A novel approach selects EEGs for better brain disease diagnosis.
problem Invalid/noisy EEGs degrade diagnosis performance.
method mwcEEGs: maximum weight clique-based approach.
result Improves classification performance by selecting intra-clique and inter-clique EEGs.
The maximum number of maximum cliques in a graph is determined for graphs with at least 15 vertices.
problem Determining the maximum number of maximum cliques in a graph with n vertices.
method Defining prime and composite graphs, analyzing edge bounds, and using combinatorial arguments.
result For graphs with at least 15 vertices, the graph with the maximum number of maximum cliques is composite.
Estimates log-concave densities in graphical models using tent functions.
problem Maximum likelihood estimation of log-concave densities in undirected graphs.
method MLE as product of tent functions corresponding to maximal cliques.
result MLE can be found via convex optimization.
In financial markets, abnormal trading behaviors pose a serious challenge to market surveillance and risk management. What is worse, there is an increasing emergence of abnormal trading events that some experienced traders constitute a collusive clique and collaborate to manipulate some instruments, thus mislead other …
Statistical uncertainty of different filtration techniques for market network analysis is studied. Two measures of statistical uncertainty are discussed. One is based on conditional risk for multiple decision statistical procedures and another one is based on average fraction of errors. It is shown that for some import…
Deep nets learn structured densities without dimensionality issues.
problem Learning structured densities in high dimensions.
method Simple L2-minimizing loss for neural networks. result Dimension-independent convergence rates for neural networks.
Unified method detects and localizes anomalous cliques in inhomogeneous networks.
problem Detect and localize anomalous cliques in inhomogeneous networks.
method Unified method based on egonets for detection and localization.
result Unified method can detect and localize anomalous cliques in inhomogeneous networks.
Paper explores embedding methods for detecting pseudo-cliques in random graphs, showing limitations and potential.
problem Detecting planted pseudo-cliques in random dot product graphs.
method Adjacency Spectral Embedding (ASE) and Graph Encoder Embedding (GEE).
result These methods can localize pseudo-cliques with additional clean network data, but not without it.
Solves partial assignment problems using random clique complexes.
problem Partial assignment problems, especially with severe occlusions and distortions.
method Formulate as matching random clique complexes, analyze k-skeletons, match adjacency matrices, consider geometric neighbourhoods.
result Outperforms diverse matching algorithms significantly.
Infinite clique of rays in plane minus Cantor set.
problem Understanding the mapping class group of plane minus Cantor set.
method Using a graph of loops and cliques of high-filling rays.
result Construction of an infinite clique of high-filling rays.
Research uses machine learning to find central nodes and cliques in YouTube social networks.
problem Identifying central nodes and cliques in YouTube social networks.
method Unsupervised machine learning, Python programming, Bron-Kerbosch algorithm.
result Successfully found central nodes through clique-centrality and degree centrality.
Tackles the computational hardness of HPC detection, conjecturing equivalence to PC detection.
problem Computational hardness of hypergraphic planted clique detection.
method No specific method mentioned; focuses on conjecturing equivalence.
result Equivalence of computational hardness between HPC and PC detection.
We introduce Clique Matrices as an alternative representation of undirected graphs, being a generalisation of the incidence matrix representation. Here we use clique matrices to decompose a graph into a set of possibly overlapping clusters, de ned as well-connected subsets of vertices. The decomposition is based on a s…
Sublinear algorithms detect cliques in graphs with high probability.
problem Detecting a planted clique in random graphs efficiently.
method Non-adaptive low-degree polynomial queries of adjacency matrix entries.
result Sublinear time detection is possible for a specific range of clique sizes.
New insights link diverse statistical problems via secret leakage planted clique.
problem Statistical-computational gaps in inference problems.
method Secret leakage planted clique as a new hardness assumption for reductions.
result Establishes tight statistical-computational tradeoffs for various problems.
Bayesian method for high-dimensional categorical data analysis.
problem Difficulties in probability modeling for high-dimensional data.
method Bayesian learning of clique tree structure.
result Optimal clique tree structure for probability modeling.
Proposes clique pooling for graph classification.
problem Graph classification challenges.
method Clique-based graph pooling within GCN and GraphSAGE.
result Competitive performance on graph classification benchmarks.
