algorithm achieves optimal convergence rates in mean square and RKHS.
Combines offline causal inference and online bandit learning for better decision-making.
problem Making adaptive decisions using both logged and streaming data to avoid user harm.
method Unified offline causal inference and online learning algorithms, deriving bounds on decision accuracy.
result First upper regret bound for forest-based online bandit algorithms.
We consider the problem of online collaborative filtering in the online setting, where items are recommended to the users over time. At each time step, the user (selected by the environment) consumes an item (selected by the agent) and provides a rating of the selected item. In this paper, we propose a novel algorithm …
New DP algorithms achieve near-optimal regret bounds for online learning problems.
problem Online learning problems with zero-loss solutions and differential privacy constraints.
method Developed new Differentially Private algorithms with near-optimal regret bounds.
result Achieved near-optimal regret bounds for various online prediction and convex optimization problems.
Algorithm minimizes regret while adhering to unknown safety constraints.
problem Online learning with unknown safety constraints.
method General meta-algorithm leveraging online regression and learning oracles.
result Concrete algorithm with regret for linear constraints.
Efficient boosting method for regression with limited feedback.
problem Online boosting for regression tasks with noisy multi-point bandit feedback.
method Efficient regret minimization method with online boosting algorithm and projection-free online convex optimization.
result Improved state-of-the-art guarantees in efficiency.
As an emerging research direction, online streaming feature selection deals with sequentially added dimensions in a feature space while the number of data instances is fixed. Online streaming feature selection provides a new, complementary algorithmic methodology to enrich online feature selection, especially targets t…
New algorithms reduce forecasting errors by leveraging optimistic learning and hinting.
problem Real-time climate forecasting with delayed feedback.
method Developed optimistic online learning algorithms that reduce regret under delayed feedback.
result Optimistic learning algorithms achieve optimal regret guarantees under delayed feedback.
As more data are produced each day, and faster, data stream mining is growing in importance, making clear the need for algorithms able to fast process these data. Data stream mining algorithms are meant to be solutions to extract knowledge online, specially tailored from continuous data problem. Many of the current alg…