In this note, we derive concentration inequalities for random vectors with subGaussian norm (a generalization of both subGaussian random vectors and norm bounded random vectors), which are tight up to logarithmic factors.
Study improves self-normalized bounds for vector-valued processes beyond sub-Gaussianity.
problem Limited understanding of self-normalized concentration for vector-valued processes outside sub-Gaussian frameworks.
method Developed concentration inequalities for self-normalized processes with light tails (e.g., Bennett, Bernstein bounds) for vector-valued data.
result Provided new insights and bounds for self-normalized processes with non-sub-Gaussian distributions.
The paper generalizes product inequalities for random vectors and their applications.
problem Understanding concentration of measure for products of random vectors.
method Develops expressions for the concentration of functionals of random vectors based on product norms.
result Provides generalized Hanson-Wright inequalities and applications to random matrices.
The paper provides concentration bounds for embeddings of generative models.
problem Establishing accurate statistical analysis of generative models.
method Data Kernel Perspective Space embedding method.
result Required number of sample responses for accurate approximation.
The paper establishes concentration bounds for embeddings of generative models.
problem Analyzing statistical properties of generative models.
method High probability concentration bounds on sample vector embeddings using Data Kernel Perspective Space.
result Determines the number of samples needed for accurate approximation of generative model embeddings.
Study robust covariance estimation in large data with concentrated vectors.
problem Estimating robust covariance in large data with concentrated vectors.
method Fixed point of a contracting function using stable semi-metric and concentration of measure.
result Existence and uniqueness of robust estimator with evaluated limiting spectral distribution.
A concentration graph associated with a random vector is an undirected graph where each vertex corresponds to one random variable in the vector. The absence of an edge between any pair of vertices (or variables) is equivalent to full conditional independence between these two variables given all the other variables. In…
Note on subgaussian bounds for sign-quantized linear maps.
problem Understanding subgaussian behavior of sign-quantized linear maps.
method Developed a dimension-independent subgaussian concentration bound for Gaussian vectors under nonlinear mappings.
result Answered a question about sign-quantized linear maps using a new subgaussian bound.
Develops inequalities for high-dimensional linear processes with dependent innovations.
problem Estimating high-dimensional VAR(p) systems and HAC covariance estimation.
method Concentration inequalities for l∞ norm of vector linear processes with sub-Weibull, mixingale innovations. result Obtained concentration bounds for the maximum entrywise norm of lag-h autocovariance matrices. Tick-by-tick liquidity provision aims to maximize fees and reserves.
problem Maximizing fees and reserves in concentrated liquidity.
method Convex optimization for tick-level liquidity provision.
result Concentrating liquidity around current price is not always best.
Study spectral properties of sparse random graphs to recover latent vectors.
problem Recovering latent vectors in sparse random geometric graphs.
method Analyzes spectral concentration and uses orthogonal polynomial expansions, decoupling, and matrix concentration.
result Sharpens spectral norm bounds and proves exact recovery for Gaussian mixture models.
The paper studies how norms of random vectors are preserved by random projections.
problem Understanding how random matrix affects norms of random vectors.
method Proved the distribution of the norm of random vector is preserved by random projection.
result Random matrix preserves the distribution of the norm of random vectors with i.i.d. entries.
We improve bounds for stochastic processes, especially those with heavy tails.
problem Bounding the concentration of sub-ψ processes with heavy tails. method Variational approach to concentration, focusing on sub-Gaussian and other tail conditions.
result First dimension-free self-normalized empirical Bernstein inequality.
Sharp bounds on uniform generalization errors in binary linear classification.
problem Understanding the uniform generalization errors in binary linear classification.
method Isoperimetric arguments, Poincaré and log-Sobolev inequalities for joint distributions.
result Sharp concentration bounds on uniform generalization errors, almost sure convergence in broad settings.
Study on bending energy of surfaces with curvature concentration, deriving new lower bounds.
problem Analyzing the Willmore energy of surfaces with curvature concentration.
method Using isoperimetric inequalities and framed loops, derive new lower bounds for the bending energy.
result Optimal blowup rates of the Willmore energy when curvature is concentrated.
A new method for multiclass calibration using vector quantization.
problem Challenges in multiclass calibration, especially in high-stakes settings.
method Compositional approach via Vector Quantization (VQ) to learn region-specific calibration maps.
result Significant improvements in local calibration with competitive global calibration and predictive performance.
