Gradient-based methods improve understanding of deep learning survival models.
problem Limited interpretability of deep learning survival models hinders their adoption.
method Gradient-based explanation methods tailored to survival neural networks.
result Gradient-based methods capture feature effects and temporal dynamics.
Proposes VSGD optimizer combining probabilistic and gradient-based methods.
problem Uncertainty modeling in deep neural networks.
method Combines probabilistic and gradient-based approaches using SVI.
result VSGD outperforms Adam and SGD on image classification tasks.
Introduces new gradient-based methods for machine learning problems.
problem New challenges in machine learning due to decision-making and multi-agent problems.
method Gradient-based optimization and variational inequalities.
result Shifts focus from pattern recognition to decision-making and multi-agent problems.
Causal structure learning has been a challenging task in the past decades and several mainstream approaches such as constraint- and score-based methods have been studied with theoretical guarantees. Recently, a new approach has transformed the combinatorial structure learning problem into a continuous one and then solv…
A novel gradient-based method optimizes decision trees for complex tasks.
problem Training decision trees with arbitrary differentiable loss functions.
method Gradient-based optimization using first and second derivatives of loss functions.
result Improves accuracy and flexibility in decision tree optimization.
Gradient-based methods can be biased by distributional asymmetries in bivariate categorical data.
problem Gradient-based causal discovery methods can be biased by distributional asymmetries in bivariate categorical data.
method Identified and examined two distributional biases: Marginal Distribution Asymmetry and Marginal Distribution Shift Asymmetry. Employed two simple models to demonstrate and control these biases.
result Gradient-based methods can be biased by distributional asymmetries, and these biases can be controlled.
New method creates universal perturbations to fool neural network interpretations.
problem Vulnerability of gradient-based saliency maps to adversarial perturbations.
method Gradient-based optimization and PCA-based approach to create UPI.
result Existence and successful application of Universal Perturbation for Interpretation (UPI).
Novel BSG method for efficient stochastic optimization.
problem Efficient optimization of non-convex surfaces in stochastic settings.
method Binary search combined with first order gradient optimization.
result BSG produces more promising results and better generalization than other methods.
Randomized gradient-based ensemble improves prediction accuracy.
problem Improving prediction accuracy in machine learning.
method Randomization and gradient-based aggregation of weakly-correlated estimators.
result The method outperforms existing techniques in terms of increased accuracy.
Hybrid method improves sampling from multimodal distributions.
problem Sampling from multimodal posterior distributions efficiently.
method Jump-Diffusion Langevin Dynamics hybrid with Metropolis.
result Calibrated hybrid method outperforms pure methods.
This paper surveys gradient-based multi-objective deep learning methods.
problem Balancing multiple conflicting objectives in deep learning models.
method Gradient-based techniques adapted from Multi-Objective Optimization.
result Comprehensive survey of gradient-based multi-objective deep learning algorithms.
Gradient-based MCMC for discrete spaces improves sampling performance.
problem Sampling in discrete spaces using traditional methods is challenging.
method Introduced new discrete Metropolis-Hastings samplers inspired by MALA, with a novel preconditioning technique.
result Demonstrated strong empirical performance across various challenging sampling problems.
Proposes a gradient-based variable selection method for binary classification in RKHS.
problem Variable selection in high-dimensional data analysis.
method Gradient-based representation of large-margin classifier with group-lasso penalty.
result Selection consistency and risk bound of the estimated classifier.
Paper proposes a new method to measure model sensitivity using final model only.
problem Understanding model behavior using only the final trained model.
method Reframe TDA as measuring sensitivity, propose further training as gold standard, unify gradient-based methods.
result Gradient-based methods approximate further training but vary in quality.
Proposes an automatic cyclical scheduling for gradient-based discrete sampling.
problem Gradient-based sampling in high-dimensional models can get stuck in local modes.
method Cyclical step size and balancing schedules with automatic hyperparameter tuning.
result Proves non-asymptotic convergence and inference guarantees for general discrete distributions.
Gradient-based optimization improves variational empirical Bayes regression.
problem Sparse, large-scale multiple regression models.
method Gradient-based optimization (GradVI) for variational empirical Bayes (VEB) regression.
result GradVI produces similar predictive performance to CAVI but converges faster and is faster in certain settings.
