A new error bound improves safety in Bayesian optimization.
problem Ensuring safety in Bayesian optimization with probabilistic models.
method Introducing a novel error bound using Wiener kernel regression for Gaussian processes and noise.
result The new error bound provides larger safety regions than previous methods.
The paper bounds the mean absolute error in DNN vector-to-vector regression.
problem Bounding the mean absolute error in deep neural network based vector-to-vector regression.
method Error decomposition techniques in statistical learning theory and non-convex optimization theory were used to derive upper bounds for approximation, estimation, and optimization errors.
result Theoretical upper bounds for mean absolute error in DNN vector-to-vector regression were derived and validated experimentally.
Paper studies SGD stability and optimization error in pairwise learning.
problem Stability and optimization error of SGD for pairwise learning.
method Established stability and optimization error trade-offs for SGD in convex, strongly convex, and non-convex settings.
result Lower bounds for SGD optimization error and excess expected risk.
Optimal multiclass U-calibration error found to be Θ(√KT).
problem Online multiclass U-calibration with low regret for all bounded proper losses.
method Follow-the-Perturbed-Leader algorithm and lower bound construction.
result Optimal U-calibration error is Θ(√KT).
Paper improves risk bounds for nonconvex-strongly-concave minimax problems.
problem Achieving sharper risk bounds for nonconvex-strongly-concave minimax problems.
method Using uniform localized convergence to derive high probability generalization error bounds.
result Derives n times faster excess primal risk bounds for popular algorithms.
Adversarial training achieves optimal test error for shallow networks.
problem Achieving optimal adversarial test error for general data distributions.
method Applying new Rademacher complexity bounds and properties of optimal adversarial predictors.
result Adversarial training can achieve optimal adversarial test error for general data distributions.
Error bounds, which refer to inequalities that bound the distance of vectors in a test set to a given set by a residual function, have proven to be extremely useful in analyzing the convergence rates of a host of iterative methods for solving optimization problems. In this paper, we present a new framework for establis…
Sharp bounds found on expert error in binary advice aggregation.
problem Aggregating binary advice from conditionally independent experts.
method Sharp upper and lower bounds on optimal error probability in asymmetric case.
result Sharp bounds recover and sharpen known results in symmetric case.
Paper establishes universal lower bounds and optimal rates for clustering sub-exponential mixture models.
problem Achieving optimal error rates in clustering sub-exponential mixture models.
method Establishes universal lower bounds and demonstrates iterative algorithms' optimality in sub-exponential mixture models.
result Iterative algorithms achieve the universal lower bound in sub-exponential mixture models.
Improved BO algorithms reduce prediction error under Gaussian noise.
problem Reducing prediction error in Bayesian optimization with Gaussian noise.
method Established new prediction error bounds for Gaussian process under frequentist setting.
result Proved improved convergence rates of cumulative regret for GP-UCB and GP-TS.
Federated learning limits and optimal algorithm with low communication cost.
problem Achieving optimal performance in one-shot federated learning with limited communication.
method Investigates the impact of communication constraints on expected error, proposes Multi-Resolution Estimator (MRE).
result MRE achieves error close to theoretical limit with B ≥ log m n B \ge \log mn B ≥ log mn and is order optimal. New method improves privacy in linear regression with optimal error bounds.
problem Differentially private linear regression with suboptimal error bounds.
method One-pass mini-batch stochastic gradient descent (DP-AMBSSGD) with adaptive clipping.
result Nearly optimal error bounds in terms of key parameters like dimensionality, number of points, and noise standard deviation.
Full-batch GD achieves generalization close to any stationary point with fewer assumptions.
problem Generalization and excess risk bounds for smooth losses, including non-Lipschitz and nonconvex cases.
method Path-dependent analysis of GD's generalization error, focusing on optimization error and stability.
result Generalization error is tightly bound in terms of optimization error and iteration count, bypassing common assumptions.
Optimal estimates derived for residual networks' generalization error.
problem Estimating the generalization error of residual networks.
method Derives optimal a priori estimates using a weighted path norm.
result Optimal error estimates are comparable to Monte Carlo error rates.
The paper provides global optimization algorithms for two particularly difficult nonconvex problems raised by hybrid system identification: switching linear regression and bounded-error estimation. While most works focus on local optimization heuristics without global optimality guarantees or with guarantees valid only…
Paper bounds prediction error for misspecified Gaussian process models.
problem Guaranteeing model confidence for nonparametric Gaussian process regression.
method Derives an upper bound for mean square prediction error using pseudo-concave optimization.
result Upper bound for mean square prediction error of misspecified models.
