We construct compactifications for median spaces with compact intervals, generalising Roller boundaries of CAT(0) cube complexes. Examples of median spaces with compact intervals include all finite rank median spaces and all proper median spaces of infinite rank. Our methods also work for general median algebra…
New concept of coarse medians for higher rank symmetric spaces.
problem Understanding medians in higher rank symmetric spaces.
method Introducing coarse r-median spaces and proving their existence. result Existence of coarse higher medians on divisible and quasi-homogeneous convex domains.
Unique median structures found in hyperbolic spaces.
problem Uniqueness of median structures in hyperbolic spaces.
method Analyzing product of hyperbolic spaces and properties of relative hyperbolicity.
result Non-hyperbolic pants graphs can have unique median structures.
We show that uniform lattices of isometries of products of real hyperbolic spaces act properly discontinuously and cocompactly on a median space. For lattices in products of at least two factors, this is the strongest degree of compatibility possible with the median geometry. Our theorem is also relevant for potential …
We prove a version of the Tits alternative for groups acting on complete, finite rank median spaces. This shows that group actions on finite rank median spaces are much more restricted than actions on general median spaces. Along the way, we extend to median spaces the Caprace-Sageev machinery and part of Hagen's theor…
Study on median algebra structures on Euclidean spaces and manifolds with local CAT(0) cubulation.
problem Understanding median algebra structures on Euclidean spaces and manifolds.
method Showed local CAT(0) cubulation for median structures on ER homology manifolds.
result Median structures on ER homology manifolds have a local CAT(0) cubulation structure.
Convex cores found for group actions on median spaces.
problem Understanding group actions on median spaces without metric or topology.
method Introduced convex cores for actions on finite-rank median algebras.
result Actions on median spaces have nonempty convex cores.
Upper bound for Hausdorff distance between hyperbolic space and its medianization.
problem Calculating the Hausdorff distance between hyperbolic space and its medianization.
method Using de Sitter space to model finite-dimensional hyperbolic space and its medianization, calculating the Hausdorff distance.
result An upper bound for the Hausdorff distance between hyperbolic space and its medianization is calculated.
Study shows how certain spaces can be mapped to R^n with specific properties.
problem Characterizing and mapping locally compact median spaces of finite rank.
method Analyzing the combinatorics of halfspaces and properties of isometric actions.
result Spaces with certain actions are isometric to R^n, and orbits are discrete.
The consistency of Fréchet medians is proved for probability measures in proper metric spaces. In the context of Riemannian manifolds, assuming that the probability measure has more than a half mass lying in a convex ball and verifies some concentration conditions, the positions of its Fréchet medians are estimated. It…
Finite rank median spaces are a simultaneous generalisation of finite dimensional CAT(0) cube complexes and real trees. If Γ is an irreducible lattice in a product of rank one simple Lie groups, we show that every action of Γ on a complete, finite rank median space has a global fixed point. This is in sharp…
A new depth measure and median defined on Hadamard manifolds.
problem Statistical depth and median on Hadamard manifolds.
method Horospherical depth and Busemann median defined using renormalized distance functions.
result The Busemann median exists for every Borel probability measure on Hadamard manifolds.
This work achieves exponential concentration in heavy-tailed data over CAT(κ) spaces using the Fréchet median.
problem Achieving robust estimation in heavy-tailed data distributions.
method Developing a concentration bound for the Fréchet median in CAT(κ) spaces.
result Exponential concentration of the Fréchet median in CAT(κ) spaces over heavy-tailed data.
Median-of-means sampling outperforms mean-of-means for large sample sizes in numerical integration.
problem Improving numerical integration accuracy in high dimensions.
method Median-of-means sampling compared to mean-of-means using RQMC methods.
result Median-of-means sampling is superior for large sample sizes, while mean-of-means is better for smaller sample sizes.
In this paper, we define the geometric median of a probability measure on a Riemannian manifold, give its characterization and a natural condition to ensure its uniqueness. In order to calculate the median in practical cases, we also propose a subgradient algorithm and prove its convergence as well as estimating the er…
The paper studies automorphisms of RAAGs and RACGs, proving properties of their fixed subgroups.
problem Fixed subgroups of automorphisms of RAAGs and RACGs.
method Introducing coarse-median preserving automorphisms and proving properties of fixed subgroups.
result Fixed subgroups of RAAGs and RACGs are finitely generated, undistorted, and quasi-convex.