A method to reduce Hessian matrix calculation cost in gradient-based meta-learning.
problem High memory footprint in calculating Hessian matrix for large-scale applications.
method Multi-step estimation of gradients to reuse the same gradient in a window of inner steps.
result Significant reduction in training time and memory usage with competitive or improved accuracies.
Understanding the flow of information in Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) is a challenging problem that has gain increasing attention over the last few years. While several methods have been proposed to explain network predictions, there have been only a few attempts to compare them from a theoretical perspective. What is m…
New method combines QQA and gradient-based sampling for combinatorial optimization.
problem Scalability challenges in learning-based solvers for combinatorial optimization.
method Integrates gradient-based update through continuous relaxation with Quasi-Quantum Annealing (QQA) and parallel communication.
result Achieves superior speed-quality trade-offs for large-scale instances.
This work investigates how gradient-based learning performs with structured data, revealing issues and improvements.
problem Gradient-based learning under structured data, particularly with a spiked covariance structure.
method Investigates the effect of a spiked covariance structure on gradient-based feature learning and proposes weight normalization.
result Gradient-based dynamics may fail to recover the true direction in anisotropic settings, but weight normalization can improve performance.
Graph neural networks (GNNs) which apply the deep neural networks to graph data have achieved significant performance for the task of semi-supervised node classification. However, only few work has addressed the adversarial robustness of GNNs. In this paper, we first present a novel gradient-based attack method that fa…
Survey of theoretical foundations for policy optimization in control.
problem Understanding the theoretical properties of gradient-based methods in control and reinforcement learning.
method Interdisciplinary review of optimization landscape, convergence, and sample complexity for various control problems.
result Recent theoretical results on stability and robustness in learning-based control.
New method improves combinatorial optimization by overcoming inefficient sampling.
problem Wandering in contours: sampling similar solutions for long periods.
method Reheated Gradient-based Discrete Sampling with a novel mechanism.
result Superior performance across various combinatorial optimization problems.
Differentiable pipeline replaces non-differentiable CAE components for shape optimization.
problem Gradient-based optimization is limited by non-differentiable components in CAE workflows.
method Surrogate models replace non-differentiable pipeline components, enabling gradient-based optimization.
result Gradient-based shape optimization possible without differentiable solvers.
GIT uses gradient estimators to target interventions for causal discovery.
problem Challenges in inferring causal structure from observational data.
method GIT uses gradient estimators to target interventions for causal discovery.
result GIT performs on par with competitive baselines, surpassing them in low-data regimes.
A new method MixGDA combines mixup and gradient-based data augmentation for SSL.
problem Improving semi-supervised learning performance with limited labeled data.
method Gradient-based Data Augmentation (GDA) combined with mixup methods.
result MixGDA achieves state-of-the-art performance in various SSL benchmarks.
Meta learning works well with overparameterized models, a phenomenon called 'benign overfitting'.
problem Understanding why overparameterized models perform well in few-shot learning.
method Analyzed the generalization performance of gradient-based meta learning with an overparameterized meta linear regression model.
result Demonstrated that overparameterized meta learning can still generalize well, a phenomenon called 'benign overfitting'.
Extends gradient-based optimization to spline functions.
problem Limitations of standard differentiable programming methods.
method Derives Jacobian of spline functions and uses it in predictive models.
result Improved performance in various applications.
A gradient-based method learns the structure of TAN for Bayesian network classifiers.
problem Learning the structure of Bayesian networks is difficult.
method A distribution over graph structures learned via gradient-based optimization.
result Consistently outperforms random and Chow-Liu TAN structures.
Method generates time-series attribution maps with identifiability guarantees.
problem Lack of identifiability guarantees in gradient-based attribution methods.
method Regularized contrastive learning algorithm trained on time-series data.
result Empirically shows robust approximation of zero vs. non-zero entries in the ground-truth attribution map.
New SMC method for pBNNs improves scalability and predictive performance.
problem Training pBNNs with high-dimensional stochastic parameters.
method Gradient-based proposals within SMC samplers.
result New method outperforms state-of-the-art in predictive performance and training time.
Develops shuffling gradient-based methods for nonconvex-concave minimax optimization.
problem Nonconvex-concave minimax optimization problems.
method Two shuffling gradient-based algorithms for nonconvex-linear and nonconvex-strongly concave settings.
result Achieves state-of-the-art oracle complexity in nonconvex optimization and best-known complexity bounds for nonconvex-strongly concave setting.
