Bayesian nonparametric LABS model adapts to function smoothness in Besov spaces.
problem Estimating functions with unknown smoothness in Besov spaces.
method Lévy Adaptive B-spline (LABS) regression model with automatic smoothness adaptation.
result LABS posterior contracts around true function in Besov classes at nearly minimax-optimal rates.
New method for adaptive estimation and inference in econometric models without knowing smoothness.
problem Adaptive estimation and inference in ill-posed linear inverse problems with unknown smoothness.
method Discrepancy principle-based framework for adaptive hyperparameter selection.
result Achieves optimal rates in weak and strong metrics for linear functionals.
We propose an adaptive smoothing algorithm based on Nesterov's smoothing technique in \cite{Nesterov2005c} for solving "fully" nonsmooth composite convex optimization problems. Our method combines both Nesterov's accelerated proximal gradient scheme and a new homotopy strategy for smoothness parameter. By an appropriat…
SALSA automatically adjusts learning rates in stochastic gradient methods.
problem Automatic adjustment of learning rates in stochastic gradient methods.
method SALSA uses a line-search procedure to gradually increase the learning rate, then a statistical test to decrease it.
result SALSA matches the performance of best hand-tuned learning rate schedules in deep learning tasks.
New adaptive methods for constrained convex optimization and variational inequalities.
problem Optimization of constrained convex problems and variational inequalities.
method AdaACSA and AdaAGD+ are accelerated methods that achieve nearly-optimal convergence rates for smooth and non-smooth functions.
result Achieve nearly-optimal convergence rates for both smooth and non-smooth functions, even with stochastic gradients.
Adaptive algorithms improve performance in non-convex optimization across various scenarios.
problem Improper handling of noise scales, gradient magnitudes, and smoothness in non-convex optimization.
method Design and analysis of noise-adaptive, scale-free, and generalized algorithms.
result Adaptive algorithms achieve optimal rates and performance in diverse optimization settings.
Recent work has established an empirically successful framework for adapting learning rates for stochastic gradient descent (SGD). This effectively removes all needs for tuning, while automatically reducing learning rates over time on stationary problems, and permitting learning rates to grow appropriately in non-stati…
Efficient algorithms for contextual bandits with smooth regret in continuous action spaces.
problem Efficient learning in large or continuous action spaces.
method Smooth regret notion and efficient algorithms for general function approximation.
result Statistically and computationally efficient algorithms for contextual bandits with smooth regret.
DoWG optimizer automatically adapts to convex and nonsmooth problems without tuning.
problem Optimizing machine learning models efficiently and adaptively.
method DoWG uses a distance-based weighted version of gradient averaging for optimization.
result DoWG achieves convergence rates similar to optimally tuned gradient descent.
Learn to automatically plug domain-specific modules into a common network.
problem Learning inflexibility and computational intensiveness in multi-domain learning.
method Neural Architecture Search (NAS) for data-driven adapter plugging and structure design.
result NAS-driven MDL model achieves comparable performance to existing approaches.
Paper presents a Transformer model for automatic domain adaptation.
problem Challenges in selecting or designing domain adaptation algorithms.
method Transformer model approximates and selects domain adaptation algorithms.
result Transformers can approximate and automatically select domain adaptation algorithms.
A standard way to obtain convergence guarantees in stochastic convex optimization is to run an online learning algorithm and then output the average of its iterates: the actual iterates of the online learning algorithm do not come with individual guarantees. We close this gap by introducing a black-box modification to …
D-Adaptation automatically sets optimal learning rates without manual tuning.
problem Optimizing learning rates for efficient convergence in machine learning.
method D-Adaptation, which asymptotically achieves optimal learning rates without back-tracking or additional evaluations.
result D-Adaptation automatically matches hand-tuned learning rates across diverse problems.
We investigate and compare the fundamental performance of several distributed learning methods that have been proposed recently. We do this in the context of a distributed version of the classical signal-in-Gaussian-white-noise model, which serves as a benchmark model for studying performance in this setting. The resul…
Bayesian deep learning with heavy-tailed weights achieves near-optimal performance.
problem Deep neural networks with heavy-tailed weights achieve near-optimal performance in various contexts.
method Introduced a Bayesian deep learning prior based on heavy-tailed weights and ReLU activation, showing near-optimal minimax contraction rates.
result Posterior distribution achieves near-optimal minimax contraction rates, adaptive to smoothness and intrinsic dimension.
