Convolutional networks outperform fully-connected ones in certain tasks.
problem Understanding the computational advantage of convolutional networks over fully-connected networks.
method Demonstrated a computational advantage through a specific problem class.
result Convolutional networks can solve certain problems that fully-connected networks cannot, even with gradient descent.
Study analyzes error in ReLU networks with local connections.
problem Improving neural network performance and understanding approximation errors.
method Analyzed approximation error of ReLU networks with local connections.
result Error estimate depends on depth and width of hidden layers.
New heuristics for predicting links in multiplex networks.
problem Link prediction in networks with multiple types of connections.
method Proposed a general framework and three families of heuristics.
result Significantly outperformed baseline heuristics for ordinary networks.
DCGANs generate drainage networks quickly from samples.
problem High computational costs in generating large numbers of drainage networks.
method DCGANs trained with connectivity-informed directional information.
result Connectivity-informed DCGANs outperform other methods in reproducing accurate drainage networks.
The paper reveals surprising star-shaped connectivity in neural networks.
problem Understanding mode connectivity in neural network landscapes.
method Fine-grained analysis of connectivity in overparameterized and finite minima cases.
result Star-shaped connectivity exists in neural network landscapes, suggesting near convexity.
Law derived for neural networks with sparse connections.
problem Understanding the behavior of neural networks with sparse connections.
method Law of large numbers for empirical distribution of parameters derived.
result Law for neural networks with sparse connections derived.
The paper proves skip connections help neural networks avoid shallow local minima.
problem Understanding how skip connections affect the loss landscape of deep neural networks.
method Theoretical analysis of the topology of loss landscapes of deep ReLU neural networks with skip connections.
result Skip connections help control the connectedness of sub-level sets, avoiding shallow local minima.
This paper improves deep neural network approximation for fully connected networks, achieving optimal convergence rates.
problem Improving approximation of fully connected deep neural networks for optimal convergence rates.
method Deriving approximation bounds specifically for a narrower fully connected deep neural network.
result Achieves an optimal rate (up to a logarithmic factor) for fully connected deep neural networks.
USN improves neural networks with uniform sparse connectivity.
problem Overfitting and limited scalability in classical neural networks.
method Uniform sparse network (USN) with even and sparse connectivity.
result USN outperforms state-of-the-art sparse network models in accuracy, speed, and robustness.
Paper analyzes the free energy of CNNs with skip connections in Bayesian learning.
problem Dependency of CNNs with skip connections on the number of parameters.
method Examines the Bayesian free energy of CNNs with and without skip connections.
result The upper bound of free energy of Bayesian CNN with skip connections does not depend on overparametrization.
This work refines claims about neural network connectivity, showing that simultaneous linear connectivity is possible under certain conditions.
problem Neural networks' loss landscapes are non-convex due to permutation symmetries, leading to high loss barriers between permuted networks.
method The authors introduce and analyze three claims of increasing strength regarding the connectivity of neural networks, focusing on permutations that align networks.
result The authors provide evidence that strong linear connectivity may be possible under certain conditions, specifically when interpolating among three networks of increasing width.
Geodesics connect model modes in neural network loss landscapes.
problem Connecting modes in neural network loss landscapes.
method Reframed mode connectivity in Information Geometry, hypothesized geodesics as mode-connecting paths, proposed algorithm to approximate geodesics.
result Geodesics achieve mode connectivity in neural networks.
LOCUS separates brain network connectivity matrices efficiently.
problem High dimensionality, latent sources, and spurious findings in analyzing brain connectivity matrices.
method LOCUS: low-rank structure with uniform sparsity, iterative Node-Rotation algorithm.
result LOCUS achieves more efficient and accurate source separation for connectivity matrices.
