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48 results for functional noise

In many applications of classifier learning, training data suffers from label noise. Deep networks are learned using huge training data where the problem of noisy labels is particularly relevant. The current techniques proposed for learning deep networks under label noise focus on modifying the network architecture and…

2017-12-27abs ↗pdf ↗

New methods for handling time-varying label noise in time series classification.

problem Temporal label noise in time series classification tasks.
method Proposed methods to estimate temporal label noise function directly from data.
result Our methods lead to state-of-the-art performance under diverse types of temporal label noise.

We protect value function approximators in continuous state spaces from differential privacy attacks.

problem Protecting reward information from inverse reinforcement learning attacks in continuous state spaces.
method Adding functional noise to the value function iteratively to ensure differential privacy.
result Rigorous privacy guarantees and approximate optimality of the algorithm in discrete state spaces.

Study examines noise sensitivity of DNNs for binary classification.

problem Understanding non-robustness of DNN classifiers under noise.
method Defined and extended noise sensitivity and stability concepts for Boolean functions, applied to DNN models.
result Sorted out the relation between definitions and properties of DNN architectures under noise.

Optimized method tackles convex optimization with heavy-tailed noise.

problem Convex optimization problems with noisy gradients.
method Vanilla stochastic proximal subgradient method without gradient clipping or normalization.
result Achieves optimal complexity for various convex optimization types under heavy-tailed noise.

New quasi-potential function helps SGD navigate noisy optimization landscapes.

problem Optimizing noisy loss functions with SGD.
method Interpreted SGD as minimizing quasi-potential function, related to noise covariance structure via PDE.
result Anisotropic noise leads to faster escape from local minima.

Alternative to likelihood-based LSNM model selection, residual independence testing is more robust to noise misspecification.

problem Cause-effect inference in location-scale noise models with misspecified noise distributions.
method Residual independence testing as an alternative to likelihood-based model selection.
result Residual independence testing is more robust to noise misspecification.

GNC smooths loss function for large-batch SGD, improving generalization.

problem Extremely large-batch SGD leads to poor generalization and converges to sharp minima.
method Gradient noise convolution (GNC) smooths loss function by convolving gradient noise with the loss function.
result GNC achieves state-of-the-art generalization performance for large-scale deep neural networks.

The paper explores how generative networks can transform noise distributions into other distributions.

problem Transforming noise distributions into desired distributions using generative networks.
method Developed a space-filling function for ReLU networks and provided efficient methods for univariate uniform to normal distribution transformations.
result Optimal construction for ReLU networks to increase noise dimensionality and efficient methods for distribution transformations.

New insights on robust learning under strong noise models.

problem Challenging label-noise models in robust learning.
method Extending statistical query framework to more general noise models and using evolutionary algorithms.
result First polynomial time algorithm for learning linear threshold functions with arbitrarily small excess error in presence of Tsybakov noise.

Adding noise controls capacity of function compositions.

problem Large capacity of function compositions with bounded capacity classes.
method Adding Gaussian noise to the output of F\mathcal{F} before composing with H\mathcal{H}.
result Noise effectively controls the capacity of HF\mathcal{H} \circ \mathcal{F}, offering a general recipe for modular design.

Common nonlinear activation functions used in neural networks can cause training difficulties due to the saturation behavior of the activation function, which may hide dependencies that are not visible to vanilla-SGD (using first order gradients only). Gating mechanisms that use softly saturating activation functions t…

2016-03-01abs ↗pdf ↗

Study on deep learning for speckle noise reduction in imaging modalities.

problem Multiplicative speckle noise challenges conventional deep learning methods for speckle denoising.
method Likelihood-based deep neural network (DNN) estimators for nonparametric regression under speckle noise.
result Established minimax rates for speckle denoising, matching those for additive Gaussian noise alone.

Proposes a new loss function for robust training of deep neural networks against noisy labels.

problem Training deep neural networks with noisy labels, especially instance-independent noise.
method Introduces a novel information-theoretic loss function, L_DMI, based on Determinant based Mutual Information (DMI).
result L_DMI is the first provably robust loss function to instance-independent label noise, without requiring auxiliary information.

Study investigates classification with unknown label noise in non-compact feature spaces.

problem Classification in the presence of unknown class-conditional label noise in non-compact feature spaces.
method Determines minimax optimal learning rates and presents an adaptive algorithm for classification.
result Optimal learning rates differ from those without label noise, displaying interesting threshold behavior.

New methods for estimating ARMA and GARCH models with stable noise.

problem Estimating parameters of ARMA and GARCH models with stable noise.
method Modified Hannan-Rissanen Method and Modified Empirical Characteristic Function for estimation.
result Efficiency, accuracy, and simplicity of proposed methods demonstrated through simulation.

