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48 results for hierarchical computation

A new method for efficient portfolio optimization using graph structures.

problem Optimizing portfolio weights while reducing computational complexity.
method Hierarchical graph structures and Schur complement method.
result Optimal portfolio weights can be computed efficiently by inverting small submatrices.

Bayesian Hierarchical Invariant Prediction refines ICP for better scalability and prior integration.

problem Improving computational scalability and invariance testing for causal inference.
method Bayesian Hierarchical structure to test invariance under heterogeneous data.
result Demonstrated improved scalability and potential as an alternative to ICP.

In classification problems, especially those that categorize data into a large number of classes, the classes often naturally follow a hierarchical structure. That is, some classes are likely to share similar structures and features. Those characteristics can be captured by considering a hierarchical relationship among…

2018-07-23abs ↗pdf ↗

Unified Bayesian framework for PTA data analysis tackles hierarchical model issues.

problem Hierarchical Bayesian modeling challenges in PTA data analysis.
method Reparameterization strategy using Normalizing Flows (NFs) and i-nessai nested sampler.
result Improved statistical robustness and computational efficiency in PTA analysis.

Improved prediction of hierarchical time series using structured regularization.

problem Making coherent forecasts for hierarchical time series.
method Structured regularization method for bottom-level time series predictions.
result Superior prediction accuracy and computational efficiency compared to previous methods.

New framework estimates staged tree models using hierarchical clustering on the probability simplex.

problem Estimating staged tree models with context-specific dependencies.
method Hierarchical clustering on the probability simplex, using simplex-based divergences and linkage methods.
result Total Variation divergence with Ward.D2 linkage produces staged trees with better model fit, structure recovery, and computational efficiency.

New VAE models reveal hierarchical visual cortex computations.

problem Capturing hierarchical visual cortex computations in generative models.
method Sparse coding hierarchical VAEs trained on natural images with varied generative and recognition components.
result Representations similar to those in visual cortex emerge under inductive biases.

The Transformer architecture has become increasingly popular over the past two years, owing to its impressive performance on a number of natural language processing (NLP) tasks. However, all Transformer computations occur at the level of word representations and therefore, it may be argued that Transformer models do no…

2019-10-16abs ↗pdf ↗

A new metric HSW derived from hierarchical Radon Transform addresses computational bottlenecks in sliced Wasserstein.

problem Computational inefficiency of sliced Wasserstein in high-dimensional settings with few supports.
method Hierarchical Radon Transform (HRT) and bottleneck projections to reduce projection number.
result HSW metric derived from HRT is computationally efficient and maintains metric properties.

Several real problems ranging from text classification to computational biology are characterized by hierarchical multi-label classification tasks. Most of the methods presented in literature focused on tree-structured taxonomies, but only few on taxonomies structured according to a Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG). In thi…

2014-06-17abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper proposes a GPU-based system for training massive deep learning models in ads systems.

problem Training massive deep learning models with terabyte-scale parameters in ads systems.
method Hierarchical GPU parameter server with 3-layer storage (GPU High-Bandwidth Memory, CPU main memory, SSD).
result 4-node hierarchical GPU parameter server trains a model 2X faster than a 150-node in-memory system.

Current multi-view factorization methods make assumptions that are not acceptable for many kinds of data, and in particular, for graphical data with hierarchical structure. At the same time, current hierarchical methods work only in the single-view setting. We generalize the Treelet Transform to the Multi-View Treelet …

2016-06-02abs ↗pdf ↗

A new method for Bayesian neural networks using probabilistic backpropagation.

problem Approximating posterior distributions in Bayesian neural networks.
method Variational Expectation Propagation (VEP) with probabilistic backpropagation.
result Efficient algorithm for approximate integration over posterior distributions.

Recently, studies on deep Reservoir Computing (RC) highlighted the role of layering in deep recurrent neural networks (RNNs). In this paper, the use of linear recurrent units allows us to bring more evidence on the intrinsic hierarchical temporal representation in deep RNNs through frequency analysis applied to the sta…

2017-05-16abs ↗pdf ↗

Improved portfolio optimization using machine learning and hierarchical clustering.

problem Suboptimal out-of-sample performance and unrealistic allocations in the Markowitz Model.
method Refined Markowitz Model with hierarchical clustering-based approach.
result Enhanced portfolio performance on a risk-adjusted basis.