MFCF algorithm learns conditional dependency structure from sparse data.
problem Learning conditional dependency structure from sparse and noisy data.
method Repeated application of clique expansion to produce clique forest and MRF.
result MFCF outperforms Graphical Lasso for covariance selection models.
New method tests causal relationships from data without needing to learn the entire graph.
problem Testing if a causal graph belongs to a specific Markov equivalence class from observational data.
method Established bounds on the number of independence tests required and provided an algorithm that matches these bounds.
result Testing requires exponentially less independence tests compared to learning, especially in graphs with high in-degrees and small clique sizes.
Develops a method to efficiently learn causal DAGs using directed clique trees.
problem Efficiently learning causal DAGs in the presence of large cliques.
method Decomposes DAGs into independently orientable components using directed clique trees and designs a two-phase intervention algorithm.
result Proves that the number of single-node interventions necessary to orient any DAG in an EC is at least the sum of half the size of the largest cliques in each chain component of the essential graph.
Let S be an orientable surface with negative Euler characteristic. For k∈N, let Ck(S) denote the k-curve graph, whose vertices are isotopy classes of essential simple closed curves on S, and whose edges correspond to pairs of curves that can be realized to intersect at most …
Graph clustering involves the task of dividing nodes into clusters, so that the edge density is higher within clusters as opposed to across clusters. A natural, classic and popular statistical setting for evaluating solutions to this problem is the stochastic block model, also referred to as the planted partition model…
A tutorial on using MDL for graph analysis, focusing on clique size.
problem Analyzing the size of the largest clique in graphs.
method MDL principle applied to graph analysis.
result Interpretation of MDL results and common pitfalls.
Artin groups not free of infinity are shown to have finite centers.
problem Characterizing Artin groups with finite centers.
method Reduced clique-cube complexes and actions on them.
result Artin groups not free of infinity have finite centers, and are trivial in many cases.
Study evaluates methods for expanding communities in hypergraphs using random walks.
problem Expanding communities in hypergraphs using random walks.
method Clique-expansion and tensor methods evaluated; hybrid method proposed.
result Parameter regimes identified where methods outperform each other.
Improved text summarization using belief propagation on weighted bipartite graphs.
problem Text summarization from a graph theory perspective.
method Generalized belief propagation algorithm for weighted bipartite graphs.
result Our algorithm outperforms greedy methods in text summarization tasks.
We introduce community trees to summarize network structures.
problem Stability of community structures in networks.
method Clique percolation method (CPM) and persistent diagrams.
result Total star number (TSN) provides an upper bound on community tree changes.
A new algorithm PD improves stock-correlation network clustering and robustness.
problem Improving clustering and robustness of stock-correlation networks.
method Proposes a new proportional degree algorithm to filter information on a complete graph of normalised mutual information.
result The PD algorithm produces a network with better homogeneity and robustness compared to PMFG.
Discover novel multivariate relationships in time series data.
problem Capturing novel relationships between time series in complex systems.
method Introducing multipoles as linear relationships among more than two time series, identifying them as cliques of negative correlations in a correlation network.
result Almost all multipoles can be efficiently found using a clique-enumeration approach.
Maximal knotless graphs have at least 74% of their vertices' edges.
problem Characterizing maximal knotless graphs and understanding their edge constraints.
method Analyzing edge maximality and constructing graphs to meet constraints.
result There exists an infinite family of maximal knotless graphs with fewer edges than previously thought.
Quantum method generates unbiased samples from discrete graphical models.
problem Sampling from discrete graphical models is challenging and intractable in high dimensions.
method Embedding graphical models into unitary operators and using quantum circuits.
result Provably generates unbiased and independent samples from general discrete factor models.
As a model problem for clustering, we consider the densest k-disjoint-clique problem of partitioning a weighted complete graph into k disjoint subgraphs such that the sum of the densities of these subgraphs is maximized. We establish that such subgraphs can be recovered from the solution of a particular semidefinite re…
New algorithm finds minimal causal models for complex latent variables.
problem Learning causal structure in presence of latent variables and measurement dependencies.
method Graph theoretic edge clique cover problem, non-parametric algorithm.
result Minimality in minimal causal models implies specific properties.