We consider the problem of accelerating distributed optimization in multi-agent networks by sequentially adding edges. Specifically, we extend the distributed dual averaging (DDA) subgradient algorithm to evolving networks of growing connectivity and analyze the corresponding improvement in convergence rate. It is know…
Neuromorphic hardware tends to pose limits on the connectivity of deep networks that one can run on them. But also generic hardware and software implementations of deep learning run more efficiently for sparse networks. Several methods exist for pruning connections of a neural network after it was trained without conne…
We generalize the scale-free network model of Barabàsi and Albert [Science 286, 509 (1999)] by proposing a class of stochastic models for scale-free interdependent networks in which interdependent nodes are not randomly connected but rather are connected via preferential attachment (PA). Each network grows through the …
We propose Sparse Neural Network architectures that are based on random or structured bipartite graph topologies. Sparse architectures provide compression of the models learned and speed-ups of computations, they can also surpass their unstructured or fully connected counterparts. As we show, even more compact topologi…
Proposes using mode connectivity to improve adversarial robustness of neural networks.
problem Improving adversarial robustness of deep neural networks.
method Employing mode connectivity in loss landscapes to study adversarial robustness and propose methods for improvement.
result Path connection learned using limited bonafide data can effectively mitigate adversarial effects while maintaining original accuracy.
Method estimates network connectivity and dimensionality from multiple networks.
problem Estimating connectivity and dimensionality in samples of networks.
method Convex optimization with alternating direction method of multipliers.
result Method outperforms conventional methods in estimating connectivity and dimensionality.
Implicit discourse relation classification is of great challenge due to the lack of connectives as strong linguistic cues, which motivates the use of annotated implicit connectives to improve the recognition. We propose a feature imitation framework in which an implicit relation network is driven to learn from another …
A new kernel measures brain network similarities, improving disease classification.
problem Lack of edge weight information in existing graph kernels for brain connectivity networks.
method Ordinal pattern kernel for weighted brain connectivity networks.
result The ordinal pattern kernel achieves better classification performance than state-of-the-art graph kernels.
Nontrivial connectivity has allowed the training of very deep networks by addressing the problem of vanishing gradients and offering a more efficient method of reusing parameters. In this paper we make a comparison between residual networks, densely-connected networks and highway networks on an image classification tas…
Neural networks can learn optimal auction mechanisms and satisfy mode connectivity.
problem Optimal auction design in complex settings.
method Generalized RochetNet and affine maximizer auctions.
result Neural networks (RochetNet and generalized version) satisfy mode connectivity.
Sparse connectivity improves generalization in neural networks below the Edge of Stability.
problem Generalization guarantees for fully-connected networks fail at the Edge of Stability.
method Analyzed sparse connectivity's impact on generalization in two-layer ReLU networks.
result Sparse connectivity changes the effective constraint, leading to non-vacuous generalization bounds.
PAC-Bayesian bounds show fully connected DNNs with Gaussian priors match minimax rates.
problem Theoretical limits of fully connected deep neural networks with Gaussian priors.
method PAC-Bayesian bounds for fully connected Bayesian DNNs with Gaussian priors.
result PAC-Bayesian bounds match minimax-optimal rates in Besov space for nonparametric regression and binary classification.
DenseNets improve accuracy and efficiency in convolutional networks.
problem Improving accuracy and efficiency in deep convolutional networks.
method Introducing Dense Convolutional Networks (DenseNet) with direct connections between all layers.
result DenseNets achieve significant improvements over state-of-the-art networks on object recognition benchmarks.
Model predicts loan default risk using dynamic multilayer graph neural networks.
problem Credit risk assessment through borrower connections.
method Dynamic multilayer graph neural network with attention mechanism.
result Attention mechanism improves model performance.
New framework for dense weighted networks with community-specific patterns.
problem Dense networks with varying edge weights across communities.
method Proposes a new model with functions mapping node characteristics to edge weights, requiring few parameters.
result Developed a bootstrap methodology for generating new networks.
Previous work has questioned the conditions under which the decision regions of a neural network are connected and further showed the implications of the corresponding theory to the problem of adversarial manipulation of classifiers. It has been proven that for a class of activation functions including leaky ReLU, neur…
Due to the success of residual networks (resnets) and related architectures, shortcut connections have quickly become standard tools for building convolutional neural networks. The explanations in the literature for the apparent effectiveness of shortcuts are varied and often contradictory. We hypothesize that shortcut…
New methods connect low-loss points on neural network surfaces.
problem Connecting low-loss points on neural network loss surfaces.
method Macroscopic distributional assumptions and global connection models.
result Accuracy correlates with complexity and sensitivity.
Interneurons improve learning in neural networks by accelerating convergence.
problem Rapid adaptation to changing input statistics in neural networks.
method Two mathematically tractable recurrent linear neural networks were compared: one with direct recurrent connections and the other with interneurons that mediate recurrent communication.
result The network with interneurons converges more quickly than the network with direct recurrent connections, scaling logarithmically with initialization spectrum.
