Survey on distributed machine learning to handle large data.
problem Training large models requires vast amounts of data.
method Distribute workload across multiple machines.
result Efficient parallelization and coherent model creation.
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Paper explores sustainable machine learning with energy harvesting.
problem Energy-efficient distributed machine learning in resource-constrained devices.
method Developed a practical learning framework with theoretical guarantees for distributed learning over energy-harvesting devices.
result Demonstrated significant performance improvement over non-harvesting benchmarks.
This work develops secure distributed algorithms for machine learning to protect against data poisoning and network attacks.
problem Vulnerability of distributed machine learning algorithms to cyber threats.
method Game-theoretic framework to capture conflicting goals of a learner and an attacker, iterative distributed algorithm.
result Distributed SVM is prone to fail in different types of attacks, with impact depending on network structure and attack capabilities.
Optimal Transport enhances machine learning with new methods.
problem Comparing and manipulating probability distributions in machine learning.
method Probabilistic framework rooted in rich history and theory.
result New solutions in generative modeling and transfer learning.
New SDE model from machine learning optimization with unique stationary distribution.
problem Stationary distribution of machine learning optimization models.
method Proved ergodicity and unique stationary distribution of power-law dynamic SDE.
result Power-law dynamic has a unique stationary distribution and is ergodic.
Survey on importance weighting in machine learning applications.
problem Distribution shift in supervised learning.
method Weighting objective function or probability distribution based on instance importance.
result Importance weighting can guarantee desirable statistical properties in distribution shift scenarios.
New approach to machine learning optimization using distribution space.
problem Optimization challenges in machine learning with non-convex constraints.
method Relaxation to convex optimization in distribution space, numerical algorithm based on mixture distributions.
result Approximate optimization in distribution space is consistent and effective.
New algorithm for safer machine learning with different testing and training distributions.
problem Challenges in modern machine learning where training and testing distributions differ.
method First-order optimization algorithm for superquantile-based learning.
result Promising numerical results show the approach's effectiveness.
The paper connects three machine learning methods to reduce generalization errors.
problem Reducing generalization errors in machine learning models.
method Distributionally robust optimization, Bayesian methods, and regularization.
result Machine learning models can be characterized using distributional uncertainty and robustness measures.
MLI is an Application Programming Interface designed to address the challenges of building Machine Learn- ing algorithms in a distributed setting based on data-centric computing. Its primary goal is to simplify the development of high-performance, scalable, distributed algorithms. Our initial results show that, relativ…
Training machine learning (ML) models on large datasets requires considerable computing power. To speed up training, it is typical to distribute training across several machines, often with specialized hardware like GPUs or TPUs. Managing a distributed training job is complex and requires dealing with resource contenti…
Method improves treatment effect estimation in randomized experiments.
problem Estimating distributional treatment effects in randomized experiments.
method Distributional regression framework with machine learning for variance reduction.
result The proposed method reduces variance of distributional treatment effect estimators.
Nonparametric Conditional Density Estimation In A Deep Learning Framework For Short-Term Forecastingstat.ML
Paper proposes a method for estimating tropical cyclone intensity distribution using deep learning.
problem Lack of full accounting of prediction variability in single-point forecasts.
method Smooth model over target and covariates, logistic transformation for conditional density, case-control sampling approximation.
result Method provides insights into predicted response behavior, improving decision-making and policy.
CAP-BM learns complex-valued data's amplitude and phase distributions.
problem Learning from complex-valued data with amplitude variation.
method Complex Amplitude-Phase Boltzmann machine (CAP-BM) with Gibbs sampling.
result Necessity of amplitude-amplitude coupling term in CAP-BM.
The paper presents a probabilistic framework for SPD matrices in machine learning.
problem Machine learning on SPD matrices is fragmented; this paper aims to unify it.
method Unified probabilistic framework using Gaussian distributions and Bayes classifiers.
result Different SPD machine learning tools can be reinterpreted and extended using Gaussian distributions.
We introduce DQFIM to quantify and improve generalization of quantum machine learning models.
problem Understanding and improving generalization of quantum machine learning models.
method Data quantum Fisher information metric (DQFIM) to quantify circuit parameters and training data.
result Improves generalization by breaking symmetries of training data and using a low number of training states.