We introduce a new embarrassingly parallel parameter learning algorithm for Markov random fields with untied parameters which is efficient for a large class of practical models. Our algorithm parallelizes naturally over cliques and, for graphs of bounded degree, its complexity is linear in the number of cliques. Unlike…
Introduces MWLD to measure loss inequality across groups.
problem Machine learning's focus on average loss can lead to large group loss discrepancies.
method Defines MWLD, relates it to fairness and robustness, and provides estimation methods.
result MWLD can be estimated efficiently under certain weighting functions and reduces loss variance without significant accuracy loss.
These notes review six lectures given by Prof. Andrea Montanari on the topic of statistical estimation for linear models. The first two lectures cover the principles of signal recovery from linear measurements in terms of minimax risk. Subsequent lectures demonstrate the application of these principles to several pract…
Proposes CLIQUE for improved local variable importance in multi-class classification.
problem Lack of methods to characterize local structure in model loss space.
method CLIQUE (Conditional Local Importance by Quantile Expectations)
result CLIQUE emphasizes locally dependent information and captures interaction behavior.
Maximum principle proves positivity of forward rates in stochastic models.
problem Proving positivity of forward rates in stochastic models.
method Maximum principle for mild solutions to SPDEs with Lipschitz coefficients and Wiener noise.
result Sufficient conditions for positivity of forward rates in the Heath-Jarrow-Morton model.
We construct a partial order relation which acts on the set of 3-cliques of a maximal planar graph G and defines a unique hierarchy. We demonstrate that G is the union of a set of special subgraphs, named `bubbles', that are themselves maximal planar graphs. The graph G is retrieved by connecting these bubbles in a tre…
In this paper, we propose a general framework for tensor singular value decomposition (tensor SVD), which focuses on the methodology and theory for extracting the hidden low-rank structure from high-dimensional tensor data. Comprehensive results are developed on both the statistical and computational limits for tensor …
New method uses Ricci curvature for hypergraph clustering, outperforming existing techniques.
problem Community detection in hypergraphs with large hyperedges.
method Extending Ricci flow to hypergraphs by defining edge probability measures and transporting them on the line expansion.
result Enhanced sensitivity to hypergraph structure, especially in large hyperedges.
Enhances flexibility in data reweighting with optimal transport and maximum entropy principles.
problem Adapting empirical distributions to predefined constraints on moments, tail behavior, etc.
method Nonparametric distributional constraints, maximum entropy principle, optimal transport.
result Maximum entropy weight adjusted empirical distribution close to a specified distribution in optimal transport metric.
The study shows acylindrical hyperbolicity for Artin groups not associated with joins or cones.
problem Proving acylindrical hyperbolicity for Artin groups of infinite type not associated with joins or cones.
method Developing and extending the clique-cube complex and action studies of Charney and Morris-Wright.
result Acylindrical hyperbolicity demonstrated for Artin groups of infinite type associated with graphs that are not cones.
A new index rebalancing strategy reduces large constituent weights without undesirable effects.
problem Undesirable effects of current Nasdaq-100 index rebalancing.
method A simple rebalancing strategy that avoids undesirable effects.
result Preserves the order of index weights and prevents maximum weight increase.
For many large undirected models that arise in real-world applications, exact maximumlikelihood training is intractable, because it requires computing marginal distributions of the model. Conditional training is even more difficult, because the partition function depends not only on the parameters, but also on the obse…
The study combines social interaction data into a single network, identifying stable groups of chimpanzees.
problem Identifying stable groups of chimpanzees based on social interactions over time.
method Network representation, weighted proximity weights, principled loss function, statistical tests.
result The approach detects stable groups of chimpanzees that stay related for a significant length of time.
Maximum likelihood training improves the performance of score-based diffusion models.
problem Training score-based diffusion models with maximum likelihood.
method Trained by minimizing a weighted combination of score matching losses, with a specific weighting scheme that bounds negative log-likelihood.
result Maximum likelihood training improves the log-likelihood of score-based diffusion models across multiple datasets.
Enhances power of covariance matrix tests for high-dimensional data.
problem Testing large covariance matrices in high-dimensional data.
method Proposes a new Fisher's combined probability test for quadratic form and maximum form statistics.
result Boosts power against more general alternatives.