Kernel-based online learning has often shown state-of-the-art performance for many online learning tasks. It, however, suffers from a major shortcoming, that is, the unbounded number of support vectors, making it non-scalable and unsuitable for applications with large-scale datasets. In this work, we study the problem …
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New bounds quantify estimation error in kernel-based system identification with unknown hyperparameters.
problem Inaccurate error bounds for kernel-based system identification with unknown hyperparameters.
method Construct a high-probability set for true hyperparameters from marginal likelihood, then find worst-case posterior covariance.
result Proposed bounds contain true model with high probability and verified in simulations.
Novel confidence intervals improve convergence rates for sparse kernel-based models.
problem High computational cost in kernel-based learning models.
method Novel confidence intervals for Nyström method and sparse variational Gaussian process approximation.
result Improved performance bounds in regression and optimization problems.
Study noise-free kernel bandits, finding upper bounds on regret.
problem Optimizing unknown functions without noise.
method Upper bounds on regret for noise-free kernel-based bandits.
result No order optimal regret bounds are established, conjecture on optimal bound.
Kernel-UCBVI algorithm balances exploration and exploitation in metric state-action spaces.
problem Exploration-exploitation dilemma in finite-horizon reinforcement learning with metric state-action spaces.
method Kernel-UCBVI, leveraging smoothness and kernel estimators of rewards and transitions.
result First regret bound for kernel-based RL using smoothing kernels, .
Kernel-based collocation methods for Heath-Jarrow-Morton models with Musiela parametrizationq-fin.CP
We propose kernel-based collocation methods for numerical solutions to Heath-Jarrow-Morton models with Musiela parametrization. The methods can be seen as the Euler-Maruyama approximation of some finite dimensional stochastic differential equations, and allow us to compute the derivative prices by the usual Monte Carlo…
Conditional expectiles are becoming an increasingly important tool in finance as well as in other areas of applications. We analyse a support vector machine type approach for estimating conditional expectiles and establish learning rates that are minimax optimal modulo a logarithmic factor if Gaussian RBF kernels are u…
Kernel-based methods enjoy powerful generalization capabilities in handling a variety of learning tasks. When such methods are provided with sufficient training data, broadly-applicable classes of nonlinear functions can be approximated with desired accuracy. Nevertheless, inherent to the nonparametric nature of kernel…
Paper proposes adaptive parameter selection for KGD algorithms.
problem Improving parameter selection for kernel-based gradient descent.
method Integrates bias-variance analysis with splitting method, introduces empirical effective dimension.
result Adaptive parameter selection strategy achieves optimal generalization error bound.
Paper analyzes how contrastive learning structures learned representations.
problem Understanding the structure of learned representations in contrastive learning.
method Kernel-based contrastive learning framework (KCL) and statistical dependency viewpoint.
result Theoretical upper bound and generalization error bound for KCL.
A High-dimensional Convergence Theorem for U-statistics with Applications to Kernel-based Testingmath.ST
High-dimensional U-statistics show surprising phase transitions, impacting kernel-based tests.
problem Understanding phase transitions in high-dimensional U-statistics.
method Proved a convergence theorem for U-statistics of degree two in high dimensions.
result High-dimensional U-statistics can have non-Gaussian limits with larger variance and asymmetry.
Kernel-based tests for shape constraints in finance.
problem Enforcing shape relations on latent functions in financial econometrics.
method Kernel-based nonparametric framework for mean-variance optimization.
result Established statistical properties and a joint Wald-type statistic for testing shape constraints.
Paper introduces EO_k for quantifying accuracy-fairness trade-offs in FRL.
problem Tackles the trade-off between accuracy and fairness in FRL.
method Kernel-based formulation of EO criterion for FRL.
result Offers a unified analytical characterization of fairness tradeoffs.
We consider a problem of risk estimation for large-margin multi-class classifiers. We propose a novel risk bound for the multi-class classification problem. The bound involves the marginal distribution of the classifier and the Rademacher complexity of the hypothesis class. We prove that our bound is tight in the numbe…
In this paper, we propose an adaptive stopping rule for kernel-based gradient descent (KGD) algorithms. We introduce the empirical effective dimension to quantify the increments of iterations in KGD and derive an implementable early stopping strategy. We analyze the performance of the adaptive stopping rule in the fram…
This paper introduces Kernel-based Information Criterion (KIC) for model selection in regression analysis. The novel kernel-based complexity measure in KIC efficiently computes the interdependency between parameters of the model using a variable-wise variance and yields selection of better, more robust regressors. Expe…
The massive amount of available data potentially used to discover patters in machine learning is a challenge for kernel based algorithms with respect to runtime and storage capacities. Local approaches might help to relieve these issues. From a statistical point of view local approaches allow additionally to deal with …
RQMC improves kernel-based learning by reducing deterministic error and offering computational advantages.
problem Improving kernel-based learning methods to reduce deterministic error and computational complexity.
method Randomized quasi-Monte Carlo (RQMC) methods applied to random feature approximations.
result RQMC methods improve deterministic approximation error bound from to , matching QMC methods.
