Optimal gradient quantization reduces communication costs in distributed deep learning.
problem High communication costs in distributed training of deep neural networks.
method Deduced optimal gradient quantization conditions for binary and multi-level quantization, developed novel schemes for dynamic quantization levels.
result Demonstrated superior performance of proposed quantization schemes on CIFAR and ImageNet datasets.
This paper tackles tensor recovery from noisy and multi-level quantized measurements.
problem Tensors from multi-level quantized measurements.
method Nonconvex optimization problem with alternating proximal gradient descent.
result The recovery error diminishes to zero with increasing tensor dimensions.
We introduce in this paper a new way of optimizing the natural extension of the quantization error using in k-means clustering to dissimilarity data. The proposed method is based on hierarchical clustering analysis combined with multi-level heuristic refinement. The method is computationally efficient and achieves bett…
Network quantization is an effective solution to compress deep neural networks for practical usage. Existing network quantization methods cannot sufficiently exploit the depth information to generate low-bit compressed network. In this paper, we propose two novel network quantization approaches, single-level network qu…
New algorithm trains binary-activation, multi-level RNNs for noise-resilient, ADC-/DAC-free PIM inference.
problem Training noise-resilient, ADC-/DAC-free neural networks.
method Binary activations and multi-level weights for eNVM-based processing-in-memory circuits.
result Higher accuracy and noise resilience for recurrent networks compared to existing methods.
3D object recognition accuracy can be improved by learning the multi-scale spatial features from 3D spatial geometric representations of objects such as point clouds, 3D models, surfaces, and RGB-D data. Current deep learning approaches learn such features either using structured data representations (voxel grids and o…
Enhances machine learning accuracy with multi-level training data.
problem Improving accuracy of machine learning algorithms for differential equations.
method Combining coarse and fine resolution training data.
result Significant gains in accuracy over single-level algorithms.
Low-bit training framework reduces energy consumption in CNNs.
problem Reducing energy consumption in convolutional neural networks.
method Low-bit training framework using MLS tensor format with dynamic quantization.
result Achieves superior trade-off between accuracy and bit-width.
The paper tackles multi-level fairness in algorithmic systems, addressing bias at both individual and structural levels.
problem Algorithmic systems can unfairly impact marginalized groups, especially when considering only individual-level bias.
method Formalizes multi-level fairness using causal inference tools, addressing effects of sensitive attributes at multiple levels.
result Illustrates the importance of accounting for macro-level sensitive attributes in fairness assessments.
This paper proposes a method to improve few-shot learning by generating multi-level weight-centric features.
problem Improving few-shot learning performance by leveraging both representation power and weight generation capacity.
method A multi-level weight-centric feature learning approach with a weight-centric training strategy and multi-level feature incorporation.
result Significantly outperforms existing methods in low-shot classification benchmarks.
New algorithms solve complex multi-level optimization problems with improved efficiency.
problem Smooth stochastic multi-level composition optimization problems.
method Two algorithms using moving-average and linearized stochastic estimates.
result Achieved sample complexities of O(1/ε^4) and O(1/ε^6).
PFPN improves salient object detection by progressively polishing multi-level features.
problem Improving salient object detection by refining multi-level features.
method Progressive Feature Polishing Network (PFPN) with Feature Polishing Modules (FPMs).
result PFPN achieves superior performance on five benchmark datasets without post-processing.
A distributed SGD method for heterogeneous networks with hubs and workers.
problem Learning in heterogeneous multi-level networks with worker heterogeneity and varying communication.
method Multi-Level Local SGD: distributed SGD with hub-and-spoke paradigm and hub averaging.
result The method converges with error dependent on worker heterogeneity, hub network topology, and iterations.
A new method for solving complex sequential decision-making problems by decomposing them into multiple levels.
problem Sequential decision-making with natural multi-level structure.
method Multi-level meta-reinforcement learning with skill-based curriculum.
result Efficiently reduces stochasticity and policy search space, leading to fewer iterations and computations.
As artificial intelligence is increasingly affecting all parts of society and life, there is growing recognition that human interpretability of machine learning models is important. It is often argued that accuracy or other similar generalization performance metrics must be sacrificed in order to gain interpretability.…
Paper proposes a deep subspace clustering method using multi-level representations.
problem Deep subspace clustering of images.
method Convolutional autoencoders with multiple fully-connected layers for multi-level representations, loss minimization with iterative updates.
result The method outperforms state-of-the-art methods on real-world datasets.
