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48 results for Quickest Hub Discovery

This paper introduces scikit-hubness, a Python package for efficient nearest neighbor search in high-dimensional spaces. Hubness is an aspect of the curse of dimensionality, and is known to impair various learning tasks, including classification, clustering, and visualization. scikit-hubness provides algorithms for hub…

2019-12-02abs ↗pdf ↗

Non-parametric estimators improve quickest changepoint detection under irregular sequence lengths.

problem Limited and irregular sequence lengths hinder application of ARL and ADD in QCD.
method Analogies with survival analysis to model detection probabilities under truncation.
result KM-ARL and KM-ADD non-parametric estimators are asymptotically unbiased.

Paper introduces a new method to identify brain hubs using both structural and functional connectivity.

problem Hub node identification in brain networks using only functional connectivity.
method Graph signal processing framework that models functional activity as graph signals on structural connectivity.
result The proposed GraFHub framework identifies hub nodes more accurately than conventional methods.

A distributed SGD method for heterogeneous networks with hubs and workers.

problem Learning in heterogeneous multi-level networks with worker heterogeneity and varying communication.
method Multi-Level Local SGD: distributed SGD with hub-and-spoke paradigm and hub averaging.
result The method converges with error dependent on worker heterogeneity, hub network topology, and iterations.

Optimizes quickest detection of drift in Brownian motion with false negatives.

problem Quickest detection of drift in Brownian motion with false negatives.
method Formulated as an optimal multiple stopping problem, then equivalent to a recursive optimal stopping problem, solved using free boundary methods.
result Explicit formulae for expected cost and optimal strategy found.

This paper discusses the effect of hubness in zero-shot learning, when ridge regression is used to find a mapping between the example space to the label space. Contrary to the existing approach, which attempts to find a mapping from the example space to the label space, we show that mapping labels into the example spac…

2015-07-03abs ↗pdf ↗

GICDM corrects hubness in embedding spaces for better generative model evaluation.

problem Hubness phenomenon distorts distances in high-dimensional embedding spaces.
method Generative ICDM (GICDM) using multi-scale extension to correct neighborhood estimation.
result GICDM resolves hubness-induced failures and improves metric behavior.

Efficiently estimates hub graphical models with structured sparsity.

problem Computational difficulty in fitting graphical models with hub nodes, especially in high-dimensional data.
method Two-phase algorithm: ADMM for initial point generation and SSN-ALM for accurate solution.
result Significantly improves estimation accuracy and efficiency compared to existing methods.

Optimizes latency and false alarm probability in change detection problems.

problem Balancing latency and false alarms in non-stationary environments.
method Develops order-optimal change detectors under specified latency and false alarm levels.
result Derives a universal lower bound on latency and develops order-optimal detectors.

Master algorithm fails to detect non-stationarity in practical settings.

problem Non-Stationary Reinforcement Learning without prior knowledge.
method Master algorithm tested under various conditions, including piecewise stationary multi-armed bandits.
result Master's non-stationarity detection is ineffective for practical horizons, leading to performance similar to random restarting.

New protocol identifies impossible edge orientations in causal graphs.

problem Causal-discovery algorithms cannot distinguish edge directions without assumptions.
method Discrete impossibility certificates and oracle queries.
result Upper bound of 1+K1+K expert interactions for DAG recovery.

Change detection (CD) in time series data is a critical problem as it reveal changes in the underlying generative processes driving the time series. Despite having received significant attention, one important unexplored aspect is how to efficiently utilize additional correlated information to improve the detection and…

2016-03-31abs ↗pdf ↗

We consider the problem of learning a high-dimensional graphical model in which certain hub nodes are highly-connected to many other nodes. Many authors have studied the use of an l1 penalty in order to learn a sparse graph in high-dimensional setting. However, the l1 penalty implicitly assumes that each edge is equall…

2014-02-28abs ↗pdf ↗

We consider the following general hidden hubs model: an n×nn \times n random matrix AA with a subset SS of kk special rows (hubs): entries in rows outside SS are generated from the probability distribution p0N(0,σ02)p_0 \sim N(0,σ_0^2); for each row in SS, some kk of its entries are generated from p1N(0,σ12)p_1 \sim N(0,σ_1^2), $…

2016-08-12abs ↗pdf ↗

New algorithm detects changes quickly without knowing parameters, near optimally.

problem Quickest change detection with unknown parameters.
method Leverages theoretical asymptotic properties to derive a scalable approximate algorithm with near optimal performance.
result Detects changes in constant complexity with near optimal performance.

