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48 results for ill-conditioned

The paper addresses ill-conditioning in large spatial data, proposing solutions for prediction and likelihood estimation.

problem Ill-conditioning of the kernel matrix in large spatial data sets.
method Introduction of various optimality criteria and solutions for managing large spatial data.
result Solutions for managing large spatial data, addressing ill-conditioning and improving prediction and likelihood estimation.

Scalable method completes ill-conditioned matrices from few samples.

problem Matrix completion from few samples for ill-conditioned matrices.
method Iterative algorithm combining IRLS, smoothing Newton, and proximal gradient methods.
result Local quadratic convergence rate and well-conditioned linear systems.

Improves numerical solution of ill-conditioned linear systems for machine learning.

problem Wastefulness and instability in solving ill-conditioned linear systems.
method autonugget combines Richardson extrapolation to determine the solution of the ill-conditioned system, improving accuracy over a single nugget.
result Improves accuracy of numerical solution of ill-conditioned linear systems.

Paper explores challenges in training PINNs and loss landscape effects.

problem Challenges in training Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) due to loss landscape issues.
method Examined gradient-based optimizers Adam, L-BFGS, and their combination Adam+L-BFGS, and introduced NysNewton-CG (NNCG).
result Adam+L-BFGS outperforms other optimizers, and NysNewton-CG significantly improves PINN performance.

This paper analyzes adaptive gradient algorithms for better performance in ill-conditioned problems.

problem Poor performance of standard stochastic gradient algorithms in ill-conditioned problems.
method Non-asymptotic analysis of adaptive gradient algorithms (Adagrad and Stochastic Newton) for strongly convex objectives.
result Theoretical analysis and adaptation to practical applications like linear regression and regularized GLM.

Improved convergence for overparameterized low-rank matrix sensing.

problem Overparameterized low-rank matrix sensing with unknown rank and ill-conditioning.
method ScaledGD(λλ) - preconditioned gradient descent method.
result ScaledGD(λλ) converges at a constant linear rate after a logarithmic number of iterations.

Scaled gradient descent improves matrix recovery for ill-conditioned matrices with optimal sampling complexity.

problem Recovering low-rank matrices from limited measurements efficiently and accurately.
method Scaled gradient descent (ScaledGD) with optimal sample complexity and improved iteration complexity.
result ScaledGD achieves optimal sample complexity and improved iteration complexity for ill-conditioned matrices.

New framework uses score-based priors to solve ill-conditioned polynomial equations, improving signal recovery from noisy data.

problem Recovering signals from low-order moments in inverse problems, especially ill-conditioned polynomial equations.
method Integrates score-based diffusion priors with moment-based estimators to regularize and solve nonlinear inverse problems.
result Diffusion priors improve recovery from third-order moments and make super-resolution MTD feasible.

Preconditioned SGD accelerates convergence for ill-conditioned huge-scale matrix completion.

problem Recovering a low-rank matrix from incomplete data with high condition number.
method Preconditioned Stochastic Gradient Descent (SGD) for huge-scale online optimization.
result Preconditioned SGD converges to ε-accuracy in O(log(1/ε)) iterations, compared to O(κlog(1/ε)) for unpreconditioned SGD.

Improved subgradient method tackles ill-conditioned composite optimization problems.

problem Slow convergence of subgradient method for composite optimization problems.
method Preconditioned subgradient method with Levenberg-Marquardt approach.
result Linear convergence rate for composite optimization problems under mild conditions.

We orthogonalize the NSS model to condition and diagnose its ill-conditioned parameters.

problem The ill-conditioning of the NSS model's design matrix.
method Exact orthogonal reparametrization via QR decomposition.
result Orthogonalization isolates the conditioning structure and maintains fit uncertainty.

Dual-space sampling tackles ill-conditioned inverse problems with Bayesian methods.

problem Bayesian inference in constrained inverse problems with ill-conditioned solutions.
method Dual-space posterior sampling using ADMM and SVGD.
result Well-calibrated uncertainty estimates and posterior contraction with increasing data.

This paper accelerates distributed convex optimization by mitigating ill-conditioning issues.

problem Distributed convex optimization with ill-conditioned aggregate cost functions.
method Iterative pre-conditioning technique to improve convergence rate and stability.
result The proposed algorithm converges linearly with improved convergence rate and superlinearly under certain conditions.

