Sharp asymptotics derived for phase retrieval and compressed sensing with random generative priors.
problem Phase retrieval and compressed sensing with random measurement matrices.
method Sharp asymptotics derived for optimal performance and polynomial algorithm for random generative priors.
result Compressed phase retrieval becomes tractable with random generative priors, unlike sparse priors.
RP-WNO extends WNO with uncertainty quantification, useful for scientists and engineers.
problem Uncertainty in predictions of deep learning models.
method Randomized Prior Wavelet Neural Operator (RP-WNO) with uncertainty quantification module.
result RP-WNO effectively estimates uncertainty in predictions.
DP-RandP improves privacy-utility tradeoff in DP-SGD by learning priors from random processes.
problem Improving the performance of differentially private stochastic gradient descent (DP-SGD) on private data.
method A three-phase approach that learns priors from images generated by random processes and transfers these priors to private data.
result New state-of-the-art accuracy on CIFAR10, CIFAR100, MedMNIST, and ImageNet for various privacy budgets.
Investor optimizes investment strategy under model uncertainty and random utility.
problem Optimizing investment under model ambiguity and random utility.
method Proves existence of optimal strategy using primal methods, with assumptions on market and utility function.
result Existence of optimal investment strategy proven.
Study characterizes training and test risks for MAP regression with Gaussian priors.
problem Understanding high-dimensional behavior of regularized linear regression with informative priors.
method Maximum a posteriori (MAP) regression with Gaussian priors, using random matrix theory.
result Closed-form risk formulas reveal the bias-variance-prior tradeoff and explain double descent.
New PAC-Bayes method updates priors without losing confidence information.
problem Lack of sequential prior updates in PAC-Bayes without losing confidence information.
method Recursive PAC-Bayes decomposition of expected loss.
result Sequential prior updates with no information loss.
We consider learning on graphs, guided by kernels that encode similarity between vertices. Our focus is on random walk kernels, the analogues of squared exponential kernels in Euclidean spaces. We show that on large, locally treelike, graphs these have some counter-intuitive properties, specifically in the limit of lar…
Prior design is one of the most important problems in both statistics and machine learning. The cross validation (CV) and the widely applicable information criterion (WAIC) are predictive measures of the Bayesian estimation, however, it has been difficult to apply them to find the optimal prior because their mathematic…
Randomly trained neural networks can generalize well if there's a simpler underlying teacher model.
problem Why randomly trained neural networks generalize well despite interpolating training data.
method Examined a random neural network that interpolates training data and showed it generalizes well if there's a simpler underlying teacher model.
result Randomly trained neural networks can generalize well if there's a simpler underlying teacher model.
Normalized compound random measures are flexible nonparametric priors for related distributions. We consider building general nonparametric regression models using normalized compound random measure mixture models. Posterior inference is made using a novel pseudo-marginal Metropolis-Hastings sampler for normalized comp…
The likelihood model of high dimensional data Xn can often be expressed as p(Xn∣Zn,θ), where θ:=(θk)k∈[K] is a collection of hidden features shared across objects, indexed by n, and Zn is a non-negative factor loading vector with K entries where Znk indicates the strength of …
We show that Entropy-SGD (Chaudhari et al., 2017), when viewed as a learning algorithm, optimizes a PAC-Bayes bound on the risk of a Gibbs (posterior) classifier, i.e., a randomized classifier obtained by a risk-sensitive perturbation of the weights of a learned classifier. Entropy-SGD works by optimizing the bound's p…
The paper improves bandit algorithms by incorporating random-effect models.
problem Improving statistical efficiency in multi-armed bandit problems with misspecified priors.
method Introduces a random-effect model to bandits, estimating arm means and designing a UCB algorithm ReUCB.
result Derives an upper bound on the Bayes regret of ReUCB, showing improved performance over Thompson sampling.
Study tests financial market efficiency using random number generator tests.
problem Check for informational efficiencies in financial markets.
method Analysed binary daily returns as random number generators, split analysis by annual and company levels, investigated longer-term efficiency over Nasdaq-listed companies.
result Information efficiency varies across years and reflects large-scale market impacts.
AI-driven Bayesian inference improves decision-making uncertainty.
problem Lack of certainty in AI predictions.
method Non-parametric Bayesian framework with Dirichlet process prior and AI-driven baseline.
result AI predictions can be integrated into Bayesian analysis for predictive inference and uncertainty quantification.