We introduce and begin to explore the mean and median of finite sets of shapes represented as integral currents. The median can be computed efficiently in practice, and we focus most of our theoretical and computational attention on medians. We consider questions on the existence and regularity of medians. While the me…
This paper is a short summary of our recent work on the medians and means of probability measures in Riemannian manifolds. Firstly, the existence and uniqueness results of local medians are given. In order to compute medians in practical cases, we propose a subgradient algorithm and prove its convergence. After that, F…
We develop a coreset for robust geometric median, reducing size dependency on outliers.
problem Robust geometric median problem in Euclidean space with outliers.
method Construction of a compact coreset with size dependency on m eliminated. result Elimination of O(m) dependency in coreset size, achieving O(ε−2⋅min{ε−2,d}) size. A method for estimating the median of gradients in stochastic optimization.
problem Robust gradient estimation in stochastic optimization for various applications.
method Stochastic Proximal Point Method for median gradient estimation.
result The proposed method can converge even under heavy-tailed, state-dependent noise.
This paper introduces online algorithms to estimate robust geometric median in large data streams.
problem Detecting outliers in large data sets using robust statistical measures.
method Online stochastic Newton methods for estimating the geometric median.
result Rates of convergence for online estimation of the geometric median.
The study finds that maximizing median returns is the only viable strategy in portfolio selection.
problem Difficulties in studying optimal portfolio strategies due to discontinuity and time inconsistency in maximizing median and quantile returns.
method Used intra-personal equilibrium approach to analyze portfolio selection under median and quantile maximization.
result Median maximization is the only viable strategy, with no investment in risky assets for other quantiles.
We study the construction of quasimorphisms on groups acting on trees introduced by Monod and Shalom, that we call median quasimorphisms, and in particular we fully characterise actions on trees that give rise to non-trivial median quasimorphisms. Roughly speaking, either the action is highly transitive on geodesics, i…
New graph properties inherited by Frechet mean and median.
problem Characterizing the average of graph-valued samples.
method Analysis of Frechet mean and median graphs.
result Edge density is hereditary in Frechet mean and median graphs.
New method for better initial centers in clustering with improved accuracy and privacy.
problem Improving the quality of clustering centers in metric spaces.
method HST initialization based on metric embedding tree structure, combined with efficient search algorithm and DP extension.
result HST initialization produces better initial centers than k-median++ with comparable efficiency and improved privacy. Tukey median performance analyzed under TV corruptions.
problem Performance analysis of Tukey median under TV corruptions.
method Analysis of Tukey median and projection algorithm under TV corruptions.
result Breakdown point reduced to 1/4 under TV corruptions, compared to 1/3 under Huber's model.
In high dimensions, the mean and geometric median are nearly identical.
problem Understanding the relationship between mean and geometric median in high-dimensional spaces.
method Analytical derivation and simulation of the distance between mean and geometric median.
result The distance between mean and geometric median vanishes with dimensionality in high dimensions.
New subspace prototype flag median improves clustering on noisy data.
problem Finding robust prototypes for datasets of images and videos.
method Proposes flag median and introduces FlagIRLS algorithm for its calculation.
result Flag median is robust to outliers and improves cluster purity.
Improved median of means estimator with tighter bounds.
problem Improving the efficiency and reliability of median of means estimator.
method Modification of the median of means estimator with sub-Gaussian deviation bounds.
result Achieves nearly optimal constants under minimal assumptions.
Empirical median performs well in estimating location with varying scales.
problem Estimating location with varying scales in data.
method Analysis of empirical median as an estimator.
result Matching upper and lower bounds on estimation error.
This article is devoted to the problem of predicting the value taken by a random permutation Σ, describing the preferences of an individual over a set of numbered items {1,…,n} say, based on the observation of an input/explanatory r.v. X e.g. characteristics of the individual), when error is measured…
New estimator for symmetric kernel expectations, robust to missing data.
problem Efficient estimation of symmetric kernel expectations with missing data.
method Median-of-Incomplete-U-Statistics (MIU) estimator.
result Established finite-sample concentration rate for MIU.
