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48 results for reduced model size

Pruning improves model generalization in over-parameterized models, contradicting traditional theories.

problem Pruning's effect on generalization in over-parameterized models.
method Empirical study on standard pruning algorithms and additional regularization effects.
result Pruning leads to better training and regularization, improving generalization.

This paper uses deep reinforcement learning to compress CNN models, reducing size and maintaining accuracy.

problem Reducing model size for efficient deployment on limited hardware resources.
method Two-stage compression pipeline: pruning and quantization using deep reinforcement learning.
result Significant reduction in model size with minimal loss in accuracy.

B-CP reduces knowledge graph model size by replacing real-valued embeddings with binary values.

problem Storage inefficiency in vector embeddings for large knowledge graphs.
method Binarized CANDECOMP/PARAFAC (B-CP) decomposition algorithm.
result B-CP reduces model size by more than an order of magnitude while maintaining task performance.

In this paper we propose the macroblock scaling (MBS) algorithm, which can be applied to various CNN architectures to reduce their model size. MBS adaptively reduces each CNN macroblock depending on its information redundancy measured by our proposed effective flops. Empirical studies conducted with ImageNet and CIFAR-…

2018-09-18abs ↗pdf ↗

Adaptive batch sizes improve local gradient methods in distributed training.

problem Communication bottlenecks in distributed deep learning.
method Adaptive batch size strategies for local gradient methods.
result Adaptive batch sizes reduce minibatch gradient variance and improve training efficiency.

Two methods reduce BN and DNN complexity, balancing size and accuracy.

problem Balancing model size and prediction accuracy in Bayesian networks and deep neural networks.
method Quantization-aware training and tree-augmented naive Bayes structure learning extension.
result Pareto optimal models found for small-scale scenarios.

Similar to convolution neural networks, recurrent neural networks (RNNs) typically suffer from over-parameterization. Quantizing bit-widths of weights and activations results in runtime efficiency on hardware, yet it often comes at the cost of reduced accuracy. This paper proposes a quantization approach that increases…

2017-10-20abs ↗pdf ↗

Reduced reservoir size for faster edge computing.

problem Efficiently reducing computational resources for reservoir computing.
method Concatenating past or drifting states of the reservoir to the output layer.
result Reduced reservoir size up to one tenth without significant error increase.

Seesaw optimizes training by balancing learning rate and batch size, accelerating model pretraining.

problem Optimizing training efficiency for large language models with adaptive optimizers.
method Develops a principled framework for batch-size scheduling, introducing Seesaw which multiplies learning rate by 1/√2 and doubles batch size.
result Empirically, Seesaw reduces wall-clock time by approximately 36% compared to cosine decay, matching theoretical limits.

Large batch sizes reduce gradient variance in DP-SGD, improving privacy.

problem Understanding why large batch sizes work in DP-SGD.
method Decomposed total gradient variance into subsampling and noise-induced variances, proving batch size independence in the limit.
result Large batch sizes reduce effective total gradient variance, improving privacy in DP-SGD.

A new ensemble learning method called Residual Likelihood Forests improves performance and reduces model size.

problem Improving machine learning classification performance with compact models.
method Sequential optimization of conditional likelihoods in a boosting-like framework, combining multiplicatively.
result Significant performance improvements and reduced model size compared to other ensemble methods.

Improved robustness in optimization methods using second-order information.

problem Scalability and sensitivity to mini-batch size in optimization methods.
method Mini-Batch Stochastic Variance-Reduced Newton (extttMbSVRN exttt{Mb-SVRN}) algorithm incorporating partial second-order information.
result Achieves a fast linear convergence rate independent of mini-batch size for large data sizes.

Tensor factorization has become an increasingly popular approach to knowledge graph completion(KGC), which is the task of automatically predicting missing facts in a knowledge graph. However, even with a simple model like CANDECOMP/PARAFAC(CP) tensor decomposition, KGC on existing knowledge graphs is impractical in res…

2019-02-08abs ↗pdf ↗

Recently it has been shown that the step sizes of a family of variance reduced gradient methods called the JacSketch methods depend on the expected smoothness constant. In particular, if this expected smoothness constant could be calculated a priori, then one could safely set much larger step sizes which would result i…

2019-01-31abs ↗pdf ↗

Resource-efficient oblique trees reduce neural signal classification costs.

problem Implementing efficient neural signal classifiers on resource-constrained devices.
method Integrating model compression, probabilistic routing, and cost-aware learning.
result Significant reduction in model size and feature extraction cost compared to state-of-the-art models.

