New bound on Rademacher complexity for vector functions.
problem Bounding Rademacher complexity for vector-valued functions.
method Bounding Rademacher complexity by coordinate-wise complexity with a factor of sqrt(K).
result Rademacher complexity is bounded by the maximum coordinate-wise complexity times sqrt(K).
Extends inequality for Rademacher complexities using p-stable variables.
problem Improving Rademacher complexity bounds using p-stable variables. method Extends contraction inequality to p-stable variables for 1<p<2. result New bounds for Rademacher complexities with p-stable variables. The paper bounds the complexity of GCNs using Rademacher complexity.
problem Understanding the sample complexity of GCNs.
method Derived tight upper and lower bounds of Rademacher complexity for GCN models.
result The derived bounds depend on the largest eigenvalue of the graph filter and the degree distribution.
Improved generalization bounds for CNNs using Rademacher complexity.
problem Establishing non-vacuous generalization bounds for deep learning models.
method Rademacher complexity framework with novel contraction lemmas for high-dimensional mappings.
result Enhanced generalization bounds for a broader class of activation functions.
Analyzes the complexity of linear hypothesis sets using Rademacher complexity.
problem Understanding the complexity of linear hypothesis sets for various norms.
method Tight analysis of empirical Rademacher complexity for linear hypothesis classes with bounded weights.
result Improved bounds on Rademacher complexity for linear hypothesis sets, matching or improving existing results.
We develop a technique for deriving data-dependent error bounds for transductive learning algorithms based on transductive Rademacher complexity. Our technique is based on a novel general error bound for transduction in terms of transductive Rademacher complexity, together with a novel bounding technique for Rademacher…
Paper extends PAC-Bayesian theory using shifted Rademacher processes.
problem Improving PAC-Bayesian bounds for fast rates.
method Using shifted Rademacher processes to match Catoni's bounds and derive new fast-rate bounds.
result New fast-rate PAC-Bayes bounds derived in terms of empirical risk surface flatness.
Statistical learning theory connects to spin glass models via Rademacher complexity and replica theory.
problem Bounding generalization gap in statistical learning theory.
method Linking Rademacher complexity in statistical learning to synthetic models in statistical physics.
result Rademacher complexity is closely related to ground state energy in spin glass models.
The paper analyzes risk bounds and Rademacher complexity in batch RL.
problem Estimating/minimizing Bellman error with general value function approximation.
method Characterizes generalization performance using Rademacher complexities of function classes.
result Risk bounds and Rademacher complexities provide insights into batch RL.
New findings show Rademacher complexities are not crucial for learning complexities.
problem Understanding the sample complexity of learning with squared loss in convex classes.
method Novel learning procedure combining mean estimation and Talagrand's generic chaining method.
result Sample complexity is determined by the limiting Gaussian process, not Rademacher complexities.
The paper analyzes adversarial robustness for linear models and neural networks using Rademacher complexity.
problem Understanding adversarial robustness of linear models and neural networks.
method The paper uses Rademacher complexity to provide upper and lower bounds for adversarial robustness of linear hypotheses and neural networks.
result The paper provides bounds on adversarial Rademacher complexity for linear hypotheses and neural networks, offering a finer analysis of input dimensionality.
New method improves deep neural networks' generalization using Local Rademacher Complexity.
problem Improving generalization of deep neural networks.
method Developed a novel regularizer based on Local Rademacher Complexity.
result Demonstrated effectiveness of the LRC-based regularizer in improving generalization.
Great successes of deep neural networks have been witnessed in various real applications. Many algorithmic and implementation techniques have been developed, however, theoretical understanding of many aspects of deep neural networks is far from clear. A particular interesting issue is the usefulness of dropout, which w…
We show how to control the generalization error of time series models wherein past values of the outcome are used to predict future values. The results are based on a generalization of standard i.i.d. concentration inequalities to dependent data without the mixing assumptions common in the time series setting. Our proo…
This paper provides a general result on controlling local Rademacher complexities, which captures in an elegant form to relate the complexities with constraint on the expected norm to the corresponding ones with constraint on the empirical norm. This result is convenient to apply in real applications and could yield re…
Study on generalization for data-dependent hypothesis sets.
problem Understanding generalization in hypothesis sets dependent on data.
method Learning guarantee based on transductive Rademacher complexity and hypothesis set stability.
result Generalization bound for data-dependent hypothesis sets.
