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5 results for Sherali-Adams

New algorithm for MDS with quasi-polynomial dependency on aspect ratio.

problem Finding an embedding that minimizes a specific objective function for given dissimilarities.
method A novel geometry-aware analysis of a conditional rounding of the Sherali-Adams LP hierarchy.
result Achieved a solution with cost \(O(\log Δ) \cdot extrm{OPT}^{Ω(1)} + ε\) in quasi-polynomial time.

Improved SDP relaxations for MAP inference in graphical models.

problem Efficient inference in graphical models with combinatorial optimization.
method Binary SDP relaxations using the SOS hierarchy with Burer-Monteiro method and sequential rounding.
result Demonstrated scalability to tens of thousands of variables with minutes of computation.

New methods approximate partition functions for Ising models using convex programming hierarchies.

problem Approximating partition functions for Ising models.
method Combining Sherali-Adams and Lasserre convex programming hierarchies with variational methods.
result New, non-trivial approximation guarantees for partition functions, beyond correlation decay.

The paper analyzes the convergence rates of smooth message passing algorithms in entropy-regularized MAP inference.

problem Finding the most likely configuration in graphical models with combinatorial optimization.
method Entropy-regularized linear programming relaxations and smooth message passing algorithms.
result The number of iterations sufficient to recover the true integral MAP solution is determined.

Unified analysis of mean-field and convex hierarchies for estimating Ising model free energy.

problem Estimating the free energy of Ising models in various regimes.
method Unified analysis using mean-field approximation and convex hierarchies, proving tight bounds and optimality.
result Unified tight bounds for both mean-field and convex hierarchies, showing they are within O((nJF)2/3)O((n\|J\|_{F})^{2/3}) of the free energy.