New method improves parameter estimation in complex stochastic models.
problem Parameter calibration in stochastic models with unavailable analytical likelihood.
method Gradient-based simulated parameter estimation with multi-time scale stochastic approximation.
result Enhanced estimation accuracy and reduced computational costs.
Gradient-based meta-learning methods leverage gradient descent to learn the commonalities among various tasks. While previous such methods have been successful in meta-learning tasks, they resort to simple gradient descent during meta-testing. Our primary contribution is the {\em MT-net}, which enables the meta-learner…
MPLP learns neural network weights by treating operations as message-passing agents.
problem Training neural networks using gradient-based methods.
method MPLP abstracts neural network operations as message-passing agents, updating internal states and passing messages.
result MPLP outperforms traditional gradient-based methods on simple feed-forward neural networks.
Paper presents a novel gradient-based method for training models and hyperparameters simultaneously.
problem Achieving generalization in machine learning models.
method A novel gradient-based framework that trains parameters and hyperparameters simultaneously.
result Significantly smaller runtime compared to benchmark methods for equivalent prediction scores.
We review recent works on analyzing the dynamics of gradient-based algorithms in a prototypical statistical inference problem. Using methods and insights from the physics of glassy systems, these works showed how to understand quantitatively and qualitatively the performance of gradient-based algorithms. Here we review…
Charmer improves character-level adversarial attacks for language models.
problem Efficiency and effectiveness of character-level adversarial attacks for language models.
method Query-based adversarial attack method that maintains semantic similarity.
result Charmer achieves high attack success rate and similar adversarial examples.
We propose a technique for increasing the efficiency of gradient-based inference and learning in Bayesian networks with multiple layers of continuous latent vari- ables. We show that, in many cases, it is possible to express such models in an auxiliary form, where continuous latent variables are conditionally determini…
Proposes a method to quantify and explain deep learning model uncertainties.
problem Deep learning model predictions are sensitive to perturbations and adversarial attacks.
method Gradient-based uncertainty attribution method to identify problematic regions and propose mitigation strategies.
result Proposed UA-Backprop method achieves competitive accuracy and efficiency compared to existing methods.
Enhances gradient-based discrete samplers with parallel tempering for multimodal distributions.
problem Local minima in high-dimensional, multimodal discrete distributions.
method Combines parallel tempering with discrete Langevin proposal, using Metropolis criterion for swaps.
result Significantly faster mixing and better sampling from complex distributions.
New method preserves convergence rates in gradient-based optimization.
problem How to discretize gradient-based optimization systems while preserving stability and convergence rates.
method Geometric framework for dissipative symplectic integration.
result Dissipative symplectic integrators preserve rates of convergence up to a controlled error.
Gradient-based method prunes large models to create transferable architectures.
problem Creating transferable architectures from large models with limited fine-tuning data.
method Gradient-based algorithm for architecture pruning and subset selection.
result Successfully retrain architectures on new tasks with few fine-tuning data.
A scalable gradient-based framework for sparse portfolio selection.
problem Sparse minimum-variance portfolio selection with cardinality constraint.
method Gradient-based optimization with Boolean relaxation and tunable parameter.
result Matches commercial solvers in most instances, differing by a few assets with negligible error in portfolio variance.
Gradient-based methods are often used for policy optimization in deep reinforcement learning, despite being vulnerable to local optima and saddle points. Although gradient-free methods (e.g., genetic algorithms or evolution strategies) help mitigate these issues, poor initialization and local optima are still concerns …
NNEinFact fits any nonnegative tensor factorization quickly and accurately.
problem Limited user-friendly tools for fitting tailored nonnegative tensor factorizations.
method NNEinFact is an einsum-based multiplicative update algorithm that fits any nonnegative tensor factorization.
result NNEinFact converges to a stationary point of the loss, supports missing data, and fits tensors with hundreds of millions of entries in seconds.
We study the problem of estimating from data, a sparse approximation to the inverse covariance matrix. Estimating a sparsity constrained inverse covariance matrix is a key component in Gaussian graphical model learning, but one that is numerically very challenging. We address this challenge by developing a new adaptive…
LEM efficiently models long-term sequences with gradients.
problem Learning long-term sequential dependencies in data.
method Gradient-based multiscale ordinary differential equations system.
result LEM outperforms state-of-the-art models in various tasks.