Algorithm ranks assets in fluctuating markets.
problem Ranking assets in nonstationary time series.
method Naive Bayes asset ranker that adjusts weights based on performance.
result Outperforms traditional methods and S&P 500 index.
Boosting for label ranking outperforms existing methods.
problem Improving label ranking predictions using boosting techniques.
method Proposed a boosting algorithm tailored for label ranking tasks.
result Significantly outperforms existing label ranking algorithms.
New algorithms improve RPCA for large matrices with upper rank bounds.
problem Efficiently decompose large matrices into low-rank and sparse parts.
method Combine regularization and matrix multiplication approaches with upper rank bounds.
result Proposed algorithms are faster and more robust than existing methods.
Paper tackles underranking in group-fair ranking systems, proving a trade-off and presenting an algorithm.
problem Underranking in group-fair ranking systems can worsen social and economic inequalities.
method Formulated underranking as a new problem, proved a lower bound, and presented a fair ranking algorithm.
result Algorithm achieves best of underranking and group fairness, confirming theoretical trade-off.
Online boosting algorithms improve multi-label ranking accuracy.
problem Improving multi-label ranking accuracy through online boosting.
method Design and analysis of online boosting algorithms with provable loss bounds.
result Our adaptive algorithm achieves comparable performance to existing batch boosting methods without requiring knowledge of weak learner edges.
New gossip algorithms improve robustness of rank-based statistics in decentralized systems.
problem Ensuring robustness in decentralized AI and edge intelligence systems, especially in the presence of corrupted or adversarial data.
method Developed asynchronous gossip algorithms for computing rank-based statistics.
result First convergence rate bound for asynchronous gossip-based rank estimation.
Ranking recommendation algorithms across datasets using Bradley-Terry model
problem Comparing recommendation algorithms across different datasets
method Introduce a novel data-driven ranking methodology based on Bradley-Terry model
result The obtained ranking depends on key dataset statistics
Learning to rank is a supervised learning problem where the output space is the space of rankings but the supervision space is the space of relevance scores. We make theoretical contributions to the learning to rank problem both in the online and batch settings. First, we propose a perceptron-like algorithm for learnin…
Proposes a cross entropy loss for better ranking algorithms.
problem Improving the theoretical understanding and performance of ranking algorithms.
method Introduces a cross entropy-based loss function that is a convex bound on NDCG and consistent with NDCG.
result Empirically, the proposed method outperforms existing algorithms in quality and robustness.
Efficiently reduces tensor ranks using mean-field approximation.
problem Low-rank approximation of non-negative tensors.
method Mean-field approximation of tensor rank reduction.
result Our algorithm achieves faster and competitive tensor rank reduction.
Algorithm recovers multiple low-rank matrices from unlabeled data.
problem Learning mixtures of low-rank models from unlabelled data.
method Three-stage meta-algorithm that copes with non-convexity and noise.
result Near-optimal sample and computational complexities under Gaussian designs.
We develop an efficient algorithm for low-rank approximation with improved approximation guarantees.
problem Optimal low-rank approximation of matrices with ℓ 1 \ell_1 ℓ 1 norm constraints. method Polynomial time column subset selection-based algorithm achieving i l d e O ( k 1 / 2 ) ilde{O}(k^{1/2}) i l d e O ( k 1/2 ) -approximation. result Improved approximation guarantees for ℓ 1 \ell_1 ℓ 1 low-rank approximation. The paper proposes methods to identify and sample from mixtures of Mallows models for top-k rankings.
problem Identifying and sampling from mixtures of Mallows models for top-k rankings in a heterogeneous population.
method Efficient sampling algorithms and identifiability proofs for both components of the mixture.
result The identifiability and learnability of the Mallows components' parameters in the mixture.
The paper studies ranking algorithms from pairwise and listwise comparisons, deriving lower bounds and optimal algorithms.
problem Designing efficient ranking algorithms from pairwise and listwise comparisons.
method Deriving lower bounds and proposing optimal algorithms for top-k and total ranking problems.
result The proposed algorithms match the derived lower bounds and are optimal up to a logarithmic factor.
WMRB improves ranking accuracy and efficiency in scalable batch training.
problem Improving ranking accuracy and efficiency in large-scale recommendation systems.
method WMRB uses a new rank estimator and an efficient batch training algorithm.
result WMRB consistently outperforms WARP and other baselines in three item recommendation tasks.
New algorithms estimate matrix leverage scores using rank revealing and randomization.
problem Estimating leverage scores for matrices of arbitrary rank.
method Combining rank revealing methods with randomized dimensionality reduction.
result Effective estimators for leverage scores, even in rank deficient cases.