Paper shows robustness of kernel-based pairwise learning without strict assumptions.
problem Statistical robustness of kernel-based pairwise learning under minimal conditions.
method No assumptions on input and output spaces; derives influence function and robustness.
result Qualitative robustness of kernel-based estimator established.
New algorithm improves dynamic mode decomposition for high-dimensional data.
problem Reduced modeling in high-dimensional spaces.
method Low rank constraint optimization and kernel-based computation.
result Gain in approximation accuracy and computational efficiency.
Kernel-based function approximation improves reinforcement learning performance.
problem Average reward reinforcement learning in infinite horizon settings.
method Optimistic algorithm based on kernel ridge regression.
result No-regret performance guarantees and confidence intervals for kernel-based predictions.
We show that kernel-based quadrature rules for computing integrals can be seen as a special case of random feature expansions for positive definite kernels, for a particular decomposition that always exists for such kernels. We provide a theoretical analysis of the number of required samples for a given approximation e…
Study preference-based reinforcement learning in episodic kernel MDPs.
problem Learning from episodic human preferences in reinforcement learning.
method Developed preference-based value estimation and confidence sets for kernel-based MDPs.
result Proved high-probability regret bounds that converge to optimal policy value.
KeRNS tackles non-stationary reinforcement learning in metric spaces.
problem Non-stationary reinforcement learning in metric spaces.
method KeRNS uses time-dependent kernels to model non-stationary Markov Decision Processes (MDPs).
result KeRNS achieves a regret bound that scales with the covering dimension and total variation of the MDP.
Safe learning of stochastic dynamics with safety constraints.
problem Learning controlled stochastic dynamics with safety constraints.
method Iterative expansion of a safe control set using kernel-based confidence bounds.
result The method ensures safe exploration and efficient estimation of system dynamics.
Unified analysis for nonlinear parametric models in Bayesian optimization.
problem Limited theoretical guarantees for nonlinear parametric models in Bayesian optimization.
method Kernel-based framework for analyzing regularized nonlinear parametric models trained on adaptively collected data.
result Unified convergence guarantees for nonlinear acquisition and surrogate models.
Study provides guarantees for kernel clustering under non-parametric mixtures.
problem Statistical guarantees for kernel-based clustering without strong assumptions.
method Non-parametric mixture models, kernel-based clustering, consistency guarantees.
result Necessary and sufficient separability conditions for consistent clustering recovery.
Kernel-based L2-boosting with structure constraints improves regression efficiency.
problem Developing efficient kernel methods for regression.
method Kernel-based re-scaled boosting with truncation (KReBooT).
result KReBooT achieves near overfitting resistance and sparse estimates.
New theoretical tools simplify kernel-based tests analysis.
problem Asymptotic behavior of kernel-based tests in various scenarios.
method Avoids complex expansions and limit theorems, works directly with Hilbert spaces random functionals.
result Framework leads to simpler analysis with minimal regularity conditions.
A permutation-based SW test achieves minimax-optimal power for two-sample testing.
problem Nonparametric two-sample testing using the sliced Wasserstein distance.
method Proposes a permutation-based SW test and analyzes its performance.
result Achieves minimax separation rate over multinomial and bounded-support alternatives.
A new kernel-based CI test improves on existing methods.
problem Testing conditional independence (CI) in a broad range of dependencies.
method Regression-model-agnostic kernel-based CI test using reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces.
result GKCM outperforms state-of-the-art CI tests in simulations.
Taming Nonconvexity in Kernel Feature Selection -- Favorable Properties of the Laplace Kernelmath.ST
Laplace kernel feature selection offers statistical guarantees for nonparametric models with few samples.
problem Statistical guarantees for kernel-based feature selection in nonconvex optimization problems.
method Sharp characterization of the gradient of the objective function for Laplace kernel feature selection.
result Model-selection consistency for Laplace kernel-based feature selection in nonparametric settings with samples.
