Tensor decomposition methods allow us to learn the parameters of latent variable models through decomposition of low-order moments of data. A significant limitation of these algorithms is that there exists no general method to regularize them, and in the past regularization has mostly been performed using bespoke modif…
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Regularization is one of the crucial ingredients of deep learning, yet the term regularization has various definitions, and regularization methods are often studied separately from each other. In our work we present a systematic, unifying taxonomy to categorize existing methods. We distinguish methods that affect data,…
A simple regularization method improves model generalization.
problem Overfitting due to lack of labeled data in machine learning models.
method Density-fixing regularization method based on class prior distribution.
result Improves model generalization performance by approximating class prior distribution.
This paper unifies three regularization methods in batch reinforcement learning.
problem Learning overly-complex models in batch reinforcement learning.
method Unified weighted average transition matrix framework for three regularization methods.
result Empirical evaluation confirms intuitions about regularization methods' performance.
Proposes a guaranteed regularization method for maximum likelihood estimation using gauge symmetry in Kullback-Leibler divergence.
problem Overfitting in maximum likelihood estimation.
method Introduces a regularization approach based on gauge symmetry in Kullback-Leibler divergence.
result The method provides a theoretically guaranteed optimal model without frequent hyperparameter tuning.
Selective state-adaptive regularization improves offline RL performance.
problem Extrapolation errors and value overestimation in static dataset RL.
method State-adaptive regularization coefficients trust Bellman-driven results selectively.
result Significant improvement in performance on D4RL benchmark.
Regularization methods can overregulate, suppressing causal features.
problem Mitigating shortcuts in models exploiting spurious correlations.
method Analysis of regularization methods and their effects on causal features.
result Regularization can overregulate, suppressing causal features.
Unified framework for training neural networks with non-smooth, non-convex regularizers.
problem Training neural networks with non-smooth, non-convex regularizers.
method ProxGen framework for stochastic proximal gradient descent.
result ProxGen framework achieves the same convergence rate as standard methods and outperforms subgradient-based approaches.
New method encodes function preferences into neural nets for better generalization.
problem Challenges in encoding explicit function preferences in neural network training.
method Function-space empirical Bayes (FSEB) regularization.
result FSEB leads to near-perfect semantic shift detection and improved generalization.
Gradient matching method estimates implicit regularization in complex deep learning systems.
problem Estimating implicit regularization in modern deep learning systems with complex modifications.
method Gradient matching methods to empirically estimate implicit regularization.
result Empirical estimation of implicit regularization in arbitrary networks, including dropout.
Proposes a method for multi-view clustering that integrates consistent and complementary graph regularizers.
problem Multi-view clustering where views have both consistent and complementary information.
method Consistent and complementary graph-regularized multi-view subspace clustering (GRMSC).
result The proposed method outperforms state-of-the-art methods on benchmark datasets.
New method improves adversarial robustness of neural networks.
problem Vulnerability of neural networks to adversarial attacks.
method Integrates φ-divergence regularization into distributionally robust risk function.
result Achieves near-optimal sample complexity with efficient stochastic gradient methods.
Multiparameter regularization and aggregation in the context of polynomial functional regressionstat.ML
Study introduces a new method for multiple parameter regularization in polynomial functional regression.
problem Handling varying regularization parameters in polynomial functional regression.
method Developed a theoretically grounded algorithm for multiple parameter regularization and model aggregation.
result Promising results from evaluations on synthetic and real-world data.
New method accelerates convergence for entropy-regularized reinforcement learning problems.
problem Slow convergence of standard first-order methods for entropy-regularized Markov decision processes.
method Introduce a quadratically convexified primal-dual formulation and a new interpolating metric to accelerate convergence.
result Global convergence and exponential convergence rate for the new method.
A fast method for discrete OT with group-sparse regularization for class label preservation.
problem Efficiently measuring the distance between two discrete distributions with class labels.
method Fast discrete OT with group-sparse regularizers using gradient-based algorithms.
result Up to 8.6 times faster than original method without degrading accuracy.
Entropy-regularized NPG methods converge linearly in discounted MDPs.
problem Theoretical limitations of NPG methods in reinforcement learning.
method Entropy regularization in conjunction with NPG methods for discounted MDPs.
result Entropy-regularized NPG methods converge linearly in discounted MDPs.
