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48 results for matrix models

Matrix approximation is a common tool in machine learning for building accurate prediction models for recommendation systems, text mining, and computer vision. A prevalent assumption in constructing matrix approximations is that the partially observed matrix is of low-rank. We propose a new matrix approximation model w…

2013-01-15abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper presents a new framework for covariance matrix estimation with geometric insights.

problem Challenges in covariance matrix estimation, especially in finding suitable models and efficient estimation methods.
method General framework for linear restrictions on different transformations of the covariance matrix, including matrix logarithm and its inverse.
result Yields an MM-estimator with MM-estimation allowing for straightforward asymptotic and finite sample analysis.

Incorporates matrix exponential into generative flows for improved performance.

problem Improving generative flow models for better density estimation.
method Integrates matrix exponential into generative flows, proposing new layers and modifying network architecture.
result The proposed model achieves great performance on density estimation.

Most recent results in matrix completion assume that the matrix under consideration is low-rank or that the columns are in a union of low-rank subspaces. In real-world settings, however, the linear structure underlying these models is distorted by a (typically unknown) nonlinear transformation. This paper addresses the…

2015-12-29abs ↗pdf ↗

CoreFlow models matrix-valued distributions efficiently, preserving shared low-rank structure.

problem Learning matrix-valued distributions from high-dimensional and incomplete data.
method Low-rank flow model that learns shared row/column subspaces and trains a normalizing flow on the core.
result CoreFlow improves generation quality in few-sample regimes and remains competitive in data-rich settings.

Bayesian model improves categorization of explosions from sparse data.

problem Challenges in categorizing explosions from limited data.
method Bayesian update to Event Categorization Matrix model with Bayesian Decision Theory.
result Consistent gains in overall accuracy and lower false negative rates.

We are concerned with an approximation problem for a symmetric positive semidefinite matrix due to motivation from a class of nonlinear machine learning methods. We discuss an approximation approach that we call {matrix ridge approximation}. In particular, we define the matrix ridge approximation as an incomplete matri…

2013-12-17abs ↗pdf ↗

Proposes a new model for image restoration combining deep learning and total variation.

problem Restoring images from limited data with low-rank constraints insufficient.
method Regularized Deep Matrix Factorized (RDMF) model using deep neural network's low-rank bias and total variation.
result Outperforms state-of-the-art models in image restoration from few observations.

The paper proposes methods for predicting missing values in mixed data matrices.

problem Matrix completion for mixed data types (continuous, binary, ordinal).
method Generalized latent factor models for low-rank matrix estimation with entrywise consistency.
result Tight probabilistic error bounds for the proposed estimators.

Study quantifies performance gap between tensor and matrix-based approaches in nested matrix-tensor model.

problem Estimating a planted signal in a nested matrix-tensor model.
method Comparing tensor-based and matrix-based approaches for best rank-one approximation of tensor data.
result Derives precise algorithmic threshold for the unfolding approach and shows BBP-type transition behavior.

In the probabilistic topic models, the quantity of interest---a low-rank matrix consisting of topic vectors---is hidden in the text corpus matrix, masked by noise, and the Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) is a potentially useful tool for learning such a low-rank matrix. However, the connection between this low-rank m…

2016-08-16abs ↗pdf ↗

We introduce a novel Bayesian hybrid matrix factorisation model (HMF) for data integration, based on combining multiple matrix factorisation methods, that can be used for in- and out-of-matrix prediction of missing values. The model is very general and can be used to integrate many datasets across different entity type…

2017-04-17abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper analyzes privacy threats in federated matrix factorization.

problem Privacy threats in federated matrix factorization models.
method Categorizes federated matrix factorization into three types and analyzes privacy threats.
result This is the first study of privacy threats in federated matrix factorization.

This paper proposes robust matrix variate regression models with rank constraints and vector regularization.

problem High dimensional and noisy matrix-valued predictors in regression models.
method Rank constraint, vector regularization, alternating projected gradient descent algorithm.
result The proposed method achieves the minimax rate of estimation errors.

The contribution of reducible connections to the U(N) Chern-Simons invariant of a Seifert manifold MM can be expressed in some cases in terms of matrix integrals. We show that the U(N) evaluation of the LMO invariant of any rational homology sphere admits a matrix model representation which agrees with the Chern-Simon…

2006-01-16abs ↗pdf ↗

Federated multi-view matrix factorization learns from multiple data sources without centralizing user data.

problem Cold-start federated recommendations and multi-view data structure.
method Federated learning framework extended to multi-view matrix factorization.
result Federated multi-view matrix factorization outperforms simpler methods in cold-start federated recommendations.

