New empirical PAC-Bayes bound for Markov chains with finite state space.
problem Lack of empirical bounds for Markov chains with temporal dependence.
method Proved a new PAC-Bayes bound for Markov chains, providing an empirical pseudo-spectral gap.
result First fully empirical PAC-Bayes bound for Markov chains with finite state space.
New measure of robustness for estimators, with tight bounds for Gaussian mean estimation.
problem Developing robust statistical estimators for datasets with noise or outliers.
method Introducing empirical sensitivity as a new robustness measure and proving lower bounds for Gaussian mean estimation.
result Empirical sensitivity bounds for optimal estimators are tight, showing obstructions on mean and variance.
Improved bounds for discrete probability distribution estimation under the ℓ∞ norm.
problem Estimating discrete probability distributions under the ℓ∞ norm with improved bounds.
method Minimax bounds in expectation and high-probability tail bounds.
result Resolved open questions posed in Kontorovich and Painsky (JMLR, 2025), including a fully empirical tightest risk bound and identifying the worst-case extremal distribution.
The paper bounds the expectation of empirical processes indexed by Hölder classes.
problem Estimating the expectation of the supremum of empirical processes for distributions on bounded sets.
method Providing upper bounds on the expectation of the supremum of empirical processes indexed by Hölder classes.
result Deriving non-asymptotic risk bounds for estimating distributions using empirical processes and IPM.
Sharp bounds for max-sliced Wasserstein distances derived for empirical distributions.
problem Estimating the expected max-sliced Wasserstein distance between a probability measure and its empirical distribution.
method Banach space version and operator norm approach for upper bounds.
result Upper bounds for max-sliced Wasserstein distances are essentially matching and sharp up to a log factor.
The paper provides a new uniform tail bound for empirical processes.
problem Developing a uniform tail bound for empirical processes indexed by a class of functions.
method Introducing a deflation step to the standard generic chaining argument, and using a natural seminorm based on Cramér functions.
result Established a new uniform tail bound for empirical processes.
Improved PAC-Bayesian bounds by considering example difficulty.
problem Improving generalization bounds in machine learning.
method Introducing a modified excess risk that leverages example difficulty to reduce variance and tighten PAC-Bayesian bounds.
result Tighter PAC-Bayesian generalization bounds for machine learning models.
We give improved constants for data dependent and variance sensitive confidence bounds, called empirical Bernstein bounds, and extend these inequalities to hold uniformly over classes of functionswhose growth function is polynomial in the sample size n. The bounds lead us to consider sample variance penalization, a nov…
A new framework tightens risk measure confidence bounds.
problem Improving confidence bounds for various risk measures.
method Distribution optimization framework with two estimation schemes based on concentration bounds.
result Consistently tighter confidence bounds compared to previous methods.
Establishes upper bounds on generalization error in active learning.
problem Improving query algorithms in active learning.
method Derives upper bounds on generalization error using informativeness and representativeness query strategies.
result Validates the use of regularization techniques to ensure bounds' validity.
We provide upper bounds of the expected Wasserstein distance between a probability measure and its empirical version, generalizing recent results for finite dimensional Euclidean spaces and bounded functional spaces. Such a generalization can cover Euclidean spaces with large dimensionality, with the optimal dependence…
The paper provides bounds for the empirical angular measure and applies them to improve statistical learning in extreme regions.
problem Estimating the angular measure in high-dimensional data with different distributions.
method Established bounds for the maximal deviations of the empirical angular measure from the true measure, using rank transformation and analyzing the most extreme observations.
result The bounds provide performance guarantees for statistical learning procedures in extreme regions, such as binary classification and anomaly detection.
The study bounds the utility of empirically optimal portfolios using stock return data.
problem Maximizing expected ratio of portfolio utility to best asset utility.
method High probability utility bounds derived from Lipschitz or Hölder continuous utility functions.
result Utility bounds depend on utility function, number of assets, and observations.
Paper derives PAC-Bayesian bounds for LTI systems learning from empirical data.
problem Characterizing predictive power of LTI systems learned from data.
method PAC-Bayesian bounds for LTI stochastic dynamical systems with inputs.
result Finite-sample error bounds for learning algorithms of LTI systems.