The web link selection problem is to select a small subset of web links from a large web link pool, and to place the selected links on a web page that can only accommodate a limited number of links, e.g., advertisements, recommendations, or news feeds. Despite the long concerned click-through rate which reflects the at…
While recommendation systems generally observe user behavior passively, there has been an increased interest in directly querying users to learn their specific preferences. In such settings, considering queries at different levels of granularity to optimize user information acquisition is crucial to efficiently providi…
In this article we propose a novel approach to reduce the computational complexity of various approximation methods for pricing discrete time American options. Given a sequence of continuation values estimates corresponding to different levels of spatial approximation and time discretization, we propose a multi-level l…
Enhances social spam detection using multi-level dependency of relational sequences.
problem Social spam detection in multi-relation social networks.
method Developed the Multi-level Dependency Model (MDM) to exploit long-term and short-term dependencies in user relational sequences.
result MDM improves social spam detection accuracy on a real-world multi-relational social network.
Paper introduces a VAE-based framework for multi-level Granger-causal learning.
problem Capturing lead-lag relationships in related dynamical systems.
method Variational Autoencoder (VAE) framework for joint learning.
result Framework handles shared and individual system structures.
COLUMBUS discovers new features to improve domain generalization.
problem Improving machine learning models' ability to generalize to unseen domains.
method COLUMBUS uses targeted corruption of input and multi-level representations to discover new features.
result COLUMBUS achieves state-of-the-art performance on DG benchmarks.
Develops a method to ensure accurate quantile forecasts across multiple levels.
problem Ensuring accurate quantile forecasts at multiple levels, even under distribution shifts.
method Multi-level quantile tracker (MultiQT) wraps around any forecaster to produce calibrated forecasts.
result Guaranteed calibration of quantile forecasts at multiple levels, even against adversarial shifts.
In complex financial systems, the sector structure and volatility clustering are respectively important features of the spatial and temporal correlations. However, the microscopic generation mechanism of the sector structure is not yet understood. Especially, how to produce these two features in one model remains chall…
Improved 3D generative models for drug design reduce bias and enhance data efficiency.
problem Data sparsity and bias in 3D molecular design models.
method Multi-level contrastive learning protocol for bias control and data efficiency.
result Hierarchical generative models that are topologically unbiased and explainable.
JIMA uses multi-level preference data to recommend composite items.
problem Recommending composite items efficiently with multi-level preference information.
method Joint Interaction Modeling (JIMA) approach that integrates multi-level preference data and interactions.
result JIMA outperforms advanced baselines in offline and online settings.
Proposes a novel tensor-based approach for multi-level link prediction.
problem Inferring potential links from observed networks.
method Tensor-based joint network embedding capturing pairwise and hyperlinks.
result Improves hyperlink and pairwise link prediction accuracy.
Simulation study evaluates tree-based imputation methods for multi-level data.
problem Ignoring dependencies in hierarchical data can compromise imputation accuracy.
method Chained Random Forests and Extreme Gradient Boosting (mixgb) adapted for multi-level data.
result Adapted boosting methods outperform traditional MICE for Level-1 variables at higher missingness rates.
New algorithm solves complex optimization problems without needing projections.
problem Optimizing nested functions under convex constraints with noisy evaluations.
method Projection-free conditional gradient-type algorithm for smooth stochastic multi-level composition optimization.
result The algorithm achieves ε-stationary solutions with complexity bounds independent of ε and T. We study the multi-level order-flow imbalance (MLOFI), which is a vector quantity that measures the net flow of buy and sell orders at different price levels in a limit order book (LOB). Using a recent, high-quality data set for 6 liquid stocks on Nasdaq, we fit a simple, linear relationship between MLOFI and the conte…
Dirichlet Process(DP) is a Bayesian non-parametric prior for infinite mixture modeling, where the number of mixture components grows with the number of data items. The Hierarchical Dirichlet Process (HDP), is an extension of DP for grouped data, often used for non-parametric topic modeling, where each group is a mixtur…
In this paper, we propose a deep multimodal fusion network to fuse multiple modalities (face, iris, and fingerprint) for person identification. The proposed deep multimodal fusion algorithm consists of multiple streams of modality-specific Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), which are jointly optimized at multiple fe…
Paper tackles missing data in medical records using advanced optimization.
problem Missing data in medical records hinders machine learning applications.
method Applied multi-level stochastic optimization for imputation.
result The method significantly outperforms current approaches and reduces error up to 75%.