New method for summarizing ranking distributions using consensus ranking distributions.
problem Summarizing ranking distributions efficiently and accurately.
method Introducing consensus ranking distributions and a top-down tree-structured statistical algorithm.
result Optimal distortion can be expressed as a function of pairwise probabilities, enabling efficient learning methods.
Paper proposes a novel method to improve matrix completion with median loss for large datasets.
problem Matrix completion with absolute deviation loss for large-scale data.
method Proposes a refinement step using pseudo data to improve inefficient estimators of median matrix completion.
result Turns inefficient estimators into a rate (near-)optimal matrix completion procedure.
Replicable clustering algorithms for k-medians, k-means, and k-centers are proposed.
problem Designing clustering algorithms that produce the same partition on repeated runs under the same distribution.
method Utilizing approximation routines for combinatorial clustering problems in a black-box manner.
result Replicable algorithms for statistical k-medians, k-means, and k-centers with specified approximation and sample complexities. A new PCA method robust to outliers using Median of Means.
problem PCA's failure to detect true structure in noisy data.
method Median of Means (MoM) approach for robust PCA.
result Achieves optimal convergence rates without assumptions on outliers.
Evolutionary algorithms (EAs) are a sort of nature-inspired metaheuristics, which have wide applications in various practical optimization problems. In these problems, objective evaluations are usually inaccurate, because noise is almost inevitable in real world, and it is a crucial issue to weaken the negative effect …
In kernel methods, the median heuristic has been widely used as a way of setting the bandwidth of RBF kernels. While its empirical performances make it a safe choice under many circumstances, there is little theoretical understanding of why this is the case. Our aim in this paper is to advance our understanding of the …
Study shows Roller compactification's median graph has limited asymptotic dimension.
problem Understanding the asymptotic dimension of Roller compactifications.
method Proved using finite dimensional CAT(0) cube complexes and Borel median graph.
result Borel asymptotic dimension is bounded by the complex's dimension.
Extends graph factor system to quasi-median graphs.
problem Constraint relaxation for combinatorial HHS machinery.
method Relaxing domain constraints on combinatorial HHS machinery and extending factor system to quasi-median graphs.
result Factor system applied to quasi-median graphs.
New method for estimating median and mean with high probability privacy.
problem Estimating median and mean with differential privacy.
method Propose, Test, Release (PTR) mechanism with concentration inequalities.
result First sub-Gaussian high probability bounds for differentially private median and mean estimation.
We introduce a new sub-linear space sketch---the Weight-Median Sketch---for learning compressed linear classifiers over data streams while supporting the efficient recovery of large-magnitude weights in the model. This enables memory-limited execution of several statistical analyses over streams, including online featu…
Improved private geometric median estimation with nearly-linear time complexity.
problem Estimating the geometric median of a dataset while maintaining privacy.
method Improved algorithm using subsampling and geometric aggregation, achieving nearly-linear runtime.
result Achieves the same approximation quality as previous methods but with nearly-linear runtime.
The Apollonius theorem is generalized for m-simplices, with applications in geometry and optimization.
problem Generalizing the Apollonius theorem for m-simplices.
method Direct generalization of the theorem to m-simplices in n-dimensional space.
result Applications in geometry and optimization, including minimal surface enclosures, simplex thickness, and root-finding methods.
Optimal benchmark design varies based on costs in financial manipulation.
problem Manipulation of price benchmarks in finance.
method Analyzes empirical pattern and cost structures to determine optimal benchmark design.
result The optimal benchmark depends on the relative sizes of fixed and variable costs.
New method explains survival analysis models using median-SHAP.
problem Need for explainable AI in medical applications, especially for survival analysis.
method Introduces median-SHAP for explaining survival analysis models.
result Conventionally used mean anchor point can lead to misleading interpretations; median-SHAP provides a better approach.
We describe in this paper the theory and practice behind a new modal clustering method for binary data. Our approach (BinNNMS) is based on the nearest neighbor median shift. The median shift is an extension of the well-known mean shift, which was designed for continuous data, to handle binary data. We demonstrate that …
The paper improves marine buoy placement to detect ships robustly against disruptions.
problem Detecting fishing vessels in the presence of natural and man-made disruptions.
method Formulated as a clustering problem, used dropout k-means and k-median to improve buoy placement robustness.
result Improved ship detection probability with dropout k-means compared to classic methods.