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48 results for Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)

DGPs with variational inference suffer from SNR issues that degrade gradient estimates, leading to unreliable training.

problem SNR issues in gradient estimates for DGPs with variational inference.
method Adapted doubly reparameterized gradient estimators for DGP training.
result Fix improves predictive performance of DGP models.

The paper connects DNN generalization to node SNR using information theory.

problem Exploring the reasons behind DNN generalization performance.
method Using information theory, the paper derives SNR expressions for DNN nodes and uses them to quantify weight optimization.
result Good SNR performance in DNN nodes correlates with good generalization.

Improved predictive posterior density estimation through optimized importance sampling.

problem Low signal-to-noise ratio in posterior predictive densities.
method Optimized importance sampling using a test-time variational proxy.
result Significantly improved estimates of predictive posterior densities.

Alignment of neural network representations is influenced by SNR and sample size.

problem Understanding how neural network representations align across different conditions.
method Controlled training of neural networks on perturbed datasets, analyzing alignment and generalization.
result Alignment varies monotonically with SNR but non-monotonically with sample size, with minimal alignment near the interpolation threshold.

Optimizing over-the-air convex optimization, analog schemes are nearly optimal at low SNR.

problem Optimizing over-the-air convex optimization with coded gradients.
method Analyzes coded gradients over an additive Gaussian noise channel, considers analog coding schemes.
result Analog coding schemes nearly match the optimal convergence rate at low SNR, but a slowdown is inevitable.

EM algorithm achieves optimal sample complexity for learning two-component mixed linear regression.

problem Learning two-component mixed linear regression under varying signal-to-noise ratios.
method Analysis of EM algorithm convergence rates under different SNR regimes.
result EM algorithm achieves minimax optimal sample complexity in all SNR regimes.

Paper improves variance control in importance weighted variational bounds.

problem Improving the variance of gradient estimators for IWAE.
method Develops a novel control variate that grows SNR as √K for large K.
result Empirically, the method yields superior variance reduction for generative models.

This paper analyzes AJIVE for estimating shared subspace across multiple datasets, revealing its strengths and limitations.

problem Estimating shared subspace across multiple datasets with varying degrees of misalignment.
method Angle-based Joint and Individual Variation Explained (AJIVE) method, a two-stage spectral approach.
result AJIVE's performance in high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) regimes and its non-diminishing error in low-SNR settings.

A new memory-efficient Adam variant reduces second moments when feasible.

problem Memory constraints in training machine learning models.
method Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) analysis to identify dimensions where second moments can be replaced by means.
result Memory-efficient Adam variant (SlimAdam) matches performance and stability of Adam while saving up to 98% of second moments.

New model predicts links in community-based networks robustly.

problem Link prediction in community-based networks with local clustering errors.
method Markov Stochastic Block Model (MSBM) with Hidden Markov Model (HMM) predictions.
result Misclassification error decays exponentially with relevant signal-to-noise ratio (SNR).

High signal to noise ratio (SNR) consistency of model selection criteria in linear regression models has attracted a lot of attention recently. However, most of the existing literature on high SNR consistency deals with model order selection. Further, the limited literature available on the high SNR consistency of subs…

2017-03-10abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper improves REINFORCE for VI without restrictive assumptions.

problem Improves REINFORCE for VI without restrictive assumptions.
method Introduces VIMCO-\star gradient estimator to overcome SNR collapse.
result VIMCO-\star achieves N\sqrt{N} SNR scaling, superior to existing VIMCO.

Study on benign overfitting in leaky ReLUs with moderate input dimensions.

problem Understanding when overfitting is beneficial in neural networks.
method Two-layer leaky ReLU networks trained with hinge loss, considering signal-to-noise ratio.
result Characterization of conditions for benign overfitting based on signal-to-noise ratio.

Improving scalability and stability of Stein discrepancies for scalable goodness-of-fit testing

problem Improving scalability and stability of Stein discrepancies for scalable goodness-of-fit testing
method Reformulating Stein discrepancy construction as an explicit SNR^2 maximisation problem
result Avoiding exponential SNR^2 collapse and achieving stable SNR^2

In this paper, we propose a general framework for tensor singular value decomposition (tensor SVD), which focuses on the methodology and theory for extracting the hidden low-rank structure from high-dimensional tensor data. Comprehensive results are developed on both the statistical and computational limits for tensor …

2017-03-08abs ↗pdf ↗

Efficient deep learning for wireless source identification using test SNR estimates.

problem Training deep classifiers for wireless signal modulation and technology identification.
method Greedy training SNR Boosting and bootstrap aggregating (Bagging) based on training SNR values.
result Uniform improvement in accuracy across all SNR values with small subsets of training SNR values.

