Paper proposes an algorithm to solve complex minimax problems efficiently.
problem Stochastic nonconvex-concave minimax problems in various fields.
method Accelerated first-order regularized momentum descent ascent algorithm (FORMDA).
result Achieves best-known complexity bound of ildeO(ε−6.5) for single-loop algorithms. New algorithms solve complex minimax problems without needing derivatives.
problem Solving nonconvex-concave minimax problems efficiently.
method Zeroth-order alternating and proximal gradient algorithms.
result Iteration complexity and function value estimation bounds established.
New algorithms solve nonconvex-concave minimax problems without parameter knowledge.
problem Solving nonconvex-concave minimax problems efficiently.
method Three completely parameter-free single-loop algorithms.
result Achieve optimal iteration complexity for nonconvex-concave minimax problems.
We consider nonconvex-concave minimax problems, minxmaxy∈Yf(x,y), where f is nonconvex in x but concave in y and Y is a convex and bounded set. One of the most popular algorithms for solving this problem is the celebrated…
Develops shuffling gradient-based methods for nonconvex-concave minimax optimization.
problem Nonconvex-concave minimax optimization problems.
method Two shuffling gradient-based algorithms for nonconvex-linear and nonconvex-strongly concave settings.
result Achieves state-of-the-art oracle complexity in nonconvex optimization and best-known complexity bounds for nonconvex-strongly concave setting.
New algorithm computes optimal transport barycenter efficiently.
problem Computing optimal transport barycenter for high-dimensional probability distributions.
method Wasserstein-Descent H˙1-Ascent (WDHA) algorithm. result Exact barycenter computation in nearly linear time and linear space complexity.
Two algorithms solve nonconvex minimax problems with linear constraints, achieving complexity guarantees.
problem Nonconvex minimax problems with coupled linear constraints.
method Zeroth-order primal-dual alternating projected gradient (ZO-PDAPG) and zeroth-order regularized momentum primal-dual projected gradient (ZO-RMPDPG) algorithms.
result Iteration complexity guarantees for solving nonconvex-(strongly) concave minimax problems with coupled linear constraints.
This paper analyzes OGDA and EG methods for nonconvex minimax problems.
problem Theoretical guarantees of OGDA and EG methods in nonconvex settings.
method Unified analysis through single-call extra-gradient methods.
result Established convergence of OGDA and EG methods under NC-SC and NC-C settings.
New algorithm solves minimax games with linear constraints.
problem Nonconvex minimax games with coupled linear constraints.
method Primal-dual alternating proximal gradient (PDAPG) algorithm.
result Achieves ε-stationary solution within O(ε^(-2)) iterations for strongly concave settings.
The paper analyzes generalization bounds for NC-SC/NC-C stochastic minimax optimization.
problem Generalization analysis of nonconvex-(strongly)-concave stochastic minimax optimization.
method Established algorithm-agnostic and algorithm-dependent generalization bounds via uniform convergence and stability arguments.
result Sample complexities and generalization bounds for NC-SC and NC-C settings.
New algorithm solves nonconvex-convex minimax problems efficiently.
problem Solving nonconvex-convex minimax problems with nonsmooth, nonconvex, and nonlinearity.
method Hybrid variance-reduced SGD algorithm combining smoothing and biased techniques.
result Achieves O(T^(-2/3)) convergence rate and best oracle complexity.
Wasserstein framework solves mixed linear regression problems.
problem Mixed linear regression with multi-modal distributions.
method Wasserstein distance minimization for nonconvex-concave minimax optimization.
result WMLR achieves global convergence and generalization guarantees for two linear models.
A federated minimax framework for heterogeneous clients.
problem Training with edge devices having different datasets and capabilities.
method Proposes a federated minimax optimization framework with normalized updates.
result Improves convergence and communication complexity for nonconvex functions.
SREDA optimizes complex machine learning problems with fewer evaluations.
problem Finding an optimal point in nonconvex-strongly-concave minimax problems.
method Stochastic Recursive Gradient Descent Ascent (SREDA) with variance reduction.
result Achieves optimal stochastic gradient complexity of O(κ^3ε^-3).
Paper solves minimax optimization gap with near-optimal algorithms.
problem Designing efficient algorithms for smooth and strongly-convex-strongly-concave minimax problems.
method Accelerated proximal point method and accelerated solver for minimax proximal steps.
result First algorithm with gradient complexity matching the lower bound up to logarithmic factors.
Two single-timescale algorithms improve TD learning with nonlinear approximations.
problem Optimizing TD learning with nonlinear smooth function approximation.
method Proposes two single-timescale single-loop algorithms with momentum and variance reduction.
result Achieves O(ε−4) sample complexity for the first algorithm and O(ε−3) for the second. Method solves nonconvex constrained optimization problems with a new augmented Lagrangian approach.
problem Nonconvex composite functional constraints with inequality constraints.
method First-order augmented Lagrangian method with smoothed prox-linear reformulation.
result Explicit convergence rates for the proposed method in terms of KKT residual.
Paper explores generalization of minimax learners, proposing a new metric.
problem Understanding how minimax learners perform on unseen data.
method Proposes a new metric, the primal gap, to study generalization of minimax learners.
result Derives generalization error bounds for the primal gap in nonconvex-concave settings.
DS-GDA solves nonconvex-nonconcave problems without regularity conditions.
problem Nonconvex-nonconcave minimax optimization challenges.
method Doubly smoothed gradient descent ascent method (DS-GDA).
result Achieves convergence on various nonconvex-nonconcave problems.