For a finite function class we describe the large sample limit of the sequential Rademacher complexity in terms of the viscosity solution of a G-heat equation. In the language of Peng's sublinear expectation theory, the same quantity equals to the expected value of the largest order statistics of a multidimensional $…
Transductive learning considers situations when a learner observes m labelled training points and u unlabelled test points with the final goal of giving correct answers for the test points. This paper introduces a new complexity measure for transductive learning called Permutational Rademacher Complexity (PRC) and …
Discussion of ``2004 IMS Medallion Lecture: Local Rademacher complexities and oracle inequalities in risk minimization'' by V. Koltchinskii [arXiv:0708.0083]
Discussion of ``2004 IMS Medallion Lecture: Local Rademacher complexities and oracle inequalities in risk minimization'' by V. Koltchinskii [arXiv:0708.0083]
Discussion of ``2004 IMS Medallion Lecture: Local Rademacher complexities and oracle inequalities in risk minimization'' by V. Koltchinskii [arXiv:0708.0083]
Discussion of ``2004 IMS Medallion Lecture: Local Rademacher complexities and oracle inequalities in risk minimization'' by V. Koltchinskii [arXiv:0708.0083]
Discussion of "2004 IMS Medallion Lecture: Local Rademacher complexities and oracle inequalities in risk minimization" by V. Koltchinskii [arXiv:0708.0083]
The paper studies how to make machine learning models robust to adversarial attacks.
problem Making machine learning models robust to adversarial attacks.
method The paper uses Rademacher complexity to study adversarially robust generalization.
result The adversarial Rademacher complexity has an unavoidable dimension dependence, unless the weight vector has bounded ℓ1 norm. Logistic regression gets a new, simpler uniform bound.
problem Finding a uniform bound for logistic regression's empirical risk.
method PAC-Bayes approach with second-order expansion and Rademacher-complexity bounds.
result Provides a dimension-free uniform concentration bound.
The contraction inequality for Rademacher averages is extended to Lipschitz functions with vector-valued domains, and it is also shown that in the bounding expression the Rademacher variables can be replaced by arbitrary iid symmetric and sub-gaussian variables. Example applications are given for multi-category learnin…
We present a novel notion of complexity that interpolates between and generalizes some classic existing complexity notions in learning theory: for estimators like empirical risk minimization (ERM) with arbitrary bounded losses, it is upper bounded in terms of data-independent Rademacher complexity; for generalized Baye…
Quantum reservoirs risk bounds are analyzed using Rademacher complexity.
problem Bounding generalization errors of quantum reservoirs.
method Using Rademacher complexity, specific bounds are derived for quantum reservoir classes.
result Risk bounds converge with increasing training samples and qubits.
Uniform bounds derived for nonlinear statistics.
problem Deriving uniform bounds for nonlinear statistics.
method Extended method to Gaussian and Rademacher complexities.
result Tight bounds for U-statistics and error functionals.
Majorizing measures control sequential complexities for online learning.
problem Extending classical empirical processes theory to sequential cases.
method Generic chaining, majorizing measures, fractional covering numbers.
result Sharp control of worst-case sequential Rademacher complexity.
New bounds for non-convex estimators without Bernstein condition.
problem Sharp excess risk bounds for non-convex and improper estimators.
method Exponential-tail local Rademacher complexity risk bounds with offset condition.
result Sharp bounds for non-convex and improper estimators without Bernstein condition.
LocalDrop uses local Rademacher complexity for neural network regularization.
problem Overfitting in deep neural networks.
method Developed a new regularization function based on local Rademacher complexity.
result Demonstrated effectiveness of LocalDrop through extensive experiments.
Estimates neural network errors for classification problems.
problem Binary and multi-class classification problems.
method Rademacher complexity estimates and direct approximation theorems.
result A priori error estimates for regularized loss functionals.
