Paper proposes a novel method to estimate differential networks using additional knowledge.
problem Estimating differential statistical dependency networks in high-dimensional data with limited samples.
method Integrates various sources of knowledge beyond data samples to improve differential network estimation.
result Achieves sharp asymptotic convergence rate and improved differential network estimation.
Neural networks can approximate complex stochastic equations well.
problem Approximating general stochastic differential equations.
method Identified neural network classes approximating continuous functions.
result Neural stochastic differential equations can approximate general stochastic differential equations arbitrarily well.
A new differential entropy estimator for neural networks training.
problem Lack of effective differential entropy estimators for neural network training.
method KNIFE: a fully parameterized, differentiable kernel-based estimator of differential entropy.
result KNIFE effectively estimates differential entropy and improves neural network training.
New method improves training stochastic neural networks with tighter guarantees.
problem Training stochastic neural networks with provable guarantees.
method Developed partially-aggregated estimators and reformulated PAC-Bayesian bounds.
result Derives a differentiable objective leading to tighter generalisation guarantees.
Paper introduces a new gradient estimator for SNNs.
problem High variance in score function gradient estimator impedes SNNs training.
method Developed a differentiable point process to derive path-wise gradient estimator.
result Demonstrated effectiveness of path-wise gradient estimator through simulations.
Modern neural network training relies on piece-wise (sub-)differentiable functions in order to use backpropagation to update model parameters. In this work, we introduce a novel method to allow simple non-differentiable functions at intermediary layers of deep neural networks. We do so by training with a differentiable…
Repulsive ensembles improve uncertainty estimates in PINNs for differential equations.
problem Improving uncertainty estimates in PINNs for differential equations.
method Employing repulsive ensembles (RE-PINN) with a repulsive term in the loss function.
result Repulsive ensembles produce more accurate uncertainty estimates and higher sample diversity.
We develop a scalable method for Bayesian neural networks with stochastic differential equations.
problem Uncertainty quantification in deep neural networks.
method Gradient-based stochastic variational inference in continuous-depth Bayesian neural networks.
result Gradient estimator with zero variance as the approximation improves.
Trans-Glasso uses transfer learning to estimate precision matrices from related studies.
problem Challenges in precision matrix estimation with limited target samples.
method Two-step transfer learning: multi-task learning followed by differential network estimation.
result Trans-Glasso achieves minimax optimality under certain conditions and outperforms baseline methods in simulations and real-world applications.
Study privacy vs. utility in estimating network parameters with aggregated data.
problem Privacy-preserving estimation of network parameters from aggregated node degrees.
method β model, local and central differential privacy, minimax lower bounds, simple estimators.
result Achieved minimax-optimal risk bounds for parameter estimation under privacy constraints.
NeuroPMD estimates densities on complex product manifolds.
problem Density estimation on high-dimensional product manifolds.
method Neural network directly parameterizes density, trained with manifold differential operators.
result NeuroPMD outperforms traditional methods in density estimation.
Estimates neural drift for stochastic equations, improving inference on noisy data.
problem Estimating drift in stochastic differential equations with neural networks.
method Non-parametric estimation using ReLU neural networks, enforcing theoretical bounds.
result Practical method for inference on noisy and rough functional data.
Proposes a method to train neural networks that solve differential equations faster.
problem Training neural networks that solve differential equations becomes computationally expensive.
method Introduces a differentiable surrogate for numerical solver time cost using higher-order derivatives.
result Trains models that are faster to solve while maintaining nearly the same accuracy.
Distributed estimation and learning with privacy preserved.
problem Privacy-preserving distributed estimation and learning in a networked environment.
method Linear aggregation schemes with differential privacy constraints.
result Noise minimizes convergence time to best estimates, using Laplace noise.
New method reduces errors in pricing and sensitivities for discontinuous payoffs.
problem Errors in pricing and sensitivities for discontinuous payoffs in digital and barrier options.
method Alternative methods for estimating sensitivities, including likelihood ratio and hybrid methods.
result New methods substantially reduce test errors in prices and sensitivities.
New algorithms improve inference in non-differentiable models.
problem Inference and learning in latent variable models with non-differentiable densities.
method Proximal interacting particle Langevin algorithms (PIPLA).
result Nonasymptotic bounds and effectiveness demonstrated in various models.