Study explores geometric structure and prior for beta-logistic distribution.
problem Understanding the geometric structure and prior distributions of the beta-logistic distribution.
method Exploring dual geometric structure and uncovering α-parallel prior. result The beta-logistic distribution admits an α-parallel prior for any real number α. This paper formulates an utility indifference pricing model for investors trading in a discrete time financial market under non-dominated model uncertainty. The investors preferences are described by strictly increasing concave random functions defined on the positive axis. We prove that under suitable conditions the m…
A new model trains prior and encoder/decoder networks simultaneously for efficient generation.
problem Complex autoregressive prior in VQ-VAE models leads to slow generation.
method Builds a diffusion bridge between continuous and non-informative prior distributions.
result Model is competitive and efficient in optimization and sampling.
This paper analyzes and guarantees convergence of prior-guided ZO algorithms.
problem Understanding convergence properties of prior-guided zeroth-order optimization algorithms.
method Analysis of convergence under a greedy descent framework with various gradient estimators, and development of ARS algorithm.
result Convergence guarantee for prior-guided random gradient-free (PRGF) algorithms and accelerated random search (ARS) algorithm.
The weights of a neural network are typically initialized at random, and one can think of the functions produced by such a network as having been generated by a prior over some function space. Studying random networks, then, is useful for a Bayesian understanding of the network evolution in early stages of training. In…
Introduces foundation priors for using model-generated data in empirical research.
problem Using model-generated data as real observations in empirical research.
method Introduces foundation priors as an exponential-tilted, generalized Bayesian update of the user's primitive prior.
result Synthetic data reflects both model patterns and user's priors, enabling principled use in empirical work.
A parametrization of hypergraphs based on the geometry of points in Rd is developed. Informative prior distributions on hypergraphs are induced through this parametrization by priors on point configurations via spatial processes. This prior specification is used to infer conditional independence models or M…
This paper proposes a new framework to regularize the highly ill-posed and non-linear phase retrieval problem through deep generative priors using simple gradient descent algorithm. We experimentally show effectiveness of proposed algorithm for random Gaussian measurements (practically relevant in imaging through scatt…
Method learns SDEs from one trajectory using GP priors and randomized cross-validation.
problem Learning SDEs from a single trajectory.
method Combining CGC and data-adapted kernels learned via randomized cross-validation.
result Efficacy, robustness, and scope of the method demonstrated in numerical experiments.
We present a nonparametric prior over reversible Markov chains. We use completely random measures, specifically gamma processes, to construct a countably infinite graph with weighted edges. By enforcing symmetry to make the edges undirected we define a prior over random walks on graphs that results in a reversible Mark…
Develops methods for constructing likelihoods and priors for Bayesian networks.
problem Learning parameters and structure of Bayesian networks from limited data.
method Introduces assumptions for constructing likelihoods and priors from small assessments.
result Allows construction of likelihoods and priors for a wide range of network structures.
The paper analyzes sparse high-dimensional linear regression with random design and unknown error variance, providing adaptiveness and concentration rates.
problem Sparse high-dimensional linear regression with random design and unknown error variance.
method Analysis of posterior concentration rates, employing techniques to address model misspecification.
result Adaptiveness and concentration rates of the posterior for sparse high-dimensional linear regression.
Generalizes randomized SVD for better matrix approximations using Gaussian vectors.
problem Computing accurate rank-k approximations of matrices with limited data.
method Extends randomized SVD to multivariate Gaussian vectors, incorporating prior knowledge and using Gaussian processes.
result Demonstrates improved accuracy in approximating matrices and Hilbert-Schmidt operators.
This research improves binary classification by balancing overfitting and generalization with a novel Bayesian approach.
problem Improving binary classification models to avoid overfitting and generalize well.
method Introduces a PAC-Bayes type learning rule with a balancing parameter λ to balance training error and KL divergence to a prior.
result A choice of λ ensures uniformly vanishing excess loss, even in the agnostic case, by under-regularizing or over-regularizing appropriately.
One of the fundamental problems in supervised classification and in machine learning in general, is the modelling of non-parametric invariances that exist in data. Most prior art has focused on enforcing priors in the form of invariances to parametric nuisance transformations that are expected to be present in data. Le…
Statistical physics approaches can be used to derive accurate predictions for the performance of inference methods learning from potentially noisy data, as quantified by the learning curve defined as the average error versus number of training examples. We analyse a challenging problem in the area of non-parametric inf…
This paper studies an optimal trading problem that incorporates the trader's market view on the terminal asset price distribution and uninformative noise embedded in the asset price dynamics. We model the underlying asset price evolution by an exponential randomized Brownian bridge (rBb) and consider various prior dist…
This work estimates edge weights of edge-reinforced random walks using observed data.
problem Statistical estimation of edge weights in edge-reinforced random walks.
method Proposes an estimator based on the generalized method of moments using the magic formula and hyperbolic Gaussian structure.
result Analyzes the sample complexity of the proposed estimator.
