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48 results for feature compression

Distributed sensors compress and send features to a fusion center for linear regression.

problem Efficiently compress and transmit features from distributed sensors to a fusion center under varying communication constraints.
method Designs a distributed and adaptive feature compression scheme using optimal quantizers and simple adaptive strategies.
result Demonstrates improved inference performance through simulated experiments.

This paper compresses large datasets for efficient machine learning.

problem Efficiently processing large datasets for machine learning.
method Constructing a sketch of the dataset using random features and averaging, then learning from the sketch.
result The approach can perform machine learning tasks without full dataset access, preserving both information and privacy.

Bayesian neural networks are compressed using feature and weight pruning based on posterior inclusion probabilities.

problem Efficiently compressing Bayesian neural networks to reduce computation cost and improve generalizability.
method Bayesian model selection principles are applied to obtain posterior inclusion probabilities for pruning and feature selection.
result Pruned models show better generalizability on simulated and real-world data.

Dirichlet pruning compresses neural networks by removing unimportant units.

problem Compressing large neural network models without sacrificing performance.
method Assigns Dirichlet distribution over network layers' units and uses variational inference to estimate parameters.
result Achieves state-of-the-art compression performance on larger architectures like VGG and ResNet.

New approach for learning large Bayesian networks using feature clustering and compression.

problem Learning large Bayesian networks efficiently and accurately.
method Feature space clustering, compression, and Hill-Climbing algorithm with BIC and MI score functions.
result Potential for parallelizable block learning and improved structure accuracy.

Neural networks compress uninformative input directions, improving test error.

problem Data lie in a high-dimensional space but labels vary along a lower-dimensional manifold.
method One-hidden layer network trained with gradient descent, analyzing weight evolution and compression.
result Compression factor λ ∼ √p improves test error, with β Feature > β Lazy.

Production recommendation systems rely on embedding methods to represent various features. An impeding challenge in practice is that the large embedding matrix incurs substantial memory footprint in serving as the number of features grows over time. We propose a similarity-aware embedding matrix compression method call…

2019-02-26abs ↗pdf ↗

FEDS distills LIC model knowledge into a lightweight student for efficient compression.

problem Efficiently compress images with high performance and low resources.
method FEDS combines feature alignment and entropy-based loss for lightweight compression.
result Student model matches teacher's performance while reducing parameters and speeding up.

Recurrent neural networks can be large and compute-intensive, yet many applications that benefit from RNNs run on small devices with very limited compute and storage capabilities while still having run-time constraints. As a result, there is a need for compression techniques that can achieve significant compression wit…

2019-06-12abs ↗pdf ↗

Compressive Sensing (CS) theory asserts that sparse signal reconstruction is possible from a small number of linear measurements. Although CS enables low-cost linear sampling, it requires non-linear and costly reconstruction. Recent literature works show that compressive image classification is possible in CS domain wi…

2018-10-15abs ↗pdf ↗

New guarantees for asymmetric sketching in compressive learning.

problem Statistical guarantees for compressive learning with asymmetric feature maps.
method Proves existing guarantees carry over to asymmetric scheme with LPD property, applies to quantized sketches.
result Existing statistical guarantees for compressive learning extend to asymmetric schemes with controlled error.

We describe a general framework -- compressive statistical learning -- for resource-efficient large-scale learning: the training collection is compressed in one pass into a low-dimensional sketch (a vector of random empirical generalized moments) that captures the information relevant to the considered learning task. A…

2017-06-22abs ↗pdf ↗

Nonparametric regression for massive numbers of samples (n) and features (p) is an increasingly important problem. In big n settings, a common strategy is to partition the feature space, and then separately apply simple models to each partition set. We propose an alternative approach, which avoids such partitioning and…

2014-06-07abs ↗pdf ↗

We simplify complex regression coefficients using linearization and feature comparison.

problem Interpreting high-dimensional regression coefficients from nonlinear responses.
method Developed a linearization method to derive feature coefficients and compare them with regression coefficients.
result Shows how regression coefficients relate to linearized feature coefficients and how they change under regularization.

The paper defines and analyzes feature complexity in DNNs, proposing metrics for feature disentanglement and evaluation.

problem Understanding and quantifying the complexity of features learned by deep neural networks.
method Proposes a definition and disentanglement of feature complexity orders, introduces metrics for reliability and over-fitting evaluation.
result Establishes a relationship between feature complexity and DNN performance, and proposes a generic mathematical tool for network compression and knowledge distillation.

AdaBoost improves binary classification in robust one-bit compressed sensing with adversarial errors.

problem Binary classification in robust one-bit compressed sensing with adversarial errors.
method AdaBoost and max-1\ell_1-margin-classifier approach, with convergence rates improved under certain feature conditions.
result Improved convergence rates and explanation for harmless interpolating adversarial noise.