We explain that spectral networks are a unifying framework that incorporates both shear (Fock-Goncharov) and length-twist (Fenchel-Nielsen) coordinate systems on moduli spaces of flat SL(2,C) connections, in the following sense. Given a spectral network W on a punctured Riemann surface C, we explain the process of "abe…
We exploit altered patterns in brain functional connectivity as features for automatic discriminative analysis of neuropsychiatric patients. Deep learning methods have been introduced to functional network classification only very recently for fMRI, and the proposed architectures essentially focused on a single type of…
Deep networks with a wide layer ensure sublevel set connectivity.
problem Ensuring connectivity of sublevel sets in deep learning.
method Analyzing the connectivity of sublevel sets in deep neural networks with a specific layer width.
result A single wide layer of width N+1 suffices to prove connectivity of sublevel sets. Graph neural networks suffer from oversmoothing, but adding residual connections helps.
problem Oversmoothing in deep graph neural networks where features become indistinguishable.
method Analyzed asymptotic oversmoothing rates with and without residual connections using the multiplicative ergodic theorem.
result Adding residual connections effectively mitigates or prevents oversmoothing.
Proposes neuron alignment to optimize mode connectivity in neural networks.
problem Understanding and optimizing mode connectivity in deep neural networks.
method Introduces neuron alignment to approximate optimal weight permutations and improve mode connectivity.
result Neuron alignment significantly alleviates robust loss barriers and improves model robustness and accuracy.
This paper addresses the problem of inferring sparse causal networks modeled by multivariate auto-regressive (MAR) processes. Conditions are derived under which the Group Lasso (gLasso) procedure consistently estimates sparse network structure. The key condition involves a "false connection score." In particular, we sh…
The paper connects neural networks to Mahalanobis distance for interpretability.
problem Lack of interpretability in neural networks.
method Establishes a connection between neural network linear layers and Mahalanobis distance.
result Provides a foundation for more interpretable neural network models.
This comment reexamines Simard et al.'s work in [D. Simard, L. Nadeau, H. Kroger, Phys. Lett. A 336 (2005) 8-15]. We found that Simard et al. calculated mistakenly the local connectivity lengths Dlocal of networks. The right results of Dlocal are presented and the supervised learning performance of feedforward neural n…
Machine learning techniques have become increasingly popular in the field of resting state fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) network based classification. However, the application of convolutional networks has been proposed only very recently and has remained largely unexplored. In this paper we describe a c…
Development of stock networks is an important approach to explore the relationship between different stocks in the era of big-data. Although a number of methods have been designed to construct the stock correlation networks, it is still a challenge to balance the selection of prominent correlations and connectivity of …
The study shows removing fully connected output layers improves efficiency without sacrificing performance.
problem Large number of parameters in fully connected layers for high-category datasets.
method Examined architectures replacing fully connected output layers with fixed layers and compared performance.
result Fixed classifiers offer no additional benefit over removing the output layer and its parameters.
Networks are a fundamental model of complex systems throughout the sciences, and network datasets are typically analyzed through lower-order connectivity patterns described at the level of individual nodes and edges. However, higher-order connectivity patterns captured by small subgraphs, also called network motifs, de…
Pruning FCNs reveals sub-networks that match CNNs' performance.
problem Understanding the inductive bias of pruning in neural networks.
method Iterative magnitude pruning of a simple FCN followed by analysis of the resulting architecture.
result Pruned FCNs exhibit key features of CNNs, suggesting new architectural biases.
Dynamics and function of neuronal networks are determined by their synaptic connectivity. Current experimental methods to analyze synaptic network structure on the cellular level, however, cover only small fractions of functional neuronal circuits, typically without a simultaneous record of neuronal spiking activity. H…
New methods train neural networks without changing weights, achieving similar or higher performance.
problem Training neural networks efficiently with randomly initialized weights.
method Switching connections on and off, flipping weights' signs, minimizing changed connections.
result Achieves similar or higher performance with less computational cost than training all weights.
Community detection is a fundamental task in social network analysis. In this paper, first we develop an endorsement filtered user connectivity network by utilizing Heider's structural balance theory and certain Twitter triad patterns. Next, we develop three Nonnegative Matrix Factorization frameworks to investigate th…