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New convergence bounds for shuffling-based SGD methods in distributed learning.

problem Analyzing the performance of shuffling-based variants of SGD in distributed learning.
method Study of minibatch and local Random Reshuffling methods, proving convergence bounds and lower bounds.
result Shuffling-based variants converge faster than with-replacement sampling methods, and the bounds are tight.

The article introduces a new convergence concept for Lorentzian spaces and applies it to generalized cones.

problem Stability of curvature bounds in generalized Lorentzian cones.
method Introduces \ell-convergence for Lorentzian pre-length spaces, applies it to generalized cones, and proves stability of curvature bounds.
result Sharp timelike curvature and curvature-dimension bounds for generalized cones are established.

DCDC calculates convergence rates for Markov chains using neural networks.

problem Computing precise convergence rates for Markov chains is hard.
method Developed a neural network-based algorithm (DCDC) to bound convergence rates in Wasserstein distance.
result Demonstrated effective convergence bounds for real-world Markov chains.

Study shows gap between uniform convergence and test error in random feature models.

problem Understanding the gap between uniform convergence and test error in random feature models.
method Analytical expressions for uniform convergence over norm balls, interpolators, and minimum norm interpolator risk derived and proved.
result Uniform convergence over interpolators still gives a non-trivial bound of test error even when classical uniform convergence is vacuous.

Proves convergence of gradient Ricci shrinkers with uniform bounds.

problem Compactness and energy concentration in gradient Ricci shrinkers.
method Bubble-tree convergence and local energy analysis.
result No energy concentrates in neck regions, leading to a local diffeomorphism finiteness theorem.

New method estimates convergence bounds for nonlinear Markov chains.

problem Difficulty in describing properties of nonlinear Markov chains.
method Coupling Markov chains to reconstitute distribution relationships and estimate convergence bounds.
result Estimation of convergence bounds is more precise than existing results.

The study extends convergence theorems for Ricci-limit spaces with bounded curvature.

problem Understanding convergence properties of Ricci-limit spaces with bounded curvature.
method Establishing C1,αC^{1,α}-regularities and applying Fukaya's fibration theorem.
result Optimal generalization of Fukaya's fibration theorem to C1,αC^{1,α} limit spaces.

Paper establishes convergence rates and concentration bounds for stochastic approximation and reinforcement learning with Markovian noise.

problem Analyzing convergence rates and concentration bounds for stochastic approximation and reinforcement learning with Markovian noise.
method Novel discretization of the mean ODE of stochastic approximation algorithms using intervals with diminishing length.
result First almost sure convergence rate and maximal concentration bound with exponential tails for contractive stochastic approximation algorithms with Markovian noise.

Uniform convergence of metrics on surfaces with bounded curvature measures proved.

problem Proving uniform convergence of metrics on Alexandrov surfaces with bounded integral curvature.
method Weak convergence of measures and analytic approximation of metrics.
result Uniform convergence of metrics on Alexandrov surfaces proved.

In this paper we prove convergence and compactness results for Ricci flows with bounded scalar curvature and entropy. More specifically, we show that Ricci flows with bounded scalar curvature converge smoothly away from a singular set of codimension 4\geq 4. We also establish a general form of the Hamilton-Tian Conjec…

2016-03-13abs ↗pdf ↗

Ricci flow stability on manifolds with bounded geometry ensures convergence to hyperbolic metrics.

problem Stability and convergence of Ricci flow on manifolds with bounded geometry.
method Continuous dependence on initial conditions, sectoriality of Ricci-DeTurck flow generator, and Hölder norm analysis.
result Ricci flow converges to hyperbolic metrics under certain conditions.

Paper revisits set membership estimation for linear systems with relaxed disturbance bounds.

problem Set membership estimation for linear systems with disturbances bounded by convex sets.
method Adopted block-martingale small-ball condition and random perturbed control policies to establish convergence rates.
result Established convergence rates for disturbances bounded by general convex sets.

The objective of this paper is to introduce the notion of generalized almost statistical (briefly, GAS) convergence of bounded real sequences, which generalizes the notion of almost convergence as well as statistical convergence of bounded real sequences. As a special kind of Banach limit functional, we also introduce …

2019-11-15abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper converts metric bounds to distance function Hölder bounds and proves compactness theorems.

problem Proving geometric stability results with scalar curvature bounds.
method Transforming LpL^p bounds to Hölder bounds for distance functions.
result Compactness theorems and convergence guarantees for Riemannian manifolds.