The Baire metric induces an ultrametric on a dataset and is of linear computational complexity, contrasted with the standard quadratic time agglomerative hierarchical clustering algorithm. In this work we evaluate empirically this new approach to hierarchical clustering. We compare hierarchical clustering based on the …

2011-06-11abs ↗pdf ↗

Method learns hierarchical representations of samples and features simultaneously.

problem Hierarchical structures in samples and features not considered by existing methods.
method Jointly learns hierarchical representations via Tree-Wasserstein Distance alternating between samples and features.
result Method improves performance in link prediction and node classification tasks.

Wasserstein t-SNE embeds hierarchical datasets considering within-unit distributions.

problem Exploring hierarchical datasets where units are compared based on means of sample distributions.
method Uses Wasserstein distance metric for 2D embeddings of units, approximating Gaussian distributions for efficiency.
result Demonstrates effective embedding of hierarchical datasets, uncovering meaningful structure.

Extends SW and GSW to compare heterogeneous joint distributions.

problem Limited applicability of SW and GSW to heterogeneous joint distributions.
method Introduces HHRT and PGRT to extend SW and GSW.
result H2SW distance for heterogeneous joint distributions.

Deep neural network algorithms are difficult to analyze because they lack structure allowing to understand the properties of underlying transforms and invariants. Multiscale hierarchical convolutional networks are structured deep convolutional networks where layers are indexed by progressively higher dimensional attrib…

2017-03-12abs ↗pdf ↗

Study compares local and global models for hierarchical forecasting accuracy.

problem Challenges in hierarchical time series forecasting, especially in accuracy and information utilisation.
method Developed and evaluated local and global forecasting models (GFMs) to exploit cross-series and cross-hierarchies information.
result Global Forecasting Models (GFMs) outperform local models in hierarchical forecasting accuracy and computational efficiency.

Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) are based on repeated aggregations of information across nodes' neighbors in a graph. However, because common neighbors are shared between different nodes, this leads to repeated and inefficient computations. We propose Hierarchically Aggregated computation Graphs (HAGs), a new GNN graph re…

2019-06-09abs ↗pdf ↗

Efficiently trains deep Gaussian processes with sparse approximations.

problem High computational complexity in training and inference for DGP models.
method Tensor Markov Gaussian Processes (TMGP) and hierarchical expansion to create DTMGP model.
result DTMGP model achieves superior computational efficiency compared to existing DGP models.

Improved outlier detection in hierarchical Gaussian Processes using Wasserstein-2 kernels.

problem Outlier detection limitations in stacked Gaussian Processes.
method Proposed a hybrid kernel combining Euclidean and Wasserstein-2 distances, emphasizing variance in Wasserstein-2 computations.
result Improved performance and enhanced out-of-distribution detection on various datasets.

New algorithm B++&C improves hierarchical clustering on large deep embedding datasets.

problem Scaling up hierarchical clustering to massive datasets of deep embeddings.
method Proposes B++&C algorithm for practical hierarchical clustering, introduces B2SAT&C for theoretical approximation.
result Achieves 5%/20% improvement on MW/CKMM objectives compared to classic methods.

This paper tackles multilingual speech processing by optimizing conflicting objectives hierarchically.

problem Training models for multilingual, multi-task speech processing is hampered by conflicting objectives.
method Investigates three multi-objective MSP formulations and introduces a lightweight layer-selection mechanism.
result A bi-level recipe outperforms standard flat optimization in state-of-the-art MSP models.

INVERT connects neural representations to human-understandable concepts.

problem Lack of understanding and statistical significance in existing explainability methods.
method Inverse Recognition (INVERT) approach that connects learned representations to human-understandable concepts.
result INVERT provides interpretable metrics and statistical significance for representation alignment.

Hierarchical CNNs improve diagnosis of GI diseases from histopathological images.

problem Diagnosing GI diseases from histopathological images is challenging due to heterogeneity and shared features.
method Embedded a class hierarchy into a VGGNet to address the hierarchical structure of GI diseases.
result The hierarchical model achieved better results than a flat model for multi-category diagnosis of GI disorders.