This paper tackles poor approximations in learning-to-rank algorithms and proposes exact reranking methods.
problem Poor approximations in learning-to-rank algorithms based on convex proxies.
method Exact reranking algorithms based on mathematical programming.
result A relaxed version of the exact problem has the same optimal solution.
We consider the problem of estimation of a low-rank matrix from a limited number of noisy rank-one projections. In particular, we propose two fast, non-convex \emph{proper} algorithms for matrix recovery and support them with rigorous theoretical analysis. We show that the proposed algorithms enjoy linear convergence a…
We describe a seriation algorithm for ranking a set of items given pairwise comparisons between these items. Intuitively, the algorithm assigns similar rankings to items that compare similarly with all others. It does so by constructing a similarity matrix from pairwise comparisons, using seriation methods to reorder t…
New spectral methods improve matrix estimation in RL with low-rank structure.
problem Estimating matrices with low-rank structure in reinforcement learning.
method Spectral-based matrix estimation approaches.
result Spectral methods efficiently recover singular subspaces and minimize entry-wise error.
New algorithm improves asset ranking for better cross-sectional portfolios.
problem Sub-optimal ranking of assets in cross-sectional systematic strategies.
method Learning-to-rank algorithms to enhance portfolio construction.
result Modern machine learning ranking algorithms boost Sharpe Ratios by approximately threefold.
New methods rank players using covariates and comparisons, outperforming existing algorithms.
problem Ranking players based on incomplete and noisy pairwise comparisons.
method Three spectral ranking methods incorporating player covariates.
result Proposed methods outperform existing algorithms in simulations.
This paper tackles ranking-based performance normalization for optimization algorithms.
problem Ranking optimization algorithms across diverse numerical scales disrupts performance comparisons.
method Introduces absolute ranking and a sampling-based computational method to address numerical scale variation.
result Provides a more robust framework for assessing performance across multiple algorithms and problems.
This paper ranks pre-trained DNNs using a novel SI measure.
problem Optimizing pre-trained DNN selection for transfer learning.
method Automated ranking via Separation Index (SI) on target datasets.
result Ranked pre-trained DNNs improve classification performance.
Algorithm ensures fair ranking by minority groups alongside majority groups.
problem Ensuring fair ranking of items from minority groups alongside majority groups.
method Optimal transport-based regularizer for individual fairness and efficient optimization algorithm.
result Certifiably individually fair LTR models are achieved.
The Frank-Wolfe (FW) algorithm has been widely used in solving nuclear norm constrained problems, since it does not require projections. However, FW often yields high rank intermediate iterates, which can be very expensive in time and space costs for large problems. To address this issue, we propose a rank-drop method …
Low-rank approach to metric learning from data.
problem Learning a Mahalanobis metric from data.
method Low-rank geometric mean metric learning (GMML) approach.
result Competes effectively with GMML at lower ranks.
Tensor rank and low-rank tensor decompositions have many applications in learning and complexity theory. Most known algorithms use unfoldings of tensors and can only handle rank up to n ⌊ p / 2 ⌋ n^{\lfloor p/2 \rfloor} n ⌊ p /2 ⌋ for a p p p -th order tensor in R n p \mathbb{R}^{n^p} R n p . Previously no efficient algorithm can decompose 3rd order ten…
Algorithm samples fair rankings to ensure individual fairness while maintaining group fairness.
problem Fair ranking tasks with group fairness constraints and uncertainty in item utilities.
method Efficient algorithm that samples rankings from an individually-fair distribution ensuring group fairness.
result Expected utility of output ranking is at least α times optimal fair solution, where α depends on utilities and constraints.
A faster algorithm for ranking from pairwise comparisons.
problem Efficiently ranking individuals or objects from pairwise comparisons.
method An alternative and simpler iterative algorithm for ranking that converges faster.
result The new algorithm is over 100 times faster in some cases.
The problem of recovering a low n n n -rank tensor is an extension of sparse recovery problem from the low dimensional space (matrix space) to the high dimensional space (tensor space) and has many applications in computer vision and graphics such as image inpainting and video inpainting. In this paper, we consider a new …
A new learning-to-rank approach ensures fairness for item providers in dynamic ranking systems.
problem Myopically optimizing user utility can be unfair to item providers in two-sided markets.
method A controller that integrates unbiased estimators for fairness and utility, dynamically adapting as more data becomes available.
result Empirically, the algorithm is highly practical and robust, ensuring amortized group fairness.
Randomized algorithm solves vector-valued regression problems with low-rank operators.
problem Vector-valued regression problems involving infinite-dimensional spaces.
method Randomized Reduced Rank Regression (R4) using Gaussian sketching for optimization.
result R4 estimators are efficient and accurate, with empirical risk close to optimal.