RAMBO optimizes multi-regime problems by discovering and modeling distinct energy basins.
problem Multi-regime problems in molecular conformation and drug discovery.
method Dirichlet Process Mixture of Gaussian Processes with adaptive hyperparameters and concentration parameters.
result Consistent improvements over state-of-the-art on multi-regime objectives.
Pairwise Label Smoothing improves deep model generalization by reducing overconfidence.
problem Improving deep model generalization through regularization.
method PLS smooths labels for pairs of samples, learning distribution mass during training.
result PLS significantly outperforms LS and baseline models, reducing up to 30% classification error.
agtboost speeds up gradient tree boosting with automatic complexity adjustment.
problem Speeding up and simplifying gradient tree boosting computations.
method Adaptive gradient tree boosting with automatic complexity adjustment and feature importance.
result Significant decrease in computation time and simplification of model complexity.
Adaptive gradient methods converge faster with over-parameterization and line-search.
problem Training over-parameterized models using adaptive gradient methods.
method Simplified setting of smooth, convex losses with over-parameterized models, proving convergence rates and demonstrating improvements with line-search techniques.
result Adaptive gradient methods, particularly AMSGrad, converge faster with line-search techniques.
Multiple generalized additive models (GAMs) are a type of distributional regression wherein parameters of probability distributions depend on predictors through smooth functions, with selection of the degree of smoothness via L2 regularization. Multiple GAMs allow finer statistical inference by incorporating explana…
Smooth C1 contact maps are always smooth in rigid Carnot groups.
problem Smoothness of C1 contact maps in rigid Carnot groups. method Analyzing C∞-rigid Carnot groups to show C1-contact maps are smooth. result Smooth C1 contact maps are always smooth in rigid Carnot groups. We consider the problem of estimating a regression function in the common situation where the number of features is small, where interpretability of the model is a high priority, and where simple linear or additive models fail to provide adequate performance. To address this problem, we present Maximum Variance Total V…
Stochastic Gradient Descent (SGD) has played a central role in machine learning. However, it requires a carefully hand-picked stepsize for fast convergence, which is notoriously tedious and time-consuming to tune. Over the last several years, a plethora of adaptive gradient-based algorithms have emerged to ameliorate t…
In this paper we provide theoretical support for the so-called "Sigmoidal Gaussian Cox Process" approach to learning the intensity of an inhomogeneous Poisson process on a d-dimensional domain. This method was proposed by Adams, Murray and MacKay (ICML, 2009), who developed a tractable computational approach and show…
AdaAnn optimizes annealing for efficient probability density approximation.
problem Efficiently approximating complex probability distributions with multiple modes.
method AdaAnn is an adaptive annealing scheduler that adjusts temperature increments based on KL divergence.
result AdaAnn improves computational efficiency in variational inference and parameter estimation.
ACL improves DRL by adapting task difficulty to agent's capabilities.
problem Improving sample efficiency and performance in DRL.
method Adapting task difficulty based on agent's capacity.
result Enhanced sample efficiency and asymptotic performance.
NeAda solves nonconvex minimax optimization by balancing primal and dual variables adaptively.
problem Nonconvex minimax optimization challenges with parameter-agnostic adaptive algorithms.
method Nested Adaptive (NeAda) framework with inner and outer loops for primal and dual variables.
result Achieves near-optimal convergence rates for nonconvex-strongly-concave problems.
Paper tackles online learning with interval regret, achieving adaptive bounds.
problem Non-stationary online learning over time intervals.
method Two-layer online ensemble structure with gradient variation.
result Achieves strong theoretical guarantees with adaptive bounds.
tl;dr: no, it cannot, at least not on average on the standard archive problems. We assess whether using six smoothing algorithms (moving average, exponential smoothing, Gaussian filter, Savitzky-Golay filter, Fourier approximation and a recursive median sieve) could be automatically applied to time series classificatio…
Adapts Hölder smoothness with normalized gradients.
problem Improving smoothness adaptation methods.
method Black-box adaptation of Levy's method using normalized gradients.
result Bound depends on local Hölder smoothness.
New algorithm tackles nonconvex machine learning problems with adaptive normalization and independent sampling.
problem Nonconvex machine learning problems with generalized-smoothness.
method Adaptive gradient normalization, independent sampling, and gradient clipping.
result Achieves an O(ε^(-4)) sample complexity for fast convergence.
Develops a mathematical model for automatic differentiation in machine learning.
problem Current automatic differentiation lacks a simple mathematical model for machine learning.
method Articulates relationships between program differentiation and nonsmooth functions, provides a class of functions and nonsmooth calculus.
result Shows how nonsmooth calculus applies to stochastic approximation methods and evidence of artificial critical points.