Upper bound for max-sliced 2-Wasserstein distance between measures.
problem Estimating distance between probability measures and their empirical counterparts.
method Same technique as previous work, upper bound approach.
result Upper bound for expected max-sliced 2-Wasserstein distance.
New method uses unlabeled data to improve generalization bounds for deep learning.
problem Vacuous guarantees and shrinking holdout sets for overparameterized models.
method Augmenting labeled training set with unlabeled data and training as usual.
result Proves tight upper bounds on true risk for 0-1 empirical risk minimization.
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
Reweighting improves risk bounds in certain data regions.
problem Improving risk bounds in classification and heteroscedastic regression.
method Weighted empirical risk minimization with a data-dependent weight function.
result A weighted ERM estimator can achieve superior performance in specific sub-regions.
New margin-based learning guarantees improve generalization bounds.
problem Improving generalization bounds for machine learning models.
method Relative deviation margin bounds using empirical margin loss and Rademacher complexity.
result Distribution-dependent generalization bounds for unbounded loss functions.
Optimizes bilevel empirical risk minimization with improved oracle calls.
problem Optimizing bilevel empirical risk minimization problems.
method Proposes a bilevel extension of the SARAH algorithm.
result Demonstrates improved oracle calls to achieve stationarity.
New PAC-Bayes bounds derived using Legendre transform and f-divergences.
problem Deriving PAC-Bayes bounds under various assumptions.
method Combining Legendre transform and Fenchel--Young inequality to derive change-of-measure inequalities.
result Extended PAC-Bayesian guarantees under tailored assumptions.
This research evaluates generalization measures in deep learning.
problem Understanding why deep learning models generalize well despite small training error.
method Empirical evaluation of generalization bounds and measures.
result Generalization measures should be evaluated using distributional robustness.
This paper extends the standard chaining technique to prove excess risk upper bounds for empirical risk minimization with random design settings even if the magnitude of the noise and the estimates is unbounded. The bound applies to many loss functions besides the squared loss, and scales only with the sub-Gaussian or …
The paper offers efficient algorithms for combinatorial and linear bandits using empirical process theory.
problem Optimal algorithms for combinatorial and linear bandits with practical sample complexity.
method Empirical process theory, Gaussian-width, minimizing experimental design objective.
result Sample complexity matches lower bounds, especially for combinatorial classes.
New bounds link SGD's generalization to heavy tails without topological assumptions.
problem Linking SGD's generalization error to heavy tails without additional assumptions.
method Developed Wasserstein stability bounds for heavy-tailed SDEs and their discretizations, converting to generalization bounds.
result Generalization bounds for a broader class of objective functions, including non-convex functions, without topological assumptions.
Optimizes SGLD noise structure for better generalization bounds.
problem Improving generalization bounds for large models trained with SGLD.
method Manipulates the noise structure in SGLD to optimize information-theoretical bounds.
result Optimal noise covariance is the square root of the expected gradient covariance under certain constraints.
This paper tightens the law of the iterated logarithm for empirical KL_inf, applicable to unbounded data.
problem Developing nonasymptotic concentration bounds for empirical KL_inf with optimal constants and rates.
method Presenting a tight law of the iterated logarithm for empirical KL_inf, applicable to unbounded data.
result A tight law of the iterated logarithm for empirical KL_inf, applicable to unbounded data.
The paper examines the tilted empirical risk's generalization and robustness under negative tilt.
problem The generalization error of machine learning algorithms under negative tilt.
method Uniform and information-theoretic bounds on the tilted generalization error under negative tilt.
result The tilted empirical risk's generalization error has a convergence rate of \(O(n^{-ε/(1+ε)})\).
New algorithm optimizes PAC-Bayes bound without surrogate loss.
problem Mismatch between optimisation objective and generalisation bound in stochastic neural networks.
method Proposes a novel training algorithm that optimizes the PAC-Bayesian bound directly.
result Empirical results show improved performance over existing PAC-Bayesian training methods.
This paper presents a unified approach based on Wasserstein distance to derive concentration bounds for empirical estimates for two broad classes of risk measures defined in the paper. The classes of risk measures introduced include as special cases well known risk measures from the finance literature such as condition…
New data-dependent priors improve PAC-Bayes bounds.
problem Improving PAC-Bayes bounds for nonconvex learning.
method Using data to learn a conditional expectation of the posterior, given a subset of training data.
result Data-dependent oracle priors lead to stronger PAC-Bayes bounds.