The ability to accurately predict the fit of fashion items and recommend the correct size is key to reducing merchandise returns in e-commerce. A critical prerequisite of fit prediction is size normalization, the mapping of product sizes across brands to a common space in which sizes can be compared. At present, size n…

2019-08-27abs ↗pdf ↗

Study finds that only a fraction of data is needed for accurate patient-level prediction models.

problem Developing predictive models for patient-level outcomes using large observational data.
method Empirical assessment of sample size effects on model performance and complexity using learning curves.
result A median reduction of 9.5% to 78.5% in the number of observations and 8.6% to 68.3% in the number of predictors can be achieved with adequate sample size.

Models often need to be constrained to a certain size for them to be considered interpretable. For example, a decision tree of depth 5 is much easier to understand than one of depth 50. Limiting model size, however, often reduces accuracy. We suggest a practical technique that minimizes this trade-off between interpret…

2019-05-04abs ↗pdf ↗

As neural networks become widely deployed in different applications and on different hardware, it has become increasingly important to optimize inference time and model size along with model accuracy. Most current techniques optimize model size, model accuracy and inference time in different stages, resulting in subopt…

2018-06-10abs ↗pdf ↗

This work studies scaling laws for low-precision training in high-dimensional linear regression.

problem Optimizing trade-off between model quality and training costs in high-dimensional linear regression.
method Theoretical study of scaling laws for low-precision training within a high-dimensional sketched linear regression framework, analyzing multiplicative and additive quantization.
result Multiplicative quantization maintains full-precision model size, while additive quantization reduces effective model size.

Density-Softmax improves uncertainty estimation and robustness without sampling, reducing model size and latency.

problem Sampling-based uncertainty estimation methods suffer from large model size and high latency.
method Combines a Lipschitz-constrained feature extractor with the softmax layer to create a sampling-free deterministic framework.
result Density-Softmax reduces over-confidence under distribution shifts and achieves competitive results in uncertainty and robustness.

Reduces policy space complexity for reinforcement learning.

problem Efficiency in exploring vast policy spaces in reinforcement learning.
method Uses Rényi divergence and l1l_1 norm to determine sample size for accurate policy approximation.
result Established error bounds for sample size requirements in model-based and model-free settings.

Despite the success of deep neural networks (DNNs), state-of-the-art models are too large to deploy on low-resource devices or common server configurations in which multiple models are held in memory. Model compression methods address this limitation by reducing the memory footprint, latency, or energy consumption of a…

2019-11-25abs ↗pdf ↗

New method reduces SBL complexity from cubic to linear, improving scalability.

problem Sparse Bayesian Learning's high computational complexity for large feature spaces.
method DQN-SBL, a diagonal Quasi-Newton method for SBL.
result DQN-SBL achieves competitive generalization with sparse models, scaling well to large-scale problems.

Federated learning (FL) allows model training from local data collected by edge/mobile devices while preserving data privacy, which has wide applicability to image and vision applications. A challenge is that client devices in FL usually have much more limited computation and communication resources compared to servers…

2019-09-26abs ↗pdf ↗

Neural network training process takes long time when the size of training data is huge, without the large set of training values the neural network is unable to learn features. This dilemma between time and size of data is often solved using fast GPUs, but we present a better solution for a subset of those problems. To…

2018-09-30abs ↗pdf ↗

Optimized portfolio turnover strategies enhance wealth and reduce costs.

problem Minimizing transaction costs and maximizing wealth in small to medium-sized portfolios.
method Dynamic multi-period model with column generation algorithm to minimize turnover constraints.
result The proposed model leads to higher portfolio values and lower transaction costs compared to a naive model.

Mini-batch stochastic gradient descent (SGD) and variants thereof approximate the objective function's gradient with a small number of training examples, aka the batch size. Small batch sizes require little computation for each model update but can yield high-variance gradient estimates, which poses some challenges for…

2019-10-18abs ↗pdf ↗

Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) are usually over-parameterized, causing excessive memory and interconnection cost on the hardware platform. Existing pruning approaches remove secondary parameters at the end of training to reduce the model size; but without exploiting the intrinsic network property, they still require the f…

2019-11-11abs ↗pdf ↗

Deep learning has delivered its powerfulness in many application domains, especially in image and speech recognition. As the backbone of deep learning, deep neural networks (DNNs) consist of multiple layers of various types with hundreds to thousands of neurons. Embedded platforms are now becoming essential for deep le…

2017-12-13abs ↗pdf ↗

The condensed nearest neighbor (CNN) algorithm is a heuristic for reducing the number of prototypical points stored by a nearest neighbor classifier, while keeping the classification rule given by the reduced prototypical set consistent with the full set. I present an upper bound on the number of prototypical points ac…

2013-09-29abs ↗pdf ↗

Improved SVRG method using BB techniques for faster convergence.

problem Improving the convergence speed of stochastic variance reduction methods.
method Incorporates Barzilai-Borwein (BB) techniques as second-order information into SVRG.
result Proves linear convergence of the proposed method and its variants.