Random forests reduce bias and variance, especially in low SNR settings.

problem Reducing bias and variance in machine learning models, particularly in low SNR scenarios.
method Empirical study of random forests and bagging ensembles, focusing on the importance of mtrymtry tuning.
result Random forests reduce both bias and variance, outperforming bagging ensembles in high SNR settings.

Point source detection at low signal-to-noise is challenging for astronomical surveys, particularly in radio interferometry images where the noise is correlated. Machine learning is a promising solution, allowing the development of algorithms tailored to specific telescope arrays and science cases. We present DeepSourc…

2018-07-07abs ↗pdf ↗

U-Net trained to recover acoustic interference striations from distorted data.

problem Recovering acoustic interference striations from distorted signals.
method Training a U-Net using a random mode-coupling matrix model to generate training data.
result U-Net successfully recovers AISs under various conditions.

SGD recovers multiple signal vectors in noisy tensor PCA.

problem Estimating multiple signal vectors from noisy tensor observations.
method Online stochastic gradient descent (SGD) in high dimensions with detailed analysis of correlations.
result Sequential elimination of correlations allows recovery of all spikes from Np2N^{p-2} samples.

MPNNs struggle with class-bottlenecks and heterophily, leading to performance limitations.

problem Performance limitations of MPNNs under heterophily and structural bottlenecks.
method A statistical framework decomposing model performance into SNR components and proving bounds on sensitivity.
result Optimal graph structures for maximizing higher-order homophily are disjoint unions of single-class and two-class-bipartite clusters.

Bayesian approach improves AdaLoRA's performance and efficiency.

problem Improving the efficiency and performance of adaptive low-rank adaptation.
method Utilized Bayesian metrics and the Improved Variational Online Newton (IVON) optimizer for adaptive parameter budget allocation.
result Bayesian counterpart outperforms sensitivity-based importance metric and is faster than AdaLoRA.

Paper finds sample complexity for learning high-dimensional simplices from noisy data.

problem Learning high-dimensional simplices from noisy samples.
method Combines sample compression, high-dimensional geometry, and Fourier analysis.
result Proves sample complexity bound for achieving a simplex within a certain distance from the true simplex.

We study the problem of approximate ranking from observations of pairwise interactions. The goal is to estimate the underlying ranks of nn objects from data through interactions of comparison or collaboration. Under a general framework of approximate ranking models, we characterize the exact optimal statistical error …

2017-11-30abs ↗pdf ↗

Binary feedback outperforms ordinal comparisons in ranking recovery.

problem Challenges the conventional wisdom that ordinal comparisons offer richer information.
method Proposes a parametric framework for modeling ordinal paired comparisons, binarizing ordinal data, and proving faster convergence rates for binary comparisons.
result Binarizing ordinal data significantly improves ranking recovery accuracy and exhibits a substantial performance gap.

Spectral algorithm recovers community structure in sparse hypergraphs.

problem Community detection in sparse random hypergraphs with community structure and higher-order interactions.
method Spectral algorithm with three steps: hyperedge selection, spectral partition, and correction/merging.
result Weak consistency achieved for weak signal-to-noise ratio.

We propose a joint source and channel coding (JSCC) technique for wireless image transmission that does not rely on explicit codes for either compression or error correction; instead, it directly maps the image pixel values to the complex-valued channel input symbols. We parameterize the encoder and decoder functions b…

2018-09-04abs ↗pdf ↗

The P300 Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) is a well-established communication channel for severely disabled people. The P300 event-related potential is mostly characterized by its amplitude or its area, which correlate with the spelling accuracy of the P300 speller. Here, we introduce a novel approach for estimating the …

2018-12-11abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper develops methods for estimating GLMs and SNR under proportional asymptotics.

problem Estimation of regression coefficients and SNR in high-dimensional GLMs.
method Method-of-Moments type estimators that bypass nuisance function estimation.
result Consistent and asymptotically normal estimators derived for targets of inference.

This paper develops novel deep learning-based architectures and design methodologies for an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) receiver under the constraint of one-bit complex quantization. Single bit quantization greatly reduces complexity and power consumption, but makes accurate channel estimation and…

2018-11-02abs ↗pdf ↗

EM algorithm speeds up convergence in federated learning with heterogenous data.

problem Understanding convergence rates of federated learning algorithms under data heterogeneity.
method Characterized convergence rate of EM algorithm for FMLR model under various regimes.
result EM algorithm converges to ground truth with SNR ≥ √K in all regimes.

Study phase transitions in shuffled regression problems.

problem Phase transitions in shuffled regression problems.
method Transformed permutation recovery into probabilistic graphical model, used message passing (MP) algorithm and branching random walk process.
result Characterized impact of signal-to-noise-ratio ($\snr$) on permutation recovery, proposed Gaussian approximation method.