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48 results for edge density

Polynomial-time algorithm estimates edge density of random graphs with privacy and robustness.

problem Estimating edge density of random graphs while maintaining privacy and robustness.
method Sum-of-squares algorithm for robust edge density estimation and reduction from privacy to robustness.
result Optimal error rate up to logarithmic factors, matching theoretical lower bounds.

In this paper, we present a novel way to summarize the structure of large graphs, based on non-parametric estimation of edge density in directed multigraphs. Following coclustering approach, we use a clustering of the vertices, with a piecewise constant estimation of the density of the edges across the clusters, and ad…

2015-08-06abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper defines and studies discrete p-density and compression-radius profiles of lattice knots.

problem Understanding geometric properties of lattice knots.
method Develops a framework for discrete p-density and compression-radius profiles of lattice knots, studying them on length-filtered sets and finite move-graph exploration.
result Density and compression-radius values are not monotone, illustrating distinct optimization problems.

Paper characterizes optimal graph clustering limits under a new model.

problem Graph clustering under varying edge density signals.
method Introduced Popularity-Adjusted Block Model (PABM) to address SBM and DCBM limitations.
result Cluster recovery possible even when edge density signals vanish, highlighting local connectivity differences.

This paper considers the problem of clustering a partially observed unweighted graph---i.e., one where for some node pairs we know there is an edge between them, for some others we know there is no edge, and for the remaining we do not know whether or not there is an edge. We want to organize the nodes into disjoint cl…

2011-04-25abs ↗pdf ↗

DIF extends NF with stochastic discrete latent variables for better density estimation.

problem Improving density estimation with discontinuities and fine details.
method Discretely indexed flows as an extension of Normalizing Flows with stochastic latent variables.
result DIF inherit good computational behavior of NF and can capture distributions with discontinuities.

Mean curvature flow of clusters of n-dimensional surfaces in R^{n+k} that meet in triples at equal angles along smooth edges and higher order junctions on lower dimensional faces is a natural extension of classical mean curvature flow. We call such a flow a mean curvature flow with triple edges. We show that if a smoot…

2016-05-21abs ↗pdf ↗

New algorithm estimates edge density of random graphs robustly, achieving optimal breakdown point.

problem Estimating edge density of Erdős-Rényi graphs under adversarial edge manipulation.
method Sum-of-Squares (SoS) hierarchy, constructing constant-degree certificates for concentration.
result First polynomial-time algorithm with optimal breakdown point and matching error guarantees.

Estimating dimension from sparse random geometric graphs.

problem Estimating the dimension of the underlying space from a random geometric graph.
method An estimator of dimension is derived using the adjacency matrix of the graph, under specific conditions on the density and threshold.
result An estimator converges to the true dimension with high probability under certain conditions.

We introduce a new random group model called the square model: we quotient a free group on nn generators by a random set of relations, each of which is a reduced word of length four. We prove, as in the Gromov density model, that for densities >12> \frac{1}{2} a random group in the square model is trivial with overwhel…

2014-05-09abs ↗pdf ↗

Polynomial-time algorithm matches correlated random graphs with non-vanishing correlation.

problem Matching correlated random graphs with non-vanishing edge correlation.
method Iterative algorithm for polynomial-time recovery of latent matching.
result Algorithm succeeds in recovering latent matching as long as edge correlation is non-vanishing.

Study fully augmented links in thickened torus, generalizing S3S^3 results.

problem Classify and describe geometric properties of fully augmented links in thickened torus.
method Geometric analysis and decomposition of link complements into ideal right-angled torihedra.
result Proves Volume Density Conjecture for fully augmented links in thickened torus.

Low-rank training improves neural network training on edge devices with non-volatile memory.

problem Training neural networks on edge devices with non-volatile memory, especially in terms of write density and auxiliary memory.
method Low-rank training scheme to address write density and auxiliary memory limitations.
result The low-rank training technique outperforms standard SGD in accuracy and weight writes.

Several classification methods assume that the underlying distributions follow tree-structured graphical models. Indeed, trees capture statistical dependencies between pairs of variables, which may be crucial to attain low classification errors. The resulting classifier is linear in the log-transformed univariate and b…

2018-06-06abs ↗pdf ↗

Derives continuum model from discrete ε\varepsilon-graphs with connectivity functional.

problem Modeling diffusion in networks with varying connectivity.
method Energy-based continuum limit derivation, neural-network reconstruction of connectivity.
result Error between discrete and continuum energies is O(ε)O(\varepsilon), valid even with fluctuations.

New method calibrates probabilistic linear solver for online coverage guarantees.

problem Uncertainty in probabilistic linear solver solutions without coverage guarantees.
method Online conformal prediction-PLS (OCP-PLS) method to calibrate uncertainty thresholds.
result Validates online calibration of uncertainty thresholds via online conformal prediction.