This paper shows that deep learning (DL) representations of data produced by generative adversarial nets (GANs) are random vectors which fall within the class of so-called \textit{concentrated} random vectors. Further exploiting the fact that Gram matrices, of the type G=XTX with $X=[x_1,\ldots,x_n]\in \mathbb{R}…
The paper introduces a new method for tail bounds of random vectors and matrices.
problem Estimating norms of random vectors and matrices under moment assumptions.
method Variational tail bounds for norms of random vectors and matrices.
result Dimension-free concentration inequalities for various norms of random vectors and matrices.
The paper offers a framework to analyze machine learning problems using concentration of measure.
problem Analyzing machine learning algorithms defined by implicit equations.
method Develops a concentration of measure framework to solve convex problems and implicit formulations.
result Provides precise estimations for the first moments of the solution, describing the behavior and performance of machine learning classifiers.
The paper analyzes sparse high-dimensional linear regression with random design and unknown error variance, providing adaptiveness and concentration rates.
problem Sparse high-dimensional linear regression with random design and unknown error variance.
method Analysis of posterior concentration rates, employing techniques to address model misspecification.
result Adaptiveness and concentration rates of the posterior for sparse high-dimensional linear regression.
Study on identifying most preferred policy in bandits with vector-valued rewards.
problem Identifying the most preferred policy in bandits with vector-valued rewards.
method Derive a novel lower bound on sample complexity, design the Preference-based Track and Stop (PreTS) algorithm, and derive a new concentration inequality.
result The sample complexity of PreTS is asymptotically tight.
We prove several finiteness theorems for the normal bundles to souls in nonnegatively curved manifolds. More generally, we obtain finiteness results for open Riemannian manifolds whose topology is concentrated on compact domains of ``bounded geometry''.
New method improves feasibility of fitting Gaussian vectors to an ellipsoid.
problem Feasibility of fitting n Gaussian vectors to an ellipsoid boundary. method Improved concentration of Gram matrices using Bartl & Mendelson (2022) results.
result Feasibility of (P) with high probability when n≤d2/C. Improved concentration inequalities for sub-Weibull variables enhance statistical and machine learning applications.
problem Improving concentration inequalities for sub-Weibull random variables.
method Developed new concentration inequalities for sums of independent sub-Weibull random variables, including a new sub-Weibull parameter.
result New concentration inequalities with sharper constants and a mixture of sub-Gaussian and sub-Weibull tails.
Repelling random walks improve graph-based sampling efficiency.
problem Efficient graph-based sampling and statistical estimation.
method Induces correlations between trajectories of an ensemble of walkers on a graph, maintaining unbiasedness.
result Improves concentration of statistical estimators on graphs.
We show Vector Autoregressive Moving Average models with scalar Moving Average components could be estimated by generalized least square (GLS) for each fixed moving average polynomial. The conditional variance of the GLS model is the concentrated covariant matrix of the moving average process. Under GLS the likelihood …
The problem of estimating a high-dimensional sparse vector θ∈Rn from an observation in i.i.d. Gaussian noise is considered. The performance is measured using squared-error loss. An empirical Bayes shrinkage estimator, derived using a Bernoulli-Gaussian prior, is analyzed and compared with the…
We study the concentration of random kernel matrices around their mean. We derive nonasymptotic exponential concentration inequalities for Lipschitz kernels assuming that the data points are independent draws from a class of multivariate distributions on Rd, including the strongly log-concave distributions u…
High-dimensional time series data exist in numerous areas such as finance, genomics, healthcare, and neuroscience. An unavoidable aspect of all such datasets is missing data, and dealing with this issue has been an important focus in statistics, control, and machine learning. In this work, we consider a high-dimensiona…
Sharp concentration inequalities for sub-Orlicz random variables with phase transition at α=2.
problem Developing concentration inequalities for sub-Orlicz random variables with phase transition.
method New theoretical analysis framework involving variance and min/max functions of Orlicz tails.
result Sharp concentration inequalities with phase transition at α=2 for sub-Orlicz random variables.
We consider linear models where d potential causes X1,...,Xd are correlated with one target quantity Y and propose a method to infer whether the association is causal or whether it is an artifact caused by overfitting or hidden common causes. We employ the idea that in the former case the vector of regression c…
Improved bounds for Monte Carlo Rademacher Averages using self-bounding functions.
problem Proving sharper concentration bounds for MCERA.
method Deriving new bounds through self-bounding functions and concentration of measure.
result Novel bounds depend on data-dependent quantities, improving over standard methods.
