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48 results for computational limits

Paper explores statistical and computational limits of estimating low-rank Gaussian mixtures.

problem Estimating low-rank matrix-variate observations with optimal statistical and computational limits.
method Low-rank Gaussian mixture model (LrMM) and minimax lower bounds.
result Minimax optimality of maximum likelihood estimator and spectral aggregation method.

The paper classifies and computes limits of equivariant compactifications of groups.

problem Classifying and computing limits of equivariant compactifications of groups.
method Equivariant normal R-test configurations and semistable limits.
result Semistable limits of K-unstable Fano group compactifications are computed.

Autoregressive models struggle with hard-to-compute distributions, alternatives like energy-based and latent-variable models solve this.

problem Autoregressive models struggle with distributions whose next-symbol probability is hard to compute.
method Alternatives include energy-based models and latent-variable autoregressive models.
result Alternatives to autoregressive models can escape limitations of hard-to-compute distributions.

Paper explores limits of high-order clustering with planted structures.

problem Statistical and computational limits of high-order clustering with planted structures.
method Developed methods for detection and recovery of clusters, identified signal-to-noise ratio boundaries.
result Sharp boundaries of signal-to-noise ratio for statistical and computational feasibility.

Study on functions computed by deep-layered machines finds same distribution in neural networks and Boolean circuits.

problem Understanding the space of functions computed by deep-layered machines.
method Investigation of Boolean functions on random-layered machines, including neural networks and Boolean circuits.
result The space of functions computed at large depth limit is characterized and the macroscopic entropy of Boolean functions is either monotonically increasing or decreasing with depth.

New phases identified in neural scaling laws with compute limits.

problem Understanding neural scaling laws under compute constraints.
method Solved neural scaling model with stochastic gradient descent, derived loss curves, analyzed model-parameter-count phases.
result Identified 4 phases (+3 subphases) in data-complexity/target-complexity phase-plane, derived exponents.

We study the limit of quasilocal mass defined in [4] and [5] for a family of spacelike 2-surfaces in spacetime. In particular, we show the limit coincides with the ADM mass at spatial infinity. The limit for coordinate spheres of a boosted slice of the Schwarzchild solution is computed explicitly and shown to give the …

2009-06-01abs ↗pdf ↗

Study wSAA for contextual decisions, improving uncertainty quantification under computational constraints.

problem Uncertainty quantification limitations in wSAA for contextual stochastic optimization.
method Establish central limit theorems and asymptotic-normality-based confidence intervals for optimal costs.
result Over-optimizing can mitigate misspecification and preserve asymptotic normality, albeit at a slower convergence rate.

A power-law fit to the empirical inference-compute frontier in LOB prediction suggests a scaling-law-style frontier.

problem Limit order book prediction
method Using a suite of models ranging from small decision trees to neural LOB architectures
result A power-law fit to the low- and mid-compute non-MLPLOB frontier extrapolates across multiple orders of magnitude and attains R2=0.941R^2=0.941 on the excluded high-compute MLPLOB target frontier.

Many high dimensional sparse learning problems are formulated as nonconvex optimization. A popular approach to solve these nonconvex optimization problems is through convex relaxations such as linear and semidefinite programming. In this paper, we study the statistical limits of convex relaxations. Particularly, we con…

2015-03-04abs ↗pdf ↗

We present a new proof, as well as a C/Q{\bf C/Q} extension, of the Riemann-Roch-Grothendieck theorem of Bismut-Lott for flat vector bundles. The main techniques used are the computations of the adiabatic limits of ηη-invariants associated to the so-called sub-signature operators. We further show that the Bismut-Lott a…

2004-05-31abs ↗pdf ↗

Ambitwistor string matches superstring chiral integrands at zero tension.

problem Matching scattering amplitudes in superstring theory and ambitwistor string theory.
method Direct computation and reduction to ordinary moduli space.
result Chiral half integrands of superstring match those of ambitwistor string in the zero tension limit.