Quantifies scalar curvature under C0C^0 convergence, proving a refined version in all dimensions.

problem Proving a refined quantitative bound for scalar curvature under C0C^0 convergence.
method Established the refined quantitative bound in all dimensions using smoothing techniques.
result Established the refined quantitative bound for scalar curvature in all dimensions.

The paper explores convergence and structure of spaces with scalar curvature and entropy bounds, introducing new dpd_p convergence.

problem Understanding convergence and structure of spaces with scalar curvature and entropy bounds.
method Introduces dpd_p convergence for rectifiable Riemannian spaces and proves compactness and regularity theorems.
result Spaces with small scalar and entropy bounds dpd_p converge to rectifiable Riemannian spaces.

Adam achieves optimal convergence in deep ReLU networks via novel Kakeya bounds.

problem Training deep ReLU networks using Adam in non-smooth settings.
method Stratified Morse theory and Kakeya bounds to analyze region crossings and convergence.
result First global-optimal convergence for Adam in non-smooth, non-convex ReLU landscapes.

Stochastic gradient descent (SGD) is the optimization algorithm of choice in many machine learning applications such as regularized empirical risk minimization and training deep neural networks. The classical convergence analysis of SGD is carried out under the assumption that the norm of the stochastic gradient is uni…

2018-02-11abs ↗pdf ↗

Improved BO algorithms reduce prediction error under Gaussian noise.

problem Reducing prediction error in Bayesian optimization with Gaussian noise.
method Established new prediction error bounds for Gaussian process under frequentist setting.
result Proved improved convergence rates of cumulative regret for GP-UCB and GP-TS.

We explore the distinctions between LpL^p convergence of metric tensors on a fixed Riemannian manifold versus Gromov-Hausdorff, uniform, and intrinsic flat convergence of the corresponding sequence of metric spaces. We provide a number of examples which demonstrate these notions of convergence do not agree even for two…

2018-03-17abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper analyzes kNN density estimation's convergence rates under different conditions.

problem Analyzing convergence rates of kNN density estimation under bounded and unbounded support conditions.
method Examined two cases: bounded support with known and unknown support sets, and unbounded support with smooth density function.
result kNN density estimation is minimax optimal under certain conditions and better than kernel density estimation in some cases.

The paper analyzes convergence rates of Gaussian process approximations for scalable regression.

problem Characterizing convergence rates of Gaussian process approximations for scalable regression.
method Analysis of kernel functions and dataset-size nn for isotropic kernels like Matérn and squared-exponential.
result Upper and lower bounds on predictive MSE and calibration metric convergence rates are derived.

Many practitioners who use the EM algorithm complain that it is sometimes slow. When does this happen, and what can be done about it? In this paper, we study the general class of bound optimization algorithms - including Expectation-Maximization, Iterative Scaling and CCCP - and their relationship to direct optimizatio…

2012-10-19abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper analyzes convergence of two time-scale stochastic approximation using martingale approach.

problem Analyzing convergence of two time-scale stochastic approximation algorithms.
method Uses martingale approach to establish convergence conditions and rates.
result Establishes different rates of convergence for fast and slow subsystems.

New bounds on SGD's final iterate convergence rate in constant dimension.

problem Characterize the convergence rate of SGD's final iterate in constant dimension.
method Proved lower bounds of Ω(logd/T)Ω(\log d/\sqrt{T}) and Ω(logd/T)Ω(\log d/T) for non-smooth Lipschitz convex and strongly convex functions respectively.
result First general dimension dependent lower bound on SGD's final iterate convergence rate.

New method shows hidden state can significantly improve differential privacy in SGD.

problem Differential privacy in SGD with hidden state.
method Proves converging privacy bounds for hidden state SGD, using privacy amplification techniques.
result Privacy bound converges exponentially fast and is smaller than composition bounds.

The paper studies Ricci flow with specific curvature and volume constraints, proving convergence and curvature bounds.

problem Analyzing Ricci flow with Ricci curvature and volume constraints.
method Proving convergence and curvature bounds for Ricci flow with specific constraints.
result Ricci flow with specified constraints converges to a flat cone or static flow.

Study limits of manifolds with Kato bound Ricci curvature, proving volume convergence.

problem Understanding structure of limits of manifolds with Ricci curvature bounds.
method Mosco convergence of Dirichlet energies to Cheeger energy, introduction of monotone quantities, volume convergence.
result Volume convergence to Hausdorff n-measure in limits of manifolds.