Recovering edge activities from node activity data in temporal networks.

problem Recovering lost edge activity data from aggregated node activity data in temporal networks.
method Analyzing the relationship between edge activity and node activity data, using both theoretical and empirical methods to show recovery is possible and under what conditions.
result Recovery of edge activities from node activities is possible with surprising accuracy, even when network density increases.

Spectral density matrix estimation of multivariate time series is a classical problem in time series and signal processing. In modern neuroscience, spectral density based metrics are commonly used for analyzing functional connectivity among brain regions. In this paper, we develop a non-asymptotic theory for regularize…

2018-12-03abs ↗pdf ↗

The Mutual Information (MI) is an often used measure of dependency between two random variables utilized in information theory, statistics and machine learning. Recently several MI estimators have been proposed that can achieve parametric MSE convergence rate. However, most of the previously proposed estimators have th…

2018-01-27abs ↗pdf ↗

The vast majority of the neural network literature focuses on predicting point values for a given set of response variables, conditioned on a feature vector. In many cases we need to model the full joint conditional distribution over the response variables rather than simply making point predictions. In this paper, we …

2016-06-07abs ↗pdf ↗

Graph spectral techniques for measuring graph similarity, or for learning the cluster number, require kernel smoothing. The choice of kernel function and bandwidth are typically chosen in an ad-hoc manner and heavily affect the resulting output. We prove that kernel smoothing biases the moments of the spectral density.…

2019-12-19abs ↗pdf ↗

Study of straight-line flows on a unique infinite surface.

problem Understanding straight-line flows on a specific infinite surface.
method Geometric description and characterization of periodic and drift orbits; use of rigid symmetries and Veech group.
result Complete characterization of periodic directions and proof of density of periodic and ergodic directions.

The paper studies knot densities under various constraints and degenerations.

problem Understanding knot densities under different constraints and their degenerations.
method Introduces and analyzes unconstrained and ropelength-windowed pp-densities of knot types.
result The degenerations in the unconstrained theory and the introduction of ropelength-windowed densities.

Physics-informed ML models improve turbulence understanding in fusion plasmas.

problem Improving turbulence modeling in fusion plasma devices.
method Physics-informed deep learning framework constrained by PDEs.
result Direct quantitative comparisons of turbulent fields between theory and gyrokinetic models.

There is a recent surge of interest in identifying the sharp recovery thresholds for cluster recovery under the stochastic block model. In this paper, we address the more refined question of how many vertices that will be misclassified on average. We consider the binary form of the stochastic block model, where nn ver…

2015-09-10abs ↗pdf ↗

New method predicts neural network performance using free probability theory.

problem Stability and performance prediction of feed-forward neural networks.
method Free Probability Theory and homotopy method for Jacobian spectral density computation.
result FPT metrics correlate highly with final test accuracies of neural networks.

Improved manifold-adaptive dimension estimator for better data complexity assessment.

problem Estimating intrinsic dimensionality of complex data.
method Revised and improved Farahmand-Szepesvári-Audibert (FSA) estimator, incorporating probability density function and median.
result Median-FSA estimator outperforms existing methods in accuracy and robustness.

Stable random variables are motivated by the central limit theorem for densities with (potentially) unbounded variance and can be thought of as natural generalizations of the Gaussian distribution to skewed and heavy-tailed phenomenon. In this paper, we introduce stable graphical (SG) models, a class of multivariate st…

2014-04-16abs ↗pdf ↗

Exchangeable graphs arise via a sampling procedure from measurable functions known as graphons. A natural estimation problem is how well we can recover a graphon given a single graph sampled from it. One general framework for estimating a graphon uses step-functions obtained by partitioning the nodes of the graph accor…

2014-12-05abs ↗pdf ↗

Graphs from features improve classification accuracy in tasks.

problem Traditional classification tasks can be improved by incorporating relational information.
method Construct geometric graphs from features and use them in Graph Convolutional Networks.
result Graphs derived from features increase classification accuracy and improve class separation.

Clustering is fundamental for gaining insights from complex networks, and spectral clustering (SC) is a popular approach. Conventional SC focuses on second-order structures (e.g., edges connecting two nodes) without direct consideration of higher-order structures (e.g., triangles and cliques). This has motivated SC ext…

2018-12-25abs ↗pdf ↗

We study the problem of learning sparse structure changes between two Markov networks PP and QQ. Rather than fitting two Markov networks separately to two sets of data and figuring out their differences, a recent work proposed to learn changes \emph{directly} via estimating the ratio between two Markov network models…

2014-07-02abs ↗pdf ↗