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48 results for layer potential

Proves invertibility of layer potentials for generalized Stokes operators on smooth domains.

problem Invertibility of layer potentials for generalized Stokes operators on smooth domains.
method Developed algebra toolkit to handle layer operators' limit and jump relations; proved Fredholm property and invertibility.
result Proves invertibility of layer potentials for generalized Stokes operators on smooth domains.

Study of bound states in quantum layers with confining potentials.

problem Investigating bound states in quantum layers with confining potentials.
method Developed a general approach using parallel coordinates based on the surface but outside its cut locus.
result Discrete eigenvalues exist for certain quantum layers with positive total Gauss curvature.

New calculus for pseudodifferential operators on manifolds with cylindrical ends.

problem Analyzing layer potentials on manifolds with cylindrical ends.
method Introducing and studying two classes of pseudodifferential operators.
result Spectrally invariant property of the 'essentially translation invariant calculus'.

Study well-posedness of generalized Stokes operator on cylindrical domains.

problem Analyzing the generalized Stokes operator on domains with cylindrical ends.
method Using layer potentials and developing algebra tools for limit and jump relations.
result Well-posedness results for the associated Stokes boundary value problem.

We propose a novel approach for inferring the individualized causal effects of a treatment (intervention) from observational data. Our approach conceptualizes causal inference as a multitask learning problem; we model a subject's potential outcomes using a deep multitask network with a set of shared layers among the fa…

2017-06-19abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper presents two unsupervised learning layers (UL layers) for label-free video analysis: one for fully connected layers, and the other for convolutional ones. The proposed UL layers can play two roles: they can be the cost function layer for providing global training signal; meanwhile they can be added to any re…

2017-05-24abs ↗pdf ↗

Stability of non-abelian X-ray transform proven in higher dimensions.

problem Recovering matrix potentials from scattering data in higher dimensions.
method Injectivity proof using a novel method by Uhlmann-Vasy, with quantitative improvements.
result Hölder-type stability estimate established for non-abelian X-ray transform.

Deep nonlinear models pose a challenge for fitting parameters due to lack of knowledge of the hidden layer and the potentially non-affine relation of the initial and observed layers. In the present work we investigate the use of information theoretic measures such as mutual information and Kullback-Leibler (KL) diverge…

2016-12-17abs ↗pdf ↗

We present an attention mechanism inspired from definition of screened Coulomb potential. This attention mechanism was used to interpret the Graph Attention (GAT) model layers and training dataset by using a flexible and scalable framework (CoulGAT) developed for this purpose. Using CoulGAT, a forest of plain and resne…

2019-12-18abs ↗pdf ↗

Neural network models have a reputation for being black boxes. We propose to monitor the features at every layer of a model and measure how suitable they are for classification. We use linear classifiers, which we refer to as "probes", trained entirely independently of the model itself. This helps us better understand …

2016-10-05abs ↗pdf ↗

Error backpropagation is a highly effective mechanism for learning high-quality hierarchical features in deep networks. Updating the features or weights in one layer, however, requires waiting for the propagation of error signals from higher layers. Learning using delayed and non-local errors makes it hard to reconcile…

2017-11-17abs ↗pdf ↗

We use layer potential to establish that the boundary biharmonic Steklov operators are elliptic pseudo-differential operators. Thus we are able to establish lower bounds on both the measure of boundary nodal sets and interior nodal sets for biharmonic Steklov eigenfunctions.

2015-06-05abs ↗pdf ↗

Generative model initializes 2-layer network weights for small datasets.

problem Approximating functions with 2-layer networks using small datasets and gradient-based training.
method Initialize hidden weights with a learned proposal distribution parameterized as a deep generative model. Refine with gradient-based post-processing and regularization.
result Demonstrates effectiveness of the approach with numerical examples.

Traditionally, when generative models of data are developed via deep architectures, greedy layer-wise pre-training is employed. In a well-trained model, the lower layer of the architecture models the data distribution conditional upon the hidden variables, while the higher layers model the hidden distribution prior. Bu…

2014-05-06abs ↗pdf ↗

End-to-end model predicts multiagent trajectories using game theory and neural nets.

problem Predicting trajectories of interacting agents in complex scenarios.
method Hybrid neural net with game-theoretic reasoning, using implicit layers to map preferences to Nash equilibria.
result Trains an interpretable model that predicts future trajectories and transfers to decision making.

Over the last few years, Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) have become ubiquitous owing to their high accuracy on real-world tasks. However, this increase in accuracy comes at the cost of computationally expensive models leading to higher prediction latencies. Prior efforts to reduce this latency such as quantization, model …

2020-02-07abs ↗pdf ↗

Normalization layers control deep neural network capacity, improving stability and generalization.

problem Excessive capacity in deep neural networks leads to overfitting and poor generalization.
method Developed a theoretical framework to explain normalization's role in capacity control.
result Normalization layers reduce the Lipschitz constant exponentially, smoothing the loss landscape and enhancing generalization.

This work explores representation complexity in RL paradigms, revealing model-based RL as the easiest task.

problem Investigating the representation complexity gap among model-based, policy-based, and value-based RL.
method Demonstrated through analysis of Markov decision processes (MDPs) and introduced new classes of MDPs.
result Representation complexity hierarchy: model-based RL > policy-based RL > value-based RL.

Two-layer networks favor simple features, especially in complex datasets.

problem Simplicity bias in neural networks over-reliing on simple features.
method Characterization of two-layer neural networks with small weights and gradient flow.
result Features learned in middle training stages are more useful for out-of-distribution transfer.

We introduce Independently Recurrent Long Short-term Memory cells: IndyLSTMs. These differ from regular LSTM cells in that the recurrent weights are not modeled as a full matrix, but as a diagonal matrix, i.e.\ the output and state of each LSTM cell depends on the inputs and its own output/state, as opposed to the inpu…

2019-03-19abs ↗pdf ↗

FMMNN combines sine activations with multi-component, multi-layer structure for high-frequency function approximation.

problem Effective representation and learning of high-frequency features in neural networks.
method Introduces FMMNN with sine-type activations and multi-component, multi-layer structure.
result FMMNN achieves strong accuracy and favorable convergence on oscillatory function-approximation benchmarks.

Proposes a method to model financial returns with extreme shocks using flexible tail transformations.

problem Capturing extreme shocks in financial return data.
method Introduces a transformation layer in normalizing flows to model heavy-tailed distributions.
result Trained models can generate synthetic sets of extreme returns.

We give the first provably efficient algorithm for learning a one hidden layer convolutional network with respect to a general class of (potentially overlapping) patches. Additionally, our algorithm requires only mild conditions on the underlying distribution. We prove that our framework captures commonly used schemes …

2018-02-07abs ↗pdf ↗

A restricted Boltzmann machine (RBM) is an undirected graphical model constructed for discrete or continuous random variables, with two layers, one hidden and one visible, and no conditional dependency within a layer. In recent years, RBMs have risen to prominence due to their connection to deep learning. By treating a…

2016-12-04abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper, we propose a capsule-based neural network model to solve the semantic segmentation problem. By taking advantage of the extractable part-whole dependencies available in capsule layers, we derive the probabilities of the class labels for individual capsules through a recursive, layer-by-layer procedure. We…

2019-01-09abs ↗pdf ↗