Paper improves uncertainty quantification in PINNs using error bounds and solution bundles.
problem Uncertainty quantification in PINNs for differential equation systems.
method Two-step procedure with Bayesian Neural Networks and heteroscedastic variance.
result Improved uncertainty estimation over PINNs solutions in differential equation systems.
Large data collections required for the training of neural networks often contain sensitive information such as the medical histories of patients, and the privacy of the training data must be preserved. In this paper, we introduce a dropout technique that provides an elegant Bayesian interpretation to dropout, and show…
We developed a novel statistical method to identify structural differences between networks characterized by structural equation models. We propose to reparameterize the model to separate the differential structures from common structures, and then design an algorithm with calibration and construction stages to identif…
This paper studies neural network operators and their convergence properties.
problem Understanding the approximation and convergence of neural network operators.
method Proves density results, convergence estimates, and Voronovskaya-type theorems.
result Establishes quantitative convergence estimates and derives Voronovskaya-type theorems.
Deep neural networks with their large number of parameters are highly flexible learning systems. The high flexibility in such networks brings with some serious problems such as overfitting, and regularization is used to address this problem. A currently popular and effective regularization technique for controlling the…
New estimator for SDEs is shown to be an adjoint state method.
problem Estimating gradients for overparameterized SDEs efficiently.
method Demonstrates generator gradient estimator as an adjoint state method.
result Generator gradient estimator is an adjoint state method for SDEs.
Differentiable resampling improves particle filter performance.
problem Non-differentiability of traditional resampling in particle filters.
method Introduced a neural network resampler (particle transformer) trained with a likelihood-based loss function.
result Learned resampling outperforms traditional methods on synthetic and real-world tasks.
LogDet estimator improves entropy estimation in neural networks.
problem Inconsistent observations and diversified interpretation in neural networks.
method Proposes LogDet estimator for reliable entropy approximation.
result LogDet estimator overcomes distributional diversity issues.
FDNet learns PDEs from data with fast predictions.
problem Discovering complex systems behavior from data.
method Finite difference neural networks (FDNet) to learn PDEs from trajectory data.
result FDNet predicts future behavior with few trainable parameters.
Paper presents a privacy-preserving algorithm for estimating peer effects using the Ising model.
problem Privacy concerns in estimating peer effects using network data.
method Developed a (ε,δ)-differentially private algorithm using Ising model. result Established regret bounds and validated performance on synthetic and real-world networks.
Bayesian PINN improves estimation of PDE solutions from noisy data.
problem Estimating solutions of PDEs from noisy measurements.
method Bayesian approach to Physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) for inverse problems.
result Convergence rate of Bayesian posterior mean error in PDE solutions.
RODE-Net learns ODEs from data with random parameters using neural networks and GANs.
problem Learning ODEs from data with unknown and random parameters.
method RODE-Net combines symbolic networks and GANs to estimate both the ODE and its parameters.
result RODE-Net can accurately estimate the distribution of model parameters and make reliable predictions.
New method combines Monte Carlo and tensor networks for solving complex equations.
problem Solving high-dimensional partial differential equations efficiently.
method Uses Monte Carlo simulations and tensor train sketching for updates and re-estimations.
result Demonstrates versatility and efficacy in solving specific equations.
Deep neural networks work well at approximating complicated functions when provided with data and trained by gradient descent methods. At the same time, there is a vast amount of existing functions that programmatically solve different tasks in a precise manner eliminating the need for training. In many cases, it is po…
FQE with deep neural networks achieves asymptotic normality and finite-sample bounds.
problem Theoretical understanding of FQE with general differentiable function approximators.
method Z-estimation theory applied to FQE with deep neural networks.
result FQE estimation error is asymptotically normal with explicit variance.
Several methods of estimating the mutual information of random variables have been developed in recent years. They can prove valuable for novel approaches to learning statistically independent features. In this paper, we use one of these methods, a mutual information neural estimation (MINE) network, to present a proof…
RAD estimates gradients with less memory, faster than small batch sizes.
problem Training deep models with stochastic gradient descent requires exact gradients, but they are not needed.
method Developed a framework for randomized automatic differentiation (RAD) to compute unbiased gradient estimates with reduced memory.
result RAD converges in fewer iterations than using a small batch size for feedforward networks and similar number for recurrent networks.