The paper tackles deep learning from dependent data, achieving optimal performance.
problem Deep learning from strongly mixing observations, especially with regularization and optimality.
method Sparse-penalized regularization for deep neural networks, oracle inequality for expected excess risk.
result Deep neural network estimator achieves minimax optimal rate for nonparametric autoregression.
New algorithm optimally evaluates policies with linear approximations.
problem Policy evaluation with linear function approximation.
method Accelerated, variance-reduced fast temporal difference algorithm (VRFTD).
result VRFTD matches both deterministic and stochastic lower bounds.
Sharp 2-Wasserstein bounds for DDPMs derived from Föllmer process.
problem Sampling error bounds for DDPMs in 2-Wasserstein distance.
method Lipschitz-type conditions on score function, Föllmer process, and log-concave target distributions.
result Sharp upper bounds for DDPMs in 2-Wasserstein distance, optimal in dimension and steps.
Simpler majority vote of three classifiers achieves optimal error bounds.
problem Developing an optimal PAC learning algorithm in the realizable setting.
method Returning the majority vote of three ERM classifiers.
result Achieves optimal in-expectation bound on error.
Optimal transport bounds improve generalization in learning algorithms.
problem Understanding and improving generalization in machine learning.
method Using algorithmic transport cost and Wasserstein distance to derive upper bounds on generalization error.
result Generalization error decreases exponentially with the number of layers in deep neural networks.
New bound reduces generalization error for stable algorithms, nearly optimal.
problem Improving generalization bounds for uniformly stable algorithms.
method Developed a new high-probability generalization bound with nearly optimal rate.
result Achieved an estimation error bound of O ( γ log ( n ) log ( n / δ ) + log ( 1 / δ ) / n ) O(γ\log(n)\log(n/δ) + \sqrt{\log(1/δ)/n}) O ( γ log ( n ) log ( n / δ ) + log ( 1/ δ ) / n ) for γ γ γ -uniformly stable algorithms. Improved bounds for proximal gradient algorithms with computational errors.
problem Analyzing convergence of proximal gradient algorithms with inaccuracies.
method Deriving new tighter deterministic and probabilistic bounds for convex composite problems.
result Probabilistic bounds are more robust and accurate for algorithm verification and performance guarantees.
The stochastic gradient descent (SGD) optimization algorithm plays a central role in a series of machine learning applications. The scientific literature provides a vast amount of upper error bounds for the SGD method. Much less attention as been paid to proving lower error bounds for the SGD method. It is the key cont…
The paper offers error bounds for quantized dynamical models.
problem Accuracy of dynamical models from dependent data sequences.
method Developed uniform error bounds for quantized models and imperfect optimization algorithms.
result Unified bounds for slow and fast rates, scaling with model encoding bits.
A new algorithm reduces distributed learning error to near-optimal levels.
problem Optimal one-shot distributed learning with limited samples per machine.
method Multi-Resolution Estimator (MRE) algorithm for parameter estimation.
result The MRE algorithm achieves error bounds approaching existing lower bounds.
EBUCB framework achieves optimal regret with bounded approximate inference error.
problem Theoretical gap between practical performance and theoretical justification of Bayesian bandit algorithms with approximate inference.
method Enhanced Bayesian Upper Confidence Bound (EBUCB) framework that accommodates bandit problems with approximate inference.
result EBUCB achieves optimal regret order O ( log T ) O(\log T) O ( log T ) under certain conditions on inference error. New algorithm improves regression error bounds and accelerates performance for low noise.
problem Nonparametric least square regression in RKHS with optimal error bounds.
method Kernel Truncated Randomized Ridge Regression (KTRRR) with optimal generalization error bounds.
result Faster finite-time and asymptotic rates on low noise problems.
Study error bounds and optimal schedules for Masked Diffusions with factorized approximations.
problem Analyzing trade-offs between computation and accuracy in Masked Diffusion Models.
method Provided general error bounds and identified optimal schedules based on data distribution information profiles.
result Identified optimal schedule sizes for Masked Diffusion Models.
Improved estimator for least squares using random projections achieves smaller error.
problem Improving the accuracy of least squares solutions for large-scale problems.
method James-Stein estimator applied to Gaussian sketching of least squares problems.
result Upper and lower bounds match when SNR is small and data matrix is well-conditioned.
The study sets limits on how robust classifiers can be against adversarial attacks.
problem Understanding the limits of robustness in classification models against adversarial attacks.
method Utilized optimal transport theory to derive variational formulae and explicit lower-bounds on Bayes-optimal error.
result Explicit lower-bounds on the Bayes-optimal error for distance-based attacks, universal in geometry of class-conditional distributions.