Master algorithm fails to detect non-stationarity in practical settings.
problem Non-Stationary Reinforcement Learning without prior knowledge.
method Master algorithm tested under various conditions, including piecewise stationary multi-armed bandits.
result Master's non-stationarity detection is ineffective for practical horizons, leading to performance similar to random restarting.
G-Net constructs binary neural networks with high accuracy using randomized binary embeddings.
problem Creating high-accuracy binary neural networks with theoretical guarantees.
method Proposes a novel floating-point G-Net family with randomized binary embeddings and theoretical accuracy guarantees.
result Empirically, G-Net achieves almost 30% higher accuracy on CIFAR-10 compared to prior HDC models.
Proposes a new model for testing causal structural priors and synthesizing data.
problem Testing and synthesizing causal structural priors using nonparametric knowledge and neural networks.
method Causal Structural Hypothesis Testing (C-SHT) and Causal Structural Variational Hypothesis Testing (C-SVHT) using deep neural networks.
result Demonstrates out-of-distribution generalization error as a proxy for causal structural prior hypothesis testing.
Enhances CMS with Bayesian nonparametrics for better low-frequency token estimation.
problem Improving frequency estimation of low-frequency tokens in data streams.
method Integrates Bayesian nonparametrics (Pitman-Yor process) into CMS for more accurate frequency estimation.
result CMS-PYP outperforms CMS and CMS-DP in estimating low-frequency tokens.
We assume that a high-dimensional datum, like an image, is a compositional expression of a set of properties, with a complicated non-linear relationship between the datum and its properties. This paper proposes a factorial mixture prior for capturing latent properties, thereby adding structured compositionality to deep…
Study shows randomized strategies can't be Nash equilibria in markets with transient price impact.
problem Existence of pure Nash equilibria in markets with transient price impact.
method Considered randomized strategies and showed that they cannot be Nash equilibria.
result Nash equilibria cannot contain randomized strategies.
Unified framework for Bayesian PDE-constrained inversion using physics-informed neural networks.
problem Incorporating prior distributions in function space into Bayesian PINN-based inversion.
method Functional-prior-based approaches (fpBPINN) to Bayesian PDE-constrained inversion using physics-informed neural networks (PINNs). Two complementary approaches: FPI-BPINN and fParVI-PINN.
result Accurate estimation of posterior distributions in seismic traveltime tomography and Darcy-flow permeability inversion.
Bayesian optimization improved for high-dimensional outputs using randomized priors.
problem Efficient global optimization of high-dimensional black-box functions.
method Deep learning framework with bootstrapped ensembles of neural architectures with randomized priors.
result Superior performance in tasks with high-dimensional outputs compared to state-of-the-art methods.
Bayesian neural networks use temperature adjustments to improve predictive performance.
problem Lack of theoretical generalization guarantees for Bayesian neural networks.
method Temperature adjustments to balance likelihood and prior regularization.
result Improved predictive performance through temperature adjustments.
This paper solves the consumption-investment problem under Epstein-Zin preferences on a random horizon. In an incomplete market, we take the random horizon to be a stopping time adapted to the market filtration, generated by all observable, but not necessarily tradable, state processes. Contrary to prior studies, we do…
Study on robust utility maximization with nonconcave utility functions under projective determinacy.
problem Investor's optimal investment strategy under model ambiguity and nonconcave utility.
method Projective functions of the path and sets of priors, upper-semicontinuous utility.
result Existence of optimal investment strategy under PD.
Random features improve neural operators' generalization properties.
problem Improving generalization of neural operators.
method Unified framework for spectral regularization techniques and operator-valued kernels.
result Established optimal learning rates and required number of neurons.
PAC-Bayes bounds have been proposed to get risk estimates based on a training sample. In this paper the PAC-Bayes approach is combined with stability of the hypothesis learned by a Hilbert space valued algorithm. The PAC-Bayes setting is used with a Gaussian prior centered at the expected output. Thus a novelty of our …
We study two randomized algorithms for generalized linear bandits. The first, GLM-TSL, samples a generalized linear model (GLM) from the Laplace approximation to the posterior distribution. The second, GLM-FPL, fits a GLM to a randomly perturbed history of past rewards. We analyze both algorithms and derive $\tilde{O}(…
This paper characterizes how randomized neural networks generalize well in multi-dimensional tasks.
problem Understanding the generalization of randomized neural networks in multi-dimensional tasks.
method Characterizes RSNs as an IGAM formalized by an optimization problem with a regularization functional and loss.
result RSNs generalize well in multi-dimensional tasks, akin to spline regression under certain conditions.