Low-dimensional embedding, manifold learning, clustering, classification, and anomaly detection are among the most important problems in machine learning. The existing methods usually consider the case when each instance has a fixed, finite-dimensional feature representation. Here we consider a different setting. We as…
Learning where to learn: Training data distribution optimization for scientific machine learningcs.LG
Paper optimizes training data distribution for better model performance across various deployment conditions.
problem Improving model accuracy when deployed with parameters far from training data.
method Developed adaptive algorithms based on bilevel or alternating optimization in the space of probability measures.
result Optimized training distributions lead to models with improved sample complexity and robustness to distribution shift.
Paper introduces elastic consistency for distributed SGD, enabling convergence analysis.
problem Training large-scale machine learning models in distributed environments.
method Introduces elastic consistency as a general consistency model for distributed SGD.
result Derives convergence bounds for various distributed SGD methods.
Machine learning techniques improve Bayesian computation for complex data.
problem Infeasible posterior computation in high-dimensional models.
method Improving posterior computation using machine learning techniques.
result Potential to enhance Bayesian computation efficiency.
Study quantifies distribution shifts and uncertainties to improve machine learning model robustness.
problem Distribution shifts between training and test datasets impact model generalization and robustness.
method Synthetic data generation and quantitative measures (KL divergence, JS distance, Mahalanobis distance) to assess data similarity and model uncertainty.
result Utilizing statistical measures like Mahalanobis distance helps assess distribution shift and model uncertainty.
Coreset, which is a summary of the original dataset in the form of a small weighted set in the same sample space, provides a promising approach to enable machine learning over distributed data. Although viewed as a proxy of the original dataset, each coreset is only designed to approximate the cost function of a specif…
Contrast trees assess machine learning accuracy, boosting improves performance.
problem Lack of accuracy assessment for machine learning results.
method Contrast trees and distribution boosting methods.
result Distribution boosting provides an assumption-free method for estimating outcome distributions.
Paper explores Elliptical Wishart distributions in signal processing and machine learning.
problem Estimating parameters of Elliptical Wishart distributions.
method Proposes fixed point and Riemannian optimization algorithms for maximum likelihood estimation.
result Characterizes existence, uniqueness, and convergence of the MLE.
This paper reviews methods for distributed training of machine learning models from high-rate streams.
problem Training machine learning models from high-rate distributed streams in a compute- and bandwidth-limited setting.
method Recently developed methods for large-scale distributed stochastic optimization.
result There exist regimes where systems can learn from distributed, streaming data at order-optimal rates.
DeepGG generates graph distributions for drug discovery and molecular design.
problem Learning graph distributions for various applications.
method Improved deep graph generator based on deep state machines with graph and node embeddings.
result The state machine design favors specific graph distributions.
This paper proposes a new D2D data sharing approach to improve distributed machine learning training speed.
problem Straggler dilemma in distributed edge learning.
method Proposes a D2D data sharing approach to balance computation loads and optimize radio resource allocation.
result Significantly reduces training delay and enhances training accuracy in non-i.i.d. data environments.
A Review of the Gumbel-max Trick and its Extensions for Discrete Stochasticity in Machine Learningcs.LG
The Gumbel-max trick and its extensions simplify sampling from categorical distributions in machine learning.
problem Sampling from categorical distributions with unnormalized probabilities.
method Extensions of the Gumbel-max trick for various applications.
result Simplified and efficient methods for sampling and gradient estimation.
We study the problem of distributed multi-task learning with shared representation, where each machine aims to learn a separate, but related, task in an unknown shared low-dimensional subspaces, i.e. when the predictor matrix has low rank. We consider a setting where each task is handled by a different machine, with sa…
New regularizer for machine learning using private data.
problem Machine learning with private data.
method Distributionally-robust optimization with locally-differentially-private datasets.
result New regularizer for training linear regression models.
We consider the problem of distributed multi-task learning, where each machine learns a separate, but related, task. Specifically, each machine learns a linear predictor in high-dimensional space,where all tasks share the same small support. We present a communication-efficient estimator based on the debiased lasso and…
A Stochastic Large-scale Machine Learning Algorithm for Distributed Features and Observationsstat.ML
As the size of modern data sets exceeds the disk and memory capacities of a single computer, machine learning practitioners have resorted to parallel and distributed computing. Given that optimization is one of the pillars of machine learning and predictive modeling, distributed optimization methods have recently garne…
ATA: Adaptive Task Allocation for Efficient Resource Management in Distributed Machine Learningcs.LG
ATA optimizes task allocation in distributed machine learning.
problem Greedy task allocation leads to inefficiencies in distributed machine learning.
method Adaptive Task Allocation (ATA) adapts to unknown computation time distributions.
result ATA identifies optimal task allocation without prior knowledge of computation times.