We present differentiable particle filters (DPFs): a differentiable implementation of the particle filter algorithm with learnable motion and measurement models. Since DPFs are end-to-end differentiable, we can efficiently train their models by optimizing end-to-end state estimation performance, rather than proxy objec…
Deep neural networks are notorious for being sensitive to small well-chosen perturbations, and estimating the regularity of such architectures is of utmost importance for safe and robust practical applications. In this paper, we investigate one of the key characteristics to assess the regularity of such methods: the Li…
CLEVER (Cross-Lipschitz Extreme Value for nEtwork Robustness) is an Extreme Value Theory (EVT) based robustness score for large-scale deep neural networks (DNNs). In this paper, we propose two extensions on this robustness score. First, we provide a new formal robustness guarantee for classifier functions that are twic…
We develop a framework for estimating unknown partial differential equations from noisy data, using a deep learning approach. Given noisy samples of a solution to an unknown PDE, our method interpolates the samples using a neural network, and extracts the PDE by equating derivatives of the neural network approximation.…
Deep equilibrium models estimate latent variables from data.
problem Estimating latent variables from data.
method Generalized exponential family models, deep equilibrium networks.
result Deep equilibrium models solve MAP estimates for latent and transformation parameters.
Differentially private statistical inference using β-divergence.
problem Achieving differential privacy without altering data generation.
method Sampling from a generalised posterior minimizing β-divergence. result More precise inference with broader applicability.
Deep neural network improves Heston model calibration accuracy and speed.
problem Calibrating the Heston model with numerical stability issues.
method Gradient-based deep learning framework (DDN) to learn Heston model and its derivatives.
result DDN significantly outperforms non-differential neural networks in calibration accuracy and speed.
SODEN uses neural networks and ODEs for scalable survival analysis.
problem Survival analysis with censored data and strong structural assumptions.
method Modeling survival distribution as an ODE, using adjoint sensitivity analysis for efficient optimization.
result Efficient estimation of survival models in large-scale applications.
Paper introduces a differentiable STFT for continuous window length optimization.
problem Optimizing window length in spectrograms for neural networks.
method Defines a differentiable short-time Fourier transform with continuous window length.
result Demonstrates improved performance in estimation and classification tasks.
Catastrophic forgetting can be a significant problem for institutions that must delete historic data for privacy reasons. For example, hospitals might not be able to retain patient data permanently. But neural networks trained on recent data alone will tend to forget lessons learned on old data. We present a differenti…
A new method prunes neural network channels based on operation characteristics.
problem Compressing deep neural networks efficiently and maintaining accuracy.
method Differentiable masks for channel pruning considering BN and ReLU.
result Outstanding performance in accuracy with less resources compared to state-of-the-art methods.
FBSJNN solves PIDEs and FBSDEJs with deep learning, offering theoretical and numerical efficiency.
problem Solving Partial Integro-Differential Equations and Forward-Backward Stochastic Differential Equations with Jumps.
method FBSJNN framework using a single neural network for both solution approximation and non-local integral.
result FBSJNN achieves numerical solutions with a relative error of 10−3, demonstrating efficiency. New insights into quantized neural networks reveal learning dynamics and generalization errors.
problem Understanding the impact of quantization hyperparameters on learning dynamics in high-dimensional models.
method Theoretical analysis and fixed-point analysis of STE dynamics in quantized models.
result STE training in quantized models converges to a plateau followed by a sharp drop in generalization error, influenced by quantization range.
New method improves causal structure discovery with Prior-Fitted Networks.
problem Errors in likelihood estimation limit proper causal structure discovery.
method Amortized causal discovery with Prior-Fitted Networks.
result Significant gains in structure recovery compared to baselines.
A novel method for learning Bayesian network structures from decentralized data, balancing privacy and efficiency.
problem Privacy and communication costs in learning Bayesian network structures from decentralized data.
method Fed-Sparse-BNSL, combining differential privacy with greedy updates targeting only a few relevant edges per participant.
result Achieves utility close to non-private baselines while offering stronger privacy and communication efficiency.