Paper shows linear convergence of ISTA and FISTA for ill-conditioned images.

problem Solving linear inverse problems with sparse representation in signal and image processing.
method Revisits iterative shrinkage-thresholding algorithms (ISTA) and improves their convergence properties.
result Linear convergence of ISTA and FISTA for strongly convex smooth parts, even in ill-conditioned cases.

A new optimization method reduces memory and compute requirements for deep learning.

problem Memory and compute constraints in second-order stochastic optimizers for deep learning.
method Proposes KrAD, a novel factorization to approximate inverse Fisher matrix without inversion, leading to KrADagrad.
result Improves performance over Shampoo for 32-bit precision and comparable/generalization on real datasets.

ScaledGD improves gradient descent for ill-conditioned low-rank matrix estimation.

problem Efficiently solving ill-conditioned low-rank matrix estimation problems.
method Scaled Gradient Descent (ScaledGD) with adaptive pre-conditioners.
result Linear convergence rate independent of condition number, low per-iteration cost.

New algorithm reduces sample complexity for sparse linear regression.

problem Sparse linear regression with correlated covariates and approximate dependencies.
method Polynomial-time algorithm that adapts the Lasso to tolerate approximate dependencies.
result Achieves near-optimal sample complexity for constant sparsity and ill-conditioned covariates.

A new method for robust matrix completion overcomes limitations of existing approaches.

problem Robust matrix completion from corrupted entries, especially under overparameterization and ill-conditioning.
method Factorization-based iterative algorithm combining Gauss-Newton linearization and outlier removal.
result Theoretical guarantees of exact recovery for suitable assumptions.

New method speeds up Gaussian process training and inference for large datasets.

problem Training and inference in Gaussian processes are computationally expensive for large datasets.
method Iterative alternating projection method that accesses subblocks of the kernel matrix, reducing time and space complexity.
result Empirically, the method accelerates GP training and inference by up to 72x compared to conjugate gradients.

Gaussian Processes (GPs) are a popular approach to predict the output of a parameterized experiment. They have many applications in the field of Computer Experiments, in particular to perform sensitivity analysis, adaptive design of experiments and global optimization. Nearly all of the applications of GPs require the …

2016-02-02abs ↗pdf ↗

New insights into convergence of optimization methods for DAG structure learning.

problem Unclear convergence properties of optimization methods for structure learning.
method Examined the convergence of augmented Lagrangian method (ALM) and quadratic penalty method (QPM) for structure learning.
result Standard convergence result of ALM does not hold in various cases, and QPM is prone to ill-conditioning.

New insights into adversarial vulnerability linked to manifold separability issues.

problem Adversarial vulnerability in machine learning models.
method Characterized data distribution as a low-dimensional manifold, focusing on on/off manifold directions and the impact of first-order vs. second-order optimization methods.
result First-order optimization methods lead to poor convergence in the off-manifold direction, causing adversarial vulnerability in inseparable datasets.

Consider Least Squares Monte Carlo (LSM) algorithm, which is proposed by Longstaff and Schwartz (2001) for pricing American style securities. This algorithm is based on the projection of the value of continuation onto a certain set of basis functions via the least squares problem. We analyze the stability of the algori…

2011-02-16abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper, we extend the geometric descent method recently proposed by Bubeck, Lee and Singh to tackle nonsmooth and strongly convex composite problems. We prove that our proposed algorithm, dubbed geometric proximal gradient method (GeoPG), converges with a linear rate (11/κ)(1-1/\sqrtκ) and thus achieves the optimal …

2016-12-29abs ↗pdf ↗

New scalable methods for unbalanced optimal transport improve efficiency and applicability.

problem Scalable algorithms for unbalanced optimal transport remain underexplored.
method Analysis of semi-dual formulation and adaptive gradient methods.
result SGD methods achieve a convergence rate of O(n/εT) for large-scale applications.

New approach improves deep learning robustness in medical imaging.

problem Deep learning models are vulnerable to adversarial examples in medical imaging.
method Propose a min-max learning scheme to generate adversarial examples and filter them out.
result Proposed method significantly improves robustness of deep learning models in medical imaging.

SLMC improves sampling efficiency for high-dimensional distributions.

problem Sampling from high-dimensional distributions is computationally challenging.
method SLMC projects Langevin updates onto subsampled eigenblocks of a time-varying preconditioner.
result SLMC offers superior adaptability and computational efficiency compared to traditional methods.