Despite progress in training neural networks for lossy image compression, current approaches fail to maintain both perceptual quality and abstract features at very low bitrates. Encouraged by recent success in learning discrete representations with Vector Quantized Variational Autoencoders (VQ-VAEs), we motivate the us…

2020-02-19abs ↗pdf ↗

We propose a novel appearance-based gesture recognition algorithm using compressed domain signal processing techniques. Gesture features are extracted directly from the compressed measurements, which are the block averages and the coded linear combinations of the image sensor's pixel values. We also improve both the co…

2019-02-19abs ↗pdf ↗

A new method for high-dimensional data classification reduces misclassification errors.

problem High-dimensional data classification with limited samples.
method Compressive Regularized Discriminant Analysis (CRDA) using joint-sparsity promoting hard thresholding and regularized covariance matrix estimators.
result CRDA gives fewer misclassification errors than competitors and accurately selects features.

CTE improves explanation estimation with less data and faster computation.

problem Inefficient and inaccurate explanation estimation in machine learning models.
method Distribution compression through kernel thinning to reduce sample size.
result CTE significantly improves accuracy and stability of explanation estimation.

Gradual pruning reduces inference cost by pruning least important channels during training.

problem Reduction of deep neural network inference cost.
method Gradual channel pruning using feature relevance scores during training.
result Achieved significant model compression with minimal accuracy loss.

We solve the compressive sensing problem via convolutional factor analysis, where the convolutional dictionaries are learned {\em in situ} from the compressed measurements. An alternating direction method of multipliers (ADMM) paradigm for compressive sensing inversion based on convolutional factor analysis is develope…

2017-01-11abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper proposes a new method to compress CNNs for medical image analysis, improving efficiency and accuracy.

problem Large memory and computational requirements of CNNs in resource-constrained environments.
method Hierarchical spatio-channel low-rank compression framework that partitions feature maps into spatial regions and groups channels according to co-activation patterns within each region.
result The proposed method achieves significant FLOP reduction, inference speed-up, and improved classification accuracy compared to existing methods.

Improved survival analysis using square root Cox's models and neural networks.

problem Feature selection in survival analysis.
method Square root Cox's survival analysis by the fittest linear and neural networks model, directly tuning penalty parameter λ.
result Substantially improved over traditional methods, achieving phase transition in feature selection.

Compressing convolutional neural networks (CNNs) is essential for transferring the success of CNNs to a wide variety of applications to mobile devices. In contrast to directly recognizing subtle weights or filters as redundant in a given CNN, this paper presents an evolutionary method to automatically eliminate redunda…

2017-07-25abs ↗pdf ↗

Three new efficient algorithms project vectors onto weighted l1 ball.

problem Sparse system identification and feature selection.
method Projected gradient descent algorithms with linear or highly competitive quadratic worst case complexities.
result Efficient tools for machine learning methods like compress sensing and feature selection.

In the era of big data, learning from categorical features with very large vocabularies (e.g., 28 million for the Criteo click prediction dataset) has become a practical challenge for machine learning researchers and practitioners. We design a highly-scalable vocabulary compression algorithm that seeks to maximize the …

2019-04-30abs ↗pdf ↗

New method compresses large sample data for faster discriminant analysis.

problem Large sample sizes in discriminant analysis increase computational burden.
method Proposes a new compression approach for reducing training samples.
result Significant computational gains and superior predictive ability compared to random sub-sampling.

We learn sparse precision matrices from compressed data sketches.

problem Learning a graph from high-dimensional data with limited storage.
method Estimate a sparse precision matrix from a sketch of the data using non-linear random features.
result It is possible to estimate a sparse precision matrix from a sketch of size $m=Ω\left((d+2k)\log(d) ight)$.

Over-the-counter markets are at the center of the postcrisis global reform of the financial system. We show how the size and structure of such markets can undergo rapid and extensive changes when participants engage in portfolio compression, a post-trade netting technology. Tightly-knit and concentrated trading structu…

2017-05-19abs ↗pdf ↗

This thesis responds to the challenges of using a large number, such as thousands, of features in regression and classification problems. There are two situations where such high dimensional features arise. One is when high dimensional measurements are available, for example, gene expression data produced by microarray…

2007-09-18abs ↗pdf ↗

New framework compresses and recovers scientific data efficiently.

problem Efficiently managing and recovering from large scientific datasets.
method Grounded in learning exponential families, preserves uncertainty and supports trade-offs.
result Preserves physical features and quantities of interest in compressed representations.

G-CREWE efficiently aligns large networks using node embeddings and compression.

problem Efficiently aligning large networks for various applications.
method Uses node embeddings and compression to align networks at fine and coarse resolutions.
result G-CREWE achieves efficient and accurate network alignment, twice as fast as existing methods.