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48 results for kernel spectral density

A new method for nonstationary Gaussian processes using Fourier features.

problem Efficient simulation of nonstationary Gaussian processes with high-dimensional distributions.
method Discretizes the spectral representation of nonstationary processes, avoiding probability measure assumptions.
result An efficient low-rank approximation of nonstationary spectral densities, consistent and positive semi-definite.

We propose non-stationary spectral kernels for Gaussian process regression. We propose to model the spectral density of a non-stationary kernel function as a mixture of input-dependent Gaussian process frequency density surfaces. We solve the generalised Fourier transform with such a model, and present a family of non-…

2017-05-24abs ↗pdf ↗

Deep learning speeds spectral density estimation for large 2D/3D grids.

problem Computational challenges in estimating spectral densities for large grids.
method Deep learning neural network for spectral density estimation.
result Deep learning estimator is a universal approximator and faster than existing methods.

Enhances GPLVM for multi-view data with scalable latent representation learning.

problem Limited kernel expressiveness and computational inefficiency in multi-view GPLVM.
method Introduces a new duality between spectral density and kernel function, uses NG-SM kernel, and applies random Fourier feature approximation for scalability.
result Consistently outperforms state-of-the-art models in learning meaningful latent representations across diverse datasets.

SRF improves kernel approximation and GP regression performance.

problem Efficient kernel approximation and Bayesian kernel learning in large-scale regression problems.
method Stein variational gradient descent to generate high-quality random features and approximate spectral measure posteriors.
result SRF outperforms traditional approaches in kernel approximation and GP regression.

Spectral algorithms improve under covariate shift with novel weighted techniques.

problem Improving spectral algorithms' performance under covariate shift.
method Analysis of spectral algorithms in non-parametric regression over RKHS, proposing a weighted spectral algorithm with clipped weights.
result Normalized weighted spectral algorithm achieves optimal capacity-independent convergence rates, and clipped weights can approach optimal capacity-dependent rates.

New kernel models multi-output Gaussian processes accurately.

problem Challenges in modelling cross-covariances for multiple-output Gaussian processes.
method Replaced Gaussian components with block components of finite bandwidth in spectral mixture kernel.
result First multi-output generalization of spectral mixture kernel that can approximate any stationary multi-output kernel to arbitrary precision.

Multi-output Gaussian processes (MOGPs) are an extension of Gaussian Processes (GPs) for predicting multiple output variables (also called channels, tasks) simultaneously. In this paper we use the convolution theorem to design a new kernel for MOGPs, by modeling cross channel dependencies through cross convolution of t…

2018-08-07abs ↗pdf ↗

Fast simulates Volterra processes using RFF, focusing on S-fBM.

problem Efficiently simulate Volterra processes for fractional Brownian motion.
method Random Fourier Features (RFF) approximation of kernel, spectral representation, Hamiltonian Monte Carlo sampling.
result Quantitative guarantees for RFF approximation, competitive in terms of efficiency and error.

Efficiently approximates statistical leverage scores for faster KRR.

problem Accurately estimating statistical leverage scores for fast KRR.
method Analytic formula for statistical leverage scores, leveraging kernel spectral density.
result Linear time approximation with theoretical guarantees, significantly faster than existing methods.

Paper analyzes spectral algorithms under covariate shift, providing convergence rates.

problem Addressing distributional mismatch in regression models.
method Incorporates importance weights into spectral algorithms in RKHS.
result Establishes minimax-optimal convergence rates for misspecified cases.

Motivated by the local formulae for asymptotic expansion of heat kernels in spectral geometry, we propose a definition of Ricci curvature in noncommutative settings. The Ricci operator of an oriented closed Riemannian manifold can be realized as a spectral functional, namely the functional defined by the zeta function …

2016-12-20abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper proves spectral convergence rates for graph Laplacian to manifold Laplace-Beltrami operator.

problem Spectral convergence of graph Laplacian to manifold Laplace-Beltrami operator.
method Analysis of Dirichlet form convergence and construction of approximate eigenfunctions via manifold heat kernel.
result Proves spectral convergence rates for Gaussian kernelized graph Laplacian.

Gaussian processes are rich distributions over functions, with generalization properties determined by a kernel function. When used for long-range extrapolation, predictions are particularly sensitive to the choice of kernel parameters. It is therefore critical to account for kernel uncertainty in our predictive distri…

2018-02-02abs ↗pdf ↗

Given a data set and a subset of labels the problem of semi-supervised learning on point clouds is to extend the labels to the entire data set. In this paper we extend the labels by minimising the constrained discrete pp-Dirichlet energy. Under suitable conditions the discrete problem can be connected, in the large da…

2019-09-23abs ↗pdf ↗

Clustering of data sets is a standard problem in many areas of science and engineering. The method of spectral clustering is based on embedding the data set using a kernel function, and using the top eigenvectors of the normalized Laplacian to recover the connected components. We study the performance of spectral clust…

2014-04-29abs ↗pdf ↗

A natural way to characterize the cluster structure of a dataset is by finding regions containing a high density of data. This can be done in a nonparametric way with a kernel density estimate, whose modes and hence clusters can be found using mean-shift algorithms. We describe the theory and practice behind clustering…

2015-03-02abs ↗pdf ↗

We propose a novel class of Gaussian processes (GPs) whose spectra have compact support, meaning that their sample trajectories are almost-surely band limited. As a complement to the growing literature on spectral design of covariance kernels, the core of our proposal is to model power spectral densities through a rect…

2019-09-16abs ↗pdf ↗

Gaussian processes are rich distributions over functions, which provide a Bayesian nonparametric approach to smoothing and interpolation. We introduce simple closed form kernels that can be used with Gaussian processes to discover patterns and enable extrapolation. These kernels are derived by modelling a spectral dens…

2013-02-18abs ↗pdf ↗

Kernel ridgeless regression with random features shows good generalization without explicit regularization.

problem Generalization of kernel ridgeless regression without explicit regularization.
method Investigation of ridgeless regression with random features and stochastic gradient descent, exploring the effect of random features error and spectral density optimization.
result Random features error exhibits the double-descent curve, leading to improved generalization.