New bound relaxes uniform gradient norm assumptions for PAC-Bayesian bounds.
problem Generalization bounds with strict assumptions like uniformly bounded loss.
method Relax uniform bounds assumptions to on-average bounded loss and gradient norm.
result Proposes a new generalization bound with a surrogate of model complexity.
Proposes a new generalization bound for Bayesian deep nets without strict assumptions.
problem Lack of generalization bounds for Bayesian deep nets without strict assumptions.
method Exploits contractivity of Log-Sobolev inequalities to add a loss-gradient norm term to the generalization bound.
result Introduces a new generalization bound for Bayesian deep nets that avoids strict assumptions.
We prove semi-empirical concentration inequalities for random variables which are given as possibly nonlinear functions of independent random variables. These inequalities describe concentration of random variable in terms of the data/distribution-dependent Efron-Stein (ES) estimate of its variance and they do not requ…
In this paper we study the differentially private Empirical Risk Minimization (ERM) problem in different settings. For smooth (strongly) convex loss function with or without (non)-smooth regularization, we give algorithms that achieve either optimal or near optimal utility bounds with less gradient complexity compared …
This guide simplifies high-probability regret bounds in empirical risk minimization.
problem High-probability regret bounds in empirical risk minimization.
method Modular presentation, three-step recipe, localized Rademacher complexity, local maximal inequalities, metric-entropy integrals.
result Recover familiar rates for various function classes and derive regret bounds for nuisance components.
Neural network accuracy improves with denser training samples.
problem Improving neural network accuracy on unseen test samples.
method Bounding empirical training error smoothed across activation regions and using it to discard high-risk test samples.
result Discarding high-risk test samples based on error bounds improves prediction accuracy by up to 20%.
We study compressing empirical measures in finite RKHSs using convex optimization.
problem Efficiently approximating empirical measures in high-dimensional spaces.
method Convex optimization and lower bounds on ball size.
result High probability lower bounds on ball size under various conditions.
Improved sample complexity for diffusion models without needing empirical risk minimizers.
problem Theoretical limitations in sample complexity for diffusion models.
method Structured decomposition of score estimation error, eliminating dependence on neural network parameters.
result Achieved sample complexity bound of O(ε^(-4)) without empirical risk minimizer access.
New bound improves on weighted majority vote risk estimation.
problem Improving risk estimation for weighted majority vote.
method Novel Chebyshev-Cantelli inequality and PAC-Bayes-Bennett inequality.
result New bounds improve on existing methods.
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.
Meta-learning bounds derived using PAC-Bayes theory for improved generalization.
problem Uncertainty in generalization performance for meta-learning with new tasks.
method PAC-Bayes relative entropy bounds and empirical risk minimization (ERM) method.
result Competitive generalization performance and rapid convergence with data-dependent prior.
In this paper, we present a simple analysis of {\bf fast rates} with {\it high probability} of {\bf empirical minimization} for {\it stochastic composite optimization} over a finite-dimensional bounded convex set with exponential concave loss functions and an arbitrary convex regularization. To the best of our knowledg…
Sharp bounds on ERM's minimal error in regression.
problem Understanding ERM's performance in regression tasks.
method Sharp lower bounds for ERM in random and fixed design settings.
result ERM's performance depends on the global or local complexity of the model.
New bounds show empirical EOT adapts to simpler measure.
problem Statistical performance of empirical EOT estimators.
method Novel statistical bounds, empirical process theory, dual formulation.
result Empirical EOT and its unregularized version follow lower complexity adaptation.
Detect changes in noisy dynamical systems using empirical approximations and finite-sample bounds.
problem Change detection in noisy dynamical systems
method Partition-based empirical approximations and finite-state stationary distribution stability
result Finite-sample bound for empirical stationary density
Analyzes the complexity of linear hypothesis sets using Rademacher complexity.
problem Understanding the complexity of linear hypothesis sets for various norms.
method Tight analysis of empirical Rademacher complexity for linear hypothesis classes with bounded weights.
result Improved bounds on Rademacher complexity for linear hypothesis sets, matching or improving existing results.
Sharp inequalities for matrix means with unknown variance.
problem Estimating matrix means with unknown variance.
method Empirical Bernstein inequalities for symmetric random matrices.
result Adapts to unknown variance with tight deviation bounds.