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Proposes a method to estimate sparse Gaussian graphical models with hidden clustering structure.

problem Modeling statistical relationships between variables with sparsity and clustering.
method Two-phase algorithm using sGS-ADMM for initial point and pALM for solution.
result Demonstrates good performance and efficiency of the proposed model and algorithm on synthetic and real data.

We consider a random sparse graph with bounded average degree, in which a subset of vertices has higher connectivity than the background. In particular, the average degree inside this subset of vertices is larger than outside (but still bounded). Given a realization of such graph, we aim at identifying the hidden subse…

2015-02-19abs ↗pdf ↗

We propose a new algorithm to learn a dictionary for reconstructing and sparsely encoding signals from measurements without phase. Specifically, we consider the task of estimating a two-dimensional image from squared-magnitude measurements of a complex-valued linear transformation of the original image. Several recent …

2016-02-06abs ↗pdf ↗

We propose a novel online learning algorithm for Restricted Boltzmann Machines (RBM), namely, the Online Generative Discriminative Restricted Boltzmann Machine (OGD-RBM), that provides the ability to build and adapt the network architecture of RBM according to the statistics of streaming data. The OGD-RBM is trained in…

2018-03-06abs ↗pdf ↗

We present a theoretical analysis of Maximum a Posteriori (MAP) sequence estimation for binary symmetric hidden Markov processes. We reduce the MAP estimation to the energy minimization of an appropriately defined Ising spin model, and focus on the performance of MAP as characterized by its accuracy and the number of s…

2009-06-10abs ↗pdf ↗

New bounds on neural network capacity for treelike sign perceptrons using RDT.

problem Determining the capacity of treelike sign perceptrons neural networks.
method Random Duality Theory (RDT) to establish upper bounds.
result Mathematically rigorous bounds on network capacity for any number of neurons.

The Denoising Autoencoder (DAE) enhances the flexibility of the data stream method in exploiting unlabeled samples. Nonetheless, the feasibility of DAE for data stream analytic deserves an in-depth study because it characterizes a fixed network capacity that cannot adapt to rapidly changing environments. Deep evolving …

2019-10-08abs ↗pdf ↗

Gradient descent trains both layers of a ReLU network to fit a linear model.

problem Training dynamics of a ReLU network to fit a linear target function.
method Jointly training both layers of a one-hidden-layer ReLU network in a realizable setting with Gaussian inputs and labels.
result Gradient descent from a small random initialization converges to a global minimizer at a linear rate with optimal sample complexity.

We consider a binary sequence generated by thresholding a hidden continuous sequence. The hidden variables are assumed to have a compound symmetry covariance structure with a single parameter characterizing the common correlation. We study the parameter estimation problem under such one-parameter models. We demonstrate…

2017-12-27abs ↗pdf ↗

Study reconstructs hidden perfect matchings in random graphs with specific edge weights.

problem Reconstructing hidden perfect matchings in random weighted bipartite graphs.
method Analyzes the maximum likelihood estimator for matching reconstruction under different probability distributions of edge weights.
result Sharp threshold and infinite-order phase transition in reconstruction error for different probability distributions.

This study analyzes VAEs using ID and II, revealing a transition in behaviour and distinct training phases.

problem Understanding the hidden representations and training phases of VAEs.
method Analysis using Intrinsic Dimension (ID) and Information Imbalance (II).
result VAEs exhibit a transition in behaviour and distinct training phases when the bottleneck size exceeds the Intrinsic Dimension of the data.

Modeling financial markets as gas molecules, the paper predicts phase transitions similar to water and steam.

problem Understanding the dynamics of financial markets through phase transitions.
method Developed a lattice gas model equivalent to the Ising model on a social network, analyzing critical exponents and auto-correlations.
result Financial market dynamics exhibit phase transition-like behavior, with critical exponents analogous to water and steam.