Proposes MGPLL for PL learning with non-random noise.
problem Partial label learning with non-random label noise.
method Bi-directional mapping framework, conditional noise label generation, multi-class predictor, adversarial learning.
result Demonstrates state-of-the-art performance in partial label learning.
GraphZoom improves graph embedding accuracy and scalability.
problem Node attribute noise and scalability issues in graph embedding models.
method GraphZoom combines graph fusion and multi-level coarsening to improve accuracy and scalability.
result GraphZoom significantly increases classification accuracy and speeds up the embedding process.
Survey on quantization methods on Kähler manifolds.
problem None explicitly stated; focuses on methods.
method Deformation quantization, geometric quantization, Berezin-Toeplitz quantization, BV quantization.
result New relationships among quantization methods on Kähler manifolds.
We consider multi-level composite optimization problems where each mapping in the composition is the expectation over a family of random smooth mappings or the sum of some finite number of smooth mappings. We present a normalized proximal approximate gradient (NPAG) method where the approximate gradients are obtained v…
Object-based approaches for learning action-conditioned dynamics has demonstrated promise for generalization and interpretability. However, existing approaches suffer from structural limitations and optimization difficulties for common environments with multiple dynamic objects. In this paper, we present a novel self-s…
The paper classifies quantizable functions and explores symmetry in quantization methods.
problem Classifying quantizable functions and understanding symmetry in quantization methods.
method Deformation quantization and geometric quantization methods are compared and classified.
result Formal quantizable functions are of a specific form and relate to Hamiltonian Killing vector fields.
This paper introduces a differentiable, scalable quantization method for neural networks.
problem Previous quantization methods lacked differentiability and scalability.
method The approach is differentiable and scalable, using bit-shifting and logarithmic quantization.
result The method achieves comparable accuracy to state-of-the-art approaches with less training time and lower inference cost.
StatQAT optimizes quantization for deep networks, reducing computational cost and memory usage.
problem Optimal quantization parameters selection for deep neural networks with diverse data distributions.
method Statistical error analysis framework for uniform and floating-point quantization, iterative and analytic quantizers designed for arbitrary and Gaussian-like distributions.
result Improved accuracy and stability in training low-precision neural networks.
Smart Quantization adapts binary and ternary quantization for neural networks.
problem Resource constraints in deploying neural networks on devices with limited resources.
method Adaptive combination of binary and ternary quantization with a regularization function.
result Adapts quantization depth during training to maintain high model accuracy.
This study optimizes quantized neural networks by considering model architecture and quantization types.
problem Optimizing quantized neural networks for low-power, high-throughput applications.
method Holistic approach including training methods and quantization-friendly architecture design.
result Deeper models are more sensitive to activation quantization, while wider models improve resilience to both weight and activation quantization.
Extends ONNX for quantized neural networks with new formats and operators.
problem Handling arbitrary-precision quantization in neural networks.
method Introduces new formats and operators in ONNX to represent quantized neural networks.
result Enabled representation of uniform quantization in neural networks.
New method for quantizing symplectic manifolds with Lagrangian bundles.
problem Quantization of symplectic manifolds with Lagrangian bundles.
method A new construction of strict deformation quantization.
result Established a correspondence between differential operators and principal symbols.
New method adapts to unknown mixing time in stochastic optimization.
problem Optimizing with Markovian data where mixing time is unknown.
method Combines MLMC gradient estimation with adaptive learning.
result Achieves optimal convergence rate for convex problems.
This paper describes a conditional neural network architecture for Mandarin Chinese polyphone disambiguation. The system is composed of a bidirectional recurrent neural network component acting as a sentence encoder to accumulate the context correlations, followed by a prediction network that maps the polyphonic charac…
HMQ improves quantization for edge devices with mixed precision.
problem Efficient quantization for edge devices with uniform, power-of-two thresholds.
method Introduces HMQ, a mixed precision quantization block that repurposes Gumbel-Softmax for searching over quantization schemes.
result Achieves competitive and state-of-the-art results on ImageNet despite restrictions.