Unified approach for robust low rank matrix estimation with adversaries.

problem Robust low rank matrix estimation in the presence of adversaries.
method Unified approach combining Huber loss and nuclear norm penalization.
result Sharp estimation error bounds for matrix compressed sensing and completion.

Flat minima lead to better generalization in low-rank matrix recovery models.

problem Understanding why flat minima generalize well in overparameterized models.
method Analysis of overparameterized matrix and bilinear sensing, robust PCA, covariance matrix estimation, and neural networks with quadratic activation functions.
result Flat minima, measured by the trace of the Hessian, exactly recover the ground truth in low-rank matrix recovery models under standard statistical assumptions.

We consider a generalization of low-rank matrix completion to the case where the data belongs to an algebraic variety, i.e. each data point is a solution to a system of polynomial equations. In this case the original matrix is possibly high-rank, but it becomes low-rank after mapping each column to a higher dimensional…

2017-03-28abs ↗pdf ↗

Inductive Matrix Completion (IMC) is an important class of matrix completion problems that allows direct inclusion of available features to enhance estimation capabilities. These models have found applications in personalized recommendation systems, multilabel learning, dictionary learning, etc. This paper examines a g…

2016-09-13abs ↗pdf ↗

This text investigates relations between two well-known family of algorithms, matrix factorisations and recursive linear filters, by describing a probabilistic model in which approximate inference corresponds to a matrix factorisation algorithm. Using the probabilistic model, we derive a matrix factorisation algorithm …

2015-09-07abs ↗pdf ↗

Deep Matrix Factorization (DMF) is an emerging approach to the problem of matrix completion. Recent works have established that gradient descent applied to a DMF model induces an implicit regularization on the rank of the recovered matrix. In this work we interpret the DMF model through the lens of spectral geometry. T…

2019-11-17abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper improves matrix completion with auxiliary covariates using LS estimation.

problem Matrix completion with noisy data and auxiliary covariates.
method Iterative least squares estimation with statistical properties derived.
result Asymptotic normal distributions of estimators for low-rank matrix and coefficient matrix.

New deep learning model for matrix completion combining linear and nonlinear relationships.

problem Matrix completion considering only linear or nonlinear relations, ignoring latent relationships.
method Combines linear and nonlinear models in a latent variables framework, using a deep neural network with two branches for columns and rows, and manifold learning as an auxiliary task.
result Experimental results show the proposed method outperforms state-of-the-art matrix completion methods.

Method selects number of communities in weighted networks.

problem Selecting the number of communities in weighted networks.
method Proposes a novel weighted DCSBM and uses a sequential testing framework with spectral clustering and matrix scaling.
result Method is consistent in estimating the true number of communities under mild conditions.

Proposes a new matrix factorization model for interval-valued matrices.

problem Matrix factorization for matrices with entries in a given interval.
method Bounded simplex-structured matrix factorization (BSSMF) with fast algorithm for missing data.
result BSSMF provides a unique decomposition under certain conditions.

We propose an inductive matrix completion model without using side information. By factorizing the (rating) matrix into the product of low-dimensional latent embeddings of rows (users) and columns (items), a majority of existing matrix completion methods are transductive, since the learned embeddings cannot generalize …

2019-04-26abs ↗pdf ↗

We present novel understandings of the Gamma-Poisson (GaP) model, a probabilistic matrix factorization model for count data. We show that GaP can be rewritten free of the score/activation matrix. This gives us new insights about the estimation of the topic/dictionary matrix by maximum marginal likelihood estimation. In…

2018-01-05abs ↗pdf ↗

Over the years data has become increasingly higher dimensional, which has prompted an increased need for dimension reduction techniques. This is perhaps especially true for clustering (unsupervised classification) as well as semi-supervised and supervised classification. Although dimension reduction in the area of clus…

2017-12-22abs ↗pdf ↗

Bayesian parametric matrix models provide uncertainty quantification for spectral learning.

problem Uncertainty quantification in spectral learning for safety-critical applications.
method Bayesian parametric matrix models (B-PMMs) that extend PMMs to provide uncertainty estimates.
result B-PMMs achieve exceptional uncertainty calibration (ECE < 0.05) while maintaining favorable scaling.