AGCRN forecasts traffic using adaptive graph and recurrent learning.
problem Forecasting traffic dynamics with complex spatial and temporal correlations.
method Adaptive Graph Convolutional Recurrent Network (AGCRN) with Node Adaptive Parameter Learning (NAPL) and Data Adaptive Graph Generation (DAGG).
result AGCRN outperforms state-of-the-art models without pre-defined graphs.
This paper describes a reference architecture for self-maintaining systems that can learn continually, as data arrives. In environments where data evolves, we need architectures that manage Machine Learning (ML) models in production, adapt to shifting data distributions, cope with outliers, retrain when necessary, and …
Predictive models can be used on high-dimensional brain images for diagnosis of a clinical condition. Spatial regularization through structured sparsity offers new perspectives in this context and reduces the risk of overfitting the model while providing interpretable neuroimaging signatures by forcing the solution to …
We study a non-parametric multi-armed bandit problem with stochastic covariates, where a key complexity driver is the smoothness of payoff functions with respect to covariates. Previous studies have focused on deriving minimax-optimal algorithms in cases where it is a priori known how smooth the payoff functions are. I…
The paper proposes a method to compute higher infinitesimals in numerical and symbolic analysis.
problem Computing higher-order derivatives with higher infinitesimals.
method Automatic differentiation in terms of C-infinity rings and Weil algebras.
result A unifying theoretical framework for multivariate higher-order derivatives.
New algorithm adapts to unknown demand smoothness for dynamic pricing.
problem Dynamic pricing with unknown Hölder smoothness of demand function.
method Self-similarity condition and adaptive algorithm.
result Adaptive algorithm achieves minimax optimal regret without prior knowledge of smoothness.
New methods detect objects in industrial settings with little training data.
problem Lack of training data limits object detection in industrial settings.
method Adapted Faster R-CNN and Scaled Yolov4-p5 architectures for small training data.
result Both models can distinguish unknown objects from homogeneous backgrounds.
This paper presents, evaluates, and discusses a new software tool to automatically build Dynamic Bayesian Networks (DBNs) from ordinary differential equations (ODEs) entered by the user. The DBNs generated from ODE models can handle both data uncertainty and model uncertainty in a principled manner. The application, na…
This work presents an approach to automatically induction for non-greedy decision trees constructed from neural network architecture. This construction can be used to transfer weights when growing or pruning a decision tree, allowing non-greedy decision tree algorithms to automatically learn and adapt to the ideal arch…
DoubleAdapt improves stock trend forecasting by adapting models to evolving data.
problem Incremental learning for stock trend forecasting is challenging due to distribution shifts.
method DoubleAdapt framework with two adapters for data and model adaptation.
result DoubleAdapt achieves state-of-the-art predictive performance on real-world stock datasets.
SATL adapts to varying smoothness in hypothesis transfer learning.
problem Fixed kernel regularization fails in varying smoothness settings.
method Proposes SATL, a two-phase KRR algorithm with adaptive Gaussian kernels.
result SATL achieves minimax optimality with matching upper and lower bounds.
This manuscript addresses the problem of the automatic lesion boundary detection in dermoscopy, using deep neural networks. An approach is based on the adaptation of the U-net convolutional neural network with skip connections for lesion boundary segmentation task. I hope this paper could serve, to some extent, as an e…
Improves numerical solution of ill-conditioned linear systems for machine learning.
problem Wastefulness and instability in solving ill-conditioned linear systems.
method autonugget combines Richardson extrapolation to determine the solution of the ill-conditioned system, improving accuracy over a single nugget.
result Improves accuracy of numerical solution of ill-conditioned linear systems.
AutoClip automatically adjusts gradient clipping for better audio separation.
problem Improving generalization in audio source separation networks.
method Adaptive gradient clipping based on historical gradient norms.
result Improves generalization performance in audio source separation networks.
Cone structures over minimal products can't be calibrated smoothly.
problem Calibrating cones over minimal products with smooth calibrations.
method Extending a key result from [Zha26], showing obstruction.
result Cone structures over minimal products cannot be calibrated by smooth calibrations.
Error bound conditions (EBC) are properties that characterize the growth of an objective function when a point is moved away from the optimal set. They have recently received increasing attention in the field of optimization for developing optimization algorithms with fast convergence. However, the studies of EBC in st…