Time-limited metaheuristics find near-optimal solutions for constrained portfolio optimisation.

problem Finding near-optimal solutions for constrained portfolio optimisation within limited computation time.
method Time-limited metaheuristics (simulated annealing, tabu search, genetic algorithm) tested on historical market data.
result Simulated annealing found near-optimal solutions in 5 seconds across most datasets.

In this paper, we consider the streaming memory-limited matrix completion problem when the observed entries are noisy versions of a small random fraction of the original entries. We are interested in scenarios where the matrix size is very large so the matrix is very hard to store and manipulate. Here, columns of the o…

2015-04-13abs ↗pdf ↗

We analyze computational limits of modern Hopfield models based on pattern norms.

problem Understanding the efficiency of modern Hopfield models from a fine-grained complexity perspective.
method Fine-grained complexity analysis and upper bound criterion for pattern norms.
result Below a specific norm threshold, efficient variants of modern Hopfield models exist.

Training of large-scale deep neural networks is often constrained by the available computational resources. We study the effect of limited precision data representation and computation on neural network training. Within the context of low-precision fixed-point computations, we observe the rounding scheme to play a cruc…

2015-02-09abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper derives CLT for Bayesian neural networks trained with variational inference.

problem Analyzing the fluctuation behavior of Bayesian neural networks trained with different variational inference schemes.
method Rigorous derivation of CLT for three variational inference schemes: idealized, Bayes-by-Backprop, and Minimal VI.
result Minimal VI scheme has larger variances but is more computationally efficient.

Researchers approximate partition functions on Riemannian spaces in the large N limit.

problem Computing normalization factors (partition functions) on Riemannian symmetric spaces is challenging.
method Approximation techniques in the large N limit, including saddle-point equations.
result Formulas for leading order terms in the large N limit of SPD matrices and related spaces.

This paper improves computational efficiency in kernel ridge regression under covariate shift.

problem Covariate shift in nonparametric regression.
method Random projections in RKHS to reduce computational demands.
result Significant computational savings can be achieved without compromising learning performance under covariate shift.

We compute the hybrid limit (in the sense of Boucksom-Jonsson) of the family of Kähler-Einstein volume forms on a degeneration of canonically polarized manifolds. The limit measure is a weighted sum of Dirac masses at divisorial valuations, determined by the natural algebro-geometric limit of the family. We also make s…

2019-11-08abs ↗pdf ↗

Developing active inference agents for edge devices with limited resources.

problem Creating effective active inference agents on edge devices with limited computational resources.
method Introducing a software toolbox to accelerate the development of active inference agents by non-experts.
result Accelerates the democratization of active inference agents for edge devices.

Restricted Boltzmann machines (RBMs) are powerful machine learning models, but learning and some kinds of inference in the model require sampling-based approximations, which, in classical digital computers, are implemented using expensive MCMC. Physical computation offers the opportunity to reduce the cost of sampling …

2013-12-18abs ↗pdf ↗

Study reveals limits of detecting local geometry in random graphs.

problem Detecting local geometry in random graphs with hidden communities.
method Introduced model and used information-theoretic and computational limits to investigate detection.
result Detection threshold determined at d=Θ~(k2k6/n3)d = \widetildeΘ(k^2 \vee k^6/n^3) for fixed pp.

This work characterizes the fundamental limit of network pruning using statistical dimension and convex geometry.

problem The fundamental limit of network pruning is still lacking, especially for deep neural networks.
method Directly imposing sparsity constraint on the loss function and using statistical dimension in convex geometry.
result Characterizes the sharp phase transition point as the fundamental limit of pruning ratio.

Coded computation techniques provide robustness against straggling servers in distributed computing, with the following limitations: First, they increase decoding complexity. Second, they ignore computations carried out by straggling servers; and they are typically designed to recover the full gradient, and thus, canno…

2018-11-22abs ↗pdf ↗

We develop an empirical behavioural order-driven (EBOD) model, which consists of an order placement process and an order cancellation process. Price limit rules are introduced in the definition of relative price. The order placement process is determined by several empirical regularities: the long memory in order direc…

2017-04-14abs ↗pdf ↗