Deep models can fit noisy labels, but robustness and reliability are still issues.

problem Training deep models with noisy labels leads to unreliable uncertainty quantification.
method Analysis of conditional distribution over noisy labels and evaluation of robust loss functions.
result Strictly proper and robust loss functions preserve accuracy but do not guarantee reliability.

This paper describes a fast algorithm for recovering low-rank matrices from their linear measurements contaminated with Poisson noise: the Poisson noise Maximum Likelihood Singular Value thresholding (PMLSV) algorithm. We propose a convex optimization formulation with a cost function consisting of the sum of a likeliho…

2014-07-02abs ↗pdf ↗

Maximal concentration bounds for stochastic approximation with heavy-tailed noise.

problem Analyzing the convergence of stochastic approximation algorithms under heavy-tailed Markovian noise.
method Novel Lyapunov function and black-box truncation argument.
result Tail behavior of the error can be sub-Gaussian, sub-Weibull, or lighter than any Pareto but heavier than any Weibull.

Uniform TD(0) bound derived for function approximation with Markov noise.

problem Uniform concentration bound for TD(0) with function approximation.
method Contractive stochastic approximation, martingale and Markov noises, Poisson equation, relaxed concentration inequalities.
result Uniform all-time concentration bound for TD(0) with linear function approximation.

New adaptive algorithm optimizes functions with minimal smoothness and noise.

problem Optimizing functions with unknown noise levels and minimal local smoothness.
method Simple, parameter-free approach that adapts to unknown noise levels and local smoothness.
result First algorithm that naturally adapts to unknown noise levels and local smoothness.

Paper tackles online control of linear systems with unbounded noise.

problem Online control of linear systems under unbounded noise with unknown convex cost functions.
method Developed an algorithm achieving ildeO(T) ilde{O}(\sqrt{T}) high-probability regret under unbounded noise, and established O(mpoly(logT)) O({ m poly} (\log T)) regret bound for strongly convex costs and sub-Gaussian noise.
result Achieved ildeO(T) ilde{O}(\sqrt{T}) high-probability regret under unbounded noise, and O(mpoly(logT)) O({ m poly} (\log T)) regret bound for specific noise and cost conditions.

Reduces learning periodic neural networks to lattice problems, proving hardness under cryptographic assumptions.

problem Learning single periodic neurons in noisy environments.
method Reduction to worst-case lattice problems, using LLL algorithm.
result Polynomial-time algorithms for learning these functions are hard under cryptographic assumptions.

SGD with machine learning noise converges to global minimum exponentially fast.

problem Optimizing machine learning models with stochastic gradient descent.
method Analysis of SGD with machine learning noise, focusing on energy landscapes and gradient noise.
result SGD converges to the global minimum exponentially fast under certain conditions.

Study learns linear utility functions from comparisons, showing learnability gaps between passive and active learning.

problem Learn linear utility functions from pairwise comparison queries.
method Analyzes passive and active learning settings, considering noise-free and noisy query responses.
result Efficient learnability of linear utilities in passive learning, but not for utility parameters without strong assumptions.

Study uses Bayesian Optimization to analyze noise effects in materials research.

problem Optimizing materials with many variables and experimental noise.
method Batch Bayesian Optimization with synthetic data analysis.
result Noise sensitivity varies by problem landscape, impacting optimization outcomes.

L2R learns to denoise images without needing noise distribution knowledge.

problem Traditional denoising methods require noise distribution knowledge, limiting their applicability.
method L2R uses a learnable monotonic neural network to learn recorruption without distribution knowledge.
result L2R achieves state-of-the-art performance across various noise distributions.

Kernel regression predicts graph signals in noisy environments.

problem Predicting smooth graph signals in the presence of sparse noise.
method Kernel regression with 1\ell_1-norm and 2\ell_2-norm optimization using IRLS.
result Efficacy demonstrated on real-world temperature data.

GD-trained shallow ReLU nets learn Lipschitz functions with noise.

problem Learning Lipschitz functions with additive noise in overparameterized neural networks.
method Gradient Descent (GD) with early stopping, focusing on the Neural Tangent Kernel (NTK).
result Early-stopped GD achieves minimax optimal rates for learning Lipschitz functions.

PANDA augments data to regularize GLM estimation and inference.

problem Regularizing estimation and inference in GLMs with noisy data.
method Iteratively optimizes augmented noise data to converge to regularized model estimates.
result Established convergence and asymptotic distributions for regularized parameters.