We propose convex relaxations for convolutional neural nets with one hidden layer where the output weights are fixed. For convex activation functions such as rectified linear units, the relaxations are convex second order cone programs which can be solved very efficiently. We prove that the relaxation recovers the glob…

2018-12-31abs ↗pdf ↗

We study the flow of information and the evolution of internal representations during deep neural network (DNN) training, aiming to demystify the compression aspect of the information bottleneck theory. The theory suggests that DNN training comprises a rapid fitting phase followed by a slower compression phase, in whic…

2018-10-12abs ↗pdf ↗

Previous studies have found that an adversary attacker can often infer unintended input information from intermediate-layer features. We study the possibility of preventing such adversarial inference, yet without too much accuracy degradation. We propose a generic method to revise the neural network to boost the challe…

2019-01-28abs ↗pdf ↗

New method identifies common cause in causal insufficiency, revealing complex phase transitions.

problem Identifying common cause in causal insufficiency with observed joint probability.
method Generalized maximum likelihood method, closely related to maximum entropy principle.
result Identifies consistent common cause that aligns with the common cause principle.

New insights into neural networks reveal unexpected phase transitions.

problem Understanding how overparameterized neural networks learn and generalize.
method Statistical physics of disordered systems applied to non-convex binary neural networks.
result Atypical phase transitions lead to better generalization in neural networks.

This paper analyzes the training dynamics of binary neural networks using information bottleneck.

problem Training binary neural networks is challenging due to discontinuity in activation functions.
method The approach uses the Information Bottleneck principle to analyze BNN training dynamics.
result Training dynamics of BNNs are different from DNNs, with both phases occurring simultaneously.

Society's drive toward ever faster socio-technical systems, means that there is an urgent need to understand the threat from 'black swan' extreme events that might emerge. On 6 May 2010, it took just five minutes for a spontaneous mix of human and machine interactions in the global trading cyberspace to generate an unp…

2012-02-07abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper we study the valuation problem of an insurance company by maximizing the expected discounted future dividend payments in a model with partial information that allows for a changing economic environment. The surplus process is modeled as a Brownian motion with drift. This drift depends on an underlying Mar…

2016-02-15abs ↗pdf ↗

New algorithm IAC recovers hidden communities in labeled SBM with optimal performance.

problem Recovering hidden communities in Labeled Stochastic Block Model with varying cluster sizes.
method IAC (Instance-Adaptive Clustering) algorithm, consisting of spectral clustering and iterative likelihood-based improvements.
result IAC achieves optimal performance matching instance-specific lower bounds in expectation and with high probability.

Optimal data-driven formulations are found for learning and decision-making with historical data.

problem Designing optimal learning and decision-making formulations from historical data.
method Define a yardstick for measuring formulation quality, then construct an optimal formulation that is uniformly closer to the true cost.
result Existence of three distinct out-of-sample performance regimes with corresponding optimal formulations.

In the jet-bundle description of first-order classical field theories there are some elements, such as the lagrangian energy and the construction of the hamiltonian formalism, which require the prior choice of a connection. Bearing these facts in mind, we analyze the situation in the jet-bundle description of time-depe…

1995-03-02abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper resolves the all-or-nothing phase transition in graph matching.

problem Recovering vertex correspondence between edge-correlated random graphs.
method Analysis of mutual information, truncated second-moment computation, and maximum likelihood estimator.
result Sharp thresholds for correct matching in both dense and sparse graphs.

Neural networks can approximate positive homogeneous functions, especially with multiple hidden layers.

problem Approximating positive homogeneous functions with neural networks.
method Using scale-invariant ReLU networks with multiple hidden layers.
result Approximation of positive homogeneous functions is possible with neural networks, especially with two hidden layers.

Graph alignment problem solved with convex relaxations for correlated matrices.

problem Recovering hidden vertex permutations from correlated Gaussian matrices.
method Convex relaxations of the quadratic assignment problem over doubly stochastic matrices.
result The solution of the convex relaxation concentrates around the ground-truth permutation matrix for certain correlation parameters.

A method uses non-autonomous equations to classify time signals efficiently.

problem Time signal classification with minimal parameters and high accuracy.
method Develops a framework using non-autonomous dynamical equations to classify time signals.
result The method achieves comparable accuracy with fewer parameters than existing methods.

Solves Dirichlet problem for Lagrangian phase equation with critical and supercritical phase.

problem Solving Dirichlet problem for Lagrangian phase equation with critical and supercritical phase.
method Uses interior C2C^2 estimate.
result Result is sharp, showing existence of singular solutions in subcritical phase.

In this paper, we propose a general framework for tensor singular value decomposition (tensor SVD), which focuses on the methodology and theory for extracting the hidden low-rank structure from high-dimensional tensor data. Comprehensive results are developed on both the statistical and computational limits for tensor …

2017-03-08abs ↗pdf ↗