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Study capacity constraints in continual learning with a simple model.
problem Understanding optimal resource allocation for agents with limited memory and compute resources.
method Analyzes a capacity-constrained linear-quadratic-Gaussian (LQG) sequential prediction problem and demonstrates optimal capacity allocation strategies.
result Derives a solution to the capacity-constrained LQG sequential prediction problem and shows how to optimally allocate capacity across sub-problems in the steady state.
Existence and uniqueness of the solution to the discrete Lp Minkowski problem for p-capacity are proved when p≥1 and 1<p<n. For general Lp Minkowski problem for p-capacity, existence and uniqueness of the solution are given when p≥1 and 1<p≤2. These r…
While symplectic manifolds have no local invariants, they do admit many global numerical invariants. Prominent among them are the so-called symplectic capacities. Different capacities are defined in different ways, and so relations between capacities often lead to surprising relations between different aspects of sympl…
Capacity analysis has been recently introduced as a way to analyze how linear models distribute their modelling capacity across the input space. In this paper, we extend the notion of capacity allocation to the case of neural networks with non-linear layers. We show that under some hypotheses the problem is equivalent …
Through using the semidiameter (in connection to: the mean radius and surface radius) of a convex closed hypersurface in Rn≥2 as an sharp upper bound of the variational (1,n)∋p-capacity radius, this paper settles a restriction/variant of S.-T. Yau's \cite[Problem 59]{Yau} from the surface area to t…
Study shows how correlations between neural activity affect classification capacity.
problem Understanding how correlations between neural activity impact classification performance.
method Calculated the capacity of neural activity on spherical manifolds with and without correlations between centroids and axes.
result Introducing correlations between neural activity centroids pushes spheres closer together, while correlations between axes shrink their radii, revealing a duality between correlations and geometry in classification.
We consider the problem of finding optimal strategies that maximize the average growth-rate of multiplicative stochastic processes. For a geometric Brownian motion the problem is solved through the so-called Kelly criterion, according to which the optimal growth rate is achieved by investing a constant given fraction o…
Paper tackles inventory management with deep learning, improving performance and adherence to constraints.
problem Managing inventory with limited resources and constraints.
method Proposes a novel method to sample from a distribution of possible constraint paths, extends exo-IDP formulation, introduces neural coordinator, and uses modified DirectBackprop algorithm.
result Deep reinforcement learning policies with a neural coordinator outperform classic baselines in terms of performance and adherence to constraints.
In this paper we address the following question, given a face representation, how many identities can it resolve? In other words, what is the capacity of the face representation? A scientific basis for estimating the capacity of a given face representation will not only benefit the evaluation and comparison of differen…
Recurrent neural networks are powerful models for processing sequential data, but they are generally plagued by vanishing and exploding gradient problems. Unitary recurrent neural networks (uRNNs), which use unitary recurrence matrices, have recently been proposed as a means to avoid these issues. However, in previous …
The paper proposes a probabilistic autoencoder for discovering causal directions between variables.
problem Finding the causal direction between two associated variables.
method Building an autoencoder of the joint distribution and maximizing its estimation capacity relative to marginal distributions.
result The higher estimation capacity is consistent with the unconstrained choice of a distribution representing the cause, while the lower capacity reflects the constraints imposed by the mechanism on the distribution of the effect.
Paper studies optimal investing for retirees with risk constraints.
problem Retirees' longevity and living standard risks in a fluctuating market.
method Formulated as a portfolio choice problem under time-varying risk capacity constraint. Derived optimal investment strategy using differential equations. Demonstrated endogenous spending measure and active investment strategy.
result Time-varying risk capacity constraint impacts asset allocation in retirement.
This paper addresses the so-called conformal capacities in Rn, n≥3, through comparing three existing definitions (due to Betsakos, Colesanti-Cuoghi, Anderson-Vamananmurthy-Fuglede respectively) and studying their associated iso-capacitary inequalities with connection to half-diameter, mean-width, mean-c…
The electric capacity of a conductor in the 3-dimensional Euclidean space R3 is defined as a ratio of a given positive charge on the conductor to the value of potential on the surface. This definition of the capacity is independent of the given charge. The capacity of a set as a mathematical notion was defined firs…
We study a stochastic, continuous time model on a finite horizon for a firm that produces a single good. We model the production capacity as an Ito diffusion controlled by a nondecreasing process representing the cumulative investment. The firm aims to maximize its expected total net profit by choosing the optimal inve…
A variety of large-scale machine learning problems can be cast as instances of constrained submodular maximization. Existing approaches for distributed submodular maximization have a critical drawback: The capacity - number of instances that can fit in memory - must grow with the data set size. In practice, while one c…
We conduct an axiomatic study of the problem of estimating the strength of a known causal relationship between a pair of variables. We propose that an estimate of causal strength should be based on the conditional distribution of the effect given the cause (and not on the driving distribution of the cause), and study d…
A long standing open problem in the theory of neural networks is the development of quantitative methods to estimate and compare the capabilities of different architectures. Here we define the capacity of an architecture by the binary logarithm of the number of functions it can compute, as the synaptic weights are vari…
We study various capacities on compact Kähler manifolds which generalize the Bedford-Taylor Monge-Ampère capacity. We then use these capacities to study the existence and the regularity of solutions of complex Monge-Ampère equations.
This paper focuses on the discrimination capacity of aggregation functions: these are the permutation invariant functions used by graph neural networks to combine the features of nodes. Realizing that the most powerful aggregation functions suffer from a dimensionality curse, we consider a restricted setting. In partic…
In this article, we propose the notion of the general p-affine capacity and prove some basic properties for the general p-affine capacity, such as affine invariance and monotonicity. The newly proposed general p-affine capacity is compared with several classical geometric quantities, e.g., the volume, the p-var…
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.