New bounds explain modern machine learning algorithms' generalization.
problem Explaining generalization behavior of modern machine learning algorithms.
method Proposes a new complexity measure based on empirical Rademacher complexity of an algorithm- and data-dependent hypothesis class.
result Obtains novel bounds with finite fractal dimension, simplifies proofs, and recovers known results.
Neural ODEs simplified using Chen-Fliess series for Rademacher complexity analysis.
problem Analyzing the complexity of neural ODE models.
method Using Chen-Fliess series to frame neural ODEs as infinite-width nets, where weights are signature of control input and features are Lie derivatives.
result Derived compact expressions for the Rademacher complexity of ODE models.
The paper introduces gapped scale-sensitive dimensions to improve learning rate bounds.
problem Improving lower bounds on rates of convergence in statistical and online learning.
method Introducing and analyzing gapped scale-sensitive dimensions for function classes.
result Gapped dimensions lead to stronger lower bounds on offset Rademacher averages.
New bound explains why high-rank neural nets generalize well.
problem Understanding why high-rank neural networks generalize well.
method Using Koopman operators, group representations, and RKHSs, a new Rademacher complexity bound is derived.
result Derives a bound for a wider range of realistic models.
Proves new concentration inequalities for sub-gaussian and sub-exponential variables.
problem Understanding functions of independent random variables better.
method Sub-gaussian and sub-exponential conditions, Rademacher complexities, Lipschitz function classes.
result Extension of Rademacher complexities to unbounded sub-exponential distributions.
Study excess capacity in neural networks using Rademacher complexity.
problem Understanding how much capacity deep networks have beyond what's needed for classification.
method Unified Rademacher complexity bounds for function composition and convolutional layers, considering Lipschitz constants and initialization norms.
result There is substantial excess capacity per task, and capacity can be kept similar across different tasks.
Improved sample complexity for ReLU networks with norm constraints.
problem Estimating sample complexity for ReLU networks under norm constraints.
method Refined Rademacher complexity analysis for function class.
result Often no explicit depth-dependence in sample complexity bound.
Study bounds Rademacher complexity of Fourier neural operators.
problem Bounding Rademacher complexity for Fourier neural operators.
method Investigated using specific group norms and capacity.
result Inferred that group norms determine model information.
This paper improves bounds on DNN generalization to adversarial examples.
problem Improving generalization of deep neural networks to adversarial data.
method Investigates Rademacher complexity and introduces a new covering number.
result Achieves upper bounds for adversarial Rademacher complexity matching standard settings.
Study reveals adversarially robust domain adaptation is harder to generalize across domains.
problem Hardness of transferring adversarial robustness across different domains.
method Analysis of adversarial Rademacher complexity over symmetric difference hypothesis space.
result Adversarial Rademacher complexity is always greater than non-adversarial, indicating intrinsic hardness.
The paper generalizes offset Rademacher complexities to convex and non-convex problems.
problem Improper learning and convexity in statistical learning.
method Generalization of offset Rademacher complexities to convex and non-convex problems.
result The offset complexity provides versatile analytic tools for both convex and non-convex learning.
Optimal kernel sum classifiers analyzed for statistical efficiency.
problem Analyzing the statistical efficiency of optimal kernel sum classifiers.
method Combining optimization tools with learning theory bounds to analyze sample complexity.
result Justifies assumptions in prior work on multiple kernel learning and provides a new form of Rademacher complexity.
We analyze the local Rademacher complexity of empirical risk minimization (ERM)-based multi-label learning algorithms, and in doing so propose a new algorithm for multi-label learning. Rather than using the trace norm to regularize the multi-label predictor, we instead minimize the tail sum of the singular values of th…
ACL improves robustness with unlabeled data, and we analyze its generalization using Rademacher complexity.
problem Improving robustness of deep networks against adversarial attacks using unlabeled data.
method We analyze the generalization performance of Adversarial Contrastive Learning (ACL) using Rademacher complexity.
result The average adversarial risk of the downstream tasks can be upper bounded by the adversarial unsupervised risk of the upstream task.
New approach for testable learning using moment matching and Rademacher complexity.
problem Replacing hard-to-verify distributional assumptions with testable ones.
method Moment matching and metric distances in probability.
result Improved sample complexity bounds for various concept classes and distributions.