Sharp comparison theorems are derived for all eigenvalues of the (weighted) Laplacian, for various classes of weighted-manifolds (i.e. Riemannian manifolds endowed with a smooth positive density). Examples include Euclidean space endowed with strongly log-concave and log-convex densities, extensions to pp-exponential …

2015-08-03abs ↗pdf ↗

Early approaches to multiple-output Gaussian processes (MOGPs) relied on linear combinations of independent, latent, single-output Gaussian processes (GPs). This resulted in cross-covariance functions with limited parametric interpretation, thus conflicting with the ability of single-output GPs to understand lengthscal…

2017-09-05abs ↗pdf ↗

Gaussian processes are flexible function approximators, with inductive biases controlled by a covariance kernel. Learning the kernel is the key to representation learning and strong predictive performance. In this paper, we develop functional kernel learning (FKL) to directly infer functional posteriors over kernels. I…

2019-10-29abs ↗pdf ↗

Graph spectra have been successfully used to classify network types, compute the similarity between graphs, and determine the number of communities in a network. For large graphs, where an eigen-decomposition is infeasible, iterative moment matched approximations to the spectra and kernel smoothing are typically used. …

2018-04-18abs ↗pdf ↗

New spectral mixture representation for isotropic kernels simplifies random Fourier features.

problem Applying Random Fourier Features to complex kernels.
method Decompose isotropic kernels into scale mixtures of α-stable random vectors.
result Constructive spectral sampling formula for various kernels.

In this paper we propose a family of tractable kernels that is dense in the family of bounded positive semi-definite functions (i.e. can approximate any bounded kernel with arbitrary precision). We start by discussing the case of stationary kernels, and propose a family of spectral kernels that extends existing approac…

2015-06-07abs ↗pdf ↗

TAKDE optimizes kernel density estimation for real-time dynamic processes.

problem Real-time density estimation in applications like computer vision and signal processing.
method Derives asymptotic mean integrated squared error (AMISE) upper bound for 'sliding window' kernel density estimator and proposes TAKDE as a novel, theoretically optimal estimator.
result TAKDE outperforms other dynamic density estimators in terms of test log-likelihood and runtime.

We consider a special family of occupation-time derivatives, namely proportional step options introduced by Linetsky in [Math. Finance, 9, 55--96 (1999)]. We develop new closed-form spectral expansions for pricing such options under a class of nonlinear volatility diffusion processes which includes the constant-elastic…

2013-02-15abs ↗pdf ↗

Spectral density matrix estimation of multivariate time series is a classical problem in time series and signal processing. In modern neuroscience, spectral density based metrics are commonly used for analyzing functional connectivity among brain regions. In this paper, we develop a non-asymptotic theory for regularize…

2018-12-03abs ↗pdf ↗

We perform a parallel analysis of the spectral density of (i) the logarithm of price and (ii) the daily number of trades of a set of stocks traded in the New York Stock Exchange. The stocks are selected to be representative of a wide range of stock capitalization. The observed spectral densities show a different power-…

1999-12-01abs ↗pdf ↗

Optimizes kernel density ratios for better predictions and information measures.

problem Improving accuracy of kernel density estimates for density ratios.
method Derives an optimal weight function using calculus of variations.
result Reduces bias in kernel density estimates, leading to improved prediction posteriors and information-theoretic measures.

Recently there have been increasing interests in learning and inference with implicit distributions (i.e., distributions without tractable densities). To this end, we develop a gradient estimator for implicit distributions based on Stein's identity and a spectral decomposition of kernel operators, where the eigenfuncti…

2018-06-07abs ↗pdf ↗

Standard kernels such as Matérn or RBF kernels only encode simple monotonic dependencies within the input space. Spectral mixture kernels have been proposed as general-purpose, flexible kernels for learning and discovering more complicated patterns in the data. Spectral mixture kernels have recently been generalized in…

2018-11-27abs ↗pdf ↗

A new convolutional spectral kernel network learns hierarchical and local features.

problem Lack of deep learning in non-stationary spectral kernels.
method Introduces convolutional filters and deep architectures into non-stationary spectral kernels, derives generalization error bounds, and introduces regularizers.
result Validated the effectiveness of the convolutional spectral kernel network on real-world datasets.

Optimizes spectral density estimation for stationary and nonstationary processes.

problem Estimating spectral density of time series with complex structure.
method Optimally adaptive Bayesian spectral density estimation using smoothing spline covariance structure.
result Optimal eigendecomposition provides superior performance compared to alternative covariance functions.

Kernel methods are popular in clustering due to their generality and discriminating power. However, we show that many kernel clustering criteria have density biases theoretically explaining some practically significant artifacts empirically observed in the past. For example, we provide conditions and formally prove the…

2017-05-16abs ↗pdf ↗

The generalization performance of kernel methods is largely determined by the kernel, but common kernels are stationary thus input-independent and output-independent, that limits their applications on complicated tasks. In this paper, we propose a powerful and efficient spectral kernel learning framework and learned ke…

2019-09-11abs ↗pdf ↗