Partial convexification improves tractability of low-rank spectral optimization problems.
problem Minimizing linear objectives subject to matrix inequalities and low-rank constraints.
method Partial convexification of the domain set, deriving rank bounds, and developing a column generation algorithm.
result The partial convexification LSOP-R is equivalent to the original LSOP under certain conditions and yields high-quality solutions.
A new ranking algorithm learns data affinity and ranking scores simultaneously.
problem Retrieving similar objects in large databases is challenging.
method Proposes a ranking algorithm that learns data affinity and ranking scores simultaneously, using adaptive neighbors and smoothness constraints.
result The proposed algorithm outperforms existing methods in synthetic and real datasets.
Paper characterizes minimax regret rates for online ranking with top-k feedback.
problem Analyzing online ranking with partial feedback.
method Developed techniques from partial monitoring to characterize minimax regret rates.
result Full characterization of minimax regret rates for Precision@n.
TopRank algorithm improves online ranking with better performance and insights.
problem Sequential decision-making in online learning to rank with user feedback.
method Generalized click model and topological sort-based algorithm.
result TopRank outperforms existing algorithms in terms of performance and proof insight.
SQL-Rank improves recommendation systems by modeling user rankings as permutations.
problem Improving recommendation systems by better modeling user rankings.
method SQL-Rank uses a listwise approach based on a permutation model to construct user-specific rankings.
result SQL-Rank outperforms current state-of-the-art algorithms for implicit feedback and explicit feedback.
This paper protects rankings from differential privacy breaches.
problem Leakage of personal information in rankings.
method Develops ε-ranking differential privacy and a multistage ranking algorithm.
result Establishes the connection between Mallows model and ε-ranking differential privacy.
In this paper, we propose a low-rank approximation method based on discrete least-squares for the approximation of a multivariate function from random, noisy-free observations. Sparsity inducing regularization techniques are used within classical algorithms for low-rank approximation in order to exploit the possible sp…
FedLoRU improves FL efficiency by using low-rank updates.
problem Communication inefficiency and performance reduction in Federated Learning.
method Proposes FedLoRU, a low-rank update framework for FL, which reduces communication costs while maintaining performance.
result FedLoRU achieves convergence rates similar to FedAvg and is robust to heterogeneous and large numbers of clients.
New algorithm tackles low-rank constraints in optimal transport problems.
problem Optimal transport problems with low-rank constraints.
method Explicit factorization of low-rank couplings as a product of sub-coupling factors linked by a common marginal.
result Stationary convergence of the algorithm proved.
Novel algorithm for Markov decision processes using rank-one approximation.
problem Solving planning and learning problems of Markov decision processes.
method Policy iteration with rank-one approximation of transition probability matrix.
result The proposed algorithm consistently outperforms first-order algorithms and their accelerated versions.
Robust PCA method optimizes low-rank matrices with corrupted data.
problem Recover a low-rank matrix from grossly corrupted observations.
method Nonconvex optimization on the manifold of low-rank matrices, using manifold optimization algorithms.
result Proposed algorithms converge to the underlying low-rank matrix linearly with proper initialization.
Algorithm recovers rankings and synchronizes networks from noisy pairwise measurements.
problem Recovering rankings and synchronizing networks from pairwise measurements.
method SVD-based algorithmic pipeline for robust recovery.
result Robust recovery of rankings and synchronization from noisy data.
Ranked Reward algorithm improves bin packing performance.
problem Improving reinforcement learning for combinatorial optimization.
method Ranking rewards from self-play to create a relative performance metric.
result Ranked Reward algorithm outperforms other methods on bin packing problems.
Low-rank modeling generally refers to a class of methods that solve problems by representing variables of interest as low-rank matrices. It has achieved great success in various fields including computer vision, data mining, signal processing and bioinformatics. Recently, much progress has been made in theories, algori…
An algorithm tackles low-rank linear bandit problems with improved regret bounds.
problem Low-rank linear bandit problems where rewards are inner products with an unknown low-rank matrix.
method Combines online-to-confidence-set conversion and exponentially weighted average forecaster with a covering of low-rank matrices.
result Achieves O ~ ( ( d 1 + d 2 ) 3 / 2 r T ) \widetilde{O}((d_1+d_2)^{3/2}\sqrt{rT}) O (( d 1 + d 2 ) 3/2 r T ) regret, improving over standard bounds when r ≪ min { d 1 , d 2 } r \ll \min\{d_1,d_2\} r ≪ min { d 1 , d 2 } .