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48 results for nonnegative low-rank factorization

In this letter, we propose a new identification criterion that guarantees the recovery of the low-rank latent factors in the nonnegative matrix factorization (NMF) model, under mild conditions. Specifically, using the proposed criterion, it suffices to identify the latent factors if the rows of one factor are \emph{suf…

2017-09-02abs ↗pdf ↗

Nonnegative low-rank matrix recovery can have spurious local minima.

problem Nonnegative low-rank matrix recovery problems can have spurious local minima.
method Investigated projected gradient methods for nonnegative low-rank recovery problems.
result Benign nonconvexity holds in the fully-observed case with RIP constant δ=0 but fails in the partially-observed case and higher-rank ground truths.

New method reduces computational cost for nonnegative low rank matrix approximation.

problem Efficiently compute nonnegative low rank matrix approximation for nonnegative matrices.
method Alternating projections onto tangent spaces of fixed rank matrices manifold and nonnegative matrix manifold.
result Sequence converges linearly to optimal solutions, showing better performance in terms of computational time and accuracy.

Graph neural networks speed up nonnegative matrix factorization.

problem Efficiently factorize nonnegative matrices for various applications.
method Developed a graph neural network that combines bipartite self-attention with ADMM updates.
result Significant acceleration achieved in nonnegative matrix factorization.

In this paper, we introduce and provide a short overview of nonnegative matrix factorization (NMF). Several aspects of NMF are discussed, namely, the application in hyperspectral imaging, geometry and uniqueness of NMF solutions, complexity, algorithms, and its link with extended formulations of polyhedra. In order to …

2017-03-02abs ↗pdf ↗

Nonnegative Matrix Factorization (NMF) was first introduced as a low-rank matrix approximation technique, and has enjoyed a wide area of applications. Although NMF does not seem related to the clustering problem at first, it was shown that they are closely linked. In this report, we provide a gentle introduction to clu…

2015-07-12abs ↗pdf ↗

New algorithm improves clustering accuracy without sacrificing scalability.

problem Improving clustering accuracy for large datasets.
method Nonnegative low-rank semidefinite programming with Burer-Monteiro factorization.
result Significantly smaller mis-clustering errors compared to existing methods.

Principal components analysis (PCA) is a well-known technique for approximating a tabular data set by a low rank matrix. Here, we extend the idea of PCA to handle arbitrary data sets consisting of numerical, Boolean, categorical, ordinal, and other data types. This framework encompasses many well known techniques in da…

2014-10-01abs ↗pdf ↗

Method improves clarity in forecasting spatio-temporal data.

problem Forecasting spatio-temporal data with clarity and interpretability.
method Supervised semi-nonnegative matrix factorization with frequency regularization.
result Method offers clearer interpretability in forecasting spatio-temporal data.

The paper develops new algorithms for KL-divergence NMF, proving convergence and performance.

problem Improving NMF for nonnegative data with KL divergence.
method Collect and analyze properties of KL objective function, propose and test new algorithms.
result Guaranteed non-increasing objective function for one proposed algorithm, global convergence.

In this paper, we propose an online algorithm to compute matrix factorizations. Proposed algorithm updates the dictionary matrix and associated coefficients using a single observation at each time. The algorithm performs low-rank updates to dictionary matrix. We derive the algorithm by defining a simple objective funct…

2015-06-14abs ↗pdf ↗

Clustering analysis by nonnegative low-rank approximations has achieved remarkable progress in the past decade. However, most approximation approaches in this direction are still restricted to matrix factorization. We propose a new low-rank learning method to improve the clustering performance, which is beyond matrix f…

2012-06-18abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper describes a new approach, based on linear programming, for computing nonnegative matrix factorizations (NMFs). The key idea is a data-driven model for the factorization where the most salient features in the data are used to express the remaining features. More precisely, given a data matrix X, the algorithm…

2012-06-06abs ↗pdf ↗

Symmetric nonnegative matrix factorization has found abundant applications in various domains by providing a symmetric low-rank decomposition of nonnegative matrices. In this paper we propose a Frank-Wolfe (FW) solver to optimize the symmetric nonnegative matrix factorization problem under a simplicial constraint, whic…

2017-06-20abs ↗pdf ↗

Framework for inferring latent structure from sparse, imperfectly detected bipartite networks.

problem Recovering latent structure from sparse, imperfectly detected bipartite networks in ecology.
method Structured sparse nonnegative low-rank factorization with detection probability estimation and ADMM-based algorithm.
result Improved recovery of latent factors and structure compared to existing methods.