Kernel-based reinforcement learning (KBRL) stands out among reinforcement learning algorithms for its strong theoretical guarantees. By casting the learning problem as a local kernel approximation, KBRL provides a way of computing a decision policy which is statistically consistent and converges to a unique solution. U…
Domain generalization is the problem of assigning labels to an unlabeled data set, given several similar data sets for which labels have been provided. Despite considerable interest in this problem over the last decade, there has been no theoretical analysis in the setting of multi-class classification. In this work, w…
Optimal kernel improves estimation accuracy in modal statistical methods.
problem Estimation accuracy of kernel-based modal statistical methods depends on the kernel used.
method The study theoretically shows an optimal kernel that minimizes asymptotic error criterion.
result An optimal kernel minimizes the error criterion when using an optimal bandwidth.
Algorithm optimizes collaborative learning among distributed clients using kernel-based bandits.
problem Optimizing personalized objectives in a distributed system with limited global information.
method Kernel-based bandit framework with surrogate Gaussian process models, sparse approximations.
result Order-optimal regret performance (up to polylogarithmic factors) and reduced communication overhead.
Prediction of dynamical time series with additive noise using support vector machines or kernel based regression has been proved to be consistent for certain classes of discrete dynamical systems. Consistency implies that these methods are effective at computing the expected value of a point at a future time given the …
We develop a multi-kernel based regression method for graph signal processing where the target signal is assumed to be smooth over a graph. In multi-kernel regression, an effective kernel function is expressed as a linear combination of many basis kernel functions. We estimate the linear weights to learn the effective …
New bounds for kernel regression under non-Gaussian noise.
problem Uncertainty quantification for function estimates from noisy observations.
method Novel non-asymptotic probabilistic uniform error bounds for kernel-based regression.
result Proposed bounds apply to a broad class of non-Gaussian noise distributions.
Kernel quadrature with DPPsstat.ML
We study quadrature rules for functions from an RKHS, using nodes sampled from a determinantal point process (DPP). DPPs are parametrized by a kernel, and we use a truncated and saturated version of the RKHS kernel. This link between the two kernels, along with DPP machinery, leads to relatively tight bounds on the qua…
Unified analysis of kernel-based and locally adaptive bandit optimization methods.
problem Performance of bandit optimization algorithms in RKHS functions.
method Investigates the relationship between kernel regularity and algorithmic performance, characterizing spectral properties of various kernels.
result Unified framework for analyzing kernel-based and locally adaptive bandit algorithms, deriving explicit regret bounds.
Convolutional Neural Networks, as most artificial neural networks, are commonly viewed as methods different in essence from kernel-based methods. We provide a systematic translation of Convolutional Neural Networks (ConvNets) into their kernel-based counterparts, Convolutional Kernel Networks (CKNs), and demonstrate th…
FastKCI speeds up KCI tests for causal inference on large datasets.
problem Cubic computational complexity of kernel-based conditional independence tests.
method Mixture-of-experts approach with parallel Gaussian process inference.
result Substantial computational speedups with maintained statistical power.
Paper proposes an efficient causal discovery method with linear computational complexity.
problem Identifying causal relationships efficiently in large datasets.
method Approximate kernel-based generalized score function with low-rank technique and sampling algorithms.
result Significantly reduces computational costs while maintaining comparable accuracy.
Toward a better trade-off between performance and fairness with kernel-based distribution matchingcs.LG
As recent literature has demonstrated how classifiers often carry unintended biases toward some subgroups, deploying machine learned models to users demands careful consideration of the social consequences. How should we address this problem in a real-world system? How should we balance core performance and fairness me…
Learning rates for the risk of kernel based quantile regression estimators in additive modelsstat.ML
Additive models play an important role in semiparametric statistics. This paper gives learning rates for regularized kernel based methods for additive models. These learning rates compare favourably in particular in high dimensions to recent results on optimal learning rates for purely nonparametric regularized kernel …
Recent developments in system identification have brought attention to regularized kernel-based methods. This type of approach has been proven to compare favorably with classic parametric methods. However, current formulations are not robust with respect to outliers. In this paper, we introduce a novel method to robust…
Recent developments in system identification have brought attention to regularized kernel-based methods, where, adopting the recently introduced stable spline kernel, prior information on the unknown process is enforced. This reduces the variance of the estimates and thus makes kernel-based methods particularly attract…