A new method reduces task interference in model merging.
problem Model merging overlooks structural information and is susceptible to task interference.
method Task Singular Vectors (TSV) and TSV-Compress for compression and interference reduction.
result TSV-Merge significantly outperforms existing methods.
A new method approximates the Sliced-Wasserstein distance without random projections.
problem Efficiently approximating the Sliced-Wasserstein distance for machine learning applications.
method Utilizing the concentration of measure phenomenon to develop a deterministic approximation.
result The approximation error goes to zero as the dimension increases, under a weak dependence condition.
Improved location estimation for high-dimensional data with finite sample size.
problem Estimating the shift in high-dimensional data with limited samples.
method Smoothed estimators and bounds on subgamma vectors.
result Convergence to Cramér-Rao bound for finite sample sizes.
This research simplifies Riemannian LBFGS for SPD manifolds.
problem Optimization on Riemannian manifolds, especially SPD.
method Two mappings for tangent space, making vector transports and adjoint vector transports identity.
result RLBFGS becomes less computationally expensive and easier to analyze.
Let π:E→M be a vector bundle over a simply connected manifold and ∇ a linear connection in π. Let σ:U→E be a ∇-parallel section of π defined on a connected open subset U of M. We give sufficient conditions on U in order to extend σ to the whole M. We mainly concentrate to…
Prove non-asymptotic bounds for minimal risk in statistical learning
problem Estimating minimal risk in statistical learning
method Using concentration inequalities
result Non-asymptotic bounds for minimal risk
Model predicts political ideology using context vectors to mitigate bias and scarcity.
problem Scarcity and selection bias in political ideology prediction.
method Proposes a statistical model decomposing embeddings into context and position vectors, training an end-to-end model for deployment.
result Model can predict ideological labels even with minimal biased data, outperforming state-of-the-art methods.
Lecture notes on kernel functions and Random Fourier Features.
problem Understanding and approximating kernel functions in machine learning.
method Mathematical background and proofs of concentration results.
result Estimation of error in Random Fourier Features approximation.
Using geometric quantization, we represent curve operators in the TQFT of Witten-Reshetikhin-Turaev with jauge group SU_2 as Toeplitz operators with symbols corresponding to trace functions. As an application, we show that eigenvectors of these operators are concentrated near the level sets of these trace functions, an…
Theory for algebraic data on categories via concentration structures.
problem Defining algebraic structures on categories.
method Introducing concentration structures and concentration monoids.
result Every group can be represented as a concentration monoid of a trivial category.
Novel bounds improve TD learning consistency in RL.
problem Analyzing Temporal Difference learning's performance.
method High-dimensional concentration inequalities and Berry-Esseen bounds for Markov chain induced martingales.
result Sharp high-probability consistency guarantee for TD learning, matching asymptotic variance up to logarithmic factors.
Paper analyzes error bounds for learning with vector-valued RF, improving existing analyses.
problem Learning with vector-valued random features in infinite-dimensional settings.
method Direct analysis of risk functional, avoiding random matrix theory.
result Strong consistency and minimax optimal convergence rates established.
Paper addresses concentration of distances for fractional quasi p-norms, identifying conditions for concentration and anti-concentration.
problem Understanding concentration of distances for fractional quasi p-norms in high dimensions.
method Analyzes conditions for concentration and anti-concentration of distances for fractional quasi p-norms.
result Identifies conditions for concentration and anti-concentration of fractional quasi p-norms, ruling out some approaches and specifying conditions for control.
We propose and study a multi-scale approach to vector quantization. We develop an algorithm, dubbed reconstruction trees, inspired by decision trees. Here the objective is parsimonious reconstruction of unsupervised data, rather than classification. Contrasted to more standard vector quantization methods, such as K-mea…
Study Finsler metric measure manifolds' concentration properties.
problem Understanding concentration properties in Finsler metric measure manifolds.
method Established relationships with observable diameter, isoperimetric inequalities, and first eigenvalue.
result Derived a Cheng type upper bound estimate for the first closed eigenvalue.
New method improves missing mass concentration bounds.
problem Missing mass concentration problem
method New method of estimating concentration of heterogenic sums
result Slightly improved state-of-the-art bounds