Proposes MRO to achieve uniformly low regret in distributionally robust learning.
problem Learning under unknown test distributions (distribution shift).
method Minimax Regret Optimization (MRO) for robust machine learning.
result MRO achieves uniformly low regret across all test distributions.
We propose methods for distributed graph-based multi-task learning that are based on weighted averaging of messages from other machines. Uniform averaging or diminishing stepsize in these methods would yield consensus (single task) learning. We show how simply skewing the averaging weights or controlling the stepsize a…
This thesis tackles causality in machine learning, improving OOD generalization and robustness.
problem Machine learning struggles with OOD generalization and robustness due to lack of causality modeling.
method Exploits the principle of independent causal mechanisms (ICM) to ensure conditional distribution invariance under distribution shifts.
result Demonstrates how incorporating causality can enhance machine learning's OOD generalization, interpretability, and robustness.
Method improves simulation accuracy by mitigating distribution shift in hybrid systems.
problem Mitigating distribution shift in machine-learning augmented hybrid simulation.
method Tangent-space regularized estimator to control distribution shift.
result Marked improvements in simulation accuracy, especially for systems with high distribution shift.
We present transductive Boltzmann machines (TBMs), which firstly achieve transductive learning of the Gibbs distribution. While exact learning of the Gibbs distribution is impossible by the family of existing Boltzmann machines due to combinatorial explosion of the sample space, TBMs overcome the problem by adaptively …
Boosted Control Functions improve prediction under distributional shifts.
problem Prediction under distributional shifts in the presence of hidden confounding.
method Boosted Control Function (BCF) and ControlTwicing algorithm.
result BCF allows for distribution generalization and invariance under nonlinear, non-identifiable structural functions.
Teaches uncertainty in ML through practical examples.
problem Lack of uncertainty teaching in ML curricula.
method Developed a curriculum and use cases.
result Motivates adoption of uncertainty concepts in AI courses.
Minibatch SGD outperforms Local SGD in heterogeneous distributed learning.
problem Optimizing a combined convex objective with stochastic gradient estimates from different machines.
method Analysis of Minibatch SGD and Local SGD in a heterogeneous distributed setting.
result Minibatch SGD dominates Local SGD in the heterogeneous distributed setting.
Gradient flows on distributions of distributions for machine learning tasks.
problem Designing gradient flows for datasets of probability distributions.
method Representing classes as conditional distributions, modeling datasets as mixture distributions, using Wasserstein over Wasserstein (WoW) distance and gradients.
result Demonstrated gradient flows for dataset transfer and distillation tasks.
New term ADS describes how machine learning can change user behavior.
problem Machine learning systems can unintentionally change user behavior, affecting performance.
method Introduced `unit tests` and mitigation strategy for hidden incentives in auto-induced distributional shift.
result Meta-learning and Q-learning sometimes fail unit tests but pass with mitigation strategy.
New method improves understanding of machine learning model performance.
problem Understanding how well machine learning models generalize from training data to unseen data.
method Auxiliary Distribution Method to derive new generalization error bounds.
result Upper bounds on generalization errors are tighter and more applicable.
Flexible evidential deep learning improves uncertainty quantification in machine learning.
problem Overconfident predictions in machine learning models can lead to serious consequences.
method Proposes flexible evidential deep learning (F-EDL) to model uncertainty over class probabilities using a flexible Dirichlet distribution.
result Empirically demonstrates state-of-the-art uncertainty quantification performance across diverse scenarios.
Lapse improves parameter servers by dynamically allocating parameters, achieving near-linear scaling.
problem Efficiently managing distributed training with reduced communication overhead.
method Integrate dynamic parameter allocation into parameter servers, proposing Lapse.
result Lapse provides near-linear scaling and can be orders of magnitude faster than existing parameter servers.
Distributed machine learning (ML) can bring more computational resources to bear than single-machine learning, thus enabling reductions in training time. Distributed learning partitions models and data over many machines, allowing model and dataset sizes beyond the available compute power and memory of a single machine…
Traditional differential privacy is independent of the data distribution. However, this is not well-matched with the modern machine learning context, where models are trained on specific data. As a result, achieving meaningful privacy guarantees in ML often excessively reduces accuracy. We propose Bayesian differential…