New approach learns latent motifs in networks for mesoscale structure analysis.

problem Understanding large-scale behavior in complex systems through mesoscale structures.
method Network dictionary learning (NDL) combining network sampling and nonnegative matrix factorization.
result Networks can be approximated using a small set of latent motifs.

The paper improves density estimation in high dimensions using tensor decompositions.

problem Density estimation struggles in high-dimensional data due to the curse of dimensionality.
method The paper uses nonnegative tensor decompositions to simplify dependence assumptions and estimate marginal distributions.
result Theoretical results show that restricting estimation to low-rank nonnegative PARAFAC or Tucker decompositions removes the dimensionality exponent on bin width rates.

DeepTensor uses deep networks to efficiently decompose tensors with improved performance and robustness.

problem Efficiently decomposing tensors with deep learning to capture nonlinear structures.
method Low-rank tensor decomposition using deep generative networks trained to minimize approximation error.
result DeepTensor outperforms classical methods like SVD and PCA in various applications, including image denoising and 3D MRI.

Proposes a method for tensor completion with sparse factors and missing data.

problem Recovering nonnegative data from noisy observations with missing values.
method Sparse nonnegative Tucker decomposition with 0\ell_0 norm for sparsity, maximum likelihood estimation, and error bounds.
result The method outperforms existing tensor-based or matrix-based methods in nonnegative tensor data completion.

The exact nonnegative matrix factorization (exact NMF) problem is the following: given an mm-by-nn nonnegative matrix XX and a factorization rank rr, find, if possible, an mm-by-rr nonnegative matrix WW and an rr-by-nn nonnegative matrix HH such that X=WHX = WH. In this paper, we propose two heuristics for exac…

2014-11-26abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper tackles tensor factorization and completion from noisy data.

problem Sparse nonnegative tensor factorization and completion from partial and noisy observations.
method Minimizes the sum of maximum likelihood estimation and tensor 0\ell_0 norm with nonnegativity constraints.
result Error bounds and minimax lower bounds are established for the proposed model.

A new NMF variant tackles underdetermined problems with sparse and separable assumptions.

problem Underdetermined blind source separation, especially multispectral image unmixing.
method Sparse Separable Nonnegative Matrix Factorization (SSNMF) combining separability and sparsity assumptions. Algorithm based on SNPA and sparse nonnegative least squares.
result In noiseless settings, the algorithm recovers true underlying sources.

Nonnegative matrix factorization (NMF) is a powerful tool for data mining. However, the emergence of `big data' has severely challenged our ability to compute this fundamental decomposition using deterministic algorithms. This paper presents a randomized hierarchical alternating least squares (HALS) algorithm to comput…

2017-11-06abs ↗pdf ↗

NNEinFact fits any nonnegative tensor factorization quickly and accurately.

problem Limited user-friendly tools for fitting tailored nonnegative tensor factorizations.
method NNEinFact is an einsum-based multiplicative update algorithm that fits any nonnegative tensor factorization.
result NNEinFact converges to a stationary point of the loss, supports missing data, and fits tensors with hundreds of millions of entries in seconds.

New model reduces matrix factorization bias, yielding truly low-rank solutions.

problem Gradient descent's implicit bias in matrix factorization.
method Introducing a new factorization model with constrained factors and diagonal components.
result The new model consistently exhibits a strong implicit bias, yielding truly low-rank solutions.

Inexact Riemannian optimization converges to stationary points efficiently.

problem Analyzing convergence and complexity of inexact Riemannian optimization.
method Tangential Block Majorization-Minimization (tBMM) framework.
result tBMM converges to an ε-stationary point within O(ε⁻²) iterations.

Paper studies nonnegative Tucker decomposition identifiability with sparsity conditions.

problem Identify nonnegative Tucker decomposition factors uniquely.
method Adapting NMF identifiability results, derive procedures using tensor unfoldings or slices.
result Nonnegative Tucker decomposition factors are identifiable under certain sparsity conditions.

The nonnegative matrix factorization is a widely used, flexible matrix decomposition, finding applications in biology, image and signal processing and information retrieval, among other areas. Here we present a related matrix factorization. A multi-objective optimization problem finds conical combinations of templates …

2017-09-13abs ↗pdf ↗

Dictionary learning and component analysis models are fundamental for learning compact representations that are relevant to a given task (feature extraction, dimensionality reduction, denoising, etc.). The model complexity is encoded by means of specific structure, such as sparsity, low-rankness, or nonnegativity. Unfo…

2018-01-18abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper tackles fitting multilevel low rank matrices by addressing three problems.

problem Fitting a given matrix by an MLR matrix in the Frobenius norm.
method Factor fitting, rank allocation, and hierarchical partitioning.
result The proposed methods can fit a given matrix by an MLR matrix in the Frobenius norm.