SGD with random shuffling achieves lower optimization error than repeated shuffling.
problem Optimization of smooth and strongly-convex finite-sum problems.
method Lower bounds on SGD with random shuffling and repeated shuffling.
result Lower bounds on SGD with random shuffling and repeated shuffling reveal performance gaps.
We consider the mixed regression problem with two components, under adversarial and stochastic noise. We give a convex optimization formulation that provably recovers the true solution, and provide upper bounds on the recovery errors for both arbitrary noise and stochastic noise settings. We also give matching minimax …
The paper develops a method to accurately estimate the Bayes misclassification error rate.
problem Estimating the best achievable classifier performance without learning a Bayes-optimal classifier.
method Learning to benchmark using an ensemble of ε-ball estimators and Chebyshev approximation.
result The proposed method achieves an optimal mean squared error rate of O(N^(-1)) under a smoothness assumption.
Efficiently learns a single neuron with adversarial noise, improving on prior work.
problem Learning a single neuron with adversarial label noise.
method Efficient algorithm using local error bounds from optimization theory.
result Approximates optimal L 2 2 L_2^2 L 2 2 -error within a constant factor. New bounds for SGLD show error decreases with more data.
problem Establishing generalization error bounds for SGLD in non-convex settings.
method Using dissipativity, smoothness, and uniform stability, time-independent bounds are derived.
result Error bounds decay to zero as sample size increases.
New methods bound estimation error in high-dimensional statistical problems.
problem Fundamental limits of first order methods in high-dimensional estimation.
method Introduces general first order methods for high-dimensional regression and low-rank matrix estimation.
result Derives optimal lower bounds on estimation error for these methods.
Estimates convex hulls of smooth function images with error bounds.
problem Estimating the convex hull of the image of a smooth boundary set.
method Using submersion properties and sampling inputs, derive bounds on Hausdorff distance.
result New tighter and more general error bounds for geometric inference.
Novel bounds for SGLD show generalization error decreases with more samples.
problem Understanding the generalization error of SGLD in non-convex optimization.
method Information-theoretic approach focusing on Kullback-Leibler divergence and sub-exponential loss function.
result Time-independent generalization bounds for SGLD, independent of step size and number of iterations.
The paper analyzes kNN density estimation's convergence rates under different conditions.
problem Analyzing convergence rates of kNN density estimation under bounded and unbounded support conditions.
method Examined two cases: bounded support with known and unknown support sets, and unbounded support with smooth density function.
result kNN density estimation is minimax optimal under certain conditions and better than kernel density estimation in some cases.
Score-based diffusion models achieve optimal error bounds under non-parametric assumptions.
problem Improving the minimax optimality of score-based diffusion models.
method Kernel-based score estimation and early stopping strategy.
result Achieves minimax optimal error bounds under sub-Gaussian and Sobolev space assumptions.
Study problem-dependent rates in statistical learning theory, achieving optimal generalization error bounds.
problem Generalization error in statistical learning theory.
method Uniform localized convergence framework.
result Optimal generalization error bounds for various learning problems.
New bounds show current methods overestimate system parameter errors.
problem Current bounds overestimate parameter errors in system identification.
method Utilized asymptotic normality and second-order decomposition.
result Obtained finite-sample bounds matching optimal rates up to constants.
New method gives provable error bounds for neural nets under distribution shift.
problem Proving reliable error bounds for neural networks under distribution shift.
method Optimizing a classifier to disagree with another, using a new 'disagreement loss'.
result Valid error bounds with comparable accuracy to competitive methods.
The paper provides mean-square error bounds for stochastic approximation algorithms.
problem Error bounds for recursive equations with Markovian disturbances.
method Analysis of mean-square error for stochastic approximation algorithms.
result Mean-square error achieves the optimal rate of O ( 1 / n ) O(1/n) O ( 1/ n ) under certain conditions. Many machine learning tasks can be formulated as Regularized Empirical Risk Minimization (R-ERM), and solved by optimization algorithms such as gradient descent (GD), stochastic gradient descent (SGD), and stochastic variance reduction (SVRG). Conventional analysis on these optimization algorithms focuses on their conv…
Optimal Gaussian noise mechanisms achieve nearly optimal error in unbiased mean estimation.
problem Efficiently estimating the mean of high-dimensional data while preserving privacy.
method Differential privacy mechanisms with Gaussian noise, focusing on optimal covariance.
result Gaussian noise mechanisms achieve nearly optimal error among all private unbiased mean estimation mechanisms.
Derives error bounds for stochastic iterative algorithms using Stein's method.
problem Bounding errors in stochastic iterative algorithms like SGD and SGLD.
method Uses infinite-dimensional Stein's method of exchangeable pairs to derive functional approximation error bounds.
result Establishes non-asymptotic error bounds for algorithm sample paths and variance of iterate averages.