BiLiNGAM model reveals brain emotion circuit development in adolescents.

problem Understanding brain emotion circuit development during adolescence.
method Bayesian incorporated linear non-Gaussian acyclic model (BiLiNGAM) for multiple DAGs estimation.
result BiLiNGAM reveals unique developmental hub structures and group-specific patterns in emotion-related intra- and inter-modular connectivity.

New method detects changes in high-dimensional Markov processes without explicit likelihood evaluation.

problem Quickest change detection in Markov processes with unknown transition kernels.
method Learn conditional score from sample pairs, develop score-based CUSUM procedure.
result Exponential lower bounds on mean time to false alarm and asymptotic upper bounds on detection delay.

Study sample complexity of robust binary hypothesis testing under different contamination models.

problem Analyzing the sample complexity of robust binary hypothesis testing under various contamination models.
method Examined three standard contamination models: ε-additive (Huber), ε-subtractive, and ε-total variation (TV). Provided explicit formulas for least favourable distributions and compared sample complexities across models.
result Sample complexities are highly unstable in the contamination parameter ε and comparable up to constant-factor rescaling of ε across models.

New method identifies causal brain connections from fMRI data.

problem Identifying causal brain interactions from statistical associations.
method ψ-learning incorporated linear non-Gaussian acyclic model (ψψ-LiNGAM).
result Identified three types of hub structures and 16 causal flows.

The functioning of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin relies on the open availability of the entire history of its transactions. This makes it a particularly interesting socio-economic system to analyse from the point of view of network science. Here we analyse the evolution of the network of Bitcoin transactions between users…

2018-05-11abs ↗pdf ↗

New algorithm tackles multi-agent bandits with heavy-tailed data.

problem Maximizing system performance in multi-agent settings with heavy-tailed data.
method Algorithm exploits hub-like structures and synchronization among clients.
result Regret bound of O(M11αlogT)O(M^{1 -\frac{1}α} \log{T}) for homogeneous settings, O(MlogT)O(M \log{T}) for heterogeneous.

Polynomial chaos surrogates quantify epistemic uncertainty in AI-driven scientific models.

problem Uncertainty in reward estimates hinders interpretability in sequential generative models.
method Fit polynomial chaos expansions to trained models to propagate epistemic uncertainty and quantify sensitivity.
result Interpretable decomposition of reward components driving generative decisions.

Recently, Graph Convolutional Networks (GCNs) and their variants have been receiving many research interests for learning graph-related tasks. While the GCNs have been successfully applied to this problem, some caveats inherited from classical deep learning still remain as open research topics in the context of the nod…

2019-11-07abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper proposes using low rank assumption to improve causal structure learning in DAGs.

problem Challenges in learning causal structures in high-dimensional, non-sparse DAGs.
method Exploits low rank assumption of DAG adjacency matrix to adapt causal structure learning methods.
result Maximum rank is highly related to hubs, suggesting low rank for scale-free networks.

We consider the problem of quickest change-point detection in data streams. Classical change-point detection procedures, such as CUSUM, Shiryaev-Roberts and Posterior Probability statistics, are optimal only if the change-point model is known, which is an unrealistic assumption in typical applied problems. Instead we p…

2017-06-11abs ↗pdf ↗

Algorithm detects causal change points quickly with adaptive interventions.

problem Detecting changes in causal models with interventions.
method Centralization technique, Kullback-Leibler divergence for intervention selection, adaptive intervention policy.
result Theoretical first-order optimality and validation through simulations and real-world studies.

Attributed network embedding has attracted plenty of interest in recent years. It aims to learn task-independent, low-dimensional, and continuous vectors for nodes preserving both topology and attribute information. Most of the existing methods, such as random-walk based methods and GCNs, mainly focus on the local info…

2020-01-06abs ↗pdf ↗

Optimizes hydrokinetic turbine design using morphing and Bayesian optimization.

problem Designing optimal hydrokinetic turbine shapes due to high cost and geometric constraints.
method Design-by-Morphing (DbM) and Mixed variable, Multi-Objective Bayesian Optimization (MixMOBO).
result Optimized shapes lead to maximum power output with minimal evaluations.