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48 results for proximity preservation

SMP model preserves proximity and permutation in graph neural networks.

problem Challenges in graph mining, such as community and leader finding.
method Stochastic Message Passing (SMP) model that maintains proximity and permutation-equivariance.
result SMP model effectively preserves node proximities and permutation-equivariance.

Paper proposes a new method for supervised manifold learning using random forest proximities.

problem Existing supervised manifold learning methods fail to uncover meaningful embeddings due to using class-conditional distances.
method Proposes a data-geometry-preserving variant of random forest proximities as an initialization for manifold learning methods.
result Local and global structure preservation is near universal across manifold learning approaches using diffusion-based algorithms.

Curvature regularization prevents distortion in graph embeddings.

problem Graph topology patterns distort in Euclidean space, making detection difficult.
method Proposes curvature regularization to enforce flatness in embedding manifolds.
result Significant improvements in five embedding methods on open graph datasets.

We introduce a binary embedding framework, called Proximity Preserving Code (PPC), which learns similarity and dissimilarity between data points to create a compact and affinity-preserving binary code. This code can be used to apply fast and memory-efficient approximation to nearest-neighbor searches. Our framework is …

2020-02-05abs ↗pdf ↗

EPINE enhances network embedding by improving adjacency matrix-based high-order proximity.

problem Inaccurate and poorly designed calculation of high-order proximity in network embedding.
method EPINE redefines high-order proximity intuitively and proposes a scalable algorithm for accurate calculation.
result EPINE outperforms existing methods in network reconstruction, link prediction, and node classification.

Graph embedding learns low-dimensional representations for nodes in a graph and effectively preserves the graph structure. Recently, a significant amount of progress has been made toward this emerging research area. However, there are several fundamental problems that remain open. First, existing methods fail to preser…

2019-05-16abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper tackles finding stationary points in stochastic convex optimization problems.

problem Finding stationary points for stochastic convex optimization problems.
method The approach relies on dimension theory to decompose the graph of the subdifferential of a convex function, showing how stochastic sampling preserves 'pieces' of these graphs, and allowing effective application of proximal-point-like methods.
result The paper provides convergence guarantees for finding stationary points in stochastic convex optimization problems.

DLC enhances distillation-based continual learning with lightweight plugins.

problem Stability-plasticity dilemma in distillation-based continual learning.
method DLC deploys lightweight residual plugins into the classifier-proximal layer of a shared feature extractor.
result Significant 8% accuracy gain on large-scale benchmarks with minimal parameter increase.

Federated learning approach for binary matrix factorization.

problem Efficiently factorizing binary data distributed across stakeholders while maintaining privacy.
method Proximal optimization for federated learning of relaxed binary matrix factorization.
result Federated algorithm outperforms state-of-the-art methods in quality and efficacy.

CTGCN learns dynamic graph embeddings preserving both local and global graph structure.

problem Learning node representations for evolving graphs while preserving both local and global graph structure.
method CTGCN uses k-core based temporal graph convolutional network to learn dynamic graph embeddings.
result CTGCN outperforms existing methods in link prediction and structural role classification.

Network embedding aims to learn the low-dimensional representations of vertexes in a network, while structure and inherent properties of the network is preserved. Existing network embedding works primarily focus on preserving the microscopic structure, such as the first- and second-order proximity of vertexes, while th…

2017-11-29abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper proposes distributed optimization for federated learning with theoretical guarantees.

problem Privacy-preserving cross-organizational data collaboration in machine learning.
method Augmented Lagrangian technique for diverse communication topologies, termination criteria, and parameter update mechanisms.
result The proposed framework recovers classical optimization methods and provides strong performance in large-scale federated learning.