Manifold regularization is a commonly used technique in semi-supervised learning. It enforces the classification rule to be smooth with respect to the data-manifold. Here, we derive sample complexity bounds based on pseudo-dimension for models that add a convex data dependent regularization term to a supervised learnin…
Method estimates multiple related Gaussian distributions using Laplacian regularization.
problem Jointly estimate multiple related zero-mean Gaussian distributions.
method Laplacian regularized stratified model fitting with hyper-parameters to encourage covariance closeness.
result The method performs well, especially in low data regimes, as demonstrated in finance, radar, and weather.
New method resolves density ratio estimation saturation issues.
problem Error saturation in density ratio estimation methods.
method Iterated regularization to improve kernel methods.
result Achieves fast error rates on regular learning problems.
Modelling statistical relationships beyond the conditional mean is crucial in many settings. Conditional density estimation (CDE) aims to learn the full conditional probability density from data. Though highly expressive, neural network based CDE models can suffer from severe over-fitting when trained with the maximum …
Relaxed Sparse Eigenvalue Conditions for Sparse Estimation via Non-convex Regularized Regressioncs.LG
Non-convex regularizers usually improve the performance of sparse estimation in practice. To prove this fact, we study the conditions of sparse estimations for the sharp concave regularizers which are a general family of non-convex regularizers including many existing regularizers. For the global solutions of the regul…
Optimizes biharmonic map regularity using stratification methods.
problem Improving the known almost optimal regularity of biharmonic maps.
method Quantitative stratification method.
result Optimal regularity results for minimizing biharmonic maps.
We propose Absum, which is a regularization method for improving adversarial robustness of convolutional neural networks (CNNs). Although CNNs can accurately recognize images, recent studies have shown that the convolution operations in CNNs commonly have structural sensitivity to specific noise composed of Fourier bas…
A Doubly Regularized Linear Discriminant Analysis Classifier with Automatic Parameter Selectioncs.LG
Proposes R2LDA for improved LDA classifier performance.
problem Poor performance of LDA classifiers in small to comparable data sizes.
method Doubly regularized LDA with automatic parameter selection.
result Consistent and effective performance in noisy test data.
Regularization methods are often employed in deep learning neural networks (DNNs) to prevent overfitting. For penalty based DNN regularization methods, convex penalties are typically considered because of their optimization guarantees. Recent theoretical work have shown that nonconvex penalties that satisfy certain reg…
Proposes a method to adapt models in nonstationary environments using ℓ1 regularization.
problem Adapting models to nonstationary environments in machine learning.
method Integrates ℓ1 regularization of differences between source and target parameters.
result Effective balance of stability and plasticity in model adaptation.
Variational methods for revealing visual concepts learned by convolutional neural networks have gained significant attention during the last years. Being based on noisy gradients obtained via back-propagation such methods require the application of regularization strategies. We present a mathematical framework unifying…
Fiedler regularization uses spectral graph theory to improve neural network performance.
problem Improving neural network performance by penalizing weights based on connectivity.
method Uses the Fiedler value of the neural network's graph as a regularization tool, providing theoretical and computational methods.
result Demonstrates Fiedler regularization's effectiveness in improving neural network performance.
Unified framework for constructing nonconvex sparse recovery methods.
problem Constructing valid nonconvex regularization functions remains open.
method Unified framework based on probability density function, using Weibull distribution.
result New nonconvex sparse recovery method based on Weibull distribution.
New method averages SGD iterates to achieve adjustable regularization.
problem Overfitting in machine learning models.
method Averaging SGD iterates for regularized solutions.
result Obtain regularized solutions without tuning parameters.
We propose a voted dual averaging method for online classification problems with explicit regularization. This method employs the update rule of the regularized dual averaging (RDA) method, but only on the subsequence of training examples where a classification error is made. We derive a bound on the number of mistakes…
Two new regularization methods improve neural network performance and complexity control.
problem Improving neural network performance and complexity control with correlated or high-dimensional features.
method Two regularization strategies: covariance-aware ridge and covariance-aware lasso.
result Improves predictive performance and complexity control over standard penalties.