Deep generative models have made tremendous advances in image and signal representation learning and generation. These models employ the full Euclidean space or a bounded subset as the latent space, whose flat geometry, however, is often too simplistic to meaningfully reflect the manifold structure of the data. In this…

2019-12-20abs ↗pdf ↗

Network embedding has become a hot research topic recently which can provide low-dimensional feature representations for many machine learning applications. Current work focuses on either (1) whether the embedding is designed as an unsupervised learning task by explicitly preserving the structural connectivity in the n…

2018-05-18abs ↗pdf ↗

Fix a finite set of points in Euclidean nn-space $\euc^n$, thought of as a point-cloud sampling of a certain domain $D\subset\euc^n$. The Rips complex is a combinatorial simplicial complex based on proximity of neighbors that serves as an easily-computed but high-dimensional approximation to the homotopy type of DD. …

2007-12-03abs ↗pdf ↗

We propose a fast proximal Newton-type algorithm for minimizing regularized finite sums that returns an εε-suboptimal point in O~(d(n+κd)log(1ε))\tilde{\mathcal{O}}(d(n + \sqrt{κd})\log(\frac{1}ε)) FLOPS, where nn is number of samples, dd is feature dimension, and κκ is the condition number. As long as n>dn > d, the proposed method…

2017-08-28abs ↗pdf ↗

Improves time series classification with forest proximities.

problem Time series classification accuracy and efficiency.
method PF-GAP, an extension of RF-GAP proximities to proximity forests, combined with Multi-Dimensional Scaling and Local Outlier Factors.
result Forest proximities show stronger connection between misclassified points and outliers.

Convolutional operator learning is gaining attention in many signal processing and computer vision applications. Learning kernels has mostly relied on so-called patch-domain approaches that extract and store many overlapping patches across training signals. Due to memory demands, patch-domain methods have limitations w…

2018-02-15abs ↗pdf ↗

CFR-Pro enhances treatment effect estimation by incorporating local proximity.

problem Treatment selection bias in HTE estimation from observational data.
method Proximity-enhanced CounterFactual Regression (CFR-Pro) with pair-wise proximity regularizer and subspace projector.
result Significantly outperforms competitors in HTE estimation accuracy.

Paper analyzes convergence of proximal algorithm in metric spaces without geodesic convexity.

problem Analyzing convergence of proximal algorithm in general metric spaces.
method Analysis of the Wasserstein proximal algorithm without geodesic convexity assumption.
result Establishes unbiased and linear convergence rate for proximal algorithm under natural Wasserstein inequality.

Improved bounds for proximal gradient algorithms with computational errors.

problem Analyzing convergence of proximal gradient algorithms with inaccuracies.
method Deriving new tighter deterministic and probabilistic bounds for convex composite problems.
result Probabilistic bounds are more robust and accurate for algorithm verification and performance guarantees.

Paper extends theorem on covering spaces and Jordan curves.

problem Covering and extending theorems for Alexandrov spaces.
method Introduces proximal homotopic cycles to extend the Mitsuishi-Yamaguchi theorem.
result Extensions of the Mitsuishi-Yamaguchi Good Covering Theorem and Jordan curve theorem.

cGAP visualizes high-dimensional categorical data with interpretable geometric structure.

problem Lack of visualization tools for high-dimensional categorical data.
method cGAP uses Homogeneity Analysis (HOMALS) to embed data in a 3D space and maps it to colors.
result cGAP reveals coherent clusters, outliers, and local-to-global structure in categorical data.

cGAP visualizes high-dimensional categorical data with interpretable geometric structure.

problem Lack of visualization tools for high-dimensional categorical data.
method cGAP uses Homogeneity Analysis (HOMALS) to embed data in a 3D space and maps it to colors for visualization.
result cGAP reveals coherent clusters, outliers, and local-to-global structure in categorical data.

This paper improves federated learning for industrial predictive analytics by accommodating client heterogeneity.

problem Traditional federated models assume homogeneity in degradation processes, which doesn't apply to industrial settings.
method Personalized federated prognostic model using proximal gradient descent algorithm for joint parameter estimation.
result The proposed model enhances performance and provides comprehensive failure time distributions.