Dual regularized graph Laplacian improves spectral clustering for community detection.
problem Detecting clusters in networks with improved spectral clustering methods.
method Proposes dual regularized graph Laplacian for three spectral clustering approaches.
result Theoretical analysis shows DRSC and DRSLIM yield stable consistent community detection.
Improved sampling method using regularized Stein Variational Gradient Flow.
problem Improving the accuracy of sampling methods in machine learning.
method Proposed Regularized Stein Variational Gradient Flow to interpolate between SVGD and Wasserstein Gradient Flow.
result Established theoretical properties and provided preliminary numerical evidence of improved performance.
Adaptive reduction scheme approximates optimal policy in regularized MDPs.
problem Finding near optimal policy in regularized MDPs with biased solutions.
method Adaptive reduction of regularization parameter λ to approximate optimal policy.
result Iteration complexity reduced for obtaining ε-optimal policy.
New solver SR2 tackles deep neural network training with nonsmooth regularization.
problem Training deep neural networks with nonsmooth regularization to achieve sparsity and efficiency.
method Combines adaptive quadratic regularization with proximal stochastic gradient principles.
result Established worst-case iteration complexity of O(ε^−2) for SR2.
New metric shows how different regularization methods affect deep linear networks.
problem Understanding the training dynamics of deep linear networks.
method Introduced a new metric called layer imbalance to analyze training dynamics. Demonstrated behavior of different regularization methods and stochastic gradient descent.
result Different regularization methods behave similarly, leading to a flat minima.
Dropout and similar stochastic neural network regularization methods are often interpreted as implicitly averaging over a large ensemble of models. We propose STE (stochastically trained ensemble) layers, which enhance the averaging properties of such methods by training an ensemble of weight matrices with stochastic r…
Proposes volumization for neural networks to control bias-variance tradeoff.
problem Improving generalization and preventing memorization in neural networks.
method Defines a physical volume for weights, interpolating between L2 and L∞ regularization.
result Volumization interpolates between weight decay and clipping, improving generalization.
The paper extends NSGPs with -regularization for sparsity and solves the resulting R-NSGP regression problem.
problem Sparsity in non-stationary temporal data.
method Developed an ADMM-based method for solving the regularized NSGP regression problem.
result The proposed methods induce sparsity in the parameters of NSGPs.
Fiedler regularization uses graph sparsity to improve neural network training.
problem Improving neural network training by respecting graph structure.
method Using the Fiedler value of the neural network's graph as a regularization tool.
result Fiedler regularization outperforms traditional methods like dropout and weight decay.
Reduced-rank method improves least-squares regression under output regularity.
problem Least-squares regression with infinite dimensional outputs.
method Reduced-rank method for solving least-squares problems with output regularity assumptions.
result Learning bounds and improved statistical performance compared to full-rank method.
Random feature approximation speeds up spectral methods and improves learning rates.
problem Improving the efficiency and generalization of spectral methods in large-scale algorithms.
method Combining random feature approximation with spectral regularization methods.
result Optimal learning rates for estimators over various regularity classes, including those not in the RKHS.
Gaussian Processes (GPs) are a popular approach to predict the output of a parameterized experiment. They have many applications in the field of Computer Experiments, in particular to perform sensitivity analysis, adaptive design of experiments and global optimization. Nearly all of the applications of GPs require the …
Unified framework for understanding and optimizing training acceleration.
problem Challenges in optimizing training with regularization and acceleration techniques.
method Explains how AdaGrad, RMSProp, and Adam accelerate training, and derives a generalization for -regularization.
result Derives a unified mathematical framework for understanding and optimizing training acceleration.
In nonparametric classification and regression problems, regularized kernel methods, in particular support vector machines, attract much attention in theoretical and in applied statistics. In an abstract sense, regularized kernel methods (simply called SVMs here) can be seen as regularized M-estimators for a parameter …
The paper improves model robustness by regularizing posterior differences.
problem Improving model robustness in noisy input scenarios.
method Posterior differential regularization with -divergence.
result Regularizing with -divergence improves model robustness.
New method uses deep learning to solve inverse problems with provable guarantees.
problem Solving inverse problems with high-quality results and provable guarantees.
method Convex-Nonconvex (CNC) framework with input weakly convex neural network (IWCNN).
result The method provides provably convergent regularization for inverse problems.